Title
Black City or Heicheng City, Gansu
Caption
Black City, also Heicheng city, situated on the east bank of the lower reach of the Ejin Nur River in the Alxa League, and at the edge of the Badain Jaran Desert, the ruin of the city is 20 km away from Dalai Hub Town of the Ejin Nur League, the only existing ancient city being kept intact on the Silk Road. The city was the ancient capital of the state of Western Xia established by the Dangxiang tribe in the north. It was called "Iji Nai", meaning black water city in the language of the tribe. The city was built in rectangle form with a circumference of about 1 km. On the southwest of the city, a church with vaulted roofing is still intact standing outside the city. Around the city, there is an area extending more than 40 km from north to south and 25 km from west to east, which is called the "reclusive and magic black dune" by the local herdsmen. The city was discovered by the Swedish explorer Marc Aurel Stein during 1913 to 1915.
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OIP03335_127-0053
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