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About Hoboksar Ancient City Site
The county government's tourism page heads the site 准噶尔古城遗址景区 (Junggar ancient city site scenic area) and places it about five kilometres east of the Hoboksar county seat, one kilometre from Provincial Road 318. Most of the surviving remains lie in the northern part of the walled area: broken building walls and rammed-earth platforms, with scattered grey bricks, tube tiles, tile-ends and sherds bearing beast-head and floral motifs.
At the north-west corner of the walled area stands a ruin the Hoboksar Mongol autonomous county government identifies as a Tibetan-style stupa, where sutra texts, clay Buddha figures and copper prayer beads have been found. The Hoboksar Mongol autonomous county government describes the site as one of the region's relatively well-preserved ancient cities, with attractive surroundings and archaeological tourism value.
No page consulted prints the catalogue's own wording 和布克赛尔古城遗址; the identification rests on the county page naming the site and placing it in Hoboksar County.
What to look for
- The broken building walls and rammed-earth platforms in the northern part of the walled area
- Scattered grey bricks, tube tiles, tile-ends and sherds carrying beast-head and floral motifs
- The Tibetan-style stupa ruin at the north-west corner of the walled area
Location & getting there
Getting to Hoboksar Ancient City Site
Check which interiors and courtyards are accessible. Active places of worship and protected monuments may have different visitor rules.
- Search for 和布克赛尔古城遗址 with 塔城地区 and 和布克赛尔蒙古自治县.
Find Hoboksar Ancient City Site
和布克赛尔古城遗址 · 和布克赛尔蒙古自治县
No reliable map pin yet: search by the Chinese name.
Sources & visit information
The linked sources support the identity and background described in this introduction. Opening hours, admission, activity availability and exact arrival arrangements have not been comprehensively checked. Confirm current visitor information with the venue; the original catalogue locality and editorial review flag are retained.