INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS IN CENTRAL ASIA

2025: RAQAMLI DUNYODA MEDIASAVODXONLIK VA AXBOROT MADANIYATI – BARQAROR RIVOJLANISHNING MUHIM OMILI
Статьи

THE SILK ROAD AS A SPACE OF INTERCULTURAL INTERACTION BETWEEN CHINA AND CENTRAL ASIA IN THE MIDDLE AGES: UNESCO'S ROLE IN THE PRESERVATION AND RESEARCH OF CULTURAL HERITAGE

  • Sayyora ASATULLAEVA
Sayyora ASATULLAEVA
Institute of Art Studies of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.62499/ijmcc.vi.127

Published 2025-06-20

Keywords

  • Uzbekistan,
  • UNESCO,
  • Great Silk Road,
  • cultural heritage,
  • intercultural interaction

How to Cite

ASATULLAEVA , S. (2025). THE SILK ROAD AS A SPACE OF INTERCULTURAL INTERACTION BETWEEN CHINA AND CENTRAL ASIA IN THE MIDDLE AGES: UNESCO’S ROLE IN THE PRESERVATION AND RESEARCH OF CULTURAL HERITAGE. INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL OF MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS IN CENTRAL ASIA. https://doi.org/10.62499/ijmcc.vi.127

Abstract

This research is dedicated to analyzing the contribution of the Republic of Uzbekistan to ensuring sustainable development and strengthening interstate relations in Central Asia through cultural and humanitarian cooperation, including within the framework of partnership with UNESCO. Special attention is paid to the forms of cultural dialogue between the regions of Central Asia and China in the medieval period, which took place along the Great Silk Road. Based on archaeological, historical-cultural, and artistic sources, manifestations of mutual influences in the spheres of fine arts, architecture, textile and ceramic production, religious and mythological symbolism are examined. Emphasis is placed on the syncretism of cultural traditions manifested in Buddhist art, Sogdian frescoes, silk and ceramics production technology, and jewelry. The work also analyzes UNESCO’s modern international projects aimed at preserving and popularizing the cultural heritage of the Silk Road, emphasizing their significance for understanding the historical processes of intercultural exchange and developing scientific cooperation in the field of humanities.

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