高昌位於今天新疆東部，是當時通往西域的交通孔道，加上土地肥沃，又有天山山上溶雪灌溉，是塊很有價值的土地。 於唐太宗貞觀四年，高昌國國王麴文泰態度變得驕傲，又阻止西域商人、使者前往中原。唐太宗要經營西域，發揚唐朝國威，便必須要解決高昌國之問題。

The title of this year’s Design Trust Futures Festival is “The Art of Transformation”. The three-month programme at Murray House features works by more than 60 designers, artists, architects, and ...