Surrounded by racks of colourful dresses and blazers in China's manufacturing hub of Guangzhou, plus-size clothing brand owner and influencer Amanda Yao is on a mission to promote body positivity.

China National Silk Museum and the Sichuan Research Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology have confirmed the use of ...

At the Sanxingdui archaeological site in Sichuan, China, researchers have confirmed the use of silk in sacrificial rituals ...

The luxurious textile that sparked the first global trade network may have been seen as more than just a material object in ancient China. Having discovered silk residues in a Bronze-Age sacrificial ...

Call it "Calichina." In its never-ending quest to bring Europe just a little closer, the Chinese government is now promoting the idea of a Polar Silk Road over the top of Eurasia, passing Russia ...

Suzhou captured in pictures – where stunning waterways ... Suzhou has been at the centre of China’s illustrious silk trade for centuries. Delve into the ancient techniques and fine ...

Buddhism, one of the world’s oldest belief systems, was transmitted from India through Central Asia and into China by monks traveling with merchants and diplomats along the Silk Road routes. Monks ...

Visitors to enjoy landscapes of Chinese silk flowers, minimalist paintings by Guo Xiaobin, who was inspired by ancient rock ...

Conjuring up images of merchants on camel-led caravans ... The road derives its name from the lucrative trade in Chinese silk carried out along its length, with the early origins of the route ...

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 ...

KHORGOS, China -- Has China's Belt and Road Initiative failed or succeeded? Right now, those who see it on the failure side likely outnumber those who see the project in a more positive light.

A dockworker passes by a container ship at the Chinese-operated port of Djibouti in 2015. (Carl de Souza/AFP/Getty Images) Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript ...