The silk road

It allowed for the expansion of trade and wealth, but these famed routes faced a steep decline before they were once again reborn The once-mighty Byzantine Empire fell to the onslaught of the Ottoman Turks, who brought it to its knees © wiki/Topkapı Palace Over centuries, the Silk Road became one of the most important trade routes in the world. It connected the Far East to the world beyond, and allowed culture, philosophy and art to reach new audiences just as it brought trade to new lands…

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The Silk Road is a series of trade routes that spanned from Rome to the deserts of Central Asia and was integral to several ancient economies.

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Silk Road, ancient trade route, linking China with the West, that carried goods and ideas between the two great civilizations of Rome and China. Silk went westward. Wools, gold, and silver went east. China also received Nestorian Christianity and Buddhism (from India) via the route. Read more about the Silk Road here.

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You've heard of the great Silk Road? The biggest trading route overland in ancient history! And now there's about to be a rebirth and it all starts in Xi'an

🎨 Creative Corner Alert! As the sun sets, let's unleash our creativity inspired by ancient wisdom! Tonight, channel the spirit of explorers and artisans from the Silk Road. Create something—be it a sketch, a poem, or a digital artwork—that reflects your interpretation of the proverb 'To know the road ahead, ask those coming back.' Share your creations using #CreativeSilkRoad and join our community in celebrating the timeless wisdom through art. Let's see how the past can inspire our present…

In T’s May 17 Travel Issue, four writers retrace the land routes of ancient explorers, looking at food, religion, art, poetry and silk-making.

SINGAPORE -- By developing more arteries for connectivity, we should be able to build new blood vessels of development for disadvantaged economies in Asia's hinterlands to create prosperity and opportunities and improve the competitiveness of the whole region.