200 a.C. – 1400 d.C. · 2 sítios
300 d.C. – 800 d.C.
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 a.C. – 1400 d.C.
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.
