After unearthing a rare collection of highly prized Silk Road artefacts, a family in the Himalayas has opened a museum dedicated to one of the fabled route's final traders.

Scholars studying the Silk Road have traditionally seen mountain ranges as obstacles standing in the way of merchants who plied the trade routes that connected China and western Eurasia.

The Silk Road, spanning over 4,000 miles and connecting the East and West, was one of history’s most important trade routes. It wasn’t just a path for exchanging silk, spices, and goods but ...