Is the ancient tea-horse road the fruit of Shanxi merchants?
No, the ancient tea-horse road was an important commercial route connecting the inland and southwest of China in ancient times, and it was also a famous commercial passage in the history of China. This route is mainly responsible for transporting tea and horses, hence the name Tea-Horse Ancient Road. Although Shanxi merchants played an important role in the trade of the ancient tea-horse road in Qing Dynasty, the construction and development of the ancient tea-horse road was not entirely due to Shanxi merchants. The formation and development of the ancient tea-horse road has a long history, and there was a certain scale of commercial trade as early as the Tang Dynasty.