The Kaladun Ruins

　　The Kaladun Ruins are located northwest of the township government seat of Daheyuan Township, Yutian County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, at a straight-line distance of 24 kilometers, in the heart of the desert. The site covers an area of approximately 500,000 square meters. The ruins center around the Kaladun Fortress. Around the fortress are multiple architectural complexes, mostly residential buildings and temples. A stupa can also be seen. Nearby the architectural complexes are remnants of farmland and irrigation channels.

　　The Kaladun Fortress covers an area of 5,625 square meters, is square-shaped, with each side measuring 75 meters, and walls about 8 meters high and 8 meters wide at the top. A gate is located on the slightly northern part of the eastern wall. The structures inside the fortress are all wooden constructions, most of which have collapsed. Scattered across the surface of the site are red and gray pottery shards mixed with sand, broken wooden artifacts, fragments of stone mills, glass pieces, and coins. Wooden boards inscribed with ancient Khotanese script have been collected here. In May 2013, it was designated as part of the seventh batch of Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level by the State Council.

　　In May 2013, it was designated as part of the seventh batch of Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level by the State Council.