This is how #qianliangtea used to be transported from #Anhua into northwestern China.
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“Cun is a member of the Naxi ethnic minority. She is an environmentalist who grew up in a #TeaHorseRoad village. . . . Her local WildMountain company helps minority communities develop tourism in an ecological, sustainable way.” —@PaulSalopek Read more: https://t.co/0aaHYWMiXD
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“Cun is a member of the Naxi ethnic minority. She is an environmentalist who grew up in a #TeaHorseRoad village. . . . Her local WildMountain company helps minority communities develop tourism in an ecological, sustainable way.” —@PaulSalopek Read more: https://t.co/0aaHYWMiXD
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“They battled bandits with muskets. They helped spread Buddhism across Asia. Incredibly, a dwindling handful of these adventurers survive still. . . .” Travel the #TeaHorseRoad, a centuries-old trade route in southwest China, in @PaulSalopek’s new dispatch https://t.co/0aaHYWMiXD
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“They battled bandits with muskets. They helped spread Buddhism across Asia. Incredibly, a dwindling handful of these adventurers survive still. . . .” Travel the #TeaHorseRoad, a centuries-old trade route in southwest China, in @PaulSalopek’s new dispatch https://t.co/0aaHYWMiXD
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“The caravans scaled 15,000 feet over the ice passes of Nepal. They tunneled through Burmese rainforests. The traders decorated their lead cargo animals with brilliant red tassels, with shiny mirrors and bells. They traveled for weeks, months, even years.” #TeaHorseRoad #EdenWalk
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“The caravans scaled 15,000 feet over the ice passes of Nepal. They tunneled through Burmese rainforests. The traders decorated their lead cargo animals with brilliant red tassels, with shiny mirrors and bells. They traveled for weeks, months, even years.” #TeaHorseRoad #EdenWalk
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“Handmade paper, silks, jade, opium, gold, and salt all bounced atop the backs of mules, yaks, and human porters along a vast trade network that once bound #China with markets as far flung as Southeast Asia and northern India.” https://t.co/0aaHYWMiXD @PaulSalopek #TeaHorseRoad
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“Handmade paper, silks, jade, opium, gold, and salt all bounced atop the backs of mules, yaks, and human porters along a vast trade network that once bound #China with markets as far flung as Southeast Asia and northern India.” https://t.co/0aaHYWMiXD @PaulSalopek #TeaHorseRoad
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