The carefree scene in the ancient Chinese city of Kashgar prompted the photographer to reflect of his own sources of happiness
Kuanglong Zhang lives in Shenzhen, in the south of China, and was visitin…
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‘Muslim kids are really underrepresented’: the animated movie where medieval maths meets eager young minds ⊕⊕
Time Hoppers: The Silk Road is a time-travel adventure whose child heroes must save the legacy of Islamic scholars who shaped modern science. Its makers reveal their inspiration, and reflect on their…
5 months ago
How China wants to create a ‘Polar Silk Road’ through the Arctic ⊕
Beijing targets shipping routes and resources in far north
10 months ago
Chess: draw king Anish Giri grinds to $90,000 prize at Grand Swiss on the Silk Road ○
The five-time Dutch champion and Germany’s No 2, Matthias Blübaum, were surprise qualifiers for the world title Candidates ahead of several more fancied rivals
The $625,000 Grand Swiss in Samarkand, o…
Chess: Erdogmus, 14, wins ‘Immortal’ game on Silk Road as Grand Swiss nears climax ○
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The ‘Turkish Immortal’ allowed two white queens on the board, then sacrificed the black queen for a pawn, followed by checkmate by a previously unmoved black pawn
There were two new frontrunners on Th…
Chess: Gukesh wins impressively on Silk Road as Grand Swiss starts in Samarkand ○
The contest in Uzbekistan will qualify two of the eight 2026 world title Candidates, but Nakamura, the world No 2, has controversially preferred a low-rated qualification route
The 11-round $625,000 F…
Venice’s Lion of St Mark’s Square was at least part made in China, study suggests ○
Isotope analysis finds copper ore came from Yangtze River basin while statue could be a repurposed Tang Dynasty tomb guardian
The great bronze statue of a winged lion perched atop one of two granite c…
11 months ago
‘Israel and Iran’s governments aren’t good. Neither is ours’: Lowen, the metal band confronting a troubled Middle East ○
Formed by the daughter of Iranian refugees, the UK trio are sampling the sound of Israeli bombs and championing women’s rights as they confront authoritarianism
Nina Saeidi is wearing a green, gold-en…
China’s new ‘Air Silk Road’ brings thousands of tons of goods from Xinjiang to Europe ○
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More than 40 freight routes now connect Europe to the region, where Beijing is accused of subjecting the Uyghur ethnic group to forced labor.
12 months ago
Detective at National Crime Agency who stole bitcoin worth £60k during probe into Silk Road is jailed - with haul now worth £4.4MILLION ○
Paul Chowles, 42, secretly took the cryptocurrency from the operator of the underground Internet marketplace following his arrest, in May 2017.