Ancient Tea and Horse Road Museum is composed of the prelude hall, frescoes hall, hall one of historical events, hall two of historical events, hall of Shuhe local life and hall of Shuhe’s cobblers.

The prelude hall introduces the history from 641 when Princess Wencheng went to Tibet and took the then advanced mode of production and the customs of drinking tea. Yunnan tea was transported to Tibet, India, West Asian and Europe from then on. It also presents the tea horse trade in ancient China.

At the frescoes hall, you will see the precious frescoes created between 1572 and 1620. The frescoes show the developments of Tea Horse Road in the Ming Dynasty. The two halls of historical events will let you know about important events in the history of Ancient Tea Horse Road through pictures and some related cultural relics, such as the leaders of Tibet Regime in ancient China declaring a war to the south and Yunnan tea being sold into Tibet, iron wares, bamboo wares and the like.

At the hall of Shuhe local life, you will see some reproductions of many folk culture and production tools. You will see the original layout of the old furniture. In ancient China, Naxi men took the local tea along Tea Horse Road to Tibet or other places while their wives stayed at home to take care of families and did daily farming activities. The hall of Shuhe cobblers introduces the history of Shuhe cobblers through the related tools and pictures as well.