Date: 2010-01-05 00:00:00Written By Jolie Adventure
Tea horse caravan trail ethnic village 14 days tour
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The Tea Horse Caravan Road of Southwest China is less well known than the famous Silk Road. Its route crosses some very high and dangerous terrain. It begins from Sichuan and Yunnan provinces in Southwest China, runs along the eastern foothills of the Hengduan Mountains, a center of tea production in China, then crosses the Hengduan mountain range and deep canyons of several major rivers, the Yalong, the Jinsha (the upper reaches of Yangtze), the Lancang (Mekong), and the Nu (Salween), thus spanning the two highest plateaus of China (Qinghai-Tibet and Yunnan-Guizhou) before finally reaching India south of the Himalayas.
The name of the road (Chamadao in the Chinese records meaning the tea and horse road) indicates its importance in the trade of tea and horses, but other products passed along it as well. Horse caravans carried tea, sugar and salt from Sichuan and Yunnan to Tibet and brought back colorful local mountain goods. The Chinese over the ages often bought warhorses from Tibetan and other ethnic groups of Southwest China, and these too came over this road. The road also served as a significant corridor for migration as well as a channel for cultural communication among the ethnic groups in western China; beyond this, it was a bridge for international cultural and economic exchange between China and India. Although silk was not included in the trade goods carried over it, at times it has been termed the Southern Silk Road of China, due to its importance in both economic and cultural aspects of Chinese history.
The Tea Horse Road One of them starts at the original place of the famous Pu’er tea production (today Xishuangbanna and Simao prefectures of Yunnan) and passes through Dali, Lijiang, Zhongdian, Deqin in Yunnan and Mangkang, Zuogong [Zogong], Bangda,Chamdo, Luolongzong, Gongbujiangda and Lhasa in Tibet. From Lhasa it heads south through Jiangze [Gyantse], Pali, and Yadong in Tibet and on to Burma, Nepal and India.
Today, although the Tea Horse Road is no longer used as a trade route, we can still see the evidences of many years of cultural exchange and prosperity. Visitors will find the regions of the Tea Horse Road to be incredibly rich, diverse and full of natural beauty.
Day 1: Kunming to Dali
we will arrive in Kunming and the evening of day we board the overnight train to Dali. (Or take flight.)
we will arrive in Kunming and the evening of day we board the overnight train to Dali. (Or take flight.)
Day 2 Dali mountain
Departure from Kunming to Dali, visit the old historical town , and the museum and the legend story about the local Bai village, take a cable car or trekking to Cangshan mountain, visit the mountain view, spent one night over in traditional Bai Ethnic style hotel.(B.L.D.)
Day3: Dali village
Visit different old villages on the old tea horse road, and watch the tea ceremony dancing performance. And colorful morning market, watch the fishing man catch the fish by special way, and the Local Tie Dye handcraft studio. Visit the local architecture and religion. Spent in the lake side guest house or drive back to Dali.
Day 4 Weishan ancient town,and local market ,and hui village ,and Weibaoshan Taoism temple
The birthplace of Nanzhao kingdom :Yi ethnic（728 AD）,which was rebuild in Qing dynasty, as the Hui (muslin ) kingdom once.
Day 5.Dali-Shaxi
Take a bus to Shaxi, the ancient tea horse caravan trail, stroll around ancient town and local village, see how people do wood carving, and visit the traditional theater and museum and most prosperity tea horse family in history garden, stay one night in the local traditional tea horse caravan hotel. (B.L.D.)
Shaxi in the historic Market Square of the old village of Sideng, a once vibrant staging post along the Tea and Horse Caravan Trail, which primarily channeled trade in tea, horses and other valuables between diverse ethnic groups residing along the eastern Himalayan riff beginning in the Tang Dynasty (618 – 907). Sideng flourished over five centuries throughout the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368 – 1911) haven't been before stalled under the changing economic, political and industrial landscape of the mid-20th century.
Day 6 Shaxi village tea horse caravan trail explore
Walk around Shaxi, go to Tea horse caravan trail, and Dayang Yi village for one day.
