CAPTIVATING Kuqa in the heart of Chinese Turkestan has stolen my heart. Luck has found me twice heading for this small county located in Aksu Prefecture on the rail line that connects Urumqi to Kashgar. Halfway betwee...
Kuqa/Kuche was known as Quici/Kuichi Kingdom in ancient times. The recorded history of the Quici Kingdom begins about 200 BC, during the Western Han period. An oasis rich in natural resources, Quici became a major tra...