Where is the ancient country of Qiuci?

The ancient country of Qiuci is now Kuqa in Xinjiang.

Qiuci Kingdom (Pinyin qiū cí, Sanskrit Kucina), also known as Qiuci, Qiuci and Qiuci, is one of the great western countries in ancient China, one of the northern western countries in Han Dynasty and one of the four towns in Anxi in Tang Dynasty. Production of iron for the ancient western regions.

The ancient inhabitants of Qiuci belong to Indo-European language family. After the arrival of Uighurs, the nationality and language gradually changed into Uighur. Kuqa Oasis was once the center of Qiuci State, and its jurisdiction in its heyday was equivalent to the six counties and cities of Luntai, Kuqa, Shaya, Baicheng, Aksu, Xinhe in Xinjiang today.

At the beginning of the 5th century, Qiuci was controlled by Rouran. In 448, the Northern Wei Dynasty captured Qiuci. At the end of the 5th century, it belonged to western powers. Since then, Qiuci has sent envoys to Liang in the Western Wei Dynasty, the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the Southern Dynasties. In the Sui Dynasty, Qiuci Chen belonged to the northwest Turkic khanate. In 6 15 (11th year of Yang Di the Great), he sent envoys to North Korea.

In the 14th year of Zhenguan in Tang Dynasty (640), Tang Jun conquered Gaochang, established Xizhou (now Turpan, Xinjiang) and Tingzhou (now Jimsar, Xinjiang), and set Anxi as the capital protection office. In 648 (twenty-two years of Zhenguan), Tang Jun conquered Qiuci and brought Qiuci into the rule. In 658, the Tang Dynasty moved its capital to Anxi to Qiuci.

Qiuci Grottoes Culture

Qiuci Grottoes is an important part of the world Buddhist art garden and the world cultural heritage. It not only preserves the clear context of the formation, development and dissemination of ancient Buddhist art in China, but also has special value for studying the history of Buddhism, art, aesthetic theory and the social, historical and economic fields of ancient temples in China.

Qiuci Grottoes is a blend of Indian, Greek, Roman, Persian and Central Plains cultures with strong local characteristics. Qiuci caves are relatively concentrated, with complete cave shapes and types and rich murals. With the spread of Buddhism to the east, we can also find the phenomenon of the blending of eastern and western cultures.

Qiuci Grottoes influenced the development of Buddhist Grottoes in the Western Regions and the Central Plains. Therefore, Qiuci Grottoes not only occupy an extremely important position in the history of Buddhist art in China, but also occupy an important position in the history of Buddhism in Central Asia. It is a bridge and link between Central Asia and Eastern Buddhism.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Qiuci