Photo taken on Jan. 7, 2008 shows an ancient arch built in China's Qing Dynasty (1664-1911) at Yaobao town of Hejiang county in southwest China's Sichuan Province. Yaobao Town built in Northern Song Dynasty (960DC-1127DC) once was an important dak on the road connecting Sichuan and Guizhou in southwest China. So it was entitled Corridor between Sichuan and Guizhou. Dotted with over 2000 ancient houses with tile roofs built on the mountains, Yaoba now is noted for its time-honored beauty and is named as Living Fossil of Ancient Buildings. (Xinhua Photo)
Photo taken on Jan. 7, 2008 shows an ancient opera tower inlaid with brick embossment at Yaobao town of Hejiang county in southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua Photo)
Old men with children sit in front of their homes at Yaobao town of Hejiang county in southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Jan. 7, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)
Photo taken on Jan. 7, 2008 shows a courtyard built in China's Qing Dynasty (1664-1911) at Yaobao town of Hejiang county in southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua Photo)
An old woman makes an insole at Yaobao town of Hejiang county in southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Jan. 7, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)
Old women make shoes by hand at Yaobao town of Hejiang county in southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Jan. 7, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)
