China-yunnan-xizang highway-open to traffic-50 years (cn)

(260706) -- KUNMING, July 6, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on July 2, 2026 shows a view along the Yunnan-Xizang Highway in Yulong Naxi Autonomous County of Lijiang, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Fifty years ago on this day, the Yunnan-Xizang Highway, a vital trunk road in China's southwestern border regions, was fully completed and opened to traffic. Stretching 715 kilometers from