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national territory and plunder wealth, in 53 B.C., Crassus, archon of Rome, sent his seven legions to the eastern borders. Unfortunately, this legion was defeated and beheaded by the Parthians, a tribe occupying the territory, which now belongs to Iran, putting an end to Rome's eastward expansion. But an army of six thousands soldiers led by Crassus' eldest son apparently disappeared and was never found again. But according to the historical record<Han History> in 36 BC, the governor of the Western Regions in Western Han Dynasty was Ganyanshou. When he was fighting with the Huns, he captured a very peculiar mercenary. At that time, their tactics only used by Romans. After the war, he brought them back to China, arrived with them in Gansu Yongchang, one place is called “Liqian County”, and let them live down. In 592 A.D.,Yangjian ,emperor of Sui Dynasty, issued an order that merge Liqian County into Fanhe County. By that time, Liqian County was built for 628 years. The village center near the Zhelai stockade road is “Liqian ruins”, the county government has been erected stelae, and used chains to protect the site. Nowadays in the center of the ancient wall is erected a stone tablet, engraved four Chinese characters meaning “Liqian ruins”. In the back of the monument engraved the inscription about Liqian county's history. Of course, there are still some debates in science society about Liqian County's history. Sinologist of Oxford University Homer Hasenpflug Dubs thinks that ancestor of Liqian people was Roman prisoner. But professor of Fudan University Gejianxiong doesn't agree with this idea. He believes they just were some Roman merchants. Whatever the case, Liqian County has special history is a truth.

Now, in the 312 national road in Yongchang County, there are three human granite statues, two men and a woman, looking out the distance deeply. In the center of them, it is a Han Dynasty official with robe costume. And other two people have sturdy body,deep eyes and curly hair, one can recognize them from the western region people in the first