Emin Minaret 2

Gaochang (Khocho) Ruins

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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 ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more