Liu Bang established the powerful Han Dynasty in 206 B.C. During the Han ... route known as the "Silk Road" from Chang'an (today's Xi'an, Shaanxi Province), through Xinjiang and Central Asia ...

Liquid found inside an ancient bronze vessel has been confirmed to be distilled spirit, pushing back the history of this type ...

Paper made during the Western Han Dynasty (202 BC-16 AD) has been found in Gansu Province, Xi'an and other places in Shaanxi Province as well as Xinjiang. A further development of paper is ...

about 20km north of Xi'an. It is a joint tomb of Han Jingdi, the emperor of Jing, an emperor of the Western Han Dynasty (202 BC - 8 AD) and his empress Wang. The tomb was built in the year 153 BC ...

Dive deeper into Xi'an's rich history by visiting one of its ... jade seal excavated from the tomb of the first emperor of the Han Dynasty. This particular artefact has now become one of the ...

A quick (and not-boring) history lesson Xi’an was once the capital of several of China’s most important dynasties — Western Zhou, Han ... court in the Tang Dynasty. Then there are the ...

Workers digging a well outside the city of Xi'an, China, in 1974 struck upon one ... of court historian Siam Qian during the following Han dynasty, Qin ordered the mausoleum's construction shortly ...

Golden Eagle Luxury Trains has unveiled three brand-new itineraries as it introduces the Golden Eagle Silk Road Express to ...