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Guyuan, sitting at the foothills of the Liupan Mountains south of Ningxia, was an intersection for agrarian and nomadic ...

Traveling along the Tea Horse Road unlocks a land of teahouses, centuries-old monasteries, and epic valley views.

Object Details Author Stockwell, Foster Contents Some basic facts about China -- Those who came by three Silk Roads -- China's first contacts with the West -- The legacy of Marco Polo -- Jesuits in ...

A 1,200-year-old shipwreck opens a window on ancient global trade. 1 of 11 Trade Goods Fish, flowers, religious symbols, even poems, applied in copper- and iron-based glazes, decorate the stoneware.

5 fast facts about Ancient China. Around 3,000 years ago, people in ancient China used "oracle bones" — tortoise shells or bones inscribed with Chinese writing — to predict the future.