almost a thousand miles from the ancient capital at Xi'an. All merchants, pilgrims, and foreign emissaries traveling Silk Road routes had to pass through Dunhuang before entering or leaving China.

Among the most significant is Dunhuang, a city that once connected China with Europe and the Middle East via the ancient Silk Road trade route. These dunes offer an alluring variety in size and ...

For US scholar Neil Schmid, the silk road melting pot makes a 'perfect' platform for modern cultural exchanges The ancient city of Dunhuang, which for centuries welcomed Western merchants ...

Traveling along the Silk Road from Central Asia ... scores to fill a significant void in pipa performance history. "While numerous Dunhuang pipa score translations exist, their musical ...

A traditional sheepskin coat blows in the wind in Turtkul, Uzbekistan, on a highway that follows the ancient Silk Road. It wasn’t a single road but a network of commercial routes that once ...

Dunhuang was once the gateway to the ancient Silk Road, and is famous for its network of underground Buddhist temples. These grottoes are filled with paintings and sculptures spanning the fifth to ...

Northwest China's Gansu Province spent a total of 23.76 million yuan ($3.24 million) in obtaining more than 100,000 ...