Do you know One Belt, One Road? We also call it the Modern Silk Road. And Zhang Qian was an early traveler of the Ancient Silk Road. He was probably the __1__ man to bring back good information about the central Asian lands to China.
In 138 BC, Han Wudi sent Zhang Qian to the Yuechi people to ask for their __2__ against the Xiongnu who often infringed (侵犯) them. __3__， on the way to the Western Regions, he was caught by the Xiongnu people. Zhang had to stay with them __4__ about 10 years before he got away. When Zhang finally __5__ the Yuechi in the North India, he was __6__ to find that they didn't want to fight against the Xiongnu people.
On his return journey, Zhang Qian and his men were __7__ again. It was not until 125 BC that returned to China.__8__ Zhang didn't finish his job, he learned a lot about the places, people, customs and __9__ of the 36 Kingdoms (王国) in the Western Regions.
