Xinzhi

In 1900-1901/1906-1908/1913-1916, the British-Hungarian Aurel Stein successively went to China's Xinjiang and the Hexi region to carry out exploratory archaeology, and successively published reports on the archaeology of these three explorations: "e;The Ancient Hotan. Ancient Hotan - A Detailed Report of Archaeological Excavations in Xinjiang, China"e;, 'Archaeological Atlas of the Western Regions' and 'Archaeological Atlas of the Asian Hinterland'. These three works are Stein's masterpieces, a more comprehensive account of China's Xinjiang Han and Tang Dynasty relics and relics, as well as Dunhuang Grottoes treasure and Buddhist art of the Thousand Buddha Caves, unveiling the face of the region's ancient civilization and the mystery of the fusion of Chinese and Western civilization exchanges. The Journey to the West series integrates the archaeological data from Stein's three expeditions to western China, and consolidates and revises the archaeological reports mentioned above so that the general public can more easily understand the process and results of these expeditions. There are 15 volumes in the series, and this volume is from the Archaeological Atlas of the Asian Hinterland: In October 1914, Stein explored the ruins of the ancient state of Gaochang, and excavated the ruins of Tuyugou/Mutougou and the ancient tombs of Astana. The colorful Silk Road culture, especially the Central Plains-style funerary objects, reflects the lineage of the vast region of the Tianshan Mountains with the Central Plains civilization since the Han and Tang dynasties.Translated with DeepL.com (free version)