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states rich in unusual products whose people cultivated the land and made their living in much the same way as the Chinese. All these states, he was told, were militarily weak and prized Han goods and wealth". Upon Zhang Qian's return to China he was honoured with a position of palace counsellor. Although he was unable to develop commercial ties between China and these far-off lands, his efforts did eventually result in trade mission to the
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country are made of silver and bear the face of the king. When the king dies, the currency is immediately changed and new coins issued with the face of his successor. The people keep records by writing on horizontal strips of leather. To the west lies Tiaozhi (Mesopotamia) and to the north Yancai and Lixuan (
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west of the region of the Great Yuezhi. The people are settled on the land, cultivating the fields and growing rice and wheat. They also make wine out of grapes. They have walled cities like the people of Dayuan (Ferghana), the region contains several hundred cities of various sizes. The coins of the
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directly west of China. The people are settled on the land, ploughing the fields and growing rice and wheat. They also make wine out of grapes. The people live in houses in fortified cities, there being some seventy or more cities of various sizes in the region. The population numbers several hundred
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north-west of Dayuan (Bactria). Its people are nomads and resemble the Yuezhi in their customs. They have 80,000 or 90,000 skilled archer fighters. The country is small, and borders Dayuan. It acknowledges sovereignty to the Yuezhi people in the South and the Xiongnu in the East." (Shiji, 123, Zhang
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territory, documenting their cultures, lifestyles and economy, before beginning his return trip to China, this time following the southern edge of the Tarim Basin. On his return trip he was again captured by the Xiongnu who again spared his life because they valued his sense of duty and composure in
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Zhang Qian's travel was commissioned by Emperor Wu with the major goal of initiating transcontinental trade in the Silk Road, as well as create political protectorates by securing allies. His missions opened trade routes between East and West and exposed different products and kingdoms to each other
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who dwelt beneath the vertical sun, bringing presents of precious stones and pearls and elephants, but thinking all of less moment than the vastness of the journey which they had undertaken, and which they said had occupied four years. In truth it needed but to look at their complexion to see that
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Zhang Qian returned in 125 BC with detailed news for the Emperor, showing that sophisticated civilizations existed to the West, with which China could advantageously develop relations. The Shiji relates that "the Emperor learned of the Dayuan (大宛), Daxia (大夏), Anxi (安息), and the others, all great
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ruler) dispatched a party of 20,000 horsemen to meet them on the eastern border of the kingdom... When the Han envoys set out again to return to China, the king of Anxi dispatched envoys of his own to accompany them... The emperor was delighted at this." (adapted from Shiji, 123, trans. Burton
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parts of the Silk Road routes were expanded around 114 BC largely through the missions of and exploration by Zhang Qian. Today, Zhang is considered a Chinese national hero and revered for the key role he played in opening China and the countries of the known world to the wider opportunity of
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Following Zhang Qian's embassy and report, commercial relations between China and Central as well as Western Asia flourished, as many Chinese missions were sent throughout the end of the 2nd century BC and the 1st century BC, initiating the development of the
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Zhang Qian's journeys had promoted a great variety of economic and cultural exchanges between the Han dynasty and the Western Regions. Because silk became the dominant product traded from China, this great trade route later became known as the
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reports that Zhang Qian returned from his final expedition to the Wusun in 115 BC. After his return he "was honoured with the post of grand messenger, making him among the nine highest ministers of the government. A year or so later he died."
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south-east of Daxia (Bactria). The people cultivate the land and live much like the people of Daxia. The region is said to be hot and damp. The inhabitants ride elephants when they go in battle. The kingdom is situated on a great river
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the face of death. Two years later the Xiongnu leader died and in the midst of chaos and infighting Zhang Qian escaped. Of the original mission of just over a hundred men, only Zhang Qian and Ganfu managed to return to China.
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The reports of Zhang Qian's travels are quoted extensively in the 1st century BC Chinese historic chronicles "Records of the Great Historian" (
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China in Central Asia: The Early Stage 125 BC – AD 23: an annotated translation of chapters 61 and 96 of the History of the Former Han Dynasty
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and eventually to the land of the Yuezhi. The Yuezhi were agricultural people who produced strong horses and many unknown crops including
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A smaller group of Yuezhi, the "Little Yuezhi", were not able to follow the exodus and reportedly found refuge among the "
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Zhang Qian also describes the origins of the Yuezhi, explaining they came from the eastern part of the
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Zhang and Ganfu (as well as Zhang's Xiongnu wife and son) were eventually able to escape and, passing
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at Beitian). The people are nomads and their customs are generally similar to those of the people of
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Yap, Joseph P, (2019). The Western Regions, Xiongnu and Han, from the Shiji, Hanshu and Hou Hanshu.
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Zhang was the first Chinese to write about one humped dromedary camels which he saw in this region.
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After obtaining the help of the king of Dayuan, Zhang Qian went south-west to the territory of the
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The Han court dispatched Zhang Qian, a military officer who was familiar with the Xiongnu, to the
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in 138 BC with a group of ninety-nine members to make contact and build an alliance with the
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The Cambridge History of China, Volume 1: The Ch'in and Han Empires, 221 B.C. – A.D. 220
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He played an important pioneering role for the future Chinese conquest of lands west of
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that marked the beginning of globalization between the countries in the east and west.
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From his missions he brought back many important products, the most important being
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A Biographical Dictionary of the Qin, Former Han, and Xin Periods (220 BC – AD 24)
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followed from 166, and are officially recorded in Chinese historical chronicles.
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Countries described in Zhang Qian's report. Visited countries are highlighted in
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Encyclopedia of China: The Essential Reference to China, Its History and Culture
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Encyclopedia of China: The Essential Reference to China, Its History and Culture
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they were people of another world than ours." ("Cathay and the way thither",
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On his mission Zhang Qian had noticed products from an area now known as
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The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women across the Ancient World
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and through small fortified areas in the middle of oases in what is now
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box and various artefacts from Central Asia in the 122 BC tomb of King
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word "Sindhu", meaning the Indus river. Sindh was at the time ruled by
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commercial trade and global alliances. Zhang Qian is depicted in the
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territory) and borders the "Western Sea" (which could refer to the
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After being released from captivity by Xiongnu, Zhang Qian visited
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Imperial envoy to the world outside of China in the 2nd century BC
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Indian Society for Prehistoric & Quaternary Studies (1998).
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against the Xiongnu. He was accompanied by a guide named Ganfu (
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launched by the Han dynasty to acquire these horses by force.
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worshipping "golden man" Buddha statues captured in 121 BC.
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Many objects were soon exchanged, and travelled as far as
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Stairway to Heaven: A Journey to the Summit of Mount Emei
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The Kanju received the visit of Zhang Qian circa 128 BCE.
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that ruled the regions along the Silk Road between the
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people in 119 BC which led to trade between China and
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sent envoys to seek the friendship of Rome. Nay, the
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Zhang Qian probably witnessed the last period of the
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Zhang Qian was born in Chenggu district just east of
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IPA

Southern Min
Hokkien
POJ
Middle Chinese
Middle Chinese

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