The Silk Road by Southwest: Tea and Horse Caravan Road
The Ancient Tea and Horse Caravan Road in southwest China, given its economic and cultural significance in Chinese history, has been regarded as the South Silk Road. It crosses high and dangerous terrain, spanning the two highest plateaus of China, before finally reaching India south of Himalayas. The history of the road dates to the Tang Dynasty (618-907A.D.), when tea and horses flourished in the trans-Asian commerce through the Tibeto-Himalayan region.
