Middle of the city where most Government
buildings were located. Laid in the southern part
of the eastern section of the city, the Government
office sector is where the largest architectural
structures are located. It was surrounded by a
wall of rammed earth which was about 1m thick.
There is no trace of buildings on the ground-
level now, but a large and majestic underground
structure is still well-preserved. There are 2.5m
wide tunnels connecting the courtyard and the
main street. Traces of door frames were also
found in the tunnels. The northwest part of this
sector is a large platform and in the northwest
sector of the platform lies a big infant burial
ground.
The Isolated museum building situated 1km
away from the site of the ruins. Notice the
UNESCO Heritage sign below the Chinese
characters “Jiaohe”, meaning river meeting
point. The museum is well equipped with a video
presentation room, displays of photographs
of the history of the city and great warriors
during the era, and artefacts discovered by the
archaeologists.
Another view of the central administrative area
of the city. The ruins are located in the centre of
the platform where the majority of Government
administrative buildings stood. The site is
rectangular in shape with an area of 1,150m2.
The remains include surviving aboveground
structures such as walls, courtyards and
buildings, in addition to underground cave rooms
and connecting passages.
The site opens its gate to the east, with a
courtyard in the center, a group of cave rooms
to the south and aboveground side rooms in the
north. Doorways were installed in both south and
west walls, providing access to the neighbouring
sites. The site was likely the royal palace of the
Jushi State and the seat of the Government of
Anxi Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty.
One of the main administrative buildings with
office spaces above and underground.
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