'An astonishing happiness welled up in me, but I could not define it. Everything was so new, so utterly unprecedented.' -- Maurice HerzogAt an average elevation of 3800 meters, Daocheng, also called 'Dabpa' in
Yumen Pass, an important gateway on western frontier during Han Dynasty. Yumen Pass played an important role both in trade and military defense in ancient times.
The Jinsha Site Museum is widely regarded as China's most important archeological discovery of the twenty-first century. It has brought significant interest and a depth of understanding of the culture of Chengd