After unearthing a rare collection of highly prized Silk Road artefacts, a family in the Himalayas has opened a museum ...

Until recently, my vague idea of the Silk Road, the trade link from ancient east Asia to the West, was of camels crossing ...

The pidan – often used as canopies or tapestries during special events and Buddhist ceremonies – will be preserved at the museum. This is the third time the NGO has made similar donations, with 25 ...

The chosen location for the museum was the site of what is believed to have been the world’s first mechanised factory – a former silk mill, rebuilt in the late 19th century.