Ranging from vast confederations on the Asian steppes to colonial projects that spanned the globe, these were the biggest ...

谈到“树”，很多人脑海中也许少不了“今已亭亭如盖矣”的浪漫一幕。事实上，古人是喜欢种树的，且种树的因由和今天多有不同。When we talk about "trees", many people might recall the romantic ...

The emperor feared the Xiongnu people – a group who previously attempted to invade the Kansu province of Han Dynasty – would try to make a rally for power. The Yuezhi were the enemies of the ...

匈牙利的英文名称为Hungary，与匈奴曾经的英语名Huns（现在使用汉语拼音Xiongnu）十分类似。因此，总有人认为匈牙利人是中国在欧洲的亲戚。

garrisoned the Five Ridges and drove back the Xiongnu people more than 2,000 years ago. These terracotta warriors, horses and bronze weapons represent the high level of handicraft of the Qin Dynasty.

garrisoned the Five Ridges and drove back the Xiongnu people more than 2,000 years ago. These terracotta warriors, horses and bronze weapons represent the high level of handicraft of the Qin Dynasty.

For example, the Mongol empire collapsed because of internal rifts and civil wars rather than external factors. The next great Central Asian empire was the Xiongnu, who may have been the ancestors of ...

The Xiongnu may have been among the ancestors of the Mongols. Their empire spanned from present-day Kazakhstan to Mongolia. Not much is known about them aside from some Chinese historical records ...

A mass burial of battle victims from the Xiongnu period in Mongolia. The Xiongnu warriors are linked to the nomadic people who would later become known as the Huns Scientists say one of the ...

Golden icons of the sun and moon, symbols of the Xiongnu, decorating the coffin found in Elite Tomb 64 at the Takhiltiin Khotgor site, Mongolian Altai. The image may only be used in connection ...

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Depicts the rise and fall of ancient Chinese city Dunhuang's generals, warlords, monks, and Empress Wu Zetian. The Han Empire control access to the ancient Chinese desert oasis of Dun Huang, but ...