The Kotoba Interactive journal.

Editorial features on the cultures, history and languages of Asia. Filter by culture, by topic, or search for what inspires you.

All culturesChinoisJaponaisCoréen

All topicsartsbusiness-techculturegastronomiehistoirelanguephilosophiepop-culturesocietetraditionsGlossary

#silk-road

2 articles Reset

China

History5 min

The Silk Road: the history of a network that linked two worlds

History of the Silk Road: opening under the Han, Zhang Qian's mission, the silk trade, the exchange of ideas and religions, decline and legacy.

May 21, 2026Read

China

History6 min

Chinese silk: a 3,000-year secret and the road that linked the world

The history of Chinese silk: sericulture, the legend of Leizu, the jealously guarded secret, the Silk Road and its theft to Byzantium in the sixth century.

March 4, 2026Read