The Great Silk Road was a network of Asian trade routes active from the second century BCE until the mid-15th century. Spanning over 6,400 km on land, it played a central role in facilitating economic
Woven silk textile from Tomb No. 1 at Mawangdui, Changsha, Hunan province, China, dated to the Western Han Era, 2nd century BCE
Chinese jade and steatite plaques, in the Scythian-style animal art of the steppes. 4th–3rd century BCE. British Museum.
Soldier with a centaur in the Sampul tapestry, wool wall hanging, 3rd–2nd century BCE, Xinjiang Museum, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China.
A ceramic horse head and neck (broken from the body), from the Chinese Eastern Han dynasty (1st–2nd century CE)
China, officially the People's Republic of China, is a country in East Asia. It is divided into 33 province-level divisions, including two special administrative regions. Beijing is the capital, while
Silk Road
…civilisations such as India and Iran. The Silk Road derives its name from the highly lucrative trade of silk textiles that were primarily produced in China. The network began with the expansion of the Han dynasty (202 BCE – 220 CE) into Central Asia around 114 BCE, through the missions and explorations of…
A set of Western Zhou-era ritual bronzes, c. 1000 BCE
Soldier statues of the Terracotta Army, buried alongside Qin Shi Huang c. 210 BCE
Section from the Song-era landscape painting, Along the River During the Qingming Festival, early 1100s
A Ming dynasty section of the Great Wall of China