In 127BCE, after a long and very dangerous journey, a traveller called Chang Chi'en reached Samarkand in Central Asia. He was the first known Chinese explorer to journey outside China, and the first to learn of the great civilizations of the West, such as ancient Rome.
[Soon after he began his travels, Chang Chi'en was taken prisoner by China's enemies, the Huns. It was 10 years before he escaped!]
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