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William Dalrymple On Why It Is A "Surprise That India Dominated Asia For 1,000 Years"
Archeology and solid scholarship show that India lay at the heart of ancient world, argued historian William Dalrymple, underscoring that the myth of the Silk road has made India seem more peripheral than it actually was.
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European Delegates Walk Out As Vladimir Putin Starts Speaking At China Summit
In his speech, Vladimir Putin thanked China's Xi Jinping for his invitation and said Russia could play a key role in China's modern day revival of the ancient Silk Road.
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How To Travel The New, $800 Billion Silk Road: 65 Countries, Easy Visas
Thanks to more than a trillion dollars of prospective investment-led by China's $800 billion Belt and Road Initiative linking countries stretching between East Asia and Europe-the Silk Road is rising again.
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Uighur Women Who Married Pak Men Vanish In China "Re-Education" Centres
Every autumn on the mountainous Karakoram Highway, part of the ancient Silk Road, groups of Pakistani merchants living in China's far west would wave goodbye to their Chinese wives and cross the border to spend winter in their home country.
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Kuwait's 22-Mile Bridge, Cost $3 Billion, Is Nearly Complete
Kuwait is building one of the world's longest causeways to its remote north where it will pump billions into "Silk City", aiming to revive the ancient Silk Road trade route.
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Indian Travel Startup Embarq Organises Silk Route Road Trip In Kyrgyzstan
Embarq, a travel startup, has launched its 'Silk Route' a weeklong, guided, motorcycle and self-drive car road trip in the scenic Central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan.
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From Pashmina To Parasites: How History Traveled On Silk Road
Merchants plying the ancient Silk Road between China and the Mediterranean moved more than gold, fabrics, spices and tea- they also exported gut parasites, researchers said.
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First 'Silk Road' Train Arrives In Tehran From China
The first train to connect China and Iran arrived in Tehran today loaded with Chinese goods, reviving the ancient Silk Road, the Iranian railway company said.
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World's Oldest Tea Found In Chinese Emperor's Tomb
The tomb of a Chinese emperor who lived more than 2,100 years ago has yielded the oldest remains of tea, said researchers who used it to re-date part of the ancient Asian Silk Road.
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More Than 14,000 Relics Salvaged From Ancient Chinese Ship
More than 14,000 relics have been retrieved so far from an ancient cargo ship after it was salvaged from the South China Sea in late 2007, according to Chinese archaeologists.
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China Plans A New Silk Road, But Trading Partners Are Wary
Beijing's effort to revive ancient trade routes is causing geopolitical strains, with countries like Turkey increasingly worried about becoming too dependent on China.
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President Xi Jinping's Father's Tomb Crown is China's new Silk Road Hub
Seeking to re-emerge as the centre of ancient silk route, China's imperial city Xian is fast becoming a new pilgrimage hub with visitors thronging the tomb of Xi Zhongxun, father of President Xi Jinping.
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China Invites India to Join its Ambitious Silk Road Projects
Giving final touches to its most ambitious plan to build a wide network of new silk roads on land and seas to enhance global connectivity, China has invited India to join President Xi Jinping's pet project that would revive the ancient trade route and benefit the region.
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Chinese anti-veil 'beauty' campaign sows ugly tensions
A Chinese government worker in the ancient Silk Road oasis of Kashgar beckons two women to her streetside stand and logs their details under the gaze of a surveillance camera. Their offence: wearing veils.
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William Dalrymple On Why It Is A "Surprise That India Dominated Asia For 1,000 Years"
Archeology and solid scholarship show that India lay at the heart of ancient world, argued historian William Dalrymple, underscoring that the myth of the Silk road has made India seem more peripheral than it actually was.
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European Delegates Walk Out As Vladimir Putin Starts Speaking At China Summit
In his speech, Vladimir Putin thanked China's Xi Jinping for his invitation and said Russia could play a key role in China's modern day revival of the ancient Silk Road.
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How To Travel The New, $800 Billion Silk Road: 65 Countries, Easy Visas
Thanks to more than a trillion dollars of prospective investment-led by China's $800 billion Belt and Road Initiative linking countries stretching between East Asia and Europe-the Silk Road is rising again.
-
Uighur Women Who Married Pak Men Vanish In China "Re-Education" Centres
Every autumn on the mountainous Karakoram Highway, part of the ancient Silk Road, groups of Pakistani merchants living in China's far west would wave goodbye to their Chinese wives and cross the border to spend winter in their home country.
-
Kuwait's 22-Mile Bridge, Cost $3 Billion, Is Nearly Complete
Kuwait is building one of the world's longest causeways to its remote north where it will pump billions into "Silk City", aiming to revive the ancient Silk Road trade route.
-
Indian Travel Startup Embarq Organises Silk Route Road Trip In Kyrgyzstan
Embarq, a travel startup, has launched its 'Silk Route' a weeklong, guided, motorcycle and self-drive car road trip in the scenic Central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan.
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From Pashmina To Parasites: How History Traveled On Silk Road
Merchants plying the ancient Silk Road between China and the Mediterranean moved more than gold, fabrics, spices and tea- they also exported gut parasites, researchers said.
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First 'Silk Road' Train Arrives In Tehran From China
The first train to connect China and Iran arrived in Tehran today loaded with Chinese goods, reviving the ancient Silk Road, the Iranian railway company said.
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World's Oldest Tea Found In Chinese Emperor's Tomb
The tomb of a Chinese emperor who lived more than 2,100 years ago has yielded the oldest remains of tea, said researchers who used it to re-date part of the ancient Asian Silk Road.
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More Than 14,000 Relics Salvaged From Ancient Chinese Ship
More than 14,000 relics have been retrieved so far from an ancient cargo ship after it was salvaged from the South China Sea in late 2007, according to Chinese archaeologists.
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China Plans A New Silk Road, But Trading Partners Are Wary
Beijing's effort to revive ancient trade routes is causing geopolitical strains, with countries like Turkey increasingly worried about becoming too dependent on China.
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President Xi Jinping's Father's Tomb Crown is China's new Silk Road Hub
Seeking to re-emerge as the centre of ancient silk route, China's imperial city Xian is fast becoming a new pilgrimage hub with visitors thronging the tomb of Xi Zhongxun, father of President Xi Jinping.
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China Invites India to Join its Ambitious Silk Road Projects
Giving final touches to its most ambitious plan to build a wide network of new silk roads on land and seas to enhance global connectivity, China has invited India to join President Xi Jinping's pet project that would revive the ancient trade route and benefit the region.
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Chinese anti-veil 'beauty' campaign sows ugly tensions
A Chinese government worker in the ancient Silk Road oasis of Kashgar beckons two women to her streetside stand and logs their details under the gaze of a surveillance camera. Their offence: wearing veils.
