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| | Steppe, the Silk Road, and Han Wudi |
 | | Nomads of the steppe near China raised sheep, goats, camels, and horses, moving their camps north in summer and south in winter. |
 | | Wudi turned his attention to Central Asia as well, in part to find allies, in part to improve the supply of horses for the army. |
 | | Ferghana, for instance, he described as 10,000 li (about 3,000 miles) due west of China, a land of fortified cities and dense population, that grew wheat and grapes for wine and had fine horses that sweated blood. |
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