The captain of the Xinjiang Archaeological Institute of the Institute of Archeology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences "re -walks around Tianshan Road" published a book to reproduce the historical glory of the ancient road of Turpan Silk Road

Cover news reporter Zhang Jie

Turpan is located in the central and eastern part of Xinjiang, and the east of Tianshan is a dazzling pearl on the Silk Road. It is a well -known historical town. Its glory can be traced back to the Han and Tang dynasties. With the changes in history, some ancient roads of Turpan Road, which had exchanged cultural exchanges and the development of human civilization, have lost their historical dust ...

Wu Xinhua, the captain of the Xinjiang Archaeological Team of the Institute of Archaeological Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, visited Turpan in 1995 to 1996 and ancient cities, 燧, Bao Cao, and post stations in the relevant areas. Methods, donkey, etc., examined the Turpan region to communicate in Turpan area. Almost all places in the outside world may become valleys, Dazya, Desert, and Gobi that may be the transportation channel. While appreciating the lonely smoke and camel bells of the desert of the ghosts and ghosts, he also felt and appreciated the sea of ​​the sea. The harshness of exchanges and disadvantages'.

These related inspections and research results were published in October 1999 by Qingdao Publishing House in the name of "Investigation and Research on the Turpan Tang Dynasty Transportation route", which was recognized by colleagues in the academic community. In the postscript, Wu Xinhua revealed that because of this book, he also had an unexpected harvest -many hiking and adventure enthusiasts constantly contacted him to discuss what he thought of the inspection of the year, as well as the inspection route of the ancient roads of the Tianshan Mountains and the ancient roads of the sand and sea. Difficulties and precautions encountered by desert inspections. Then, these outdoor enthusiasts each followed the ancient roads in the book, and there were new experiences on foot inspections. Friends suggested that Wu Xinhua modified and enriched the book again. At the beginning of 2013, Wu Xinhua was free to put in many aspects of thinking about Turpan, and even ancient Xinjiang traffic, and human relations over the years. This is the origin of the book "Reunion Tianshan Road".

We can see that Wu Xinhua used the method of adventure to explore these silent Silk Road Ancient Road in historical dust, trying to unveil the true historical appearance of Turpan area, and emphasizes it as an important traffic role as the Cross Road in the Western Regions. He mentioned that Turpan was located at the intersection of east -west traffic and North -South traffic in the Western Regions. From Dunhuang to the Western Region, Turpan is a must -have. The Turpan area is a must -have place in the north road of the Western Regions of the Han Dynasty. At the same time, there are several roads connecting the south road of the Western Regions. The geographical location is extremely special. All historical and cultural achievements of Turpan originated from its position as a gateway to the Silk Road, and it has a direct and close relationship with Turpan's north -south and desert east -west. In the past, the ancient road of the Silk Road in Turpan had achieved brilliant ancient economic and culture such as car artists, Gaochang, and Hui, leaving a wealth of cultural heritage. There are still a large number of ancient castles, residential sites, and the ruins of the Fort Castle in Turpan. In the book, Wu Xinhua introduced in detail the Gaochang Ancient City site of about 50 kilometers east of Turpan, and the site of the Old Town of Jiaohe 10 kilometers west in Turpan.

Wu Xinhua mentioned in the book, and today, under the economic development situation of pillar industries in various places, the Turpan Silk Road Ancient Road, which contains countless major historical events and changes, should also play the corresponding economic and cultural effects. The method of adventure survey re -excavated these lost Silk Road Ancient Road from the heavy historical dust, showing the glory of the ancient road of Turpan Road yesterday to today's world, and it can definitely bring new opportunities to Turpan Cultural Tourism.

(The pictures are provided by the publisher)

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