Detail of index map for Innermostasia - map sheets 31 to 47- this shows the entire eastern half of the region from the Lop desert and Tien-shan south of Guchen eastward to the Nan-shan mountains and Kan-chou river. The location of Kara-khoto can be seen in relation to the rest of the areas visited by Stein and Lal Singh. Tun-huang with its 'cave of the thousand Buddhas' is in the center. Sections of the Han wall are shown from slightly northwest of Tun-huang eastward to Mao-mei. It is located along the left (south) bank of the Su-lo-Ho as far as An-hsi and then along the right (north) bank and further east across desert. |