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Ancient tea route

network of caravan paths winding through the mountains of Southwest China and Tibet
Place Thoroughfare Q1199700

Facts

7 properties

Designation

Instance of
thoroughfare, cultural heritage of China[3]
Heritage designation
Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level[7]

Location

Country
People's Republic of China[2]
More facts +4
Depicted by
Delamu, Tea Horse Road: China's Ancient Trade Road to Tibet[4][5]
Described by source
Tea Horse Road: China's Ancient Trade Road to Tibet[6]
Different from
Southern Silk Road[9]
Has characteristic
tea-horse trading[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ancient Tea Horse Road en Tea Horse Road en South-West Silk Road en Southwest Silk Road en chamagudao en Ancient tea route cs Koňská a čajová stezka da Den gamle te-handelsrute de Tee-Route de Teeroute el Δρόμος του τσαγιού el Δρόμος του τσαγιού και των αλόγων es chamagudao es Antigua Ruta del Té y los Caballos es Ruta de la Seda del suroeste es Ruta del Té y los Caballos fa جاده چای fr ancienne route du thé fr Route du Thé et des Chevaux he דרך התה העתיקה
🔖 Identifiers · 10
VIAF cluster ID
315169808
Library of Congress Authorities ID
sh2007008660
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
2QCoe, F2COT, 3r3AiA
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
507k (85k–568k, n=3)
Freebase ID
/m/062jp7
J9U entity ID
987007547281105171
NL CR AUT ID
ge1081521
PACTOLS thesaurus ID
pcrtEwjsmrOnQ5
Topic's main category
Category:Ancient Tea Horse Road
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJyRtP7bcj8QYX766GppT3

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Country 1
People's Republic of China
Heritage designation 1
Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level
Instance of 1
thoroughfare
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Summary

Ancient tea route is a thoroughfare[1].

Related Entities

People's Republic of China

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . 国务院关于核定并公布第七批全国重点文物保护单位的通知. Retrieved . dtdj.cchicc.org.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → 2QCoe, F2COT, 3r3AiA
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #40849: ZGBK ID"
  2. 21w ago · Kcx36 · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → People's Republic of China
    Described by source → Tea Horse Road: China's Ancient Trade Road to Tibet
    Heritage designation → Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National
    Has characteristic → tea-horse trading
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Instance of: cultural heritage of China, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1781603324285"
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