The Majianleke Ruins

　　Introduction: Majianleke, meaning "a place with many beads" in Uyghur, is located on the first terrace of the western bank of the Keriya River in Hotan County. It lies over 230 kilometers south of today’s Yutian County seat in Xinjiang’s Hotan region. The terrain here is low-lying, surrounded by sand ridges that form a basin-like shape, with dense sand dunes in the center. Scattered across small exposed patches of sedimentary ground between the dunes are numerous ancient artifacts, including pottery shards, iron fragments, lacquerware, glass beads, as well as burnt and unburnt animal bone fragments from cattle and sheep. The cultural layer of the site is only visible on the surface, with sparse accumulations and relatively few relics. Among them, there are 2,179 iron artifacts and approximately 33 pottery items.

　　 Xinjiang Hotan