2013 Ancient Tea-horse Road Riding Itinerary Highlights
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Ancient Tea-Horse Road was formed to transact the tea and horse business for Han people and Tibetan people in ancient times. It was acted as the key traffic hinge on the way to Tibet. The section in Tibet was originated from southern part along Yarlung Zangbo River and ended in Qamdo Prefecture by way of Nyingchi Prefecture. In Qamdo Prefecture, it was divided into the southern route and northern route again. They were named Yunnan-Tibet Ancient Tea-hose Road and Sichuan-Tibet Ancient Tea-horse Road.
Yunnan-Tibet Highway is approximately 1930 kilometers long. There are not many ups and downs along the way. Generally speaking, about 39-kilometer long section of Yunnan-Tibet Highway is over 4000 meters high, and about 239-kilometer long section is over 3000 meters high along Lancang River.
Best time to travel to Yunnan-Tibet Highway
The best time to travel to Yunnan-Tibet Highway is from May to November every year. Yunnan-Tibet Highway highlights the amazing wild natural sceneries along the way.
Most of tourists would like to depart from Lijiang City of Yunnan Province to Lhasa City by way of dreamy Shangri-la, enjoying the flat valleys among the high mountains, ancient snow mountains, religious Songtsenlin Monastery, quiet and pure Tibetan dwellings, wild and vast pastures, and beautiful flying prayer flags, etc. It is a breathtaking tour itinerary that you may have a chance to enjoy all the most beautiful sceneries of southwestern China. How fantastic it is!
On the way to Benzilan, you can freely enjoy the warm and wet air, green and vast field, steep cliffs and dangerous rocks, risk riverbank of Jinsha River, and unbelievable high white snow mountains, etc. All the wonderful attractions impressed a lot of tourists from home and abroad. Actually, Benzilan was acted as the important key town along the Ancient Tea-horse Road, located in the strategic geological location before entering Tibet Autonomous Region or Sichuan Province. It is more popular than Guozhuang in Tibet region. Lots of famous cultural relics and Tibetan materials and stuff were once produced from here in Tibet history, such as the lacquer and black pottery.
Meili Snow Mountain is situated between Lancang River and Nu River, which will be greatly appreciated along Ancient Tea-horse Road. It is available in the confluence area of Nu River, Lancang River and Jinsha River – approved as the one of the World Natural Heritages by United Nations educational scientific and cultural organization. There are about 13 amazing peaks over 6000 meters high, which are highly praised as 13 Prince Peak.
At that moment while you are entering Tibet, you will see the most beautiful scenery along Sichuan-Tibet Highway. There are full of wonderful attractions in your sight such as Ranwu Lake, Bome County, and Nyingchi Prefecture, etc. We want to give you a big surprise in Tibet, so, no more attractions listed here before you go ahead to Lhasa City.
