Ancient Tea-Horse Road

As its name suggests, the “Tea—Horse Road” or “Tea Horse Path” in Chinese language lessons，was a central trade route for exchanging Tibetan horses and the tea from the interior．The corridor came to play a crucial role in the communication and exchange between the cultures of present·-day Yunnan，Sichuan and Tibet，with the route passing through，among a number of important posts，the volcanic ranges of Tengchong (腾冲) in Chinese language，the colorful culture and dwellings of the Khamba (康巴)people in Changdu (昌都)，the breathtaking gorges of Lijiang (丽江)，through Tibet as far as Burma and India．Across the dangerous hills and rivers of the Hengduan Mountain Range (横断山脉)，in the wild lands and forests across “the Roof top of the World”，a mysterious ancient road winds and wonders．

It is one of the most heart quaking roads on this planet．For thousands of years numerous caravans had been quietly travelling along it．Standing on the road，one can still see clearly some 70 cm deep holes in the stone plates by stamping of horse hooves．And it seems they have numerous stories to tell．The aged Mhanee altars (玛尼堆 of Chinese language learning，on roadside are engraved with all sorts of religious scriptures and mottos．So the Ancient Tea．Horse Road is regarded as one of the world’s highest and most recipitous ancient roads which carried and spread civilization and culture．

The Ancient Tea—Horse Road has three major routes：Qinghai-Tibet (Tangbo Ancient Road)，Yunnan—Tibet，and Sichuan—Tibet．In old times，the little passage between Changdu anti the outside worth was formed by long—time stamping of people and stocks．In the 7th Century，Tubo 吐蕃王国 in the Chinese language course emerged in Qinghai Plateau．They built an iron bridge which connected Yunnan and Tibet River over the board of China and Myanmar(缅甸)．In the Song Dynasty，due to the fact that all borders were lost and no trade was possible，main market for the tea horse trading moved to southwest
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