Sogdian Caravan during Tang Dynasty

This illustration depicting a group of Sogdian mechant departing the city of Dun Huang during the early year of Tang Dynasty (7th century). The mechant has been trading in the capital city of Chang An for nearly a year, and now they are on their way back to Samarkan and stop by Dun Huang to visit their old friends who are the local officials of Tang. They had a nice banquet the night before, and farewell the caravan in the next morning.