Roman Empire and Eastern Han Empire-Brief Introduction The first two years of Roman Empire happened to be the Eastern Han Dynasty in China. China called Rome Daqin at that time. Shortly after the establishment of the Roman Empire, based in Alexandria, Egypt, it actively carried out trade with the East, and maritime trade was quite active. Romans yearned for China's silk more. Therefore, the trade between China and the Roman Empire was more frequent in the Eastern Han Dynasty, so that the folk trade between the two sides was considerable. Iron, copper and lacquerware in China were transported westward through Xinjiang. The commodities traded in Rome and China include minerals, animals, jewelry, fabrics and spices, with dozens or even hundreds of varieties. The historians of the Roman Empire and the Eastern Han Empire-the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire also made efforts to contact. 1997, Ban Chao sent Gan Ying across the ocean to Egypt, but unfortunately he didn't reach his destination. According to the records of the later Han Dynasty, in 166, the envoys of the Roman emperor landed in Yan 'an, Vietnam, and went to Luoyang to meet the Emperor Huan of Han Dynasty, carrying precious gifts such as ivory, rhinoceros horn and tortoise shell. In this way, China and Rome "began to communicate".