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Tea Horse Road – Xiantan Ancient Post Road

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The Xiantan Post Road is located in Xiantan Community, Xiantan Town, Hejiang County, situated on the eastern bank of the middle section of Xiaocao River. Built during the Qing Dynasty, the road runs from north to south, stretching 350 meters in total. The road surface is 2.2–2.8 meters wide, and including the eaves on both sides, it measures 3.8–4.4 meters in width. During the Ming Dynasty, a small number of residential houses along Liao Family Bridge to Shuixiangzi and the upper and lower rows of streets were all built with a post-and-lintel wooden structure...

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The Xiantan Post Road is located in Xiantan Community, Xiantan Town, Hejiang County, situated on the eastern bank of the middle section of Xiaocao River. Built during the Qing Dynasty, the road runs from north to south, stretching 350 meters in total. The road surface is 2.2–2.8 meters wide, and including the eaves on both sides, it measures 3.8–4.4 meters in width. During the Ming Dynasty, a small number of residential houses along Liao Family Bridge to Shuixiangzi and the upper and lower rows of streets were all built with a post-and-lintel wooden structure and featured enclosed roofs covered with small grey tiles. This post road was one of the key routes leading to Chongqing and holds significant historical value.