Dunhuang |
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back | A city lies at the
western end of the Hexi Corridor in Gansu Province in Northwest China, an oasis on the
eastern edge of Takli- makan Desert. It is nourished by
melted snow water from the Qilian Mountains. The ancient town used to be an important
stop-over point on the Silk Road. The name "Dunhuang" was given in the Han
Dynasty. In Chinese "Dun" means grandness and " Huang" means
prosperity. In the 2nd century B.C. Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty sent imperial envoy
Zhang Qian to the Western Regions, opening up a trade route which was to be known as the
"Silk Road". Dunhuang Oasisa |