茶馬古道 chá mǎ gǔ dào

DEFINITIONS

  1. old tea-horse road or southern Silk Road, dating back to 6th century, from Tibet and Sichuan through Yunnan and Southeast Asia, reaching to Bhutan, Sikkim, India and beyond

CHARACTERS

茶 chá tea
馬 mǎ horse; surname; KangXi radical 187
古 gǔ old, classic, ancient
道 dào path, road, street; method, way