How and when domestic cats arrived in China has been a mystery. A new analysis of cat DNA suggests traders and diplomats ...

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Digital Silk Road, China’s ambitious initiative to shape critical digital ...

The modern world’s pet cats are products of a long process of domestication and trade. It began some 10,000 years ago in ...

In the valleys of Akqi County of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the voice of Jusup Mamay continues to ...

On Friday evening, the symphony Silk Road Across Hanhai (Endless Desert) will make its debut at the National Centre for the ...

However, it was mined and traded along the Silk Road in antiquity, the researchers noted. China and Europe, the beginning and end of the Silk Road, were the two most significant cinnabar-producing ...

The Parallel Forum on Inclusive Finance and Approaches to New Energy Industrialization Development was held in Beijing on ...

The newly reinstalled arts of China gallery on NOMA’s third floor showcases works spanning over 5,000 years, dating back to ...

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Digital Silk Road (DSR), China’s ambitious initiative to shape critical digital ...

A rare burial in China has revealed a woman with cinnabar-stained teeth, offering insights into Silk Road-era customs.

Domestic cats first stepped paw in China more than a millennia ago, a new study has found. Their route in? Quite likely, the ...

Credit: Hunan Museum Collection Database. China's first pet cats arrived in the country around 1,400 years ago — likely via the famous Silk Road trading route, ancient feline DNA reveals.