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Anxi was a town in Guazhou County, Gansu Province, China ==History== Historic Anxi was a major town, where the northern and southern Silk Roads around the Taklamakan Desert diverged. "Emperor Wudi (140-87 BCE) had the Great Wall extended northwestward all the way to the Gate of Jade (Yumen Pass), the westernmost garrison town near Dunhuang. He then set up a system of garrisons all along this part of the Great Wall and put its headquarters in a town called Anxi (“Tranquil West”) ."〔Liu (2010), p. 10.〕A more accurate translation might be "(to ) Pacify the West". In the 1920s Mildred Cable and Francesca French explored the city walls and surrounding area, which they described as "a place of real importance, though this would never be guessed from its shabby appearance."〔 referring to Cable & French, ''The Gobi Desert'', Chapter IV "Ansi, where the Great Winds Blow".〕 They recorded that its earlier name was Yüan Chüan ("First Spring"). Little modern archaeological work has taken place at the site. Also important are: * the nearby site of Xuanquanzhi, a postal station on the Silk Roads, dated to c 2nd-1st centuries BCE. Its discovery was voted one of the 50 most important archaeological discoveries in China in 1991. An early form of paper inscribed with Chinese characters and dating to about 8 BC was discovered at the site in August 2006 〔 (Xinhuanet.com )〕 * A line of beacon towers along the Shule River to the west, explored by Auriel Stein in 1907. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Anxi (archaeological site)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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