The Ancient Tea-Hors

The Ancient Tea-Horse Road was once the main transportation and economic trade route through Yunnan, Tibet, and Sichuan. In those days, transportation was difficult, and the terrain in Yunnan, Tibet, and Sichuan was extremely rugged. Routes were carved out by the footsteps of both humans and horses. Tea from Yunnan and Sichuan, as well as horses and medicinal herbs from Tibet, were transported by horse caravans. The villages and post stations where the caravans settled and distributed goods gradually developed into larger towns, one of which was Lijiang, and is said to be one of the best-preserved stops on the Ancient Tea-Horse Road.