Ancient Tea-horse Road
The
Ancient Tea-horse Road stretches across more than 4,000km, mainly through Southwest China
Sichuan and
Yunnan and
Tibet. The ancient commercial passage first appeared during the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD). It experienced the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, that is a period of more than 1,200 years.
The Ancient Tea-horse Road promoted exchanges in culture and religion, and saw ethnic migration that closely resembled what was experienced on the well-known
Silk Road. Tens of thousands of traveling horses and yaks created a definite pathway with their hooves on the once-indiscernible road. Today, although even such traces of the ancient road are fading away, its cultural and historic values remain..
Meili Snow Mountain
About 800km from Kunming,
Sacred Meili Snow Mountain towers over the landscape in the west of Deqing County in the Tibet. Known as 'Prince Snow Mountain', it is the most sacred mountain in the world. Meili Snow Mountain has long been famous for Kang Karpo Peak,
Yunnan's tallest mountain - 6,740m above sea level.
The Meili Snow Mountain possess some of the region highest diversity plants. They also provide habitat for many wild animals. As you breathe the extremely fresh air, you can imagine how the pilgrims feel when they walk their spiritual pilgrimages to the Meili Mountains. There is a sense of togetherness, a perfect harmony with the Mother Nature.
Ranwu Lake
The
Ranhu Lake is a perfect blending of the Swiss Alps snow peaks and glaciers and the streams in
Jiuzhaigou Valley. Ranhu Lake, the largest lake in southeast of
Tibet, is in the Village of Ran about 90km from the Baiba Town neighboring the
Nyingchi Prefecture.
Many of the peaks surrounding Ranwu Lake are over 5, 000m high and thus permanently locked with glaciers. The foot of these peaks, however, is green with pines and cypresses. Ranwu Lake is especially womanish and tranquil in the arms of the peaks, whose beauty goes beyond words.
Karub Ruins
The
Karub Ruins are the earliest Neolithic Age remains so far found in Tibet. Most of the pottery displayed in the Tibet Museum was unearthed from Karub Ruins, followed by pottery unearthed from Gunggar Qamgo Gully.
The Karub Ruins have a history of 4,300-5,300 years, and among some of the unearthed 20,000 pottery shards, 1,234 pieces can be recognized. It basically exemplifies ceramics craftsmanship at the end of the Tibetan pre-historic period. Some pottery segments were painted in red and some pottery was used to carry paint. In the pre-historic period red was viewed as a symbol of life and strength, which represents the Tibetan ancestors veneration of life. The appearance of pottery is a significant symbol of human's entrance into the Neolithic Age from the Paleolithic Age.