Day 7: Visit Shibao Mountain - woman's kingdom-the Indian Buddhism carving, and fresco, then to Lijiang, stroll around Lijiang old town
Shibao Mountain located in the northwest of Dali, contains Buddhist rock carvings and temples of over 1300 years old with, amongst others, images of the Bodisattva Guanyin, and lady's produced organ. Local people offen worship for pray for giving birth no pain delivery. They are art treasures of the Nanzhan Kingdom and the Dali Kingdom, then bus transfer to Lijiang.Stroll around Lijiang old town, black dragon pool, at night watch the traditional Naxi musical performance, stay one night in Lijiang hotel.(B.L.D.)
Day 8. Walk around the Baisha the old village which is the dubitation the incredible frescoes telling you the history.
Visit LiJiang morning market, then you keep taking your steps, reach the formal residence of Rock the American scorlar, you will understand why Rock said: I prefer dying amidst the flowers which at the foot of Jade dragon mountain rather than lying on the bed of Hospitals. Pilgrimage from Shuhe to Yuhu village, to understand more deep culture of the Naxi,and Yi ethnic culture .
Where is at the foot of Jade dragon snow mountains, on the way visit the frescoes and the Tibentan style monestry, and the formal residence of American scorlar.spent one night in Shuhe town.(B.L.D.)
Day 9 we will drive to Wenhai Village.
There are two clans in Wenhai lower village,whose bloodlines are from the Tibetans and the Bais, but are also being regarded as Naxi people now. north of the Wenhai villages is the Xuehua village where there lives a group of yis ,who still maintain their very simple and traditional lifestyle of the yi people.
It is a Xanadu where the strangers are seldom reached. You can enjoy the marvellous landscape of the lake and the pasture near the village. Drive back to Ljiang, stay in Shuhe or Lijiang town.
Day 10-11 Tiger Leaping Gorge to Haba village
on the third day drive to visit the Stone Drum Town and the First Bend of the Yangtze River. Continue to drive to Qiaotou and start hiking, stay in a quiet Naxi guesthouse. We can also keep hiking in the gorgeous gorge or ride a horse to the middle of Tiger leaping gorge, it depends on our condition.We will reach Haba village, spent one night in the colorful village.
on the third day drive to visit the Stone Drum Town and the First Bend of the Yangtze River. Continue to drive to Qiaotou and start hiking, stay in a quiet Naxi guesthouse. We can also keep hiking in the gorgeous gorge or ride a horse to the middle of Tiger leaping gorge, it depends on our condition.We will reach Haba village, spent one night in the colorful village.
Day 12 Haba village to Shangri-la
Trekking around Haba village, where the 5 minority ethnic group stays together.
And we will walk up to the lake; see the Haba snow mountain glacier and base camps far away. Go to Shangri-la, Evening arrival in Shangri La. (B.L.D.)
Day 13 Shangri-la
Morning visit of Gedan Songzanlin temple And a local Dabao Treasure holy temple in a beautiful Tibetan village, then visit a Tibetan family in Napahai lake, and taste the local specialty - Yak butter tea and Yak cheese. We will walk around Napahai Lake, at night we should join in the Tibetan dancing in Zhongdian old town. (B.L.D.)
Day 14 We will be on the early morning flight out of Zhongdian to Kunming,
then transfer to take the international plane to your next destination.Facts and information
Style: Family or photographic tour
Jolie adventure leader: Jolie
Group size: in Min 2, Max 8
Difficult rate: moderate, easy
Tour package includes:
4WD Driver
All the accommodation of at least 3* standard
Meals (B.L.D.)(B=breakfast,L=lunch,D=dinner)
Professional English speaking guide
Government tax
All entrance fee for sightseeing as indicated in the program
Tour package excludes:
Domestic airfare from shangrila-Kunming
-Visa stamping fee
-Travel assurance
-Mineral water beyond that supplied
-Alcoholic beverages and soft drinks
-Additional transport required due to any emergency situation
--Tips and gratuities
-personal expenses and other services which are not mentioned in the program
-international air tickets and airport departure taxes
-Meals and drinks not mentioned in the program
Price quotation
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Departures (dates omitted) |
Tour cost 1-2 people Per person |
Tour cost 3-4 people Per person |
Tour cost 5-6 people Per person |
Tour cost 7-8 people Per person |
Single Supplement (in RMB) |
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Apr. to Oct. except August (High Season) |
15600 RMB |
10800 RMB |
9200 RMB |
RMB |
￥650 |
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Nov. to next Mar. (Low Season) |
13520 RMB |
9360 RMB |
7972 RMB |
RMB |
￥590 |
The price here is the Net Price, and we collect from the Chinese Currency rather than USD
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