This is the sweeping history of an empire’s rise, a chronicle of territorial expansion forged in blood. From Huo Qubing’s thunderous cavalry campaign under Emperor Wu of Han, which carried him to Langjuxu, to Ban Chao’s lone, legendary mission in the Western Regions spanning thirty years, the Western Han’s war banners snapped atop the Yin Mountains, while Eastern Han bronze camels bore witness to prosperity at the end of the Silk Road.
From the brief flash of the Plan of Mayi to the earth-shaking Battle of Mobei, see how the sons and daughters of China shattered the Xiongnu cavalry with spear and horse. From Zhang Qian’s perilous journey to open the Western Regions to Gan Ying’s storm-tossed mission to the Roman Empire, discover how the Silk Road spread the sparks of civilization far and wide.
This is not only a history of war, but also a crucible in which the spirit of a people was forged. As Dou Xian’s glory in carving his victory into Mount Yan mingles with the tragic heroism of Ma Yuan dying with his body wrapped in horsehide, and Xianbei steeds clash with Wuhuan scimitars beneath the moonlight on the frontier, the bloodline of the Han surges on through four thousand years of wind and rain.
Follow this monumental work into an age of clashing swords and galloping steeds. Witness how, through blood and fire, the empire pushed westward from the heartland of the Central Plains, bringing thousands of miles of mountains and rivers into its domain and making the word “Han” an everlasting emblem of the East!
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