Ancient ruin of Jiaohe City

[WCKSer]

Once a bustling Buddhist community and a city state during the Tang Dynasty, 1600 A.D. was a key supply point for the ancient travelers before they hit the Silk Road. It was overun by Muslim invaders and burnt down pretty much to nothing. What seems like strange rock formations are actually the remains of a city built with yellow earth (Adobe-like clay). This was a sad ending of a civilization doomed by religious wars.

[hkmp50]

It is sad to think that those who profess love, peace, and harmony are the largest perpetrators of malice toward those who disagree with them. Very well preserved with your photographs .

[WCKSer]

Jiaohe was not the only outpost the Muslim invaders destroyed. There was another one, Gao Chang, which met the same ill-fate as Jiaohe. These invaders caused a lot of havocs in that part of China. The Great Wall was built to keep those guys from getting into ancient China.