Meet Gulbakram Mumin – the modern-day protector of Jiaohe, a 2,000-year-old Silk Road treasure in northwestern China’s Turpan. 🏛️ Her story? Straight out of a family legacy playbook: grandpa guarded the ruins, dad followed suit, and now she’s leveled up with a university degree in heritage protection to keep the ancient city alive. 💪
From Childhood Playground to Lifelong Mission
Growing up among crumbling walls and whispering winds of history, Gulbakram’s backyard was literally an archaeological wonderland. "These stones taught me history before textbooks did," she laughs, recalling games played between ancient Buddhist temples and residential quarters. 🎮📜
Tech Meets Tradition
Armed with 3D mapping drones and social media savvy 📱, this Gen-Z guardian bridges past and present. Her TikTok-style site tours make Tang Dynasty history click for digital natives, while her preservation work ensures climate change doesn’t erase these desert-carved ruins. 🌪️➡️💾
Why It Slaps
Jiaohe isn’t just old rocks – it’s a multicultural time capsule where Han, Uygur, and Persian influences collided. Gulbakram’s mission? Making sure future travelers can still feel that ancient Silk Road magic. ✨🛣️
