China: Buddha image from Qigexing (Xorquk), Xinjiang, 8th century CE. Photo by Jean-Pierre Dalbera (CC License). The Qigexing Buddhist Temple Ruins (Uyghur: Xorquᶄ, Chinese: Qīgè Xīng Fúsì Yízhǐ; literally 'Seven-Stars Buddhist Temple Ruins') is a complex of Buddhist religious ruins located about 25–30 km southwest of the town of Yanqi, Yanqi Hui Autonomous County, Xinjiang, China. Qigexing was part of the ancient Buddhist Karashara Kingdom that is first mentioned in Chinese sources from the Han Dynasty as the Kingdom of Yanqi. In 94 CE, Qigexing was conquered by the Han Dynasty.

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