Juyan, which lies deep in the Gobi Desert,
is familiar to some when it comes to ancient frontier outposts, its fame is
largely attributed to its mention in On a Mission Towards the Frontiers by Tang
Dynasty (618-907) poet Wang Wei.
Juyan, located in Ejin Banner, a
county-level administrative region in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region's
Alxa League, was once a key stop on the ancient Silk Road.
At a recent symposium organized by Peking
University in Beijing, experts and local government officials said that
preparations were underway to apply for Juyan to be inscribed on UNESCO's World
Heritage list. According to the plan, a cultural heritage park will be set up
in the area before 2020, and official bidding documents will be handed in by
2025.
Juyan, covering an area of 15,600 square
kilometers, has some of the largest surviving remains of the Great Wall, Sun
says. The remains, dating back to the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD), comprise 172
beacon towers and over 12.8 km of wall.
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