Bulang village
Horses, Manasarovar
Yangtse River First Bend
Cormorant_fishing
Lushi old man
Lushi
Dai rocket festival
Bulang spiritual leader
Songzanlin monastery
Tea-horse road
Horse caravan, Heshun
Tea Horse Road Heshun
Horses on bridge
Yalong River Gorge
Kangding
Danba watchtowers
Buddhist flags
Yak caravan
Pilgrims, Dongda Pass
Salt wells on Mekong
Old tea house
Haoshang Bridge
Cliff trail
Horses crossing bridge
Cable slide
Pu'er bing

The TEA HORSE ROAD

One of the longest trade routes in the ancient world, from Yunnan and Sichuan to Tibet, the Tea Horse Road, known in Chinese as the Cha Ma Gu Dao  茶马古道 began in the 7th century when the Tibetans discovered a taste and a need for tea. The tea of choice was Pu'er from the southwest of Yunnan, near the Burmese border, and it had to travel by pack train. In return, the Chinese wanted war horses to protect their northern frontier. The trade, along more than 3,000 km of trails, lasted until the middle of the 20th century. We're now creating photo workshops along the route, and one of the bases will be Lijiang, in association with Bivou.

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Ganzi market
Ganzi monastery tea
Ganzi monastery
Ganzi monastery
Ganzi monastery
Ganzi monastery
Yak caravan
Yak caravan
Yak caravan
Yak caravan
Dege Scripture Printing House
Dege Scripture Printing House
Dege Scripture Printing House
Dege Scripture Printing House
Dege Scripture Printing House
Dege Scripture Printing House
Dege Scripture Printing House
Dege Scripture Printing House
Dege Scripture Printing House
Dege Scripture Printing House
Dege Scripture Printing House
Dege Scripture Printing House
Dege Scripture Printing House
Yak herding
Yi Xi monastery
Litang nomads
Litang nomad
Litang nomad
Hai Zi Shan
Yala Shan and rainbow
Luding Bridge
Shang Li Bridge
Meng Shan tea mountain
Meng Shan tea mountain
Meng Shan tea mountain
Meng Shan tea mountain
Meng Shan tea mountain
Horse tether
Jokhang entrance
Jokhang pilgrim
Jokhang pilgrim
Jokhang pilgrim
Jokhang pilgrim
Pilgrims, Jokhang
Pilgrims, Jokhang
Pilgrims, Jokhang
Pilgrims, Jokhang
Pilgrim prostrating, Jokhang
Pilgrim prostrating, Jokhang
Pilgrims, Jokhang
Jokhang entrance
Jokhang entrance
Jokhang entrance
Jokhang entrance
Tea house, Lhasa
Tea house, Lhasa
Tea house, Lhasa
Tea house, Lhasa
Pilgrims on road to Lhasa
Tibetan haystacks
Barley harvest
Ye La
Pack horse
Carrying hay
Horses carrying hay
Horses carrying hay
Horses carrying hay
Barley harvest
Barley harvest
Yak head, Bomi
Pilgrims, Dongda Pass
Pilgrims, Dongda Pass
Fields near Yanjing
Fields near Yanjing
Salt wells on Mekong
Salt wells on Mekong
Salt wells on Mekong
Salt wells on Mekong
Salt wells on Mekong
Salt wells on Mekong
Salt wells on Mekong
Salt wells on Mekong
Salt wells on Mekong
Salt wells on Mekong
Nomads and yaks
Bhamo public boat
Bhamo public boat
Old tea house
Old tea house
Old tea house
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