Tea Horse Ancient Town Scenic Area | Travel Guide

❥ Tea Horse Ancient Town is the starting point of the Ancient Tea Horse Road in Pu'er. The scenic area is based on the ruins of the Ancient Tea Horse Road and highlights the Tea Horse culture. It is a newly built tourist town according to the original appearance of Pu'er Prefecture, including many important historical relics and natural landscapes. ❥ The Tea Horse Ancient Town recreates the heyday of the Ancient Tea Horse Road. In addition to the ancient road ruins, ancient post stations, and ancient banyan trees, there is also a Dianbo Lake with fixed performances every day. Inside the ancient town, there are tea houses, cafes, guesthouses, and cultural and creative shops operated by inheritors of intangible cultural heritage. The scenic area is a major attraction offering sights to see, activities to participate in, cultural experiences, delicious food, and beautiful scenery. During the Spring Festival, the ancient town is holding the Pu'er Lantern Festival, which is particularly beautiful and lively at night. 🌟 The Ancient Tea Horse Road in the scenic area does not require an entrance ticket, but there is a fee for other attractions and transportation within the area, which has received mixed reviews. However, visitors can choose to tour according to their own situation, and at least the Ancient Tea Horse Road is worth a visit. It is recommended to visit the Tea Horse Road tourist area during the day, and the exit of the scenic area leads directly to the Tea Horse Ancient Town, which is a great place to stroll around at night. 👇 Travel Information Geographic location: East side of the Tourism Ring Road in the North City District of Pu'er City, Yunnan Province // Next to the Lamei Slope Bridge. Opening hours: 8:30-16:30 Recommended visit duration: Half a day to one day. 👇 Ticket information, suggested activities, and routes: 1. The Ancient Tea Horse Road in the scenic area does not require an entrance ticket, but there is a fee for other attractions and transportation within the area. 2. For the Ancient Tea Horse Road, you can directly enter the scenic area and walk towards the Bell Arch Bridge, enjoying the scenery along the way and experiencing the ancient transportation route of the Tea Horse Road by hiking up the mountain, which allows you to visit half of the scenic area for free. Optional paid activities include horse riding/carriage riding/forest slide. It takes about 1.5 hours to reach the top of the mountain, and if you do not take the cable car down, you need to return the same way. 3. The full set of standard tour routes (p2 blue route) starts from 120 yuan for a one-way small traffic package in the scenic area (including electric car + cableway + osprey performance), but you need to walk a section of the Ancient Tea Horse Road about 2km down the mountain. The full package is 168 yuan (including full-route electric car + Dianbo Lake performance + one-way rainbow cableway + museum).