22 World Heritage sites in China along the Silk Road

Updated: 2015-07-15 10:11

(chinadaily.com.cn)

17. Ruins of Yangmacheng, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

22 World Heritage sites in China along the Silk Road

The site of Yangmacheng is located outside the ruins of Beiting protectorate in Jimusar County, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. Beiting, the Protectorate of Tang Dynasty (618 AD-907 AD), was one of the most important cities on the ancient Silk Road.[Photo/CFP]