Ancient Towns in Diqing

The ancient towns in Diqing bears the vicissitudes of history for thousands of years, but still full of vitality. The most famous one is Dukezong Ancient Town. 

Dukezong is an ancient town in Shangri-la of Diqing. As one of the largest and best-preserved Tibetan residence groups in China, it has a history of more than 1300 years. Dukezong ancient town not only plays an important role in the Old Tea-Horse Road, but also serves as a corridor connecting Chinese and Tibetan language, people, religion and cultures.