Ruins of the ancient Pilang City

The city ruins, also known as Qiuzi City, is situated between the old and new cities of Kuqa. According to historical records it was called Yancheng City in the Han Dynasty and used as the capital of the Anxi Duhufu (the General Governor's Office of Anxi ) in the Tang Dynasty. The circumference of the ancient city was about seven kilometers. The city walls in dilapidation are still traceable, and ruins of terraces and architectures can also be delineated.
Dug out of the earlier stratum of cultural relics are such lithic artifacts as knives, sickles, millstones, etc, some bone implements, pottery, a small number of copper utensils and such objects of historic interest as coins left over from the Han Dynasty. From the later strata of civilization, archeologists have discovered such earthenware as a group of big jars, lotus patterned floor bricks, basket patterned bricks, sewage pipes and tube-shaped tiles, all from the Tang Dynasty.