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Chang'an
Xi'an, China · 34.3416, 108.9398
Eastern terminus of the Silk Road and Tang imperial capital.
Historical layers
202 BCE – 907 CE
Han & Tang
Caravans, embassies, and a cosmopolitan market.
Events here
210 BCEThe Terracotta Army
China's first emperor is buried with 8,000 clay soldiers.
130 BCEThe Silk Road Opens
Han envoys reach Central Asia and stitch together a 6,400 km commercial and cultural corridor.
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