When cobwebs ruthlessly seized my hearth,
When the smoke of ashes sighs the sorrow of poverty,
I still stubbornly pave the ashes of disappointment,
Write with beautiful snowflakes: Believe in the future.
When my purple grapes turn into autumn dew,
When my flowers are nestled in someone else's arms,
I still stubbornly use the frost-covered withered vine,
Write on the desolate earth: Believe in the future.
I'll point to the platoon that rushes to the horizon,
I will hold the sea that holds the sun in the palm of my hand,
The warm and beautiful pen holder swaying in the dawn,
Write in a child's handwriting: Believe in the future.
——Bright moon of that year
Open "Loulan" to search for "ancient villages" and explore "hermits" - the pain and joy of going to the northwest to touch "Xanadu" (1)
The hidden "secret land" of the Tibetan area in Nine Colors Gannan - open "Loulan" to find "ancient villages" and explore "hermits" (2)
Entering the "golden world" and "the realm of the sky"—opening "Loulan" to find the "ancient village" and explore the "hermit" (3)
"Remains of Ruins" and "Adventure on Mars" in No Man's Land - Open "Loulan" to find "Secret Land" and explore "Hermit" (4)
High energy warning, high energy warning! The timid people ahead, please be careful~
The fifth issue of the Northwest Journey (the first four issues can be viewed in the historical news~), we just left the no-man's land in Qinghai, and plunged into the ancient Loulan town in Lop Nur! Get in touch with the mysterious "Lost Civilization".
Ruoqiang County, located in Bayingoleng Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, is located in the southeastern part of Bazhou and the southeastern edge of the Taklamakan Desert. Since ancient times, it has been the second strategic channel from the inland to Central Asia and Xinjiang to the inland. The main route of the ancient "Silk Road".
In the Western Han Dynasty, Ruoqiang was called "Raoqiang" and "Loulan", but it disappeared mysteriously in 630 AD.
Today, after the discovery of the "Ancient Loulan" ruins, with the archaeological excavations in Lop Nur's no-man's land, people began to understand these lost ancient civilizations.
The ruins of the ancient city of Loulan have been protected, and it is difficult to enter, but if you want to understand this "lost civilization", Ruoqiang County opened the Loulan Museum in 2011, which is worth visiting!
There are many cultural relics unearthed from Loulan Ancient Tomb, Loulan Ancient City, Milan Ruins, Lop Nur South Ancient City Ruins, and Xiaohe Cemetery. The treasures of the town hall include 8 thousand-year-old mummies of adults and children unearthed from the Loulan site and the Xiaohe cemetery.
In this museum, the biggest attraction is of course the "Xiaohe Princess" excavated by Chinese archaeologists at the Xiaohe site in Lop Nur in 2003. Although four thousand years old, the mummy is well-preserved, with a clearly visible smile and lifelike eyelashes and hair.
It is different from Egyptian mummies that have been specially treated, dehydrated quickly, removed internal organs, and preserved with spices in order to preserve them for thousands of years. The experts did not find any traces of artificial treatment on the body of "Little River Princess". In addition to the white whey that was applied to the face, chemical analysis found that this layer was just a kind of cheese-like milk product, which had a certain effect on the embalming of the corpse, but not the main effect.
According to experts' tests, Princess Xiaohe should have died of dystocia. After being excavated, there is still a fetus in her womb.
The Xiaohe cemetery where "Xiaohe Princess" is located is also a great archaeological discovery in China in the new century! It filled the gaps of human civilization in the Lop Nur area 4,000 years ago, and revealed some secrets of ancient human migration routes, but the Xiaohe cemetery is still considered by the world archaeological community to be the most inexplicable ancient sand-buried civilization in Central Asian history and archaeology. mystery of.
Grandmother in Xiaohe Cemetery
The Xiaohe cemetery is composed of several layers of tombs and other relics stacked one above the other. It looks like an oval sand hill rising abruptly in a relatively flat desert. There are more than 140 polygonal, round and paddle-shaped Populus euphratica piles densely erected on the sandy hill of the cemetery. There is almost a tomb under each pile, so it is also called an ancient tomb with "a thousand coffins".
Special reminder, because it is very dark in Xinjiang, the visiting time of the museum is different from most areas. If you want to visit, please arrange the time.
In addition to the Loulan Museum, we also visited an equally quaint millennium-old village in Turpan, Xinjiang, the 1,700-year-old Tuyugou Mazha Village.
Mazha Village is located in the South Valley of the Tuyugou Grand Canyon. It is the oldest Uyghur village in the Turpan area. There are still dozens of Uyghur families living there, completely retaining the ancient Uyghur traditions and folk customs.
Among the ancient villages, the unique dwellings of Mazha Village are shining with the light of the ancient "loess culture". They have inherited the traditional habit of building houses with loess since ancient times. The buildings are all kiln houses made of loess billets, which are economical, warm in winter and cool in summer, and beautiful in shape. Foreign tourists can also communicate with local villagers and stay in ancient kiln houses for experiential travel.
Mazha Village is not far from Huoyan Mountain, a famous scenic spot in Turpan, but I suggest that when you go to Huoyan Mountain, it is best to buy tickets according to the weather conditions, because when the weather is bad, Huoyan Mountain is like a "big mound" .
What also cannot be forgotten is the "old friend" who accompanied us in the Northwest, the Dongfeng Nissan Loulan SUV. Traveling in the vast Xinjiang region, although the main scenic spots have built good roads, but in the case of long-distance treks, self-driving is always the most ideal choice.
During this trip, apart from the comfortable seats, nothing brings happiness more than a large space during a long-distance trip, and the rear space of Loulan is enough to put our many devices, and the considerate USB interface also makes our It is very convenient to charge the photography equipment, and everything can be prepared during the driving process, and you can take pictures when you arrive at the scenic spot.
In addition to the space, Loulan’s hybrid system also wants to launch a challenge after our long-distance measurement. The three-quarter tank has a battery life of 954 kilometers. I wonder if there is any better partner?
When driving Loulan to walk the ancient Silk Road again, thinking of the ancestors of the ancients who trekked there step by step on two-legged camel horses, I couldn't help being full of respect for them!
