Jiaohe or Yarkhoto is a ruined city in the Yarnaz Valley, 10 km west of the city of Turpan in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. It was the capital of the Tocharian kingdom of Jushi. It is a natural fortress located atop a steep cliff on a leaf-shaped plateau between two deep river valleys, and was an important stop along the Silk Road.
Buddhist stupa at Jiaohe Ruins.
Model of the plateau on which Jiaohe is located
Jiaohe Ruins
Jiaohe Ruins
Turpan is a prefecture-level city located in the east of the autonomous region of Xinjiang, China. It has an area of 69,759 square kilometres (26,934 sq mi) and a population of 693,988 (2020).
Jiaohe Ruins
Wall painting from a Christian church, Qocho (Gaochang) 683–770 CE
Maheshvara, Turpan, 10th–12th century.
Buddhist Uyghur king from Turpan attended by servants. Depicted in Dunhuang Mogao Caves, Western Xia dynasty.