Songpan County

China / Sichuan / Jiangyou /
The ancient city of Songpan was built during Tang Dynasty and it was later rebuilt during Ming Dynasty. Songpan was an important military post. It was also an important economic and trading center for horse and tea exchange between Sichuan, Gansu, Qinghai and Tibet. In 1935, led by Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai, the retreating Chinese Communist Army marched through the plateau of Songpan to advance to the north western province.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songpan_County
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Coordinates:   32°38'19"N   103°35'51"E
This article was last modified 13 years ago