I have been lucky enough to have been on part of Tea Horse Road near Yibin, Sichuan, China. Above is a picture I took of the monument to this road carved out of a mountian from Yibin to the Mingwei tea garden where we saw the spring festival, Shouting Ceremony. The Ancient Tea Horse Road, or *Chamadao* in Chinese, was a network of caravan paths that rivaled the Silk Road in importance. This historic trade route wound through the mountains of Southwest China, primarily through Yunnan, Sichuan,...

The Ancient Tea Horse Road: A Journey Through

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