Xinjiang opens its first museum on Great Wall culture
Time:2024-05-21 09:46:34 Source:opinionsViews(143)
Tourists view the model of a beacon tower at the Silk Road and Great Wall Culture Museum in Yuli County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 29, 2023.
Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Friday opened its first Great Wall museum and it serves to shed light on the region's many Great Wall ruins.
Located in Yuli County, the Silk Road and Great Wall Culture Museum features more than 600 items or sets of items and an exhibition area of 2,520 square meters. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)
Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Friday opened its first Great Wall museum and it serves to shed light on the region's many Great Wall ruins.
Located in Yuli County, the Silk Road and Great Wall Culture Museum features more than 600 items or sets of items and an exhibition area of 2,520 square meters.
There are 212 Great Wall relics in Xinjiang, proof of the governance of this area by ancient Chinese dynasties, said Li Qiang, a director with Xinjiang's department of culture and tourism.
The relic sites, including beacon towers and garrison forts, span a period running from the Han Dynasty (202 BC-220 AD) to the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), according to the museum.
Yuli County has abundant Great Wall relics, including the ruins of the Kiyakkuduk beacon tower, dating back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907). Archaeologists believe the tower was once used to transmit military signals by smoke and fire and defend the ancient Silk Road.
Previous:Six killed in a 'foiled coup' in Congo, the army says
Next:Hall of Fame outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. to lead Indianapolis 500 field in Corvette pace car
You may also like
- Analysis: Larson enters conversation with Verstappen as best drivers in the world
- Staff shortages holding up prison improvements
- Future of Picton overbridge up in the air
- Sheep are clever and important in many ways. Here are some ovine facts that may surprise you
- Amtrak train hits pickup truck in upstate New York, 3 dead including child
- Future of Picton overbridge up in the air
- Sheep are clever and important in many ways. Here are some ovine facts that may surprise you
- UN mission probing Islamic State crimes forced to shut in Iraq
- I was 'brokefished' by my friend for £400