Dulan

Dulan lies along the Qinghai route of the Silk Road, between the high plateau and the Qaidam Basin. Its burial grounds preserve the legacy of the Tuyuhun and Tibetan kingdoms that controlled this frontier. Tombs with horses, rich textiles and Tibetan inscriptions reveal connections between pastoral rulers and the trade routes that crossed Inner Asia. The region passed from Tuyuhun rule to the expanding Tibetan Empire in the seventh century.