Half of the Silk Road, which winded along between Xi'an to the east bank of the Mediterranean, was located in Xinjiang. Xinjiang was a place where the ancient Western and Oriental cultures met and ...

The Turpan Depression, 180 kilometers southeast of Urumqi in the east part of Xinjiang, is one of the ... be an important strategic point on the Silk Road. As early as two thousand years ago ...

The map above shows Xinjiang's position along various BRI infrastructure projects. It is divided between six land routes, collectively named the Silk Road Economic Belt, and one maritime route ...

The 1938 excavation of the tomb of Zhang Qian, a pioneering envoy who helped establish the ancient Silk Road across Central ... and across Eurasia. Xinjiang, located in western China, was an ...

The famous ancient Silk Road stretches for over 7,000 km, with 5,000 km of it passing through Xinjiang. Serving as a crucial 'corridor' and 'transit station' along the ancient Silk Road ...

Moreover, the ancient Silk Road positioned Xinjiang at the forefront of cultural and commercial exchanges between Eastern and Western civilizations, promoting economic prosperity and intermingling ...

The Beiting Ancient City site a key hub along the ancient Silk Road in today's Xinjiang Uygur ­Autonomous Region in Northwest China Photo: VCG A total of 110 artifacts, including pottery and ...

For five thousand miles the Silk Road ran all the way from China’s ancient capital, through Central Asia. It passed through mythical cities such as Samarkand or Persepolis until it reached the ...