. . "Ban Chao (32\u2013102 CE), courtesy name Zhongsheng, was a Chinese general, explorer and diplomat of the Eastern Han Dynasty. He was born in Fufeng, now Xianyang, Shaanxi. Three of his family members \u2014 father Ban Biao, elder brother Ban Gu, younger sister Ban Zhao \u2014 were well known historians who wrote the historical text Book of Han, which recorded the history of the Western Han Dynasty."@en . .