The ancient city of Dunhuang, a Silk Road hub that welcomed Western merchants for centuries, may serve as a “perfect platform” to improve China-US relations, according to Neil Schmid, an American research professor and the first Western scholar hired by the Dunhuang Academy. Schmid studies the Mogao Caves, also known as the Thousand Buddha Grottoes,...
A groundbreaking study by Fudan University scientists has shed light on the melting pot of cultures that flourished along the Silk Road for centuries. Using ancient DNA from Gansu Province tombs, they revealed a fascinating story of two major immigration waves that shaped the genetic makeup of the region’s inhabitants. Crossroads of Civilizations: The Hexi...