Loulan Ancient Kingdom Ruins Travel Guide

Loulan was an ancient kingdom in west side of Lop Nor in Xinjiang. Lop Nor is one of the most desolate places in the world. Renowned as Pompeii in Desert, Loulan ruins is attractive and mysterious to adventurers to Xinjiang. According to historical records, Loulan was famous for her advantageous Loulan Ancient Kingdom was a strong kingdom among thirty-six kingdoms in western regions in ancient China, having closest relationship with Han Dynasty (202 B.C.-220 A.D.). In Han Dynasty, Loulan was sometimes a spy to Huns Nationality, sometimes attached to Han Emperor. She survived for hundreds of years from complicated political forces. Loulan located at the junction of Han Dynasty and western regions. Han's army was difficult to across Loulan to make a war with Huns. Vice versa. So, Han dynasty and Huns were implementing conciliation to Loulan. There were many supposes explained why Loulan disappeared, like Tarim River rechanneled, destroyed by years of war, wandering lakes of Lop Nor, outbreak of plague, etc. The disappearance of Loulan is still a unsolved mysteries of world science.