Shanshan
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Shanshan was a kingdom located at the north-eastern end of the Taklamakan Desert near the great, but now mostly dry, salt lake known as Lop Nur.
Loulan tomb mural, 220-420 CE. Loulan Museum
Sichuan brocade fragment uncovered in Loulan Kingdom
The Yingpan man, Xinjiang, China, 4th-5th century CE. He may have been a member of the State of Shan.
Ruoqiang Town
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Ruoqiang Town is a town in Ruoqiang County, Bayin'gholin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture in southeastern Xinjiang, People's Republic of China. Ruoqiang Town is the county seat of the Ruoqiang County, and
A mosque in Ruoqiang
Couple selling jade in Charklik. 2011
New Loulan Museum in Charklik (Ruoqiang)