Dunhuang🔥

1. There are times when the destiny of the world depends on one man. In China’s Western Regions in the year 90 CE, that man is Ban Chao. As they face the might of the Kushan army, Ban Chao and his men are outnumbered, but they are prepared to sacrifice everything. China’s future rests on their fate and their actions. 2. On the edge of the Takalamakan, the least hospitable desert in the world, stands the oasis of Dunhuang. Today, it’s a haven for tourists who come to find refuge in the shade of Singing Sands Mountain and the waters of Crescent Lake. But in ancient times, in the time of Ban Chao, Dunhuang was not only a refuge. This was the edge of the world. 3. Dunhuang county was founded in 111 BCE by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. As the most westerly of the four counties of the Hexi Region, the garrison was established to protect the western frontier. Guards are on constant watch. In case of attack, warning fires are lit. These fires give Dunhuang its name, Shining Beacon. 天下大势，浩浩汤汤，鲜有以一人之力而定夺乾坤者。公元90年，西域出班超。彼时东汉对阵贵霜大军，众寡悬殊。班超率部死战，浴血重写大汉史册。 塔克拉玛干沙漠的尽头，人迹罕至的大漠之中，矗立着敦煌绿洲。如今，这里是名胜之地，游客慕名而至，依鸣沙山而傍月牙泉。远在一千多年前，班超的时代，敦煌却是另一番气象。大漠孤城，蛮荒苍凉。 公元前111年，汉武帝设敦煌郡。敦煌自此成为河西四郡之一，镇守大汉西部边疆。兵士们日夜警戒。遇敌情，则燃烽烟为讯。敦煌之名，便源于此，大漠烽烟骤起。