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Talking about the Silk Road, how do you like this part: ThagasValley channel in Skardu, Pakistan(Photo made by Basharat Ali)
View Article2.400 to 2.800 years old leather polo balls found in Yanghai Tombs near Turfan
China.org.cn May 11, 2015Archaeologists working in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region have found three leather polo balls that are 2,400 to 2,800 years old, indicating polo was being...
View ArticleLife along the Silk Road
WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2015Publication: Life along the Silk RoadSUSAN WHITFIELDSecond EditionPaperback, 312 pp., colour, B&W images and line drawingsISBN: 9780520280595March 2015$29.95, £19.95Order...
View ArticleGold-Filled Tomb of Chinese 'Survivor' Mom Discovered
A brick tomb from the Ming Dynasty held gold treasures and the skeletal remains of a woman named Lady Mei. The tomb, with its vaulted roof, was excavated in 2008.Credit: Photo courtesy Chinese Cultural...
View Article“蒙古人和中国丝绸之路”现在也在中国语文 / "Mongols China and the Silk Road" now also in the...
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View Article"Монголы Китай и Шелковый путь"в настоящее время в русском языке / "Mongols...
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View ArticleLa Chine, une passion française– 法国的中国之恋
La Chine, une passion française : Archives de la diplomatie française XVIIIe-XXIe siècles Broché – 29 octobre 2014de Isabelle Nathan-Ebrard (Auteur), Romain Perroud (Auteur), & 3 plusBroché:...
View ArticleTea merchants retrace ancient Silk Road
All aboard the camel train! Tea merchants retrace ancient Silk Road on a year-long journey as China attempts to revive the glory of fabled trading route 15,000-kilometre journey to Kazakhstan will take...
View ArticleEmperor Wu Zhao (Zetian) and Her Pantheon of Devis, Divinities, and Dynastic...
Emperor Wu Zhao and Her Pantheon of Devis, Divinities, and Dynastic Mothers (The Sheng Yen Series in Chinese Buddhist Studies) Hardcover – 14 Jul 2015by Norman H. Rothschild (Author)Hardcover: 384...
View ArticleDaliangjiang: an ancient village in North China
Xinhua, 14 May 2015These photo's taken on May 12, 2015 show a corner of Daliangjiang, an ancient village in Jingxing county in North China's Hebei province. A total of 162 residential yards with over...
View ArticleDunhuang Research Academy releases paintings that depict work scenes
China Daily 5 May 2015Dunhuang Research Academy has released a series of photos of grotto paintings that depict work scenes, such as farming on WeChat during the three-day May Day holiday. The...
View ArticleRestoration on 800 year old Buddhist statue from the Tang/ Song Dynasty
CCTV.com 7 May 2015The restoration of a famous ancient Buddhist stone-carving statue in Chongqing has come to an end. The project lasted eight years and costs 50 million yuan. The Qianshou Guanyin, or...
View ArticleZheng He's shipyard in Nanjing found?
Builders unearth 'ancient shipyard of China's Columbus'Zheng He, China's most famous maritime explorer, and his "Treasure Fleet" plied the oceans during the early 15th century 335100053488EmailExperts...
View ArticleTwo-Day conference in Leiden: Gender Issues in Tibetan Buddhist Societies,...
Current and Upcoming EventsGender Issues in Tibetan Buddhist Societies, 17th-20th Centuries: A Conference in Memory of Anne Chayet4-5 June 2015 Gravensteen 0.11 and 1.11 (Leiden The Netherlands)This...
View ArticleЦвет фото от Монголии в 1913 Color photo's from Mongolia in 1913
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View ArticleNew Gandhara Site Unearthed in Pakistan
Largest Buddha Death Scene in South AsiaBy Abdur RazzaqFreelance JournalistOnislam.net Sunday, 10 May 2015The recent excavation aimed to expose the remaining portions of the site and to...
View Article1500 years old stolen Buddha head of white jade returned
CCTV May 23, 2015An ancient jade Buddha statue has been reunited with its stolen head after an 18-year separation. A reunion ceremony was held at the Fo Guang Shan Monastery in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. After...
View ArticleCall mummified remains 2.500 years old Altai Princess to be reburied
The Siberian Times 26 May 2015Elders claim mummy's absence has caused natural disasters and send new petition to Kremlin after first snub from Putin.Thought to be about 25 years old when she died, she...
View ArticleSacrificed Humans Discovered Among Prehistoric Tombs in China
The skeleton of an adult female who is facing toward the northwest was discovered among the prehistoric tombs in China. Much of her skeleton below the abdomen is destroyed.Credit: Courtesy Chinese...
View ArticleFrom Mulberry Leaves to Silk Scrolls
New Approaches to the Study of Asian Manuscript TraditionsJustin Thomas McDaniel and Lynn Ransom, EditorsNov 2015 | 288 pages | Cloth $49.95 University of Pennsylvania PressCultural Studies | Asian...
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