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History of Xinjiang 丨 Episodes 12, 13

Episode 12 Han Envoy Ban Chao

The main content of this episode: In the spring of 74 AD, an envoy named Ban Chao came to Panqi City, because his city became a special presence in the vast Chinese history volumes. The story and spirit that took place in this city has been shining for two thousand years.

Episode 13 Western Grass Cotton

The main content of this episode: In 1995, archaeologists investigated the Site of Yingpan and unearthed hundreds of cultural relics, including a large number of cotton textiles and some seed cotton with cotton bell shells, which provided strong evidence for the Xinjiang region to be the earliest cotton growing area in China's history.

Source: CCTV

Edit: Xiang Rong

Intern Editor: Xu Xinle

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