Sima Qian was born and grew up in Longmen, near present-day Hancheng, Shaanxi. He was raised in a family of astrologers. His father, Sima Tan, served as the Prefect of the Grand Scribes of Emperor Wu ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping has staked his legacy on the One Belt One Road initiative (OBOR), a sweeping plan to rebuild the ancient Silk Road through billions of dollars of investment in modern ...

The Silk Road was an ancient commercial route, which wriggled across mountains, lakes and deserts, all the way from China to southern Europe. The road starts from China's ancient capital of Chang'an ...