Posted By admin on January 7, 2010

Ancient Chinese Han

Was there an actual Emperor Han in ancient China's history?

I've seen the new Mummy 3 movie, and was curious to know if it's bases on fact, or was it just all made up. Is the stone army real? Was there an actual Chinese emperor who was that cruel and mean to his people?

Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D. 220)and "Silk Road "
Liu Bang established the powerful Han Dynasty in 206 B.C. During the Han Dynasty, agriculture, handicrafts and commerce flourished, and the population reached 50 million. During the most prosperous period of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wudi (140-87 B.C.) expanded from the Central Plains to the Western Regions (present-day Xinjiang and Central Asia). Emperor Wudi dispatched Zhang Qian twice as his envoy to the Western Regions, and in the process pioneered the route known as the "Silk Road" from Chang'an (today's Xi'an, Shaanxi Province), through Xinjiang and Central Asia, and on to the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea. China's silk goods were traded to the West along the Silk Road. As contacts between the East and West increased, Buddhism spread to China in the first century. In 105, an official named Cai Lun invented a technique for making fine paper, leading to a revolution in communications and learning.

The Terra Cotta Warriors were created by Shi Huang Qin.
Terracotta Warriors report
The Qin Terracotta Warriors were discovered in China's Shaanxi province near Xi'an in 1974 by six local farmers. A flurry of national media surrounded the discovery, and excavations were soon begun. The figures were found to be part of a massive burial complex whose construction was ordered by the First Emperor of China, Qin Shihuangdi, when he ascended the throne in 246 BC. The underground city, which includes not only a life-size army, but also a variety of other court members and serving staff, was built to provide the Emperor with the resources necessary to recreate his earthly realm in the afterlife.

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