Ancient Buddhist murals and statues in caves along China’s Silk Road are under “direct threat” from extreme rainfall brought by climate change, researchers have found. Dating back to the 4th century, ...

The Textiles from Dunhuang and A Comprehensive Collection of Chinese Silks Presentation of Achievements and Academic Symposium was held in Beijing China on 22 December 2025. This collaborative event ...

Flash floods and years of unusual rainfall — likely linked to climate change — are degrading ancient cave art along China's historic silk road at a rapid pace. More than 1,500 years ago, followers of ...

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Artwork and statues in China’s Dunhuang caves have survived sandstorms, political upheaval and tourists for more than a millennium. Now preservationists fear they’re facing their most unrelenting foe ...

In the mountains of Uzbekistan, researchers using new remote sensing technology have discovered a series of cities including a major medieval metropolis “hidden in plain site” above the ancient Silk ...

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Flash floods and years of unusual rainfall — likely linked to climate change — are degrading ancient cave art along China's historic Silk Road at a rapid pace. NPR’s Emily Feng reports.

Dandan-Oilik was once a thriving complex packed with Buddhist temples in the Taklimakan desert. What do we know now about this abandoned ancient enclave? A Buddhist temple at Dandan-Oilik was first ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art has deaccessioned fragments of the Zidanku Silk Manuscripts (fourth–third century B.C.E.) from its collection and formally transferred them to the ...

More than 1,500 years ago, followers of Buddhism started painting art inside a string of caves, threading through the desert of northwestern China. In some cases, they chiseled elaborate statues ...