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The Site of the Ganxipo Tea-Horse Ancient Road Post Station

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The Tang Dynasty Site of the Ganxipo Tea-Horse Ancient Road Post Station: The Ganxipo section of the Tea-Horse Ancient Road is located in Group 2 of Hongxing Village, Tianquan County. It was once the essential route used by porters carrying tea bricks to Tibet. Today, the ancient road still has 27 farming households, whose houses retain architectural styles from the late Qing Dynasty. On the road, the indentations left by the porters’ carrying poles as they rested while hauling tea bricks are still clearly visible, as are the lamp pole holes that once illuminated their nighttime journeys. To this day, some elderly porters are still alive, and their homes preserve tools used in those times, such as back-straps, carrying poles, oil lamps, and grass sandal weaving tools, as well as antique tables and chairs left behind from old teahouses and inns.

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The Site of the Ganxipo Tea-Horse Ancient Road Post Station is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

The Tang Dynasty Site of the Ganxipo Tea-Horse Ancient Road Post Station:

The Ganxipo section of the Tea-Horse Ancient Road is located in Group 2 of Hongxing Village, Tianquan County. It was once the essential route used by porters carrying tea bricks to Tibet. Today, the ancient road still has 27 farming households, whose houses retain architectural styles from the late Qing Dynasty. On the road, the indentations left by the porters’ carrying poles as they rested while hauling tea bricks are still clearly visible, as are the lamp pole holes that once illuminated their nighttime journeys. To this day, some elderly porters are still alive, and their homes preserve tools used in those times, such as back-straps, carrying poles, oil lamps, and grass sandal weaving tools, as well as antique tables and chairs left behind from old teahouses and inns.

Protected Area: A 5-meter buffer zone extends outward from the perimeter of the existing post station site.

Construction Control Zone: A 10-meter buffer zone extends outward from the protected area.