Beacon Tower of Barkol
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From Barkol Kazak autonomous county
following north region of Tianshan Mountainstoward
west along Balikun lake till Sharqiaoke, or toward
north pass through Dahe countryside till Santang lake,
distributed about 20 ancient beacon towers, are 5--10
meters high, bottom perimeter is about 20 square meters,
are polygon.
The beacon towers were built by ramming, at long intervals
there are built with stone and calcareousness, every
beacon tower is apart 3~4 kilometers. Poem of Poet
Cengseng "distant cold posthouse likes a
point, boundary beacon tower look at each other, description
is very definite, these besides remains from Tang
to Qing Dynasty are references that people expore?
visit the mIlitary? post office in the Ancient silk
road.
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