Tea Horse Road

Connected Sites: 5

The Chamadao, literally translated as "Tea Horse Road" or "Tea Horse Path", was a central trade route for exchanging Tibetan horses and Chinese tea. The corridor came to play a crucial role in the communication and exchange between the cultures of present-day Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet. There were 2 main routes - from the tea growing areas of Yunnan and Sichuan. Both "finished" in Lhasa. Currently only the former route includes sites inscribed as WHS. See http://www.cpamedia.com/trade-routes/tea-horse-road-historical-perspective/

Connected Sites

  • Old Town of Lijiang
    Old Town of Lijiang
    China
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.54
    111
    11
  • Potala Palace
    Potala Palace
    China
    Inscribed: 1994
    4.14
    79
    11
  • Mount Qingcheng and Dujiangyan
    Mount Qingcheng and Dujiangyan
    China
    Inscribed: 2000
    3.40
    74
    4
    Dujiangyan claims to be a part of tea horse road, as the caravan stopped in the old city and paid respect to city god shrine in Yuleishan, a part of Dujiangyan Scenic Area.
  • Three parallel rivers of Yunnan
    China
    Inscribed: 2003
    3.41
    60
    6
    centred on Deqen/Dequing in the Baima-Melli snow mountain sub-area of the site
  • Ancient Tea Plantations of Pu'er
    China
    Inscribed: 2023
    2.72
    14
    3
    "Pu’er City was the centre of tea collection and distribution for important transportation routes, including the Ancient Tea Horse Road." (AB ev)