Yunnan
Central Yunnan
Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture

Shaxi

Shaxi is a historic market town in , Dali Prefecture, province, . It is located roughly halfway between Dali and Lijiang. The Sideng market square of Shaxi was added to the World Monuments Watch List of 100 Most Endangered Sites in 2001.
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  • Type: Town with 20,800 residents
  • Description: town in Yunnan, China
  • Also known as: “Shaxi Town”, “Shaxi, Yunnan”, and “沙溪”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Xingjiao Temple.

Historic site
Photo: Jingzhe hkc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a historic site.

Shaxi

Latitude
26.3195° or 26° 19′ 10″ north
Longitude
99.852° or 99° 51′ 7″ east
Population
20,800
Elevation
2,127 metres (6,978 feet)
Open location code
7MRX8V92+RQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 705132259
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1280017
Wiki­data ID
Q3867205
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Wu Chinese—“Shaxi” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Shaxi”
  • Catalan: “Shaxi”
  • Catalan: “Shāxī”
  • Chinese: “沙溪鎮”
  • Chinese: “沙溪镇”
  • French: “bourg de Shaxi”
  • French: “Bourg de Shaxi”
  • Gan Chinese: “沙溪镇”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Shaxi”
  • Norwegian: “Shaxi”
  • Vietnamese: “Sa Khê”
  • Wu Chinese: “沙溪镇”

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