Xi’an, the capital of Shaanxi Province ... by the Xiongnus and became an illustrious war hero during the Han Dynasty. Emperor Wu Di was so grieved over Huo’s death that he ordered a tomb ...

The 8.5-mile-long wall that surrounds Xi’an, touted as one of the best-preserved walled fortifications in China, could be the ...

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 ...

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 ...

As Xi’an was the terminus of the route ... A general called Zhang Qian was sent to the Far West by Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty to make contact with Yuezhi, a nomadic tribe.

However, the Qin Dynasty collapsed within a couple of years ... the capital of the recently fallen Qin empire near modern-day Xi’an. They were Xiang Yu, the Duke of Lu, and Liu Bang, the Duke ...

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 ...