Loulan bride

Author: Zha Yulong
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: The annual masterpiece of hard science fiction, a super exploration of the ancient Loulan. The ancient Loulan Kingdom was a hub of Western traffic during the Han and Tang dynasties, once one of the most open and prosperous "metropolises" in the world, holding a crucial position on the ancient Silk Road. However, around the year 500 AD, the ancient Loulan Kingdom mysteriously disappeared. What caused the once-flourishing Loulan civilization to vanish without a trace over time? Was it due to the depletion of Lop Nur, changes in the natural environment, or shifts in river courses? Was it the result of irrational water diversion and storage in the upper reaches of the Konqi River, causing man-made destruction? Or was it due to the Silk Road being rerouted or invasions by foreign tribes? Fang Xinyi lost her parents at a young age and lived with her grandmother. Later, due to an unexpected incident, she learned about her origins from her grandmother. It turned out that her father was a tomb raider who had been wandering since 20 years ago, leaving behind for Fang Xinyi the Loulan King's Sword and an old, yellowed photograph. Relying on these two items, Fang Xinyi went searching for her father with her boyfriend, Liu Jie, only to find herself transported back to the Loulan of 2,000 years ago, where she discovered a mysterious treasure and the true identity of Liu Jie. It turned out that Liu Jie was a descendant of the Loulan royal family, the great-grandson of Prince Kanpu of Loulan from 2,000 years later. To obtain the time machine (a flying machine) left behind by the highly advanced civilization in the ancient Loulan Mountains, he was willing to sacrifice the destruction of Loulan. The time machine, from the mountains, caused an avalanche and altered the geological structure. To stop him, Kanpu took his own life, as the dead cannot produce offspring. However, due to the changes in the geological structure, Loulan eventually lacked water and became desolate.