China/Tibet: Chinese propaganda image of happy Tibetans offering butter tea to a Han Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) tractor driver at the time of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution (1966-1976). The Tea Horse Road (Cha Ma Dao) was a network of mule caravan paths winding through the mountains of Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet in Southwest China. It is also sometimes referred to as the Southern Silk Road and Ancient Tea and Horse Road. From around a thousand years ago, the Ancient Tea Route was a trade link from Yunnan, one of the first tea-producing regions, to India via Burma. Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/chinatibet-chinese-propaganda-image-of-happy-tibetans-offering-butter-tea-to-a-han-chinese-peoples-liberation-army-pla-tractor-driver-at-the-time-of-the-great-proletarian-cultural-revolution-1966-1976-the-tea-horse-road-cha-ma-dao-was-a-network-of-mule-caravan-paths-winding-through-the-mountains-of-yunnan-sichuan-and-tibet-in-southwest-china-it-is-also-sometimes-referred-to-as-the-southern-silk-road-and-ancient-tea-and-horse-road-from-around-a-thousand-years-ago-the-ancient-tea-route-was-a-trade-link-from-yunnan-one-of-the-first-tea-producing-regions-to-india-via-burma-image344249516.html
RM2B01WNG–China/Tibet: Chinese propaganda image of happy Tibetans offering butter tea to a Han Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) tractor driver at the time of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution (1966-1976). The Tea Horse Road (Cha Ma Dao) was a network of mule caravan paths winding through the mountains of Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet in Southwest China. It is also sometimes referred to as the Southern Silk Road and Ancient Tea and Horse Road. From around a thousand years ago, the Ancient Tea Route was a trade link from Yunnan, one of the first tea-producing regions, to India via Burma.
Aerial photograph on a flight from Chengdu, China to Lhasa, Tibet of the Hengduan Mountains in the region historically called the Kham. Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/aerial-photograph-on-a-flight-from-chengdu-china-to-lhasa-tibet-of-the-hengduan-mountains-in-the-region-historically-called-the-kham-image330949656.html
RM2A6C1JG–Aerial photograph on a flight from Chengdu, China to Lhasa, Tibet of the Hengduan Mountains in the region historically called the Kham.
Scenery from travel north from Lhasa to Damshung, Tibet. Spring time, and people plowing and working in the fields Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/scenery-from-travel-north-from-lhasa-to-damshung-tibet-spring-time-and-people-plowing-and-working-in-the-fields-image354325767.html
RF2BGCX3K–Scenery from travel north from Lhasa to Damshung, Tibet. Spring time, and people plowing and working in the fields
Along the plateau of the Tibet railway in Tibet Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-along-the-plateau-of-the-tibet-railway-in-tibet-103497347.html
RMG0AKWR–Along the plateau of the Tibet railway in Tibet
Lhasa airport, Tibet, China 2006 Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/lhasa-airport-tibet-china-2006-image7760639.html
RMAE66T0–Lhasa airport, Tibet, China 2006
The Army That Faces Tibet Invaders - A Lewis-gun section of the Tibet Army, wearing new and old types of headgear. It is this army that is facing Chinese Communists reported to be approaching Lhasa, the Tibetan capital. Security measures are being taken along India's frontier with Tibet because the country that is known as the roof of the world because of its high mountains and arid desert plateaux is considered to have very little chance against the invaders. The Tibet Army though very determined and with a very high morale is certainly no match against Chinese Communists. November 9, 1950. ( Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-army-that-faces-tibet-invaders-a-lewis-gun-section-of-the-tibet-army-wearing-new-and-old-types-of-headgear-it-is-this-army-that-is-facing-chinese-communists-reported-to-be-approaching-lhasa-the-tibetan-capital-security-measures-are-being-taken-along-indias-frontier-with-tibet-because-the-country-that-is-known-as-the-roof-of-the-world-because-of-its-high-mountains-and-arid-desert-plateaux-is-considered-to-have-very-little-chance-against-the-invaders-the-tibet-army-though-very-determined-and-with-a-very-high-morale-is-certainly-no-match-against-chinese-communists-november-9-1950-image463563794.html
RM2HX549P–The Army That Faces Tibet Invaders - A Lewis-gun section of the Tibet Army, wearing new and old types of headgear. It is this army that is facing Chinese Communists reported to be approaching Lhasa, the Tibetan capital. Security measures are being taken along India's frontier with Tibet because the country that is known as the roof of the world because of its high mountains and arid desert plateaux is considered to have very little chance against the invaders. The Tibet Army though very determined and with a very high morale is certainly no match against Chinese Communists. November 9, 1950. (
