Discovering the Lost Tower of Sirkip | Ancient Ruins in Turpan, China

Описание: Early explorers wrote about the Tower of Sirkip, a Buddhist stupa that dates back to the 5th century...and it mysteriously disappeared. In this modern-day Indiana Jones tale, explore the back country of Xinjiang's oasis town of Turpan in search of towers even some of the local Uyghur don't know exist!

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Video Timestamps
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0:00 - Is Discovery Dead?
0:55 - Traveling to Turpan, China
2:57 - Searching the Village of Sirkip
3:50 - Finding the Tower of Sirkip!
4:48 - The story of the Uyghur Man
6:23 - Finding the Taizang Buddhist Stupa
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For centuries, the area now known as "Xinjiang" in China's westernmost region, was home to many paths of the Silk Road. Merchants and travelers would pass through oasis towns such as Turpan (吐鲁番) and bring with them silks, medicines and even religion.

Ancient cities, Buddhist caves and many more relics of the past have survived the centuries since the Silk Road was an active trade route. Most of these places are documented in various history books and travel guides for tourists to visit.

But have they discovered everything?

Most of us have come to believe that everything in the world has already been discovered - long lost treasure or ancient ruins are stuff made for the movies.

In this tale of two towers, Josh from FarWestChina challenges this belief by going in search of two Buddhist towers which have vanished from recent memory - by by the world and even the local population.

Leaving from his home in the capital of Urumqi, Josh travels by train to the small town of Turpan, drives hours into the small surrounding villages and meets some amazing Uyghur locals. Armed with a few photos taken by explorer Aurel Stein in the 1930's, he comes to find that time has a way of causing some historical relics to vanish while others stay standing.

It's a discovery that no other foreigner has made...until now!

This is what makes Xinjiang such an exciting place to explore. You never know what you'll find!