Silk Road Travelers
Explorers:
http://history.cultural-china.com/en/50History7038.html
Travelers:
http://www.absolutechinatours.com/specialtopic/silkroad/History-of-Silk-Road.html Open left-hand links to meet the different travelers on the Silk Road.
Zhang Qian: The accidental “creator” of the Silk Road.
http://monkeytree.org/silkroad/zhangqian.html
http://history.cultural-china.com/en/50History7043.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Qian
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/silk-road/history/zhangqian.htm
Ban Chao: A general during Han times, secured the Western regions.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ban_Chao
http://history.cultural-china.com/en/50History7047.html
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/silk-road/history/banchao.htm
http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_focus/2005-03/14/content_67106.htm
Xuanzang: Buddhist Monk
http://history.cultural-china.com/en/50History7056.html
http://www.mongolianculture.com/indomongolian.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xuanzang
http://monkeytree.org/silkroad/xuanzang.html
Marco Polo: The Polo family are believed to be the first Europeans to visit China.
http://www.silk-road.com/artl/marcopolo.shtml
http://www.advantour.com/silkroad/marco-polo.htm
http://monkeytree.org/silkroad/polos.html
http://www.wliw.org/marcopolo/video/watch-the-full-episode/324/ check out photo gallery. For sure
http://wikitravel.org/en/On_the_trail_of_Marco_Polo#b
http://www.silk-road.com/artl/marcopolo.shtml
http://www.advantour.com/silkroad/marco-polo.htm
Zheng He: Perhaps the greatest naval explorer the world has ever known.
http://monkeytree.org/silkroad/zhenghe.html
http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_focus/node_2484.htm explore links
http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-09/24/content_22644.htm
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/ancient-chinese-explorers.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zheng_He
http://www.chinapage.com/zhenghe.html
http://www.ducksters.com/biography/explorers/zheng_he.php
http://history.cultural-china.com/en/50History7038.html
Travelers:
http://www.absolutechinatours.com/specialtopic/silkroad/History-of-Silk-Road.html Open left-hand links to meet the different travelers on the Silk Road.
Zhang Qian: The accidental “creator” of the Silk Road.
http://monkeytree.org/silkroad/zhangqian.html
http://history.cultural-china.com/en/50History7043.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Qian
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/silk-road/history/zhangqian.htm
Ban Chao: A general during Han times, secured the Western regions.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ban_Chao
http://history.cultural-china.com/en/50History7047.html
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/silk-road/history/banchao.htm
http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_focus/2005-03/14/content_67106.htm
Xuanzang: Buddhist Monk
http://history.cultural-china.com/en/50History7056.html
http://www.mongolianculture.com/indomongolian.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xuanzang
http://monkeytree.org/silkroad/xuanzang.html
Marco Polo: The Polo family are believed to be the first Europeans to visit China.
http://www.silk-road.com/artl/marcopolo.shtml
http://www.advantour.com/silkroad/marco-polo.htm
http://monkeytree.org/silkroad/polos.html
http://www.wliw.org/marcopolo/video/watch-the-full-episode/324/ check out photo gallery. For sure
http://wikitravel.org/en/On_the_trail_of_Marco_Polo#b
http://www.silk-road.com/artl/marcopolo.shtml
http://www.advantour.com/silkroad/marco-polo.htm
Zheng He: Perhaps the greatest naval explorer the world has ever known.
http://monkeytree.org/silkroad/zhenghe.html
http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_focus/node_2484.htm explore links
http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-09/24/content_22644.htm
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/ancient-chinese-explorers.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zheng_He
http://www.chinapage.com/zhenghe.html
http://www.ducksters.com/biography/explorers/zheng_he.php