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  • Ancient Hun Capital Registered For World Cultural Site

    04/11/2004 12:00:37 PM PDT · by blam · 9 replies · 233+ views
    Xinhuanet/Chinaview ^ | 4-6-2004 | Chinaview
    Ancient Hun capital registered for world cultural site www.chinaview.cn 2004-04-06 13:07:29 XI'AN, April 5 (Xinhuanet) -- Shaanxi Province is preparing to apply for world cultural and natural heritage listing for its Tongwancheng Town, the world's only ruins of ancient Huns, ancient Chinese nomadic tribe which fought across northern China, central Asia and Europe. "The ruined town will give important clues to the study of the Huns who disappeared nearly 1,000 years ago," said Zhang Tinghao, director of the Shaanxi Cultural Relics Bureau. The 1,600-year-old ruined town is in Jingbian County of northwest China's Shaanxi Province. The place is only 500...