A view of the Site of Xuanquanzhi in Dunhuang city, Northwest China’s Gansu province, on July 30, 2023 [Photo by Yang Xiaoyu/chinadaiy.com.cn] On an overcast, windy morning in late July, standing in ...

The ethnic origins of the residents of Xinjiang began to be clearly recorded in the Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-220 A.D.), the main ones being the Sai (Sak), Rouzhi (or Yueh-chih), Wusun (Usun), Qiang ...

Hiking enthusiasts go for a hike on the Wusun ancient road in Baicheng County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 9, 2024. Photo: Xinhua As the Mid-Autumn Festival concluded ...

Later came others, the Wusun, and the Yuezhi had to restart their exodus, settling in Sogdiana and Bactria (today Tajikistan). Zhang Qian’s journey in a painting of Dunhuang Cave. Credit: Public ...

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A view of the Site of Xuanquanzhi in Dunhuang city, Northwest China’s Gansu province, on July 30, 2023 [Photo by Yang Xiaoyu/chinadaiy.com.cn] On an overcast, windy morning in late July ...

In 105 BC, on Emperor Wudi's decree during the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Xijun was sent to marry Lie Jiaomi, the King of Wusun in a 3,000-mile away Western Region, or the present day northwestern ...

Area changes in mountain glaciers and lakes along Wusun road in Chinese Tien Shan over the past four decades are examined, based on Thematic Mapper (TM), Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+), ...

In recent years, Chinese clothing cultural heritage and knowledge genealogy along the Silk Road have become the research headline attracting public attention. In particular, Kazakh clothing in ...

Clear records came only after the Han Dynasty, which mainly included the Sai, Rouzhi, Wusun, Qiang, Xiongnu and Han (Han here refers to people of the Han Dynasty, not the Han ethnic group in the ...