The Shiquan River is a transportation junction and economic frontier trade center of west Tibet. There are over 1,000 individual traders and peddlers in this town who mainly come from Sichuan, Gansu, Xinjiang and so on. [Photo: People's Daily Online]

The Shiquan River is a transportation junction and economic frontier trade center of west Tibet. There are over 1,000 individual traders and peddlers in this town who mainly come from Sichuan, Gansu, Xinjiang and so on. [Photo: People's Daily Online]

Photo taken on Oct. 29, 2009, shows the panorama of Shiquanhe Town, northern Tibet's Ngari Prefectue. [Xinhua Photo]

Photo taken on Oct. 29, 2009, shows a view of Shiquanhe Town, Ngari Prefecture, northern Tibet. [Xinhua Photo]