Zhang Qian (about 164- 1 14), a native of Chenggu, Hanzhong (now Chenggu County, Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province), was an outstanding diplomat, traveler, explorer and pioneer of the Silk Road in the Han Dynasty in China. My hometown is Wang Bo Village, 2 kilometers south of Chenggu County, Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province.
Zhang Qian is full of pioneering and adventurous spirit. In the second year of the Western Han Dynasty (BC 139), he started from Chang 'an, the capital of the Han Dynasty, with Gan Fu as the guide, and led more than 100 people to the western regions, thus opening up the north-south road to the western regions in the Han Dynasty, the famous "Silk Road". Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty made him the Prince of Bo, with military exploits (the fief was in Wang Bo Town, Fangcheng County, Henan Province). In the third year of Ding Yuan (1 14), Zhang Qian died in Chang 'an and was buried in his hometown of Hanzhong.
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Zhang Qian is known as a great diplomat and explorer, "the pioneer of the Silk Road" and "Columbus of the East".
When Zhang Qian set out from Chang 'an, the east and west of the whole world were still isolated from each other. It was many years after Zhang Qian arrived in Central Asian countries 1 100 that Italian traveler Kelpolo set foot on the land of China. After crossing Zhang Qian 1300 for more than 300 years, the Spanish explorer Columbus set sail from Barros, Spain.
Zhang Qian was not only the first emissary to go abroad in the history of China, but also opened the door for China to communicate with countries in Central Asia, West Asia and Europe. At the same time, through diplomatic practice, he first publicized the diplomatic concept of equal treatment and frank communication between countries, built a bridge of friendly exchanges between China and the West, promoted the cultural and economic exchanges and development between the East and the West, laid a solid foundation for the prosperity of China in Han Dynasty and the opening up of later generations, and had a far-reaching impact on the whole world.
The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-zhangqian.