Where is Zhang Qian, a famous diplomat in the Western Han Dynasty and the pioneer of the Silk Road?

Zhang Qian, a native of Chenggu, Hanzhong, now belongs to Shaanxi.

Zhang Qian (about 164- 1 14), a native of Chenggu, Hanzhong (now Chenggu County, Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province), was an outstanding diplomat, traveler, explorer and pioneer of the Silk Road in the Han Dynasty in China. My hometown is Wang Bo Village, 2 kilometers south of Chenggu County, Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province.

Zhang Qian is full of pioneering and adventurous spirit. In the second year of the Western Han Dynasty (BC 139), under the orders of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, guided by Gan's father, he set out from Chang 'an, the capital of the Han Dynasty, and led more than 100 people to the western regions, thus opening up the north-south road leading to the western regions in the Han Dynasty, the famous "Silk Road". Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty named him Prince Bo for his exploits. Sima Qian praised Zhang Qian's mission to the Western Regions as "hollowing out", which means "opening the way".

Zhang Qian's two missions to the Western Regions opened the land transportation between China and Central Asia, West Asia, South Asia and even Europe. Since then, China people have sold silk, tea, lacquerware and other products to the Western Regions and Central Asia through this channel, and at the same time introduced precious stones, glassware and other products from Europe, West Asia and Central Asia. Zhang Qian is known as "the pioneer of the Silk Road" and "the first China person who opened his eyes to see the world". In the third year of Ding Yuan (1 14), Zhang Qian died in Chang 'an and was buried in his hometown of Hanzhong.

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Zhang Qian is known as a great diplomat and explorer, "the pioneer of the Silk Road" and "Columbus of the East". When Zhang Qian set out from Chang 'an, the east and west of the whole world were still isolated from each other. It was many years after Zhang Qian arrived in Central Asian countries 1 100 that Italian traveler Kelpolo set foot on the land of China. After crossing Zhang Qian 1300 for more than 300 years, the Spanish explorer Columbus set sail from Barros, Spain.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty opened the way to countries in the Western Regions. The original idea was just to conquer the Huns and open up the territory of the Han Dynasty. However, after the war, China silk brought to the west by Zhang Qian continued to go to the world, and precious gold from the west also poured into Chang 'an, the capital of the Western Han Dynasty, along this shining silk road. The Silk Road, pioneered by pioneer Zhang Qian in Wan Li, connected ancient China with the distant western world.

Zhang Qian was not only the first emissary to go abroad in the history of China, but also opened the door for China to communicate with countries in Central Asia, West Asia and Europe. Through diplomatic practice, he first publicized the diplomatic concept of equal and honest communication between countries, built a bridge of friendly communication between China and the West, promoted the cultural and economic exchanges and development between the East and the West, laid a solid foundation for the prosperity of China in Han Dynasty and the opening up of later generations, and had a far-reaching impact on the civilization and progress of the whole world.