The famous "Five Stars from the East Benefit China" brocade. This tapestry once caused a sensation in the academic world and brought the Niya ruins to the attention of the world again. This tapestry is hailed as one of the greatest discoveries in Chinese archeology in the 20th century.
Not long after the reform and opening up, there was an auspicious sign of "Five stars coming out of the east to benefit China". This is simply the language of auspicious blessings, giving people a sense of good luck, peace and prosperity, and seems to herald China. It is bound to be a prosperous future.
The long-lasting tapestry foretells the strength of China at that time
Another piece of tapestry was unearthed at the same time as the "Five Stars Out of the East Benefiting China" brocade. The rusty words on another piece of brocade read "Talk to the Southern Qiang". These two pieces of tapestry were originally supposed to be one piece, but they just managed to come together to form a complete tapestry. The two words combined are "Five stars come out of the east, benefit China, and defeat the Southern Qiang".
Based on the age of Juegu City, it is speculated that this piece of brocade should be an object from the Western Han Dynasty, and the text refers to the war that Emperor Xuan Liu Bing of the Han Dynasty had against the Southern Qiang. It should be from that time In order to bless Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, the king of Jingjue Kingdom specially made this brocade to express good luck.