The origin of the Silk Road as we have come to know it begins in second century BCE. A general called Zhang Qian was sent to the Far West by Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty to make contact with ...

The outstanding diplomat Zhang Qian of the Han Dynasty (206BC ... a strategic pass of the ancient Silk Road. The castle has a rich history with prosperous trade and busy tourism.

He dispatched Zhang Qian twice as his envoy to the Western Regions, and in the process pioneered the route known as the "Silk Road" from Chang'an (today's Xi'an, Shaanxi Province), through ...

The 1938 excavation of the tomb of Zhang Qian, a pioneering envoy who helped establish the ancient Silk Road across Central Asia, launched the study of archaeology at Northwest University in China ...

Libertarian activists, who generally oppose criminal drug policies, argued the government overreached in building its case against Ross Ulbricht and the dark web marketplace Silk Road.

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he had granted a pardon to Ross William Ulbricht, the founder of the Silk Road dark web marketplace. Ulbricht, who was accused of creating the shadowy ...