Qocho City, also known as Iduq-qut (meaning “City of King” in Uyghur), is located in Gucheng village of Erpu Town, 30 km east of the city of Turpan. Geographically the ancient city was located on Mutougou River oasis on the alluvial plain north of Turpan Basin, south of east Tian-shan, bordering the south foot of Flaming Mountains. It was 325km west of Hami city (Yi Prefecture in the Tang Dynasty), 260km northeast of Yanqi (Karasahr town in the Tang Dynasty) and 140km south of Jimusar (Ting Prefecture in the Tang Dynasty), an important resting place on the Tian-shan southern route. Qocho City witnessed the important role of facilitating and safeguarding the pioneering and prosperity of the Silk Roads played by the dynastic empires in Central China such as the Han and the Tang, through establishing prefecture or countylevel administrative units. It is attests the civilizations of the Kingdom of Qocho and the Kingdom of Qocho Uyghur in the Western Regions in ancient times and the exchanges and spread of urban culture, architectur skills,various religions and multi-ethnic cultures in Turpan Basin. |
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