Section 166: The Ancient Kingdom of Loulan (1)

But this is not a place for us to stay for long, and we still have things to do. For us, we can't wait to see that the attractive place is just around the corner

The mysterious ancient city of "Pompeii in the Desert" is the site of the ancient kingdom of Loulan in the Western Regions, which is the most desolate area of Xinjiang, where the long history and fantastical legends and stories are fascinating.

It mysteriously disappeared from the earth, and unexpectedly appeared, aroused the interest of many people, and countless Chinese and foreign tourists and explorers have worked tirelessly along the Silk Road to the west, to witness this historical and cultural city - Guloulan, sacrificed their precious lives, buried in the desert yellow sand, and the famous scientist Peng Jiamu once set off from the north bank of the Peacock River, hiked through the desert to the Loulan ruins to investigate, and finally the yellow crane is gone.

Now we have also followed their footsteps in the footsteps of this desolate journey in advance, hoping that Allah bless, Allah bless, God bless, Bodhisattva bless, God bless, Grandpa Mao bless, bless us can get the treasure map smoothly in this devil's land, the black triangle of death, and return safely.

Here sometimes the wind is strong, sometimes the sky is clear, sometimes the wind is surging, the weather is thousands, so we continue to ride the camel in the yellow sand and Gobi with a heavy heart, we have nothing to do, talk and laugh, and talk while walking.

Zeng Lu asked curiously and shamelessly: "Where is this ancient Loulan country, why have we walked for so long, and we haven't found it yet, by the way, what kind of country is it, and what kind of history does it have?"

"This ancient person did not have a computer, a mobile phone, and it was common for them to be unable to consult, and there were no troublesome things such as learning history well and preparing for the college entrance examination, not to mention that she was fighting and killing all day long, and it was common to not know so many historical stories. Xiao Fei was still merciful, if I asked him, I would promise to say some sarcastic things with long hair and short knowledge, but now he was so happy that he chattered endlessly: "The ancient city of Loulan is located at 89°22'22" east latitude and 40°29'55" north latitude, and is located in the north of Ruoqiang County, Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, 7 kilometers away from the northwest corner of Lop Nur and the south bank of the Peacock River. It is the ancient name of the Western Regions, the capital of Loulancheng. It is a famous city in the Western Regions. It leads to Dunhuang in the east, Yanqi and Yuli in the northwest, and Ruoqiang and the end in the southwest. The north and south of the ancient Silk Road diverged from Loulan. The Western Regions Changshi Governance Institute of the Wei and Jin Dynasties and the Former Liang Period of China is located in the northwest of Lop Nur in Xinjiang. Because of the Chinese documents unearthed in the ruins, the city is called by Kuluo Lai, which is called by Loulan and Luwen. The southwest passes through the end, the fine, the detainment, the Khotan, the north through the Cheshi, the northwest through Yanqi, the east when the white dragon pile, through Dunhuang, choking the Silk Road. The Chinese belong to the Indo-European race. The ancient history of the Kingdom of Loulan is still unclear. The name of Loulan was first found in the "Historical Records", "Historical Records: The Biography of the Xiongnu" records that around the 3rd century BC, the Loulan people established a state, when Loulan was ruled by the Yue clan. From 177 BC to 176 BC, the Xiongnu defeated the Yueshi, and Loulan was again under the jurisdiction of the Xiongnu. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty first passed through the Western Regions, and the envoys passed through Loulan. Loulan repeatedly acted as the eyes and ears of the Xiongnu and attacked the envoys of the Western Han Dynasty. In the third year of Yuan Feng, Han sent troops to attack Loulan and captured its king. Loulan was attacked by the Xiongnu after surrendering to the Han Dynasty, so he sent his servants to both sides. Later, the Xiongnu servant An Gui was established as the king of Loulan and became a pro-Xiongnu. Brother Wang Tu Qi surrendered to the Han Dynasty and reported the situation to the Han Dynasty. In the fourth year of Emperor Zhao Yuanfeng, Han sent Fu Jiezi to Loulan, assassinated An Gui, established Captain Tu Qi as the king, changed the name of the country to Shanshan, and moved the capital to Hunicheng. Later, the Han government often sent officials to Tuntian, the hometown of Loulan City, from Yumen Pass to Loulan, and set up Fengsui Pavilion barriers along the way. During the Wei and Jin dynasties and the former Liang period, Loulan City became the place of the long history of the Western Regions. However, about 600 years ago, the Loulan Kingdom suddenly disappeared for no reason, leaving only the ruins of an ancient city, I think it should not be too far away. Wang Gongzi also began to talk with great interest, although he is an ancient, but he said eloquently, many of them are exactly the same as what I saw in the history books, and he really deserves to be a knowledgeable and humble gentleman: "Brother Xiaofei spoke well, concise and to the point, but I also want to talk about it in detail, mainly in some ancient books." The ancient state of Loulan was one of the 36 countries in the Western Regions, adjacent to Dunhuang, and had a close relationship with the Han Dynasty after BC. The records of ancient Loulan are based on the records of the Hanshu Western Regions, Fa Xian and Xuanzang. "Hanshu Western Regions Biography" records: Shanshanguo, whose real name is Loulan, Wang ruled the mud city, went to Yangguan for 1,600 miles, and went to Chang'an for 6,100 miles. The household is one thousand five hundred and seventy, and the mouth is fourteen thousand one thousand. Fa Xian said: its land is rugged and barren. The clothes of the laity are the same as those of the Han land, but they are different from the brown blankets. Its king obeyed the law. There can be more than 4,000 monks, all of whom learn Hinayana learning. Xuanzang Sanzang made a very simple account at the end of his travels: from then on, he traveled more than 1,000 miles to the northeast to the homeland of Nalubo, that is, Loulandi. So we can see that Loulan was a hub on the Silk Road and an important center of trade between China and the West in history. Sima Qian once recorded in the "Historical Records": Loulan, Gushiyi has a city, Linyanze. This is the first time that Loulan City has been recorded in the literature. During the Western Han Dynasty, the population of Loulan totaled more than 14,000 people, with a large number of business travelers, lively markets, neat streets, majestic Buddhist temples and pagodas. During the Han Dynasty, the Loulan State sometimes became the eyes and ears of the Xiongnu, and sometimes it was attached to the Han, between the two major forces of the Han and the Xiongnu, skillfully maintaining its political life. Because Loulan was located in the Han Dynasty and the Western Regions, the Han could not cross this area to fight the Xiongnu, and the Xiongnu could not threaten the Han Dynasty without pretending to use the power of Loulan, and both the Han and the Xiongnu tried their best to implement a soft policy towards Loulan. However, at that time, the Xiongnu were powerful, and Loulan was once controlled by them, and they attacked and killed Han envoys and plundered merchants. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty once sent troops to break it, captured the king of Loulan, and forced him to join the Han Dynasty. Wang Gongzi said a little tired, paused slightly, and drank the water politely, he was not like Xiaofei like the gobbling up of cow drinks, booze, but chewing slowly, savoring carefully, at first glance it is the rich second generation, it looks really pleasing to the eye, refreshing, pleasing to the eye, and seducing the soul, so I finally understand the importance of elegant posture, especially girls, how attractive the elegant manners are, and think about yourself, it's really ashamed, it's just a live female man.