This is the summary of 'The Ghost of the Steppe: Saiga' from our Webzine SIILKROADIA VOL.4.NO.1. To find out more, please download the Webzine.  Saiga which has a movable proboscis nose ends with two large nostrils now is considered endangered. Now saiga lives on the steppes and semi-desert natural areas in a range covering several countries, including Kazakhstan, Rusia, ...

 This is the summary of the 'Maslentisa Festival, a Great Event to Celebrate' from our Webzine SIILKROADIA VOL.4.NO.1. To find out more, please download the Webzine.  "A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people;" that is what Mahatma Gandhi said concerning national identity. And today, we'll talk about a true pearl of Slavic na...

  This is the summary of 'Pepper: A Cherished Spice on the Silk Roads' from our Webzine SILKROADIA VOL. 4. NO.1. To find out more, please download the Webzine. We can find the pepper almost always on our table for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Pepper is the most expensive of the spices which were traded from the Silk Roads.  The origin of usin...

This is a short summary of the article “The Church of Saints Philip and James in Naples” from Webzine SILKROADIA VOL.3 NO.2. For more information, please download our Webzine. http://www.sun-silkroadia.org/board/view?bd_id=webzine&wr_id=651 The Church of Saints Philip and James is in the heart of Naples, on the famous Via Spaccanapoli. Its construction began in the 16th cent...

This is a short summary of the article "Dubai, a Metropolis of Trade, Exchanges and Mixtures, Looks to the Future as a Global Hub” from Webzine SILKROADIA VOL.3 NO.2. For more information, please download our Webzine. http://www.sun-silkroadia.org/board/view?bd_id=webzine&wr_id=651 In its role as a regional shopping center, Dubai aspires to be recognized as a metropolis and i...

Romania Tourism, https://romaniatourism.com/cluj-napoca.html   Here you can find a summary of one of the articles from our Webzine SILKROADIA VOL.4 NO.1. To find out more, please download the Webzine and refer to “Cluj-Napoca, the Central City of Transylvania and UNTOLD Festival” written by Jeong-o Park.   Cluj-Napoca is increasingly attracting tourists wo...

Here you can find a summary of one of the articles from our Webzine SILKROADIA VOL.4 NO.1. To find out more, please download the Webzine and refer to “Road Initiative Under Challenge to Overcome Conflicts” written by Alina Ivanova.   The author introduces the heated discussions over China’s Belt and Road Initiative and its double-edged effects across the world. As ...

A worker at a paper mill in Samarkand, Uzbekistan © Euihwan Cho​​   Here you can find a summary of one of the articles from our Webzine SILKROADIA VOL.4 NO.1. To find out more, please download the Webzine and refer to “The Origin of Paper and the Silk Road” written by USSUN-HUFS Research & Study Team.   Thanks to the invention of paper,...

Yogurt: A Healthy Food Popular on the Silk Roads Yogurt, also spelled yoghurt or yoghourt, has an interesting, yet somewhat mysterious history. While we are unsure exactly where the actual food originated from, it is believed that it was invented in Mesopotamia around 5000 BCE. The word itself is assumed to be originated from Turkish word “rog” which means ‘condens...