C3626 (2/2)
Fortunately, the yellow sand that filled the sky buried those Buddhist caves, so these artistic treasures didn't get the attention of the Han Dynasty, which was why there weren't any large-scale acts of destruction.
It wasn't until Kang Xi's time that he saw the footprints of the Central Plains people again. At the late stage of the Kang Xi Dynasty, the Qing Government had gradually regained control of the Western Regions.
It was only until the time of the Yongzheng that the military academy was reestablished in the Dunhuang, known as the Shazhou Guards! At the same time, they moved to 2,400 households in Gansu province and gathered some of the veterans at the same time. Only then did the Dunhuang gradually regain a little bit of life force.
From that, it could be seen that from the Ming Qing Dynasty until the time of Kang Xi, the Dunhuang was basically in ruins, without any city construction except for a small group of herdsmen.
In the end, even if the Qing Dynasty wanted to restore governance here, they would have to migrate from the mainland. It could be seen how badly the Dunhuang had been destroyed over these past two hundred years.
Sitting on the camel's back, Shang Tai recorded the history of the changes in the entire Dunhuang. He also ordered his subordinates to make a copy and passed it to the Chinese soldier horses to pass it to the people behind.
Shang Tai realized that there were a lot of things that he couldn't understand, but when he went in deeper, he realized that this was definitely not a simple matter.
In the letter to Xiao Letian, Shang Tai had said very clearly, ”The treasure mentioned by the leader is a treasure that this disciple discovered. It is much more shocking than what the leader has described …”
”This piece of yellow sand is simply a living specimen from the history of the Western Regions. From the sixteen kingdoms to Sui Tang and Song Yuan, you can clearly see the different traces left behind by history …”
”Furthermore, there are a lot of ancient cities and ancient tombs. Even without the Mogao's cave s, we have already gathered a lot of ancient books and Buddhist scriptures …”
”Leader, you should know about the Mogao's cave, but you might not know that there is an Elm's Cave here. It's even closer than the Mogao's cave, and just the Buddhist statues and frescoes here already let the Expedition stay here for half a month …”
”This is not a place where you can figure it out in a couple of years... ”I'm afraid we'll need one or two or even several generations to figure out the secrets of this place …”
”This matter has a lot of implications, it is definitely not something that a single disciple can accomplish alone … I'm afraid the Chinese will have to take the lead with their government functions in order to achieve any success! ”
”This disciple pays his respects to Master from thousands of miles away. I hope Master Wan Xiang will make his decision soon!”
Shang Tai brought the Dunhuang directly to the point where he needed to intervene in order to fulfill the functions of the Chinese government. It was also because of the wealth of historical sites and cultural relics that convinced him.
Before even seeing the Mogao's cave, Shang Tai was already shocked by the Buddhist cave in Yulin Castle. He could not imagine how beautiful the Mogao's cave, which the leader had been thinking about day and night, would be!
Ancient Road of Yellow Sand, Camel Bell Tink... When the sunset pressed onto the edge of the sand dune and cast the last ray of red light towards the desert, the eyes of Shang Tai and all the members of Expedition, suddenly popped out a strange scene that they would never forget for the rest of their lives.
The guide rushed to the top of the dune, which was five or six meters high, and shouted, ”Here we are...” Here we are … Another 20 li to the south would be the Buddha Cavern. We've finally arrived! ”
Pa da, the water bottle in Shang Tai's hand fell onto the sand, and no one cared about the water that was scattered all over the ground!
The sand dune looked down. It was a crescent-shaped ice lake. In the middle of the lake, there was even a slight fluctuation of water. It seemed that this wasn't stagnant water. There was a spring under the water!
”It's really the crescent moon!” Good Standard Shapes... Continue moving forward, and take advantage of the night to hurry here. We must see the Mogao's cave tonight! ”