Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

A mysterious ancient stone circle formation of the Turpan Basin, northwestern China

1 April, 2015 - 22:32 lizleafloor

Mysterious Stone Circles of Turpan Basin May be Bronze Age Sacrificial Sites to Solar Deity

Approximately 200 mysterious stone circles dot the landscape in the hot and unforgiving Gobi Desert. These man-made stone formations sitting atop the sand near Turpan City in northwestern China may...