Yongchang County

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Yongchang County (永昌县) is a county located in the province of Gansu in China. It belongs to the prefecture of Jinchang.

[edit] Liqian

During the recent years, the county has entered the sight of media due to the fact that many of the inhabitants of Liqian village (骊靬) are thought to be descendants of a Roman legion. The history records of the town indicate that it was founded by captured combatants of the Battle of Zhizhi during 36 BC. A number of the town's inhabitants still bear some features of Europeans. A DNA test is being conducted in early 2007 in the attempt to find genetic evidence supporting this claim.[1]

[edit] See also

Sino-Roman relations

[edit] References

  1. ^ Roman descendants found in China?
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