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Protection intensified to 1,300-year-old "Moonlight City"

(Xinhua)

11:56, February 02, 2012

Tourists visit Dukezong ancient city of Shangri-la County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Feb. 1, 2012. Meaning "Moonlight City" in the Tibetan language, Dukezong has been a city in which merchants came to do businesses long ago. Protection work have been intensified in recent years to the ancient city that has a history of more than 1,300 years. (Xinhua/Lin Yiguang)


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