Meaning of Lun-t'ai | Babel Free

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Noun. [B2]

Examples

“Much of his time was spent at Lun-t‘ai (‘Wheel Terrace’), about 100 miles north-west of Turfan: At Lun-t'ai everything is strange, For in ancient times this was the land of the Huns.”

“Robbers and thieves rose up everywhere and the roads were impassable. For the first time commissioners appointed directly by the Emperor were sent out, clothed in embroidered silk and bearing axes, to exterminate the bandits in the commanderies and the kingdoms, and only then was the danger overcome. For these reasons, in his latter days [Wu ti] abandoned the lands of Lun-t'ai and pro- claimed a decree expressing anguish and sorrow.’”

“Colonies were established in fertile oases beyond the frontier, to act as supply bases for mobile operations. The first were probably set up in the late 2nd century BC, at Lun-t’ai and Ch’u-li on the southern slopes of the T’ien Shan, but the most important was at Hami, at the eastern end of the Tarim Basin.”

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