From prehistoric paths dating back to the Neolithic period to walking routes used by Buddhist monks and tea merchants, these trails offer much more than a scenic walk in nature.

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These horses, a breed native to the ancient Kingdom of Dayuan in present-day Uzbekistan, were prized for their exceptional build and stamina, making them ideal warhorses. Emperor Wudi of the Han ...

Archaeologists in China’s Yunnan province unearthed stone tools crafted in a style associated with Neanderthals that hasn’t ...

Discovery in China of tools called Quina scrapers suggests the people of East Asia were as inventive and flexible with ...

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In our study just published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team of international collaborators and I describe our discovery in China of the first complete example of a ...

Kalimpong was known as the Harbour of Tibet, serving as the southern terminus of a flourishing Indo-Tibetan trade with Tibet ...

With the world as a stage, 2025 is set to be a year of dazzling hotel debuts. From hidden escapes surrounded by ancient ruins to skyscraper urban hotels with inspiring city views, a new wave of hotels ...

Older people in Yunnan can still remember the days when merchants with mules plied the Tea Horse Road: the last few caravans ...