Gaochang (Khocho) Ruins
August 18th 2008 The next day in Turpan we popped out to see the Khocho Ruins. These were 'settled in the first century BC and became a major regional centre in the 7th C during the Tang Dynasty. It became the Uighur Capital in AD850 and it was a major point on the Silk Route until it was burned in the 14th C AD'. (good old Lonely Planet again). I really enjoyed wandering around out there. It was hot ... b
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