In 168 B.C., a lacquer box containing three maps drawn on silk was placed in the tomb of a Han Dynasty general at the site of Mawangdui in southeastern China’s Hunan Province.

Liu Fei, the Prince of Qi, ruled the Jiangdu kingdom for his father, Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang, the founder of the Han dynasty. After his father's death in 195BC, he continued to serve his half ...