http://www.chinaexcursions.com/taxonomy/term/129 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.chinaexcursions.com/silkroad <p><b>China's Silk Road - Simplified Chinese: 丝绸之路 pinyin: sī chóu zhī lù</b></p> <p><a href="http://www.silk-road.com/toc/index.html"><img src="http://www.intlexpat.com/sites/chinaexcursions.com/files/SilkRoad/map-silkroad.jpg" align="left" width="250"></a> <p><b>The Silk Road, began by the Han Dynasty, stretches from China across India, Arabia and even Rome.</b></p><p><a href="http://www.chinaexcursions.com/silkroad">read more</a></p> http://www.chinaexcursions.com/silkroad#comments asia kashgar silk road xi&#039;an Mon, 31 Dec 2007 06:31:17 +0800 Admin 91 at http://www.chinaexcursions.com http://www.chinaexcursions.com/xian <p>Xi'an, also called Chang'an in the Ancient times.</p> <p>Xi'an Shaanxi Province</p> <p>With a population of over 6 million, Xi'an is a sprawling, but old city. 5000 years ago, it was the capitol of the first unified China. Emperor Qin presided over the city, then called Chang'An, and his empire. Chang'an was the start of the famed "Silk Road" and its dominance in the area lasted over 1000 years.</p> <p><a href="http://www.chinaexcursions.com/xian">read more</a></p> http://www.chinaexcursions.com/xian#comments bell tower chang&#039;an chinese pyramids drum tower huashan qin shi huang shaanxi silk road terracotta warriors xi&#039;an Mon, 31 Dec 2007 06:08:41 +0800 Admin 89 at http://www.chinaexcursions.com