The historic Tea Horse Road, connecting India and China through Tibet

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China’s Ambassador to India Xu Feihong on Sunday posted on X about the historic Tea Horse Road which spanned more than 2,000 km, and connected China to India via Tibet. “The Ancient Tea-Horse Road witnesses the exchanges and interaction between China and India throughout the long river of history,” he wrote. Although not as well-known as the Silk Road, which linked China and Europe, the Tea Horse Road was a crucial commercial pathway for centuries. “Tea from across China was transported to Xizang [Tibet], then shipped to Kolkata via the Himalayan passes, and sold in Europe and Asia on a...