Echoes of the Silk Road

In Haiyuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, the past is never far away. Once a bustling crossroads of East–West trade and cultural exchange, Haiyuan witnessed the convergence of civilizations, creating an environment in which artistic traditions, ingenuity and religious beliefs could flourish side by side. Today, ancient relics and new archaeological discoveries are shedding fresh light on these distant connections, bringing the stories of the ancient Silk Road back to life. A thousand years later, its legacy still resonates across Haiyuan.