Cave Tomb
| Location: | 42km southeast of Turpan city, 6km from the Ancient City of Gaochang. |
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| Fee: | Adults CNY 20. [2006] |
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Cave Tomb
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| Light: | electric |
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| Address: | Astana Underground Museum, Tel: +86-, Fax: +86-, |
| Last update: | $Date: 2008/07/01 20:18:17 $ |
The Astana-Karakhoja Ancient Tombs are numerous underground tombs, three of which are open to the public. Astana means capital in Uigur, Karakhoja was an Uigur hero who protected his people from a vicious dragon.
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