In a stunning find, hundreds of artifacts dating back to the golden age of China have been discovered in ancient Han period tombs located at the origin of the Silk Road . Xi ’an (Sian) city is the capital of Shaanxi Province in central northwest China, but it was once known as Chang ’an (Eternal Peace) and it marked the eastern end of the Silk Road . The city served as an ancient power center of the Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang dynasties' ruling houses.
Xi’an is perhaps most famous for its famed Bingmayong ( the Terracotta Army ), thousands of life-size, hand-molded figures buried with China ’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang . But now, archaeologists excavating around the starting point of the Silk Road have unearthed a group of ancient tombs dating back to the early days of the Han dynasty around 2,000 years ago.
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