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Xiongnu Cemetery Complexes

Official UNESCO name: The Cemetery Complexes of the Xiongnu Nobility

Royal tombs of the steppe's first nomadic empire.

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The Story

Monumental terraced tombs of the Xiongnu nobility, from around the 3rd century BC to the 1st century AD, reveal the power and far-reaching trade of the first great empire of the Mongolian steppe.

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