Niya is an archaeological site which was a commercial center, an oasis in a southern branch of the silk route for trade between China and Central Asia. To be buried and preserved by the desert is considered to be the Pompeii of the East. © Tangsiuje - See the Silk Road map with a complete picture set.

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