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

云南省大理州沙溪鎮(zhèn)北龍村村民在黑潓江邊放羊（4月18日攝）。沙溪鎮(zhèn)位于云南省大理州劍川縣。自唐宋起，沙溪鎮(zhèn)便因豐饒的物產(chǎn)和平坦的地勢，成為茶馬古道上的貿(mào)易重鎮(zhèn)。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 胡超 攝]

A villager herds sheep by a river in Beilong Village of Shaxi Town, Jianchuan County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 18, 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/Hu Chao)