Zhang Qian went to the Western Regions on diplomatic missions twice by different routes.
举一反三
- Zhang Qian set out on his journey to the Western Regions twice, pioneering the world-famous route
- Zhang Qian persuaded DaRouzhi (大月氏) in the western regions to unite with the Han Dynasty successfully in the first mission.
- In 119 BC, the emperor sent Zhang Qian on a third mission to the Western Regions. This time Zhang Qian went further west, while his deputies reached more than a dozen countries in South and West Asia, and the Mediterranean.
- What’s the possible greatest contribution made by Zhang Qian on his first expedition to the West Regions?
- Zhang Qian was captured several times during his first expedition to the Western Regions.