Dim sum was originally a snack that accompanied the yum cha tradition of tea drinking, which had its roots in the Silk Route.

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The first public step of the journey - yes, go on then, the Silk route - took place this morning in a corner of the Wales Office.

BBC: First step taken the Silk route in Wales

The original documents were filmed by local television teams of nine countries in Central Asia as the expedition, organized within UNESCO's programme 'Integral Study of the Silk Roads: Route of Dialogue' retraced the 2, 000-year-old 20, 000 km silk and spices route linking East and West and thus ideas, religions, people, products and cultures in both directions.

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Pakistan and Russia are as enthused about the Silk Trade Route's revival as China itself.

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He was a religious genius who grew up on the Silk Road in ancient Palestine, on that magical trade route connecting East and West.

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