Travels of a consular officer in eastern Tibet : together with a history of the relations between China, Tibet and India . FORESTED RIVER VALLEY IN KAM BELOW THE LEVEL OF THEGRASS COUNTRY. YAK CARAVAN WITH BALES OF CHINESE TEA FOR THETIBETAN MARKET X MOUNTAIN RANGES 215 some very big peaks, towards the Yunnan border. I suspectthis great range to be a south-easterly continuation of theDang La mountains, north of Lhasa, and to be therefore oneof the principal features of the mountain system of Tibet. There are some very high mountains on both sides of theYangtze between De-ge Gonchen and Batang, Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/travels-of-a-consular-officer-in-eastern-tibet-together-with-a-history-of-the-relations-between-china-tibet-and-india-forested-river-valley-in-kam-below-the-level-of-thegrass-country-yak-caravan-with-bales-of-chinese-tea-for-thetibetan-market-x-mountain-ranges-215-some-very-big-peaks-towards-the-yunnan-border-i-suspectthis-great-range-to-be-a-south-easterly-continuation-of-thedang-la-mountains-north-of-lhasa-and-to-be-therefore-oneof-the-principal-features-of-the-mountain-system-of-tibet-there-are-some-very-high-mountains-on-both-sides-of-theyangtze-between-de-ge-gonchen-and-batang-image340055588.html
RM2AN6TAC–Travels of a consular officer in eastern Tibet : together with a history of the relations between China, Tibet and India . FORESTED RIVER VALLEY IN KAM BELOW THE LEVEL OF THEGRASS COUNTRY. YAK CARAVAN WITH BALES OF CHINESE TEA FOR THETIBETAN MARKET X MOUNTAIN RANGES 215 some very big peaks, towards the Yunnan border. I suspectthis great range to be a south-easterly continuation of theDang La mountains, north of Lhasa, and to be therefore oneof the principal features of the mountain system of Tibet. There are some very high mountains on both sides of theYangtze between De-ge Gonchen and Batang,
China/Tibet: Chinese propaganda image of happy Tibetans enjoying freshly-churned butter tea at the time of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution (1966-1976). The Tea Horse Road (Cha Ma Dao) was a network of mule caravan paths winding through the mountains of Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet in Southwest China. It is also sometimes referred to as the Southern Silk Road and Ancient Tea and Horse Road. From around a thousand years ago, the Ancient Tea Route was a trade link from Yunnan, one of the first tea-producing regions, to India via Burma, to Tibet, and to central China via Sichuan Province. Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/chinatibet-chinese-propaganda-image-of-happy-tibetans-enjoying-freshly-churned-butter-tea-at-the-time-of-the-great-proletarian-cultural-revolution-1966-1976-the-tea-horse-road-cha-ma-dao-was-a-network-of-mule-caravan-paths-winding-through-the-mountains-of-yunnan-sichuan-and-tibet-in-southwest-china-it-is-also-sometimes-referred-to-as-the-southern-silk-road-and-ancient-tea-and-horse-road-from-around-a-thousand-years-ago-the-ancient-tea-route-was-a-trade-link-from-yunnan-one-of-the-first-tea-producing-regions-to-india-via-burma-to-tibet-and-to-central-china-via-sichuan-province-image344249508.html
RM2B01WN8–China/Tibet: Chinese propaganda image of happy Tibetans enjoying freshly-churned butter tea at the time of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution (1966-1976). The Tea Horse Road (Cha Ma Dao) was a network of mule caravan paths winding through the mountains of Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet in Southwest China. It is also sometimes referred to as the Southern Silk Road and Ancient Tea and Horse Road. From around a thousand years ago, the Ancient Tea Route was a trade link from Yunnan, one of the first tea-producing regions, to India via Burma, to Tibet, and to central China via Sichuan Province.
China: Tea shop with bags of brick tea, Lhasa, c.1928. The Tea Horse Road (Cha Ma Dao) was a network of mule caravan paths winding through the mountains of Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet in Southwest China. It is also sometimes referred to as the Southern Silk Road and Ancient Tea and Horse Road. From around a thousand years ago, the Ancient Tea Route was a trade link from Yunnan, one of the first tea-producing regions, to India via Burma, to Tibet, and to central China via Sichuan Province. In addition to tea, the mule caravans carried salt. Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/china-tea-shop-with-bags-of-brick-tea-lhasa-c1928-the-tea-horse-road-cha-ma-dao-was-a-network-of-mule-caravan-paths-winding-through-the-mountains-of-yunnan-sichuan-and-tibet-in-southwest-china-it-is-also-sometimes-referred-to-as-the-southern-silk-road-and-ancient-tea-and-horse-road-from-around-a-thousand-years-ago-the-ancient-tea-route-was-a-trade-link-from-yunnan-one-of-the-first-tea-producing-regions-to-india-via-burma-to-tibet-and-to-central-china-via-sichuan-province-in-addition-to-tea-the-mule-caravans-carried-salt-image344223359.html
RM2B00MBB–China: Tea shop with bags of brick tea, Lhasa, c.1928. The Tea Horse Road (Cha Ma Dao) was a network of mule caravan paths winding through the mountains of Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet in Southwest China. It is also sometimes referred to as the Southern Silk Road and Ancient Tea and Horse Road. From around a thousand years ago, the Ancient Tea Route was a trade link from Yunnan, one of the first tea-producing regions, to India via Burma, to Tibet, and to central China via Sichuan Province. In addition to tea, the mule caravans carried salt.
View of Tibet out the window on flight from Kathmandu, Nepal to Lhasa, China 2006 Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/view-of-tibet-out-the-window-on-flight-from-kathmandu-nepal-to-lhasa-image7760637.html
RMAE66RE–View of Tibet out the window on flight from Kathmandu, Nepal to Lhasa, China 2006