A Journey Through Chinas Scenic Southwest
After five decades of development, the highway continues to inspire travellers with its combination of history, adventure and scenic beauty, making it a remarkable route through one of Chinas most captivating regions Fifty years after opening to traffic, the Yunnan-Xizang Highway remains one of Chinas most breathtaking travel routes, taking visitors through dramatic mountain landscapes, historic towns and culturally rich regions of the countrys southwest. Completed on July 6, 1976, the 715-kilometre highway stretches from Xiaguan in Yunnan Province to Mangkam County in the Xizang Autonomous Region. The route crosses the Jinsha and Lancang rivers, winds through the rugged Hengduan