Shaxi – On the Tea Route of China

Name: Shaxi - Ancient Town On the Tea Route of China
Uploaded: 2019-04-29T07:44:46+00:00
Description: The ancient town of Shaxi in Yunnan was a market for trading Chinese tea and Tibetan war horses on the Southern Silk Road between India and China.

Yunnan

Asia

New Year’s morning in the ancient town of Shaxi

First light wandering around the ancient trading town of Shaxi.

Once a marketplace for Chinese tea and Tibetan war horses on the southern Silk Road between India and China, Shaxi sits in the highlands of Yunnan Province in south-west China.