Diverse culture empowers ancient Silk Road hub's modern development
STORY: Diverse culture empowers ancient Silk Road hub's modern development
SHOOTING TIME: 2023
DATELINE: Jan. 25, 2024
LENGTH: 00:02:28
LOCATION: URUMQI, China
CATEGORY: CULTURE/ECONOMY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the Tumxuk City
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG JIANXIN, Professor with Northwest University
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YAN PANNING, Guide of Xinjiang Reclamation History Museum
STORYLINE:
At the northwestern edge of China's Taklimakan Desert, known as the "Sea of Death," an oasis city emerges in 20 years.
About some 10 kilometers north of the downtown, there is an ancient city built on mountains, with beacon towers on the peak and inscriptions on precipices.
Both the 20-year-old modern city and the ancient city are parts of Tumxuk City in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
The ancient relics, which locals call Tangwangcheng, that is, "Tang King City," date back some 2,000 years.
SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG JIANXIN, Professor with Northwest University
"Tangwangcheng was an important hub on
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