Global EditionASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
Lifestyle
Home / Lifestyle / News

A thirst for tea culture

By Deng Zhangyu and Li Yingqing | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2023-05-23 08:12
Share
Share - WeChat
Nakeli used to be a stop that provided accommodation and horses for caravans and is now a tourist destination. ZHANG WEI/CHINA DAILY

"Only when the drinking of tea thrived during the Tang Dynasty (618-907) was the old trail reactivated and became a major commercial route between the East and the West," says Chen, 67, who since the 1990 journey has never let up on his research.

He describes the route as a "life road" because the Tibetans living at high altitudes acquired a taste for tea in the Tang Dynasty, and it became a staple of their daily life.

However, because those mountainous areas are not conducive to tea growing, the long-distance tea trade began from Yunnan where tea trees were largely cultivated.

Tea produced in Yunnan was carried on the backs of horses, mules and even yaks into high-altitude areas, and to the south, including to what is now India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. It was also taken to the north, through the Xinjiang Uygur or Inner Mongolia autonomous region, to Russia.

"Russia is very cold and high-altitude," Chen says.

"Tea grown in China was largely transported to Russia using the ancient route."

Tea trees require a certain altitude, sunshine, humidity and particular soil types to grow, and those requirements kept the ancient road humming with trade for centuries.

|<< Previous 1 2 3 4 5 Next   >>|
Most Popular
Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
 
主站蜘蛛池模板: 国产一级做a爰片在线| 天天做天天躁天天躁| 亚洲欧洲自拍拍偷综合| 色多多在线观看视频| 国产精品美女久久久久AV福利| 丝袜诱惑中文字幕| 最近国语免费看| 亚洲精品福利你懂| 美女被免费网站91色| 国产无遮挡吃胸膜奶免费看视频| 99精品国产高清一区二区| 打开腿给医生检查黄文| 亚洲ts人妖网站| 热久久中文字幕| 哆啪啪免费视频| 麻豆人妻少妇精品无码专区 | 人与禽交另类网站视频| 色多多视频在线播放| 国产日韩欧美成人| 777奇米影视网| 女人张开腿无遮无挡图| 再深点灬舒服灬太大了老板| 成人在线免费看片| 国产裸模视频免费区无码| 一级做a爰片性色毛片刺激| 日本娇小xxxⅹhd成人用品| 亚洲中文字幕无码一久久区| 波多野结衣无内裤护士| 啊~嗯短裙直接进去habo| 麻豆久久婷婷综合五月国产| 国产精品任我爽爆在线播放| a级片免费在线观看| 成人午夜兔费观看网站| 久久亚洲av无码精品色午夜| 欧美aaaaaaaa| 最近中文电影在线| 午夜在线社区视频| 草草影院ccyy国产日本欧美| 国产成人亚洲精品无码青青草原| 1000部拍拍拍18免费网站| 在线视频一区二区三区在线播放|