The history of the Silk Road, a vast network of ancient and medieval trade routes connecting Beijing and Hangzhou with Constantinople and Cairo, has mostly been focused on its endpoints: China and the ...

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In spite of the name, the Silk Road was not a road, but actually an entire trade route network which was active from the 2nd Century A.D. until the mid-15th Century. It was an intricate web of land ...

The sumptuous craft was introduced along the country’s trade routes centuries ago. Even now, links to this delicate tradition still remain. By Esi Edugyan 1. TBILISI RISES OUT of the steep banks of ...