Gaochang Gucheng

#1092 among destinations in China

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Gaochang former city, Uyghur language called "also Dugu city", the site of the former city is located in Tulufan City, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Gaochang District, Sanbao township, the southern foot of the Flaming Mountains, the delta of the Moutougou River.

The old city was built in the 1st century B.C. by the cantonment troops of the Western Han Dynasty in the territory of the former state of Cheshis. it was abandoned at the end of the 13th century due to war. in 1961, the ancient city of Gaochang was declared the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units by the State Council of the People's Republic of China.

Coordinates: 42°50'60"N, 89°31'25"E

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Xinjiang UygurChina

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Gaochang Gucheng – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Astana Cemetery, Flaming Mountains, Gaochang Gucheng.

2.2 miN
Cemetery
Astana Cemetery
56 min walk • The Astana Cemetery, located near the ancient oasis of Turpan in northwestern China, is a site of exceptional historical and cultural value. As the burial place for the residents of the former region of Gaochang, which existed from the 2nd century BCE to the 14th...
6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Flaming Mountains
154 min walk • The Flaming Mountains or Huoyan Mountains, are barren, eroded, red sandstone hills in the Tian Shan of Xinjiang. They lie near the northern rim of the Taklamakan Desert and east of the city of Turpan.
0.6 miNE
Ruins
Gaochang Gucheng
15 min walk • Gaochang former city, Uyghur language called "also Dugu city", the site of the former city is located in Tulufan City, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Gaochang District, Sanbao township, namely the southern foot of the flame mountain Mutugou...