HANGZHOU, China, July 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Get ready for a journey through time! The China National Silk Museum is about to unveil its latest exhibition, “The Verdant Miles: The Steppe Silk Road in the 10th to 12th Century,” on July 11. This must-see event is the crown jewel of the 2025 Silk Road Week, promising to transport visitors back to an era of cultural fusion and adventure. Teaming up with cultural institutions from the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the museum has curated a collection that will leave you in awe. With over 200 artifacts on display, including more than 60 first-class relics, you’ll get an up-close look at the vibrant exchanges that shaped the ancient Steppe Silk Road.
Stretching across Eurasia, the Steppe Silk Road served as a vital northern corridor linking nomadic and agrarian civilizations. From the Liao Dynasty (916–1125), 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—from horse domestication to metallurgy—shaping the pluralistic unity of Chinese civilization.
Exhibition Highlights
The exhibition is divided into four thematic sections:
This year’s Guest Province of Honor for the 2025 Silk Road Week is none other than the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. They’re bringing the heat to the opening ceremony with traditional morin khuur (horse-head fiddle) performances that’ll give you goosebumps. Don’t miss the soul-stirring renditions of “The Boundless Grassland” and “Ten Thousand Horses Galloping” – they’ll transport you straight to the majestic steppes! Mark your calendars! “Verdant Miles” will be open to visitors until October 20, 2025. It’s your chance to dive deep into the fascinating legacy of this historic Silk Road corridor. Trust us, you won’t want to miss this epic journey through time and culture!
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