Mallikurwatur Ruins
» Hotan, Xin Jiang

米兰古城

Also known as Mallikurwatur Ruins, the ancient city lies 25 km southwest of Hotan, on the west bank of the Jade Dragon Kashgar River. Situated on a 1500 m long belt, it is believed to be the ancient city of Yutian Kingdom although disputes claim it used to be a monastery compound. From 1977, potsherds, ancient coins and other items have been excavated. However, as long as so far, archeologists are still unable to sketch out details of this mystical ancient city.

Something about Hotan

This ancient city of Mallikurwarur is located in Hotan. Hotan has remained famous for centuries for its jade, silk and carpets. Located on the southern rim of the Taklimakan Desert, it is a place where the state of Pishan, Yutian, and Jingjue were established. There are historic sites and various unearthed cultural relics in Hotan. There are a lot of attractions, for example, Mallikurwatur Ruins, Amannishahan Tomb and so on.

Mystical ancient city

Majority of the ruins are buried underground in the deep sands. The only trace of the city is a broken section of a city wall in the north. The wall took shape of an arc and is 100 meters long, 2.60 meters high and 1.6 meters thick. It was built with adobes of different sizes. It is very interesting that all the adobes were carved with strange symbols and archeologists have collected many such seemingly queer signs but so far has no body figured out the meanings.

Ancient stone tools, pottery pieces, coins, beads litter everywhere around the city wall. Over this century, the ruins have seen groups of explorers and large amount of relic has been collected. However, as long as so far, archeologists are still unable to sketch out details of this mystical ancient city.

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  1. Will I have internet access there?
  2. How is the post communication there?
  3. Khotan? Hotan? Hetian? I'm confused...

  • What is the best sourvenir to buy?

    The area has been famous for jade for centuries. Khotan jade is first mentioned in written history about 200 BC. There are mines, but much of the stone is found in riverbeds. This is one of the few areas with black jade and white jade. Be prepared to bargain hard.


  • Will I have internet access there?

    There are many Internet cafes in central Hotan. Ask at your hotel for the closest place. Crazy Boy Internet Cafe is next door to Lokman Restaurant.to the Han majority. A common written language and a strong central government, both created by the Qin and refined by the Han and later dynasties, are the ties t


  • How is the post communication there?

    The main China Post office is on Beijing Xi Lu, just a few doors east from the Hotan Museum on the corner of Beijing Xi Lu and Xi Huai Lu. This office can accept international parcels; don't seal the box until it is inspected at the post office.


  • Khotan? Hotan? Hetian? I'm confused...

    Hotan is the most common way today of spelling the name of this city in English.

    The pinyin for the Chinese name of the city today is Hetian. The Chinese transliteration of the name is used on buses and in some translations of Chinese.

    One source says, "It is documented in early Prakrit documents as Kustana, or "the Breast of the Earth."

    Whichever pronunciation you choose, its most ancient known name came from the settlers from northern India in the mid-third century BCE. But the Hotan oasis was inhabited for probably 10,000 years before then, based on tool finds.


Mallikurwarur was Uygur language, which means White Castle. Majority of the ruins are buried underground in the deep sands. The only trace of the city is a broken section of a city wall in the north.



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