The Past and Present of the Ancient Tea Horse Road

The Ancient Tea Horse Road is an international trade passage in the southwestern region of China used for economic and cultural communications. Horses were the main means of transportation on the Tea Horse Road and the passage originated from the “Tea-Horse Trade” of the Tang and Song Dynasties. Due to cold climates in the high altitude regions of Tibet, people had to intake fats which are high in calories. Due to the lack of vegetables, dryness of the Zanba, and poor fat metabolism, the peop..