“I want your body!” the attendant exclaimed as I clung to my costume in the bathhouse. Tittering, I wondered why I was being so coy. Minutes earlier, I’d slipped off a bridal gown. For 500 years, the ...
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One Of The Oldest Cities In The World Is A Central Asian Gem With Silk Road History And Traditional Crafts
Stepping through the winding alleyways of Samarkand feels like stepping back in time to an ancient age of colorful bazaars, camel caravans, and daring explorers in mysterious lands. Situated along the ...
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3,000-year-old Silk Road city discovered in ‘treasure trove’ in Uzbekistan
A Chinese-Uzbek archaeological team has discovered a remarkable 3,000-year-old city along the Silk Road ...
In 2021, Quanzhou received Unesco World Heritage status for its role as the eastern terminus of the Maritime Silk Road. Four ...
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A new high-speed rail link is launching between Tashkent and Khiva. Here’s what to see and do
This new train cuts travel time between the Uzbek capital and Silk Road city from 14 hours to around seven and a half. View ...
Archaeologists have uncovered the submerged ruins of a medieval Silk Road city beneath Lake Issyk-Kul. Located in northeastern Kyrgyzstan, high in the Tien Shan mountains, the lake sits at an ...
A new book of photographs captures the landscapes, buildings and faces along the route that once conveyed untold wealth between Europe and China. The courtyard of the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, ...
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