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The Silk Road[a] was a network of Eurasian trade routes active from the second century BCE until the mid-15th century. [1] Spanning over 6,400 km (4,000 mi), it played a central role in facilitating economic, cultural, political, and religious interactions between the Eastern and Western worlds. [2][3][4] The name "Silk Road" was first coined ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 31 October 2024. Chinese global infrastructure project Belt and Road Initiative Belt and Road Initiative and related projects Abbreviation BRI Formation 2013 ; 11 years ago (2013) 2017 (2017) (Forum) 2019 (Forum) 2023 (Forum) Founder People's Republic of China Legal status Active Purpose Promote economic ...
Website. www.silkroads.org.cn. Silk Roads: The Routes Network of Chang'an-Tian Shan Corridor is a UNESCO World Heritage Site which covers the Chang'an - Tianshan portion of the ancient Silk Road and historical sites along the route. On June 22, 2014, UNESCO designated a 5,000 km stretch of the Silk Road network from Central China to the Zhetysu ...
It safeguarded a city where many travelers’ Silk Road journeys began, one 13 Chinese dynasties chose as their capital. Now, the wall stands between modern Xi’an and the old city center.
Taklamakan Desert. The Northern Silk Road is a historic inland trade route in Northwest China and Central Asia (historically known as the Western Regions), originating in the ancient Chinese capital of Chang'an (modern day Xi'an), westwards through the Hexi Corridor (in what is the modern Gansu province) into the Tarim Basin, going around north of the Taklamakan Desert along the two sides of ...
Ancient Buddhist murals and statues in caves along China’s Silk Road are under “direct threat” from extreme rainfall brought by climate change, researchers have found.
The Maritime Jade Road was a maritime trade network in Southeast Asia that existed long before the Maritime Silk Road. It lasted for around 3,000 years, partially overlapping with the Maritime Silk Road, from 2000 BCE to 1000 CE. It was initially established by the indigenous peoples of Taiwan and the Philippines.
Dunhuang (listen ⓘ) is a county-level city in northwestern Gansu Province, Western China. According to the 2010 Chinese census, the city has a population of 186,027, [ 1 ] though 2019 estimates put the city's population at about 191,800. [ 3 ] Sachu (Dunhuang) was a major stop on the ancient Silk Road and is best known for the nearby Mogao Caves.