Why did the prchistoric rock carvings appear on the desolatecliffs? What stories lie buried among tile fragments of pottery jarsfrom thousands of years ago? How did an ancient woman dead forcenturies comc to bc known as tile Belie of Loulan? What role have tlletwin cities on the Silk Road played in history? Why is Hotan jade soprecious? Is tile Gelanmu carpet really a gift from Heaven? How havethe silent stone statues on the grassland survived the ravages of time?Will the world's only species of wild horse ever gallop freely againacross the land where its ancestors once roamed? Why does China'swestern frontier have a city laid out according to the eight trigrams?How did the Fragrant Concubine get her name, and where is sheburied?Explore the Mysteries of Xinjiang to find the answers.