The man tasked with these missions was a diplomat and explorer named Zhang Qian. Qian didn’t accomplish this overnight, obviously. In fact, it took decades, in times when any moderately long journey ...

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 was built in honor of Zhang Qian, who was sent by Emperor Wu Di of Western Han Dynasty as the special envoy on a diplomatic mission to the Western Regions. Thanks to his ...