What is Loulan Kingdom?
[[File:LoulanCarvedWoodenBeam.JPG |thumb|220px|A carved wooden beam from Loulan in the [[British Museum]], 3rd-4th century.]] '''Loulan''', also called Krorän or Kroraina, was an ancient [[kingdom]]. It was based on an important [[oasis]] city on the [[Silk Road]]. It was known in the 2nd century [[BC]] on the northeastern edge of the [[Lop Desert]]. Loulan is now in [[Xinjiang]], [[China]]. The oasis has now dried up. [[Category:History of China]]