Harmonious and beautiful Songpan

The part of "history and ethnicity" is excerpted from the film, which tells the story of the Tea Horse Road, an important route that connected this ancient city with the outside world in ancient times. Starting from the Tang Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, this route connected this city with the central part of China. At that time, people used horses to transport food and other necessities over mountains to this city, while also bring the important tea culture in China into the city. The prosperity of economy and trade made it an enduring city. This particular form of trade is called "tea-horse trade". During that period of history, various local ethic groups went into business and developed their own distinctive cultural customs and ancient architectural styles. All these have made this ancient city all-embracing.