Decoding bamboo slips: Princess Jieyou passed Xuanquanzhi

At the Gansu Jiandu Museum, bamboo slips unearthed from the Xuanquanzhi post station record Princess Jieyou's eastward return from the Wusun kingdom after fifty years of marriage. The slips note the official orders issued along her relay route, revealing how a life that bridged Central Asia and the Han Empire shaped diplomacy and cultural exchange across the Western Regions.

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