{"id":38003,"date":"2025-07-08T04:32:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T04:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prnasia.com\/story\/archive\/4725781_AE25781_0"},"modified":"2025-07-08T04:32:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T04:32:00","slug":"verdant-miles-the-steppe-silk-road-in-the-10th-to-12th-century-exhibition-set-to-open-in-hangzhou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/?p=38003","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Verdant Miles: The Steppe Silk Road in the 10th to 12th Century&#8221; Exhibition Set to Open in Hangzhou"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <span class=\"legendSpanClass\">HANGZHOU, China<\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\">July 8, 2025<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; The &#8220;Verdant Miles: The Steppe Silk Road in the 10th to 12th Century&#8221; exhibition is officially about to open on July 11 at China National Silk Museum, marking a highlight of the &#8220;2025 Silk Road Week&#8221;. Jointly organized by the museum and cultural institutions from Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the exhibition is set to showcase over 200 artifacts, with more than 60 classified as first-class relics, offering a vivid glimpse into the cultural exchanges along the ancient Steppe Silk Road.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder1\" readability=\"7\">\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2726400\/image.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2726400\/image.jpg?p=medium600\" title=\"Different types of ceramic flasks exhibited in the exhibition\" alt=\"Different types of ceramic flasks exhibited in the exhibition\"> <\/a> <br \/><span>Different types of ceramic flasks exhibited in the exhibition<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Stretching across Eurasia, the Steppe Silk Road&nbsp;served as a vital northern corridor linking nomadic and agrarian civilizations. From the Liao Dynasty (916\u20131125), which blended Tang grandeur, Song elegance, and Central Asian dynamism, to the Khitan people, who forged a unique synthesis of cultures, this route facilitated the flow of ideas, goods, and technologies\u2014from horse domestication to metallurgy\u2014shaping the pluralistic unity of Chinese civilization.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p> <b>Exhibition Highlights&nbsp; <\/b> <\/p>\n<p>The exhibition is divided into four thematic sections:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li> <b>The Origins of the Steppe Silk Road<\/b>&nbsp;\u2013 Tracing its prehistoric roots and expansion under the Liao Dynasty, which transformed the route into a thriving trade network.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li> <b>Traces of Nomadic and Agrarian Peoples<\/b>&nbsp;\u2013 Featuring Khitan innovations in governance, handicrafts (textiles, ceramics, and metalwork), and their dual-administration system blending nomadic and Han traditions.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li> <b>Confluence of Diverse Civilizations in China<\/b>&nbsp;\u2013 Displaying glassware, agate, amber, and crystal from Persia and the Arab world, alongside diplomatic artifacts from the Song, Xia, and Jin dynasties.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li> <b>Expansion of the Steppe Silk Road\u2013<\/b>&nbsp;Exploring Liao&#8217;s seaborne trade with Wuyue Kingdom (modern Zhejiang), exchanging celadon, silk, and spices for Central Asian treasures.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, honored as this year&#8217;s Guest Province of Honor for the &#8220;2025 Silk Road Week&#8221;<i>,<\/i> will add a captivating touch to the opening ceremony with traditional morin khuur (horse-head fiddle) performances. Highlights include stirring renditions of &#8220;The Boundless Grassland&#8221; and &#8220;Ten Thousand Horses Galloping,&#8221; evoking the spirit and grandeur of the steppe.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Verdant Miles&#8221; will be open to visitors until October 20, 2025, offering a unique opportunity to delve into the enduring legacy of this historic Silk Road corridor.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"https:\/\/rt.prnewswire.com\/rt.gif?NewsItemId=AE25781&amp;Transmission_Id=202507080032PR_NEWS_ASPR_____AE25781&amp;DateId=20250708\"> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HANGZHOU, China, July 8, 2025 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; The &#8220;Verdant Miles: The Steppe Silk Road in the 10th to 12th Century&#8221; exhibition is officially about to open on July 11 at China National Silk Museum, marking a highlight of the &#8220;2025 Silk Road Week&#8221;. 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