Papermaking technology was introduced to Central Asia in the 8th century and arrived in Europe around the 12th century."It changed the historical process of Europe because papermaking technology made knowledge dissemination possible at reduced costs and broke the monopoly of knowledge by nobles and clerks," says professor Xi Huidong.
Briton in Hong Kong helps connect local community through nostalgic book and music shop, Hou Chenchen reports in Hong Kong.
Professor Xi Huidong points out that besides food, language also traveled along the ancient Silk Road routes. He takes the Shaanxi dialect " kelimacha" as an example.
Everybody has heard of the Silk Road，but not that many people know what the Silk Road really is. Xi Huidong, deputy dean of the Institute of Silk Road Studies of Northwest University, uses a color-coded system to illustrate the four main routes of the Silk Road.
The ancient Silk Road facilitated the diffusion of various kinds of fruits, vegetables, spices and culinary traditions which we now take for granted.
With the rise of the giant chandelier to the roof of the auditorium at Shanghai Grand Theatre, one of the most celebrated musicals, Phantom of the Opera, kicked off its six-week performance schedule in the city, on Tuesday. Its run will go on until Oct 13.
Claude Viallat's solo show sees his return to city where his style made an impact on art scene, Deng Zhangyu reports.
A salon explores the legacies of the ancient trade routes that connected China with the West to discern what they mean for our world today and tomorrow, Erik Nilsson reports in Xi'an.
The formation and development of early text in major ancient civilizations was highlighted at an academic forum that kicked off on the Suzhou Campus of Renmin University of China in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, on Wednesday.
A concert of his music and lectures to be given in Shanghai and Beijing after the ceremony, Chen Nan reports.
Squares, circles and triangles of vibrant colors neatly line up on the canvases, forming orderly compositions of mathematical allure that enchant and mystify viewers in equal measure.
Half-century of friendship has transformed port pair from maritime gateways into symbols of Sino-Japanese ties
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