沙溪镇：茶马古道千年古镇的“新生密码”
Shaxi town in Yunnan sees tourism boom after restoration

在云南省大理州沙溪镇石龙村，石宝山歌会国家级非遗传承人姜伍发（右二）和徒弟在排练节目（4月19日摄）。沙溪镇位于云南省大理州剑川县。自唐宋起，沙溪镇便因丰饶的物产和平坦的地势，成为茶马古道上的贸易重镇。马帮驮着茶叶、盐巴与丝绸，一路翻山越岭，在此休整交易。[新华社记者 胡超 摄]

Jiang Wufa (2nd, R), an inheritor of arts for Shibaoshan Song Festival, a national intangible cultural heritage, rehearses with his apprentices in Shilong Village of Shaxi Town, Jianchuan County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 19, 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)