Gaochang Gucheng (ruins of the Hun City, BC200)
Gaochang Gucheng (ruins of the Hun City, BC200) is a scenic area in Turpan, China.
Visitor information
- Also known as
- 高昌故城
- City
- Turpan
- Coordinates
- 42.8500069, 89.5234975
About Gaochang Gucheng (ruins of the Hun City, BC200)
The Ancient City of Gaochang is located in Huoyanshan Town, Gaochang District, Turpan City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, about 40 kilometers west of Turpan City, with a total area of about 2.2 million square meters. The ancient city ruins are surrounded by mountains and are low-lying. It has a mid-temperate continental climate with perennial drought and little rainfall. It was the central town in the Turpan Basin from the Western Han Dynasty to the Yuan and Ming Dynasties (1st century BC - 14th century AD). It went through the Gaochangbi, Gaochang County, Gaochang Kingdom of the Western Han Dynasty, Xizhou of the Tang Dynasty and Gaochang Uighur periods, with a time span of about 1,400 years. The ancient city of Gaochang consists of three layers: the outer city, the inner city and the palace city (Khan Fort).
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