Venetian explorer, merchant, and writer Marco Polo died 700 years ago ... creating the first thorough account of China and the Silk Road for Europeans, who had never heard or even imagined ...

Italy's famous adventurer Marco Polo came to Yuan's capital Dadu (now Beijing) along the Silk Road in 1275. In his journal notes, he gave a detailed description about the local custom and culture ...

Matt Stirn Hussain's family opened a museum to show their ancient Silk Road artefects to the world (Credit: Matt Stirn) "I think it's very important that everybody try to preserve their own family ...

The Havighurst Center focused on the historical and contemporary cultures of the Silk Road during the academic years 2005-6 and 2006-7. As part of that focus, 15 Miami faculty received a ...