Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D. 220) and the Silk Road 0 Comments Print E-mail China.org.cn, September 28, 2009 Adjust font size: ...

Historical accounts of the Silk Road begin in China in the 100s, when the Han Dynasty used its many routes to trade with the peoples of Central and South Asia.

The system, dated to around the 3rd or 4th century A.D. and lost for centuries, lies in the foothills of the Tian Shan Mountains—part of the central corridor of the prehistoric Silk Road.

As the Asian Art Museum’s “Tomb Treasures: New Discoveries From China’s Han Dynasty,” on through May 28, proves, it can be most rewarding.

Liu Bang established the powerful Han Dynasty in 206 B.C. During the Han Dynasty, agriculture, handicrafts and commerce flourished, and the population reached 50 million. During his reign (140-87 ...