The Zidanku Silk Manuscripts were smuggled into the United States in the 1940s. Scholars say they provide remarkable insights ...

Discovered along the ancient Silk Road in the Xinjiang Uygur ... Such differences make them want to learn more about Chinese culture," Qian said. Qian also founded the Suzhou Silk Museum, which ...

For more than a thousand years, how silk was produced remained a well-guarded secret kept by ancient China, reluctant to let its monopoly ... that has captivated humanity for thousands of years, ...

Emperor Qin Shi Huang of the Qin dynasty was the first emperor of ancient China and ruled from 221 B.C. to 210 B.C. He's most ...

Through ancient Chinese silk patterns and contemporary silk art ... new international exhibition model called "taking a U disk, making touring exhibition." This model combines "Digital Virtual ...

It is traversed by the modern Karkoram Highway, linking China with Islamabad, and follows sections of the ancient Silk Roads.

The town's location at the western end of the ancient Silk Road ... of silk fabrics from China. Coghlan is not alone in striving to keep Macclesfield's silk-making heritage alive.