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The ancient city of Liqian

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. First of all, welcome to Gansu, welcome to China. I am your tour guide , my name is lijingyang. And I will try my best to serve you.

I hope, all of you must have had a good sleep last night and can enjoy the travel, right? Well, today our destination is the ancient city of Liqian, situated in southwest of Yongchang County in Jinchang city, Gansu Province. Now we are on the way to it. It will be half an hour for us to get there. Before our arrival, please let me give you a brief introduction of it.

Liqian is a mysterious and unique place, and maybe you have heard something about this city. Yes, compared with culture of other Chinese cities, the culture of Liqian differs from them in view and local customs. For example, Liqian people, are officially recognized as Han Chinese by Chinese government. But many of them have light colored hair and Caucasian features, which are sharply different from Han Chinese and most of the national minorities. They're European-looking. DNA tests in 2005 confirmed some of the villagers were indeed of Caucasian origin. And they have a traditional food like European pizza, even they worshipped bulls and their favorite game was similar to the ancient Romans' bull-fight. In the 1990s, Chinese archeologists were surprised to find the remains of an ancient fortification in Liqian, a remote town in Yongchang county on the edge of a desert area, that was strikingly similar to Roman defence. All these special things lead many experts to conclude they are descendants of an ancient Roman army headed by general Marcus Crassus. I guess you get confused now, what kind of connection can be between Liqian and Roman legions? There is a long story about it. But don't worry, I will make it more concise.

Long ago, at that time, China was reigning the Han Dynasty, when Europe was in the flourishing period of ancient Rome. In order to expand