Per the study, China’s oldest known domestic cat lived in the central province of Shaanxi between 706 and 883, during the ...

How and when domestic cats arrived in China has been a mystery. A new analysis of cat DNA suggests traders and diplomats ...

Beyond the romanticised imagery lies a complex narrative, revealing the term’s true origins, historical misperceptions and its contemporary implications in a ...

N ew research suggests that domestic cats first appeared in China around 600 CE, likely arriving via the Silk Road trade ...

From ancient Buddhist texts and pottery figures to wooden and bamboo clips carved with characters and bricks with relief ...

The find was made in the Shengjindian cemetery, a key region along the ancient Silk Road, where archaeologists began ...

Researchers found the remains of a woman over 2,000 years old in northwest China with red-dyed teeth thanks to the use of ...

As The Voyage of the Silk Road crescendoed to its peak, those familiar with Chinese regional culture might have found themselves haunted by the image of the rugged expanse of Shaanxi province's ...

Freight companies ‘dare not’ use the railway after Russia tightened sanctions and impounded huge volumes of Europe-bound ...

Domestic cats first stepped paw in China more than a millennia ago, a new study has found. Their route in? Quite likely, the ...

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