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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
Juyan Lake Wetland Park
Khara-Khoto
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Khara-Khoto, also known as Heicheng, is an abandoned city near the Juyan Lake in the sum of Bayan Toroi, about 25 kilometres south of the seat of Ejin Banner in Alxa League at the western end of Inner
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…The area was historically the hunting grounds of the Xiongnu, before being acquired by the Han dynasty in BC 121. The ruins of the ancient city of Khara-Khoto, founded by the Western Xia, are located in Ejin. Ejin was incorporated into the Mongol Empire under Genghis Khan in 1226. During the Yuan dynasty, the…
The extant walls of Khara-Khoto
Moon-Water Bodhisattva Kuanyin, detail of entertainers. China, Tangut State of Xi-Xia, Khara-Khoto. 10-13th century. State Hermitage Museum
Image from Aurel Stein's visit. A tomb (possibly a mosque) at the southeast corner, viewed from the east.
A silk painting from Khara-Khoto, now located in Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg