Ancient Tea-Horse Road and Caravan Culture From the Perspective of the Caravan Courier Route from Gongshan of Nujiang to Chavalon of Tibet

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10.2991/icelaic-18.2018.167How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Tea-Horse Road; caravan culture; grand canyon of Nu Jiang; Yunnan Tibet courier route

Abstract

Located in the Grand Canyon of Nu Jiang in the southwestern border of China, the mountain is high the river is rapid. One of the world's highest Tea-Horse Road has been walking for thousands of years. It starts from Gongshan in Nujiang Prefecture, passes through Bingzhongluo or N'Mai River, and goes to Tibet Chavalon. The caravans braved the wind and dew, with the mountain mule and horse in Yunnan as the main driving force carrying tea, souvenirs and other materials, with people and horses step by step to in dangerous mountain road between the Tibetan area and the Nu Jiang. The circulation of economic materials not only deepened the political, economic and cultural exchanges between the various regions along the way, but also formed a unique caravan culture.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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