Did you know?: Ancient Trading Centres in the Malay Peninsula

Archaeological research has identified a nuanced trade system forming in the Malay Peninsula around the 6th and 7th centuries. The earliest of these sites, situated both on the east and west coast of the Malay Peninsula, were predominantly collection centres to which local products were transported before being sold elsewhere.

Cultural Selection: Traditional Medieval Indian Sea-Charts

The use of sea-charts as an aid to practical navigation has a long history in the Indian Subcontinent that is closely linked to the Maritime Silk Roads.

Did You Know?: Sri Lankan Harbour Cities and the Maritime Silk Roads

A number of maps and travel accounts bear witness to the importance of Sri Lankan harbour towns and cities in the Silk Roads of antiquity. These towns and cities, with their protective natural harbours, offered havens for ships to anchor and for interactions between peoples from various parts of the world to take place.

Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations, Beijing

The Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations (CDAC) took place on 15 May 2019 in Beijing, this conference aimed to reinforce regional cooperation and provide a platform for learning, exchanges, and intercultural dialogue for Asian cultures and beyond.

Young Scholars on the Silk Roads: An Interview Series - Robin Veale, France

The Young Scholars on the Silk Roads interview series seeks to empower young people, by giving youth a platform from which to transmit their often-unheard voices. Via this series young scholars hailing from different countries across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia are interviewed sharing their research and reflections on the ancient Silk Roads....

Cultural Selection: Intercultural Elements of the Silk Roads in Korean Buddhist Art

The Silk Roads have played a major role in the transmission and development of arts throughout the regions along it. The expansion of Buddhist art impacted the development of Asian art more generally through the cultural exchanges facilitated by these roads. These cultural interactions are clearly evidenced in the stylistic lineage of Korean Buddhist sculpture which flourished after the introduction of Buddhism after the 4th century AD.

Cultural Selection: Indian and European Influences on Persian Miniatures

Iranian arts developed through centuries and acquired various influences, notably thanks to the Silk Roads.

Young Scholars on the Silk Roads: An Interview Series

In the last three years, the UNESCO Silk Roads Online has been striving to explore the attitudes of young people today towards the ancient Silk Roads. In 2017, the platform presented the ‘Diary of Young Explorers’, which followed the journey of three National Geographic Young Explorers on their 23,000km journey from Venice to Beijing by car.

Did you know?: The Use of the Malay Language in Coastal Javanese Literature

Not only was Malay the lingua franca of trade in maritime Southeast Asia, but the language also found its way into Javanese literature. In coastal towns of modern Indonesia, due to Silk Roads interactions, contact between people from different regions was very common.

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