Saka Burial Grounds: Prehistoric Silk Road on UNESCO Tentative ListByNagima AbuovainEditor’s Picks,Internationalon27 July 2025Editor’s Note: The Astana Times continues its Forgotten Cities of the Silk Road series, exploring Kazakhstan’s tentative UNESCO W
ByNagima AbuovainEditor’s Picks,Nationon6 July 2025Editor’s Note: The Astana Times continues its Forgotten Cities of the Silk Road series, exploring Kazakhstan’s tentative UNESCO World Heritage sites. This edition highlights three major archaeological sit
ByNagima AbuovainEditor’s Picks,Nationon22 June 2025Editor’s Note: The Astana Times continues its Forgotten Cities of the Silk Road series, exploring Kazakhstan’s tentative UNESCO World Heritage sites. In this edition, the spotlight falls on Kyshkala—a on
ByNagima AbuovainEditor’s Picks,Nationon1 June 2025Editor’s Note: The Astana Times continues its Forgotten Cities of the Silk Road series, exploring Kazakhstan’s tentative UNESCO World Heritage sites. These ancient settlements, now in ruins, once thrived
Rediscovering Yassy-Turkistan, Ancient Silk Road CityByNagima AbuovainInternationalon13 July 2025Editor’s Note: The Astana Times continues its Forgotten Cities of the Silk Road series, exploring Kazakhstan’s tentative UNESCO World Heritage sites. This edi
ByNagima AbuovainEditor’s Picks,Internationalon20 July 2025Editor’s Note: The Astana Times continues its Forgotten Cities of the Silk Road series, exploring Kazakhstan’s tentative UNESCO World Heritage sites. This edition features the Volga-Caspian Corrid
By LU WANQING and STACY SHI in Macao | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2025-11-18 07:55Tourists take photos in front of a countdown installation for the 15th National Games on Nov 6 at the Ruins of Saint Paul's in the Macao Special Administrative Region. ZHENG JIA
By ZHAO RUINAN in Nanchang | China Daily | Updated: 2025-11-18 06:59Archaeologists restore bamboo slips unearthed from the tomb of the Marquis of Haihun, in Jiangxi province.On a quiet autumn morning in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, a set of bamboo slips —
By Yang Xiaoyu | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2025-10-14 15:01A poster promoting the third Liangzhu Forum The third Liangzhu Forum is set to open in Hangzhou, East China’s Zhejiang province, on Saturday, under the theme of “Revitalization of Civilization:
ByDana OmirgazyinInternationalon19 July 2025ASTANA – A delegation from the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) will visit Kazakhstan in September to inspect cultural and historical sites nominated for inclusion in the UNESCO World Herita
Editor’s Note: The Astana Times continues its Forgotten Cities of the Silk Road series, exploring Kazakhstan’s tentative UNESCO World Heritage sites. In this edition, we turn to Otyrar, once the capital of a flourishing oasis, a center of Islamic scholars
ByNagima AbuovainEditor’s Picks,Internationalon3 May 2025Editor’s Note: The Astana Times introduces a new series, Forgotten Cities of the Silk Road. We are setting out to explore tentative UNESCO sites in Kazakhstan. Many now lie in ruins, but once were t
Attendees to the Third UNESCO High-Level Forum for Museums, held from Wednesday to Friday in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, visit the Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City and the Liangzhu Museum.Lush expanses of purple azaleas blooming on the outskirts of
By Galiaskar Seitzhan in Tourism on 23 February 2015They say South Kazakhstan is a place where antiquity meets modernity. The region’s ancient culture, dating back thousands of years, ravishes with its unique complexes of archaeological sites and medieval
A bird's-eye view of the Wangjiazui area of Zhouyuan Site, in Baoji, Shaanxi province, with the No 1 building (left) dating back over 3,000 years.New discoveries at the Zhouyuan Site in Shaanxi province shed light on key period in early formation of China
