Dunhuang Overview
; ) is a city in Jiuquan, Gansu province, China. It is sited in an oasis. It has a population of 100,000. Dunhuang was made a prefecture in 117 BCE by Emperor Han Wudi, and was a major point of interchange between China and the outside world during the Han and Tang dynasties. Located near the historic junction of the Northern and Southern Silk Roads, it was a town of military importance (...)
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