May 9, 2025
Shaxi 沙溪 is a historic market town in Jianchuan county, Yunnan province, southwest China.
Shaxi started as a horse caravan town for tea and horses along the ancient Tea Horse Road (also known as the South Silk Road) leading from Yunnan into Burma and Tibet during the Tang dynasty (618–907).
Nearby Shibao mountain contains Buddhist rock carvings and temples of over 1300 years old and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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