Interview: Jeff Fuchs | GoKunming
August 11, 2010 Jeff Fuchs (middle) with Tibetan travel partners at Trola Pass in Tibet, more than 5,000 meters above sea level Yunnan is only beginning to plug into regional and global supply chains and logistics networks, but for centuries it was at the heart of one of the world's largest and most important trade networks: The Ancient Tea and Horse Road (茶马古道). Often referred to as the South Silk Road, the route differs from its more famous northern cousin in that rather than connecting the West and the East, it was located entirely in Asia, serving as a conduit for the exchange of ...
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