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22 World Heritage sites in China along the Silk Road

(chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2015-07-15 10:11 Comments

14. Yumen Pass, Gansu province

22 World Heritage sites in China along the Silk Road

Also known as Jade Gate Pass, it is a pass located west of Dunhuang in today's Gansu povince of China. In ancient times, this was a pass through which the Silk Road passed, and was the one road connecting Central Asia and China. Together with Yangguan Pass, Yumen Pass is one of the two important passes on the western frontier of the Han Dynasty.[Photo/CFP]

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