Loulan (A Thousand Years of Legend and a Thousand Years of Mystery)

Author: Mu Shunying, Liang Yue (editors)
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Publishing Date: 2005-01-01
Features: The discovery of the Loulan city over a century ago shocked the academic world. The discovery of Loulan city was hailed as a of the "Pompeii of the Desert." The "Loulan Beauty" captivated countless people with her delicate features and mysterious expression, stirring up endless curiosity about the distant and magical Kingdom of Loulan. The abandonment of the ancient Loulan city may have occurred in the mid-4th century. What happened at that time to force the people to "leave the borders"? This book presents the ethnic groups, culture, history, ancient scripts, urban architecture, and burials of Loulan clearly to the readers through a wealth of precious materials from the Loulan site. It not only records the discovery process of the Loulan civilization in an illustrated manner but also integrates the latest research achievements over the past century. The accounts of the Loulan expedition from 1979 to 1980 are particularly valuable.