Niya Site: Located in Minfeng County, Hotan District, Xinjiang, it was a good hometown during the Han and Wei Dynasties. At the beginning of the last century, an ancient city site was discovered in the Niya River on the southern edge of the Taklimakan Desert in Xinjiang, and 12 boxes of precious cultural relics sealed for thousands of years were unearthed. Western scholars were shocked when these cultural relics were brought back to Britain. This is the site of Nia, known as the east of Pompeii.
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the famous Chaoban fought against Xiongnu to stabilize the Western Regions and accompanied them for decades. He used his outstanding political, military and diplomatic skills to unite 36 western countries to resist the invasion of Xiongnu. Wei Zhi has been wandering in the West for several decades, leaving behind such timeless stories as "a runaway horse" and "nothing ventured, nothing gained". Niya site flourished from 1 century BC to the 4th century BC. Current research shows that the Niya site discovered by Stan is one of the 36 recorded countries in the Western Region.
The "excellent country" has a vast territory, about 5 kilometers wide from east to west and 30 kilometers wide from north to south (including the surrounding area). With stupa as the center, there are houses, temples, workshops, cemeteries, warehouses, barns and fruit trees. There are many courtyards, fields, boulevards, etc. 100, and a large number of dead forests and riverbeds. This is a valuable cultural heritage shared by mankind. Become "Pompeii on the Silk Road" and "Dream Ancient City".
According to "Journey to the West", this beautiful land is located at the foot of Kunlun Mountain and the southern edge of Taklimakan Desert, belonging to the western countries of the Han Dynasty. The king has a general, a capital and an interpreter. Although this country is small, it is located in the throat of the Silk Road. History books describe the environment in which this country is located: "The land is hot and humid, it is difficult to operate, and the reeds are dense, so there is no way." Obviously, as can be seen from the proverb, the country at that time was an oasis. After the 3rd century AD, the cutting-edge countries suddenly disappeared, and Stein's discovery shocked the whole country.