Zhang Qian, as he was known, settled in the capital at the time, Chang’an (modern Xi’an), about a decade and a half later, entering the service of Emperor Wudi as a rider. Apparently, due to his work, ...

Photo taken on June 21, 2014 shows the Tomb of Zhang Qian in Chenggu county of Hanzhong, Northwest China's Shaanxi province, June 21, 2014. Zhang Qian (ca.164 BC - 114 BC) was an influential ...

Tomb of Zhang Qian is seated at Bowang town of Chenggu county, Shaanxi Province. It was constructed in the shape of “凸”，with a height of 8 meters, and a length of 15 meters ranging from ...

In 138 BC, Chinese diplomat Zhang Qian carried with him the great expectations of the emperor of the Western Han Dynasty (206 BCAD 24) to travel westward, seeking closer links with China's ...

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(CHINA DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Since diplomat and imperial envoy Zhang Qian's expedition westwards more than 2,000 years ago, a path connecting China and the outside world has come into being.

Zhang Qian, who was born in Shanghai in 1990, grew up deeply influenced by the nationally famous Chinese Harvard graduate Liu Yiting. Liu had graduated from secondary school in 1999 and was ...