Silk Road

People visit the Silk Road e-commerce zone at the 4th Global Digital Trade Expo in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 25, 2025. The 4th Global Digital Trade Expo, an event that promotes digital trade and industrial cooperation among partners, kicked off in Hangzhou on Thursday, with the participation of…

This photo taken on Sept. 21, 2025 shows the exterior view of the venue of the 8th Silk Road (Dunhuang) International Cultural Expo in Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province. More than 1,200 representatives from 97 countries and eight international organizations have gathered at the 8th Silk Road (Dunhuang) International Cultural…

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Tourists enjoy the scenery of Danxia landform in the rain at the Danxia National Geological Park in Zhangye, northwest China's Gansu Province, on June 22, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Bin) SHANGHAI, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- A tourism promotion event highlighting the Hexi Corridor, a key artery of the ancient Silk Road, was…

Enjoy Exclusive Deals! Join Our Travel News & Deals WeChat Group! 12-Day Ancient China Silk Road Tour Xian to Urumuqi Image courtesy of China Xian Tour China’s Silk Road soul comes alive in its most mesmerizing destinations: Xi’an, Zhangye, Dunhuang, and the oasis jewels of Xinjiang. This legendary journey weaves through ancient capitals, desert wonders, and rainbow-colored…

Staff members assist foreigners in using the local apps at Quanzhou Jinjiang International Airport in Quanzhou, east China's Fujian Province, on June 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong) FUZHOU, July 26 (Xinhua) -- Kwok Wei Yan, an influencer whose ancestor immigrated to Malaysia five generations ago, recently visited Quanzhou in east China's…

For centuries, the ancient Silk Road connected the East and the West. People from China and Central Asia contributed to its prosperity. In 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed the Belt and Road Initiative. The historic trade route has since revived and thrived, and now serves as a path for…

Chinese President Xi Jinping and leaders of five Central Asian countries plant six pomegranate trees that represent close China-Central Asia solidarity and cooperation after the first China-Central Asia Summit in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, May 19, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Bin) by Xinhua writer Shi Xiaomeng BEIJING, June 13 (Xinhua) --…

A staff member demonstrates how to use a rehabilitation wheelchair during the 9th Silk Road International Exposition and the Investment and Trade Forum for Cooperation between East & West China in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, May 21, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Yibo) XI'AN, May 21 (Xinhua) -- The 9th Silk Road…

In A.D. 166, Chinese chroniclers recorded that ambassadors from the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius presented themselves at the imperial court of Luoyang in east-central China—and were given an unusual welcome. The travelers had come via Malaysia, followed the coasts of Thailand and Vietnam, and docked at a Chinese port at…