Silk Road Gansu Travel in China

Silk Road Gansu Travel in China

GANSU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 14, 2016 - (FILE) Photo taken on 14 February 2016 shows an ancient township called ｡ｰBajiao Walled Village｡ｱ located in Xiahe county, China's Gansu province.Though some of the areas nearest to town have become quite commercial, there is still plenty of scope for exploring. Xiahe is a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. It is home to the famed Labrang Tibetan Buddhist monastery, one of the largest Tibetan Buddhist monasteries outside the Tibet Autonomous Region. The town is populated largely by ethnic Tibetans, as well as some Hui and Han Chinese. The area is highly rural and pastoral (including yak and other animal rearing). The geography is mountainous. In recent years it has become a tourist attraction.

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