Hami the Eastern Gate of Xinjiang
 Hami was called as Kunmo in ancientry, was
called Yiwulu in Han Dynasty, set up Yihe Duwei in Western
Han Dynasty, set up Yiwu shire in Northern Wei Dynasty,
set up Yiwu shire and Rouyuan town in Sui Dynasty, set
up Xiyi prefecture in Tang Dynasty, later renamed as
Yizhou prefecture, was called HamIli in Yuan Dynasty,
belonged to Gansu province, set up Hamiwei Yongle in
Ming Dynasty. Qianlong 24th year (1759) set up Hami
office, was promoted into directly under office in Guangxu
10th year(1884),2nd year in the republic of the China(1913)
renamed office as county. Hami city has long history,
is made up of old city and new city. The old city was
built in Yongzheng 5th year (1727) in Qing Dynasty,
it is said that it is ruins of Tang Dynasty, later was
destroyed by stage and uprising of Huis. It was rebuilt
in Guangxu 10th year(1884),is enlarged two times than
primary city, lies in southwest of old city. The new
city was built in Tongzhi 7th year(1868),was built by
amban Wenlin of Hami who organized mIlitary. Zuo Zongtang
stationed Hami in June in 1880, headquarters was set
up in the new city.
Places of Interest
Places of interest
Beacon Tower of Barkol¡¡From Barkol
Kazak autonomous county following north region
of Tianshan Mountains
toward west along Balikun lake till Sharqiaoke,
or toward north pass through Dahe countryside
till Santang lake, distributed about 20 ancient
beacon towers, are 5--10 meters high, bottom perimeter
is about 20 square meters, are polygon. The beacon
towers were built by ramming, at long intervals
there are built with stone and calcareousness,
every beacon tower is apart 3~4 kilometers. Poem
of Poet Cengseng "distant cold posthouse
likes a point, boundary beacon tower look at each
other, description is very definite, these besides
remains from Tang to Qing Dynasty are references
that people expore? visit the mIlitary? post office
in the Ancient silk road.
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Liushugou Petroglyph
Lies in over 50 kilometer's Liushugou west in
Balikun Kazak autonomous county, topography of
hill is very odd, granites compose various shapes,there
is a clear spring, concoursed into pool. Pool
water is clear and blue, people look as holy-water.
Rock Inscriptions are gathered and distributed
in granite wall behind the hillspring, there are
sheep? goats? double deer face to face? person
is shooting the quarry? the sun, etc figures.
designs is 10--20 centimeters generally, are precious
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Monkey Mountain
There is a Monkey Mountain south in Hamiqin city.
There are many lifelike stone monkeys? stone bears,
stone sheep, stone hawks, etc statuaries, these
aren't carved by skillful craftsman, but natural
masterpiece. The hot sun? rain and snow? storm,
with their egregious strength, pass thousands
and millions years' carving with perseverance,
formed into the strange scenery.
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Islamic King Tomb
 Lies
in a place of 2 kilometers south in city, was
built around 1840,Buried past dynasty's kings
of Hui and their queens, at present, there are
two which were conserved intactly, there are two
architecture like pavIlion, there are larmierat
the top, round pillar supported around, a richly
ornamented building, is very grand. Another main
building is about 25 meters high with a dome-top,
in lower part, there is round vault, inlayed terracotta,
there are 36 steps outside, is up to top of the
tomb; the tomb opposite is a mosque, its four
walls decorated lection, ceIling joist were colored
drawing or pattern, can hold over 3,000 people.
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Wubao Ancient Tombs
Lies in a place of over 70 kilometers southwest
in Hami city, was a cemetery later in the Nelithic
age, area is about 5,000 square kilometers. Because
of dry climate, when ancient bodies were unearthed
were in good condition
intact, muscles still had spring, the eyebrows
had not lost, the eyes were not chasmal, hair
took on gold yellow. A woman body was showed in
Shanghai, made a noise in the world, according
to menstruation of relational scientific department,
Wubao ancient tombs is a grave region 2,900--3,200
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Balikun Lake
Balikun Lake,iIn ancient time it was called Pulei
sea and is an alpine lake , at the altitude of
1585 meters above sea level.It is surrounded by
mountains,there are many Kazak Shepherds living
around the lake .The lake is made of spring waters
,it is about 12km in length and 20Km in width.It
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| White Rock  Lies
in north slope of Tianshan mountains, is 63 kilometers
away Hami city, it was named because there is
a giant white Rock that exposed ground. Here grassland
is wide, lean close to the hills and water, pine
woods are green and flourish, cattle and sheep
all over the ground, is a deal summer palace.
