Posted: OCT 14, 2013 By: SplendidChinaTours.com
With intact theaters, inns, temples and gates, the ancient bazaar in Shaxi is the only well-preserved example of its kind along a famous ancient tea trade route that connects the region with Tibet and southeast Asia. The World Monuments Fund, an international fund for the protection of world heritage sites, announced in 2001 that the ruins of the ancient bazaar in Shaxi was added to the 2002 list of internationally significant sites. Tourists visit Shaxi town, Jianchuan county, southwest China's Yunnan province, Oct 12, 2013.
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A resident is silhouetted on the Yujin Bridge in Shaxi Town, Jianchuan county, southwest China's Yunnan province.
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Photo taken on Oct 12, 2013 shows the scenery in Shaxi town, in Jianchuan county, southwest China's Yunnan province.
Source: ChinaDaily
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