Tag Archives: Honkor
Ghosts and ‘Ka’ (Snow)
We are hunting a ghost, ghosts in fact it seems. The Salt Route that hasn’t been documented, this Tsalam that I have dreamt about and that we now seek is becoming akin to chasing vapours, or trying to track windblown … Continue reading
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Tagged Amdo, ancient nomadic salt road, ancient trade route, Himalayan Trade, Honkor, Jeff Fuchs, Mado, Nomads, Nyi Chu, Nyi River, Qinghai, Salt, Salt Road, Salt Route, salt trade, Sichuan, Tea Horse Road, Tibetan Plateau, Tibetan-Qinghai Plateau, Tibetans, Tsalam
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Tsalam – The Ancient Salt Route
The Route of White Gold When: May, 2011 Who: Jeff Fuchs, Michael Kleinwort Where: Southern Qinghai (Amdo) One of the ancient world’s great and unheralded trade routes was the eastern Himalayas’ Tsalam, or Salt Road. Known to many Tibetans as … Continue reading
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Tagged Amdo, Amne Machin, Amye Maqen, Honkor, Jeff Fuchs, Maqen, Maqu, Michael Kleinwort, Nomad, nomadic, Qinghai, Salt, Salt Road, Salt Route, Tea Horse Road, Trade, Tsa, Tsalam
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