The Pyramid of the East, the Mausoleum of the Western Xia Kings

The ancient Western Xia Kingdom, which prospered by controlling the main routes of the Silk Road, was an unfortunate kingdom and a mysterious kingdom that resisted persistently when Genghis Khan built a great empire, and was annihilated so persistently that it was almost completely destroyed.

In fact, the reason they were so cruelly annihilated was largely because Genghis Khan died during a war of conquest against them ^^

Anyway, at the time, they had their own writing system and were quite powerful.
The royal tomb of this country is now located in Yinchuan, central western China.
Afterwards, the Chinese People's Army, not knowing that it was a royal tomb, used it for artillery practice, and it is said that its existence was barely preserved after excavations and other activities.

The royal tomb was not that of one person, but the tombs of nobles and several kings were scattered across a wide plain.

The feeling I got from this place was like the Angkor Wat of the East. Especially, the scenery of Helan Mountain and the wide plains in the back is exotic and overwhelming.

If you have the chance, I highly recommend you stop by.

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Post by 제로의 중국여행기 | Mar 12, 2022