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Kizilgaha Beacon Tower - China

This photo taken on October 31, 2024 shows the Kizilgaha Beacon Tower at sunset in Kuqa City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Chen Shuo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kizilgaha Beacon Tower - China

This photo taken on October 31, 2024 shows the Kizilgaha Beacon Tower at sunset in Kuqa City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Chen Shuo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kizilgaha Beacon Tower - China

This photo taken on October 31, 2024 shows the Kizilgaha Beacon Tower at sunset in Kuqa City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Hu Huhu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kizilgaha Beacon Tower - China

This photo taken on October 31, 2024 shows a view of the Kizilgaha Beacon Tower scenic spot in Kuqa City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Chen Shuo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kizilgaha Beacon Tower - China

A drone photo taken on October 31, 2024 shows the Kizilgaha Beacon Tower at sunset in Kuqa City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Hu Huhu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kizilgaha Beacon Tower - China

This photo taken on October 31, 2024 shows the Kizilgaha Beacon Tower at sunset in Kuqa City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Chen Shuo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kizilgaha Beacon Tower - China

A drone photo taken on October 31, 2024 shows the Kizilgaha Beacon Tower in Kuqa City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Hu Huhu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kizilgaha Beacon Tower - China

This photo taken on October 31, 2024 shows the Kizilgaha Beacon Tower in Kuqa City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Hu Huhu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kizilgaha Beacon Tower - China

People visit the Kizilgaha Beacon Tower in Kuqa City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, October 31, 2024. Photo by Hu Huhu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kizilgaha Beacon Tower - China

This photo taken on October 31, 2024 shows the Kizilgaha Beacon Tower in Kuqa City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Hu Huhu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kizilgaha Beacon Tower - China

A drone photo taken on October 31, 2024 shows the Kizilgaha Beacon Tower in Kuqa City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Hu Huhu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kizilgaha Beacon Tower - China

This photo taken on October 31, 2024 shows the Kizilgaha Beacon Tower in Kuqa City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Hu Huhu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kizilgaha Beacon Tower - China

This photo taken on October 31, 2024 shows a view of the Kizilgaha Beacon Tower scenic spot in Kuqa City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Chen Shuo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kizilgaha Beacon Tower - China

This photo taken on October 31, 2024 shows the Kizilgaha Beacon Tower in Kuqa City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Hu Huhu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(SkyEye) CHINA-KAZAKHSTAN-KYRGYZSTAN-SILK ROAD

(231017) -- BEIJING, Oct. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 8, 2023 shows the Kizilgaha Beacon Tower in Kuqa City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. About 2,000 years ago, in the Western Han Dynasty (202 B.C.- A.D. 25), a Chinese envoy named Zhang Qian began his expedition to the Western Regions and opened a trade route that later became the Silk Road. In 2014, a joint application by China, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan led to the recognition of "the Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor" as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Spanning thousands of miles and thousands of years, the ancient Silk Road was not only a route for trade and barter, but also a route for exchanges between civilizations, making a significant contribution to the development and progress of human society. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)