Scientists to map out vast ancient Chinese city of Loulan b4in.org/e4h5 A team of Chinese scientists have plans to undertake a five year, government sponsored project to fully map out the kingdom of Loulan, and to solve the mystery of its sudden abandonment, according to a news report in English China News Service. Loulan was an ancient city based around an important oasis city along the Silk Road on the north-eastern edge of the Lop Desert, and is well-known as the location of the Tarim mummies. Bordering the Chinese heartland, the Kingdom of Loulan, also known in historical records as Shanshan, became the first stop for merchant caravans trading between China and Central Asia, and prospered from the trade. References to this desert country are available in official historical records in travel records of Buddhist monks and in Tang Dynasty poetry. More b4in.org/e4h5
Posted on: Thu, 19 Jun 2014 17:01:38 +0000
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