Khara-Khoto
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Khara-Khoto, also known as Heishuicheng or Heishui City, is an abandoned city in the Ejin Banner of Alxa League in western Inner Mongolia, China, near the Juyan Lake Basin. Built in 1032, the city thrived under the rule of the Tangut-led Western Xia dynasty. It has been identified as the city of Etzina, which appears in The Travels of Marco Polo, and Ejin Banner is named after this city.
The walls of Khara-Khoto
Image from Aurel Stein's visit. A tomb (possibly a mosque) at the southeast corner, viewed from the east.
Plan of Khara-Khoto, Aurel Stein expedition
Ejin Banner
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Ejin is a banner in the far west of Inner Mongolia, China. It is under the administration of Alxa League and is the westernmost county-level division of Inner Mongolia, bordering Gansu province to the west and Mongolia's Bayankhongor and Govi-Altai Provinces. Its seat is located at Dalaihob Town. To the west, it shares a border with Subei Mongol Autonomous County of Jiuquan, Gansu.
Juyan Lake Wetland Park