Liu Bang established the powerful Han Dynasty in 206 B.C. During the Han ... and in the process pioneered the route known as the "Silk Road" from Chang'an (today's Xi'an, Shaanxi Province ...
Important periods for the Silk Road were the Chinese Han dynasty (206 B.C.E.-C.E. 220), the Chinese Tang dynasty (C.E. 618-907), and the Mongol Khanate (13th and 14th centuries). The Mongols, who ...
Although German geographers first coined the term “Silk Roads” in the early-19th century to describe the trade in silk between Han-dynasty China (206 BC-AD 220), Central Asia and beyond, it ...
Emboldened by what he considers a sweeping mandate, Donald Trump has hit the ground running in his first couple days in ...
Monks and Merchants tells the story of the crucial role this region played in the transformation wrought on Chinese civilization by the Silk Road. The exhibition at the Asia Society focuses on the ...
Han says ancient people realized the lethal nature of snake bites. By placing a human head within snakes’ jaws, individuals ...
Liu Bang established the powerful Han Dynasty in 206 B.C. During the Han ... and in the process pioneered the route known as the "Silk Road" from Chang'an (today's Xi'an, Shaanxi Province ...
Good ideas travel easilyand far along trade routes, and the Silk Road was no exception to that rule. A famous example of a Chinese invention that helped to transform the world is paper. Paper was ...
In one of his first actions after starting his second term as US President, Donald Trump has issued a pardon for Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the dark web marketplace Silk Road.