Mysterious ruins of ancient city discovered in Xinjiang  

新疆发现神秘无史料记载古城遗址 面积4千多平米

据新疆和静县文物局23日透露，该县文物保护工作人员对新疆巴仑台至依尔根铁路沿线的古遗址进行考察，首次发现一处目前尚无史料记载的古城遗址。

Urumqi (CNS) -- The ruins of an ancient city have been discovered in an area along a railway near Hejing county in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, according to the local cultural relics bureau on Tuesday.

The site has been well preserved, but no historic records concerning the trapezoidal site, which covers an area of 4,307 square meters, have been found.

Based on its location, the city may have been a post on the ancient Silk Road, according to an expert at the Hejing county cultural relics bureau.