After he retired in 2000 Han immediately moved into youth management in Tianshui, Gansu where he impressed the Chinese Football Association who offered him a job as a scout and training lecturer for them.
Nearby are the Maijishan Grottoes, filled with thousands of Buddhist sculptures representing figures such as Buddha and the original male form of Guanyin, produced between the Wei and Song dynasties by monks travelling along the road and by local Buddhists.
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Under the Qin Empire, the area was part of Longxi Commandery but the Emperor Wu of the Han separated the region as the Tianshui Commandery as part of his expansion towards the Tarim Basin.
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