Liu Bang established the powerful Han Dynasty in 206 B.C. During the Han ... As contacts between the East and West increased, Buddhism spread to China in the first century. In 105, an official ...

Having not only witnessed the birth of the Han, arguably China’s defining ... of Xuzhou’s Han Dynasty tombs in Yunlong Park, you’d be forgiven for double-checking your map.

At their apex, the Roman Empire and China’s Han Dynasty ruled over more than 120 million people combined. Their capitals bustled, their wealth swelled, and their armies stretched across continents.

At the Nanjing University of Technology the clothes and culture of the 2,000-year-old Han dynasty are making a comeback. Students wear traditional hanfu dress - a long, loose-fitting kimono-style ...