Walking along a thousand-year-old trade route, listening to the sound of horse hooves - A visit to the Lijiang Ancient Tea-Horse Road

#Travel in History #Travel While Walking #In-depth Experience of Lijiang Do you think that you can only visit the ancient city, drink coffee, and take beautiful photos in Lijiang? Then you really missed this soul-level scenery of Yunnan that goes beyond the filters of Internet celebrities—— 👉 Ancient Tea Horse Road: China's most beautiful business travel road, and also the most poetic historical travel. 📖 What is the Ancient Tea Horse Road? Why do you have to walk a section? The Ancient Tea Horse Road is one of the lifelines of transportation in ancient southwest China. It was particularly prosperous after the Tang and Song Dynasties. It once connected Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet. It was an important trade channel for tea, salt, horses and silk. And Lijiang is one of the most critical relay stations on this ancient road. Here, there are not only well-preserved caravan culture and Naxi customs, but also a historical journey along the stone slab ancient road, allowing you to feel the hard work and grandeur of the caravan thousands of years ago with your feet. 📍 Where to experience the Ancient Tea Horse Road? The most recommended entry point is the Lashi Lake Ancient Trail 🐴💨 ✅ You can choose to ride a horse through the primitive forest road and valley (horse farm experience) ✅ Pass by Naxi villages, viewing platforms and primitive lakes along the way ✅ Witness the remains of the ancient road and the traces of the caravan migration with your own eyes, which is very vivid! 🔹 Three major tourist highlights: 1️⃣ Riding a horse through the scenery of the Yunnan Plateau The local guide leads the horse and walks slowly along the ancient road. The stone slabs that have been stepped on thousands of times are under your feet, and the open fields, distant mountains and the sparkling waves of Lashi Lake are all around. It is very healing! 📸 (also very photogenic) 2️⃣ In-depth cultural experience Along the way, you will pass by the Tea Horse Ancient Road Museum, the Caravan Inn, and the Naxi Village. Some itineraries also include local tea ceremony experience, folk instrument performance and Naxi costume transformation experience, taking away history and culture at once. 3️⃣ Light adventure trip suitable for parents and beginners The horse riding route has different difficulty levels (30 minutes to 2 hours optional), and you can also choose pure hiking, which does not require too much physical strength, but the scenery and experience are full, it is a classic route suitable for all ages!