2023 Loeppert & Stanek -- Ancient Cities: Xi'an/Chang-an/Ch’angan (China, 200 BCE)

Detailed descripion of this ancient city.

Describes the ancient city and its infrastructure.

Gives detailed information on early settlement and Chang'an economy.

Explains the history and education system of the ancient city Xi'an.

Detailed description of this ancient city.

Describes the ancient city and its infrastructure.

Gives detailed information on early settlement and Chang'an economy.

Explains the history and education system of the ancient city Xi'an.

This epiosde presents a cultural history of the ancient Chinese imperial city, once the greatest capital in the world and the Eastern terminus of the famed Silk Road.

China of the Shang and Han dynasties gained cultural and technological superiority through such innovations and inventions as silk production, steel making, printing, gunpowder, and the sea-going junk.