Shenxianwan
border outpost in Xinjiang, China
Shenxianwan (Chinese: 神仙湾; pinyin: Shénxiān wān; lit. 'fairy bay') is the location of a battalion military post of China to the north of the Karakoram Pass (as part of Pishan County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang). It is in the valley of the Wahab Jilga river, a tributary of the Yarkand River, along the traditional Central Asian caravan route.
Geography
The caravan route between India's Ladakh and China's Xinjiang traditionally passed through the Karakoram Pass and followed the course of the Wahab Jilga river, which rises immediately below the pass. At Aktagh, it used to branch into two routes: one following Wahab Jilga to the Yarkand River, and the other heading to the Suget Pass and Shahidulla. The trade route fell into disuse after the People's Republic of China took control in 1949.
The Shenxianwan post is 7 km below the Karakoram Pass. It is connected to the Xinjiang–Tibet Highway (G219) via Hashen Highway. The road uses the traditional route up to Aktagh, and then follows a route through the Kisilkorum Pass (Kawak Pass) to join the Karakash River valley upstream from Xaidulla.
The road has also been extended up to the Karakoram Pass itself, giving its troops ready access to the pass.
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