Jiaohe

Xinjiang · China

Jiaohe, China
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The ruins of an ancient garrison city carved from a loess plateau between two river channels near Turpan. Streets, temples and cellars were dug directly into the earth, leaving one of the world's best-preserved earthen towns.

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