China's Ancient Tea Horse Road | The Caravan Route to Lhasa, Tibet
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Channel: Travel: The Good, The Bad & The Funny · 2009 · Travel & Events
http://www.TravelsWithSheila.com The busy road from Moxi to Chengdu led through Ya'an where we stopped for lunch. Exiting Ya'an, Mr. Wang pulled over by an impressive line of bronze statues alongside the highway. Ya'an was on the ancient tea caravan route that led from China to Lhasa. Chinese porters would climb from the lowlands up to Kangding carrying huge loads of tea. The tea was then transferred to Tibetan yak caravans that took it the rest of the way to Lhasa. It took 40 days to make the arduous trip over 1,800-2,000 kilometers and the expressive bronzes showed how difficult this trip was. Please don't forget to Subscribe Share and Like. Thanks.
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