What is Qiemo?
'''Qiemo''', also called '''Cherchen''', is an inland [[city]] in [[Xinjiang]], [[China]]. About 60,000 people live in the city.<ref name= tgc>{{Cite web |url=http://www.centralasiatraveler.com/cn/xj/cq/cherchen-qiemo.html |title=A Tourism Guide to Cherchen / Qiemo, Xinjiang, China |work=centralasiatraveler.com |accessdate=7 April 2010 |archive-date=24 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100324032050/http://www.centralasiatraveler.com/cn/xj/cq/cherchen-qiemo.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is a river town on the edge of the [[Taklamakan Desert]]. The area has been settled for a long time. A [[cemetery]] at least 3,500 years old is near the town, as well as [[Bronze Age]] rock carvings.<ref name=tgc/> The town was along the [[Southern Silk Route|trade route]] to Tibet. [[Marco Polo]] is supposed to have passed through the town in 1273.<ref name=tgc/> ==References== {{reflist}} {{Asia-stub}} [[Category:Cities in China]]