Ancient City of Jiaohe.Turpan Pagoda in the Ancient city of Jiaohe The ris we today featred Tang Dyn sty(618-907)archite ctu noou se pue streets,military defense was apparently priority. At the end of the 8 Century,the city was tossed into the reigns of the Turpan, and Mog.Residnts fled fom the destroyed city tinuousl the beginning of the 14 Century,the city was ab d as s was its glory and prosperity of over 2000 years.Miraculously,owing to the arid climate and remote location,the ancient city of Jiaohe remains intact,leaving us a rare exemplar of an earthen castle. Jiaohe Ruins is the best preserved town ruin in China.It is located about 10 kilometers away from Turpan City.The strip-shaped town stretched about 1.650 meters from south to north and the widest point spanned about 300 meters.It is situated on an island between two rivers a the for the area mean the confluence of two rivers."It was initially built about 2,000 years ago and for a long period of time,was controlled by the residents of Gaochang. Jiaohe was completely destroyed by wars in the 14th century.Evidences indicate that the places became ruins as early as the Ming Dynasty.The ruins,very rare in the world, e extremely valuable for studying anci nt cities The history of the Jiaohe Ruins Hejiao's history can trace back to late Stone Age.Ancient residents built their homes in a lagoon island to protect against attack from wild animals and invasions from other tribes.They dug out dwelling caves out from the tough loess and chiseled passages to lead water from the rivers to the town. Visitors can still find some remnants of the simple tools including scraping tools, stone slates and colored pottery ware pieces on the ground close to the town Ancient City of Jiaohe, Turpan Pagoda in the Ancient City of Jiaohe The relics we see today featured Tang Dynasty ( 618-907) architectural style. Houses were dug downward from the earth, and as no house gates faced the streets, military defense was apparently priority. At the end of the 8 Century, the city was tossed into the reigns of the Turpan, Hui, and Mongols. Residents fled from the destroyed city continuously until in the beginning of the 14 Century, the city was abandoned, as was its glory and prosperity of over 2000 years. Miraculously, owing to the arid climate and remote location, the ancient city of Jiaohe remains intact, leaving us a rare exemplar of an earthen castle. Jiaohe Ruins is the best preserved town ruin in China. It is located about 10 kilometers away from Turpan City. The strip-shaped town stretched about 1,650 meters from south to north and the widest point spanned about 300 meters. It is situated on an island between two rivers and the name for the area means "the confluence of two rivers." It was initially built about 2,000 years ago and for a long period of time, was controlled by the residents of Gaochang. Jiaohe was completely destroyed by wars in the 14th century. Evidences indicate that the places became ruins as early as the Ming Dynasty. The ruins, very rare in the world, are extremely valuable for studying ancient cities. The history of the Jiaohe Ruins Hejiao's history can trace back to late Stone Age. Ancient residents built their homes in a lagoon island to protect against attack from wild animals and invasions from other tribes. They dug out dwelling caves out from the tough loess and chiseled passages to lead water from the rivers to the town. Visitors can still find some remnants of the simple tools including scraping tools, stone slates and colored pottery ware pieces on the ground close to the town