"China News Network" Dunhuang Xuanquan Site Construction "Exhibition Center": Millennium Ancient Post Station Exploration Modern inheritance

On August 31, the construction of the Xuanquan Site Protection and Development Center of Dunhuang City, Gansu started construction. Photo by Zhang Xiaoliang

The construction of the Xuanquan Site Protection and Development Center of Dunhuang City, Gansu started construction on August 31. The project with a total investment of 51.88 million yuan will be built into a comprehensive building that integrates the functions of tourist service centers and site exhibition halls.

"I hope that all parties of the project will go all out to let Chinese and foreign tourists feel the glory and glory of the millennium ancient post station in the near -distance of Chinese and foreign tourists." Jin Qiaorong, deputy mayor of Jiuquan City, said that the protection and development project of the Xuanquan site can not only be further enriched further The connotation of the Dunhuang Cultural Tourism Economic Circle can also be refined, displayed, and disseminate the spiritual identification, cultural essence and contemporary value contained in the "Jane Culture" and "Postal Culture" of the Xuanquan Sites of the World Cultural Heritage.

The total investment of the Xuanquan Site Protection and Development Project of Dunhuang City is 148 million yuan. Infrastructure construction projects have been completed in the early stage, and supporting services such as roads and parking areas, public toilets, and viewing platforms have been built in 5 kilometers. The foundation.

The Xuanquan Site is an important post -place authority based on the Silk Road in the Han Dynasty in the Han Dynasty. The main function is to convey various emails and information to welcome the past envishers, officials, civil servants and foreign guests. The site is composed of doctors, horses, gray areas, and its auxiliary buildings. The distribution area is 2,2500 square meters and an archeological excavation area is 4,675 square meters.

The cultural relics unearthed in this site include more than 70,000 pieces such as Jane's documents, scriptures, paper documents, silk fabrics, crops, and livestock bones. They have important value for studying ancient politics, economy, culture, and military. Architectural planning, structure and postal system provided important historical witnesses. In 2001, it was announced by the State Council as a national key cultural relics protection unit. In 2014, it was included in the World Cultural Heritage List by UNESCO. (Wen / Feng Zhijun Zhang Xiaoliang)

Source: China News Network

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