200 ई.पू. – 1400 ईस्वी · 2 स्थल
300 ईस्वी – 800 ईस्वी
The earliest large complex of Buddhist rock-cut cave temples on the northern Silk Road, carved into cliffs above the Muzart River near Kucha — murals of Indo-Iranian and Central Asian style that predate and influenced later Chinese grotto art.
Continent Record
Northernmost Known Site in Asia
200 ई.पू. – 1400 ईस्वी
A spectacular cliff-top ruined city carved and built on a loess plateau between two river channels near Turpan — capital of the Nearer Jushi kingdom and later a key Silk Road garrison town, abandoned to the desert winds but retaining streets, Buddhist temples, and housing cut into yellow earth.
