Sep 11, 2022 · In the westernmost banner of Inner Mongolia, in the middle of the Gobi Desert, there once stood a prosperous kingdom. It was a center of religious learning, of art and a trading hub. But all that remains now are the crumbling ramparts that once protected the city, a few shattered mud buildings, and scattered sun-bleached bones.

Khara-Khoto (Chinese: 哈拉浩特; Mongolian: Хар хот (Khar Khot); 'black city'), [1] also known as Heishuicheng or Heishui City (Chinese: 黑水城), is an abandoned city in the Ejin Banner of Alxa League in western Inner Mongolia, China, near the Juyan Lake Basin. Built in 1032, the city thrived under the rule of the Tangut -led Western Xia dynasty.

The Gobi Desert (Mongolian: Говь, ᠭᠣᠪᠢ, / ˈɡoʊbi /; Chinese: 戈壁; pinyin: gēbì) is a large, cold desert and grassland region located in northern China and southern Mongolia. It is the sixth largest desert in the world.

Aug 26, 2022 · Khara-Khoto, or the ‘Black City’, sits mostly forgotten in the barren sea of the Gobi Desert. It was once a wealthy metropolis, despite its location in the middle of the world’s most forbidding deserts.

Aug 2, 2020 · Legends say that ghosts of fallen Mongol soldiers haunt the ruins of Khara Khoto in the Gobi Desert. It’s certainly not your typical abandoned city. Khara Khoto is an ancient city located in the western part of Inner Mongolia.

Khara-Khoto, also known as Black City or Black Fortress, was a city located in the western part of Inner Mongolia, China. Built in 1032, the city thrived under the rule of the Western Xia dynasty, or known as the Tangut Empire, as an important center for trade and culture along the Silk Road.

Massive sand dunes ripple over China's Alashan Plateau. This arid though diverse region covers some 260,000 square miles (673,400 square kilometers) in China and Mongolia and is...

5 days ago · Gobi Desert, great desert and semidesert region of Central Asia that stretches across large parts of Mongolia and China. Much of the Gobi (from Mongolian gobi, meaning ‘waterless place’) is not sandy desert but bare rock.

Jun 21, 2023 · In the vast expanse of the Gobi Desert, lies the ruins of Khara-Khoto, also known as the ‘Black City’. Today, these ancient ruins stand as a reminder to a forgotten civilisation that once thrived in the region. Once here, you’ll be struck with a sense of timeless abandonment.

May 13, 2021 · In "The Travels of Marco Polo," the author wrote that the mysterious city Khara-Khoto was identified as "Etzina," which Polo writes is towards the north on the verge of the Sandy Desert; it belongs to the Province of Tangut.