• Guardians of the Great Wall

Dedicated couple and teams of experts devote themselves to protecting and better understanding our heritage, report Fang Aiqing in Dunhuang and Ma Jingna in Lanzhou, Gansu.By Fang Aiqing and Ma Jingna | China Daily | Updated: 2023-08-03 10:51Visitors at t

• Gansu Jiandu Museum showcases bamboo and wooden slips culture

By Ma Jingna in Lanzhou | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2019-12-20 11:16The covering of the Yumen Pass Bamboo Slips of the Han Dynasty. The latest scientific achievements on bamboo and wooden scripts of the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220) were presented on a c

• Yumen Pass and the Great Wall beacon tower ruins

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2019-11-18 10:57Yumen Pass and the Great Wall beacon tower ruins are located in the Gobi Desert 90 kilometers northwest of Dunhuang city. The attraction comprises three parts.Yumen Pass (also known as xiao fang pan in Chinese)

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• The Site of Yumen Pass Introduction

(1) Contribution to the Silk Roads' OUV Site of Yumen Pass is the most important pass set by the Han Empire from the 2nd century BC to the 3rd century AD on the west end of Hosi Corridor; located in t ...