Ancient Tea-Horse Road

Ancient Tea-Horse Road Highlights: Must-See Features and Attractions

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The Ancient Tea Horse Road was an important trade route in ancient China. Located in Pu'er City's Ninglang County, it has profound historical and cultural heritage. Visitors can take the opportunity to go horseback riding to experience the way in which ancient people traveled, as well as other ancient customs of the Road and of Pu'er. The Ancient Tea-Horse Road had its origins from the tea-and-horse trade which took place between the ancient southwestern and northwestern frontiers. It flourished in the Tang and Song Dynasties and was particularly prosperous immediately after World War II. The Road was divided into two trails: Sichuan-Tibet and Jinghong-Tibet.

For a unique travel experience this Labor Day, consider visiting these lesser-known national treasures!

🚄 Zhangzhou Ancient City in Fujian Just an 18-minute drive from Zhangzhou high-speed train station. For travelers who are fond of folk culture, intangible cultural heritage crafts, and delicious food, Zhangzhou Ancient City is a treasure not to be missed! The ancient city is filled with various traditional craft shops, and the mouth-watering local cuisine is everywhere to be found. There's also a heritage museum that showcases hundreds of Zhangzhou's intangible cultural heritage projects, making it hard to leave. 🎭🍜 🏞 Daimi Ancient Village About a 40-minute drive from both Zhangzhou high-speed train station and Zhangzhou Ancient City, it is known as "the first village of Southern Fujian." The village's continuous ancient houses are outstanding representatives of the Min-style red brick architecture. The 276 ancient buildings are arranged in a central axis symmetrical layout, with uniformly curved hard-mountain-style swallowtail ridges on the roofs, creating a rhythmic beauty. It is famous for the saying, "One planning map governs five hundred years." 🏛️🏰 🏰 Qianyang Ancient City in Hunan A 45-minute drive from Huaihua high-speed train station, it has over two thousand years of cultural history. Once a bustling border city rich with merchants, it is known as the "Gateway to Yunnan and Guizhou." Walking through the ancient city's T-shaped alleys, hanging feet gatehouses, stone slab streets, pit houses, and ancestral temples feels like being in a museum of southern ancient architecture. 🚶‍♂️🏯 🌴 Jianshui Ancient City in Yunnan A 20-minute drive from Jianshui high-speed train station, it was founded during the Tang Dynasty's Yuanhe period, formerly known as Lin'an. It has been known as the "Famous Cultural City" and "Zoulu of South Yunnan," and is a national historical and cultural city. Jianshui is also a paradise for foodies, with the "Eighteen Tastes of Jianshui" each worth trying, offering a feast for your taste buds! 🍲🍜 📚 Shiping Ancient City A 50-minute drive from Jianshui high-speed train station, it is one of Yunnan's four famous cultural cities. Since the Yuan Dynasty, it has emphasized education and culture, with 10 academies and hundreds of private schools and charity schools during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The residences of historians, scholars, generals, inspectors, clan mansions, and private gardens are all over the place, making it a museum of Ming and Qing residential architecture. 🏛️🏠 🏞 Chengzi Ancient Village Once one of the political, economic, and cultural centers of Southeast Yunnan, it boasts the most distinctive Yi-Han combined earth fortress landscape in Yunnan. About a 3-hour drive from both Jianshui and Shiping, visiting these three places together allows you to experience different local customs and cultures. 🚗💨 🍵 Puer As the name suggests, it is one of the important origins of Pu'er tea and the starting point of the Ancient Tea Horse Road, known as the "World Tea Source" and "Coffee Capital of China." In addition to the World Cultural Heritage-listed Jingmai Mountain ancient tea forest cultural landscape, Pu'er is also a grand garden of ethnic cultures, with the Dai's Nuogan ancient village, the Blang's Wengji ancient village, and the Lahu's Laodabao all located within Pu'er. 🌿🏕️ 🌳 Menglian Officially known as "Menglian Dai, Lahu, and Wa Autonomous County," it is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er. In Menglian, you can see Thai-style pagodas and temples, and visit different coffee plantations to taste a variety of authentic hand-brewed coffees. Menglian is also the county with the largest scale of avocado cultivation in China. Visit an avocado plantation to experience the free-spirited atmosphere! 🍒☕️

DRAKE DAWSON