Site of Bashbaliq City

Bashibaliq city (Beiting in Chinese) used to be the largest city on the Tian-shan Northern Route of the Silk Roads and a major military, political, and transport center in the area north of Tian-shan Mountains. It was the seat of government of Ting Prefecture, Beiting Protectorate, and the Beiting Militory Governor (“Jie Du Shi”) in Tang Dynasty. In the 9th century, the Uyghur tribe used to take Beiting as their base for their westward expansion. After establishing their capital in Qocho, they made Beiting the alternate capital. It was also an important political center in Yuan Dynasty, with military and administrative posts set here by the Yuan Central Government. The Site of Bashbaliq City ( Beiting City) witnessed how the Tang emperors administered the border areas to support the interchange along the Silk Roads, how the Uyghur and other tribes developed, as well as how the urban cultures, architecture, Buddhism, and the cultures of various ethnicities spread along the Silk Roads.

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