Dandan-Oilik was once a thriving complex packed with Buddhist temples in the Taklimakan desert. What do we know now about ...

Culture, music, art and food of the Silk Road were set against a backdrop of pavilions representing Silk Road countries.

Silk Road research previously "focused on the nomadic tribes and lowland empires that dominated the Uzbekistan region, often painting the highlands as marginal or peripheral to life in the valleys ...

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Law enforcement said Ulbricht created the “most sophisticated and extensive criminal marketplace” on the internet.

Ross Ulbricht was serving a life sentence for creating a site in a shady corner of the internet to sell heroin, cocaine and other illicit substances.

Peláez said he wants to see more public art in the area. And when the city’s Fiesta celebrations overtake the city each spring, he hopes the district will host a Silk Road-themed event.