It’s Zhang Qian riding a horse.
Xi'an is the starting point of the Silk Road. When talking about the "One Belt, One Road", we have to mention Zhang Qian's contribution to the Western Regions when he set out from Chang'an in the Western Han Dynasty. In 2003, he established the central island outside Yuxiang Gate in Xi'an City. There was a statue of Zhang Qian on his mission to the Western Regions.
On May 4, 2015, this newspaper reported that around the bronze statue of Zhang Qian, there was a circle of pine trees and national The locust tree blocks the statue and affects people's viewing of this iconic sculpture.
It is understood that the bronze sculpture "Zhang Qian's Mission to the Western Regions" was built in 2003. The bronze pedestal is 3.5 meters high, the bronze statue is 6.4 meters high, and the total height is 9.9 meters. The main characters are Zhang Qian and Zhang Qian on horseback. Two deputies.
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Zhang Qian was a great explorer in the Western Han Dynasty. He asked himself to be envoy to the Western Regions. After 13 years, he traveled all over the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains and Central and West Asia. He was the first person from the Central Plains to go to the countries in the Western Regions.
Fifteen years after Zhang Qian's mission to the Western Regions, the Han Dynasty army defeated the Xiongnu in the Western Regions, controlled Zhangye, Jiuquan and other passes, and dredged the transportation lines in the Western Regions. In about 105 BC, the Han Dynasty sent a silk caravan to Parthia, which led to a great exchange of products between China and the Western Regions on the border. This is the famous "Silk Road".
Zhang Qian’s mission to the Western Regions was originally to implement the strategic intention of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to unite with the Dayue clan to fight against the Xiongnu. However, after his mission to the Western Regions, there were frequent cultural exchanges between Han and Yi, and the civilization of the Central Plains spread rapidly to the surrounding areas through the "Silk Road". Therefore, the historical event of Zhang Qian's mission to the Western Regions has special historical significance. Zhang Qian made outstanding contributions to opening up the Silk Road from China to the Western Regions, and is still praised by the world.
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