In 2023,the Xipang(Shüi-pang)site was excavated a second time.Various features such as houses,walls,platforms,passageways,midden pits,hearths,toilets,midden heaps,and hoards on the northern and western edges of the hilltop and the eastern and northern slopes.Additionally,one tomb was excavated on the southern ridge of the hill.These remains show signs of renovation and/or reconstruction.A large and diverse collection of artifacts were unearthed,including Buddhist and Taoist scriptures in Chinese,as well as numerous Christian documents written in Syriac,Old Uyghur,and other scripts.These materials hold significant research value across multiple fields,including archaeology,religious studies and linguistics.