2021-04-09 15:35:58 GMT2021-04-09 23:35:58(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
XI AN, April 9 (Xinhua) The epigraph of an ancient Uygur prince shows that ethnic unity always existed in ancient China.
The epigraph of the prince is preserved in the Tang West Market Museum in Xi an, capital of northwest China s Shaanxi Province. Written in Chinese and old Turkic inscriptions, the epigraph recorded the short life of the prince, who in 794 came to Xi an, known as Chang an at the time, when he was 18 years old.
The prince died of illness one year after coming to Chang an. The epigraph wrote about his life, while also recording how the Uygur people helped authorities of the Tang Dynasty (618-907) tame the An-shi Rebellion.