Xi Jinping visits ancient Shudao in China's Sichuan
STORY: Xi Jinping visits ancient Shudao in China's Sichuan
DATELINE: July 28, 2023
LENGTH: 00:02:31
LOCATION: CHENGDU, China
CATEGORY: POLITICS
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SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YANG ZUBIN, Party chief of Jian'ge County, Guangyuan City, Sichuan
"As President Xi got on the van and was about to leave, he again asked for the county's Party chief. When I went up to him, he told me that Jian'ge County is a great place, and we must promote the excellent Chinese culture well."
The ancient "Shudao," or roads of the Shu Kingdom, spans over 1,000 km.
The road system is made up of numerous wooden planks supported by beams firmly anchored into cliffs.
With a history of more than two millennia, Shudao connects present-day Sichuan Province in the southwest with the northern Guanzhong Plain, once the heartland of ancient China.
On July 25, Chinese President Xi Jinping inspected the Cuiyunlang section of Shudao in Jian'ge County of Guangyuan City, Sichuan Province.
The ancient cypress trees along this section boast an
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