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Xuanquan Posthouse

The posthouse sits at Tianjianjing in Mogao Town, Dunhuang City. A 2025 provincial article places it about sixty-four kilometres west of Dunhuang's built-up area and about sixty kilometres east of Guazhou county seat. It served mail and travelling guests for more than three centuries and yielded large slip archives.

Excavated remains of the Xuanquan post station in the desert near Dunhuang.
Excavated remains of the Xuanquan post station near Dunhuang.

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