In the way, you may appreciate the scenery of
Tianshan mountains. You may ride the horse, ride
the camel to tour, appreciate the charming scenery,
and also go to yurt of herdsman to be a guest
in White Rock
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Cultural Relics Exhibition
Lies in urban of Hami, opened up formally in
1985,displayed over 300 unearthed cultural relics
of whole region during 30 years, Wubao ancient
mummy was showed in this display building. |
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The ancient city of Tangchaodun
ĦĦLies in northwestern suburb in Qitai
county in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, according
to textual research ,it is ruins of Pulei county
in Tang Dynasty. the rampart is still exist, is
315 meters from east to west and is 490 meters
from south to north, is rectangle, basin? pot?
jar? arrow chain? tile and ancient Arabian currency
are unearthed. analysed from unearthed relics
,there were inhabitants which lived in this city
in Song and Yuan Dynasty.
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Ancient of Labuqiaok
Lies in a place of over 60 kilometers southwest
in Hami city. Ancient city of Labujiaoke is Uygur
language, is a placename of Sibao. It was a place
where title of the mIlitary officer suber general
have garrison troops or peasents open up wasteland
and grow food grain in Han Dynasty. later was
city wall and moat of Nazhi county. Ancient city
is 440 meters long, and is 124 meters wide, there
are many beacon towers? temples outside city.
Poplar Valley temple of Buddhism lies in 50 kilometers
west in Hami city---near the Liushu Valley Farm,
lined in two banks of Poplar Valley. The back
of the ruins rely upon the Tianshan snow mountains,
scattered in range of over 2 kilometers south
and north? over half an kilometer east and west.
Main palace is 50 meters wide, faced east. In
the middle of the back palace, there is a large
Buddha, is over 10 meters, having style from Tang
to Xizhou Huihu period .In the clay stone north
main palace, built tens rock caves? there are
thousands of rudimental Buddha, still may make
out historical fact that ancient Yiwu believed
in Mahayana, is references which people study
ancient Uygur religion relief and religion history
in Xinjiang.
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Rock painting of Kangjiaashimenzi
ĦĦLies in hinterland of Tianshan mountains
southwest in Hutubi county, is 83 kilometers far
from county. rock painting is 14 meters long from
east to west, is 9 meters high from up to down,
area of picture is over 120-square-kilometer,
bestrewed figure group which carriage is different?
two heads and one body? three heads and one body
pictures ,is about 300 persons. The biggest of
the men pictures and women pictures is about 2
meters, smallest picture is about 20 centimeters.
some are standing and some are lying? some are
dressing and some are naked. many men pictures
whose genitalia erect, men and women have sexual
intercourse, shape and posture is clear. below
them, a group of little persons, showed adoration
of life and death of hominid imprecated procreation,
multiply populations. This rock painting is rock
caving art in father gentes tribe period ago 1,000
B.C, having history of 3,000 years.
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Hami Sounding Sandhill
Lies in northwest in White Rock, is over 70
kilometers away Hami city, in the wide big grassland,
appears a sandhill which is 5 kilometers long
,over 50 meters high, sand grain is thin and without
earth, there is a spring in the hill, water grass
are flourish around it, Liutiaohe river flows
at the foot of the hill. When a breeze or traveler
slide down from hill,
so may hear various voices, stronger like the
roll of the thunder, weaker like melodious fluting,
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Geys' Tomb
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in west in city, is Geys' tomb who was a Arab
missional in Tang Dynasty. Geys died in Xingxing
Valley, and buried here. Tomb is about 15 meters
high, base is square, topside is a arch dome,
were both inlayed with green glazed bricks.
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