During the 22nd year of the Zhenguan's reign in the Tang Dynasty, 648 A.D., the Tang government set up the town of Luntai in the ancient town seat of Urabo, which is now 10 kilometers away from the southern suburb of Urumqi .
The Ancient Luntai Town, which played quite a signi cant role on the new northern route of the Silk Road in the Tang Dynasty, was a center for tax collection, management, and supply.
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