沙溪鎮：茶馬古道千年古鎮的“新生密碼”
Shaxi town in Yunnan sees tourism boom after restoration

云南省大理州沙溪鎮華龍村的白族老人何先會在整理制作好的手工刺繡香囊（4月20日攝）。沙溪鎮位于云南省大理州劍川縣。自唐宋起，沙溪鎮便因豐饒的物產和平坦的地勢，成為茶馬古道上的貿易重鎮。馬幫馱著茶葉、鹽巴與絲綢，一路翻山越嶺，在此休整交易。[新華社記者 劉蓮芬 攝]

An elderly woman of Bai ethnic group arranges embroidered sachets at Hualong Village of Shaxi Town, Jianchuan County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 20, 2025. A remote town in Jianchuan County, Shaxi was once an important trading hub for tea, herbs, silks and salt on the ancient Tea Horse Road, a trade route dating back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907). (Xinhua/Liu Lianfen)