The Last Horse Trains

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摘要 HorsetrainsusedtobethechiefmeansoftransportinsouthwestChina'smountainousareas,areasthatwerealmostinaccessiblebecauseofthedifficultterrain.Theyhavelargelydisappearedasmostsuchareasarealreadyservicedbymodernroadsystems.Atbinzhonluo,however,thelasthorsetrainscanstillbefound,theirdriversbeingNus,LisusandTibetans.AsIdiscoveredatcountryfairs,goodsshippedinbyhorsetrainsfromTibetanaremostlybuttertea,ediblefungusandwildorchidplants,andgoodsshippedtoTibetincludedrinks,batteries,saltandinstantnoodles.Forcenturies,horsetrainshavetraversedtheNujiangCanyonortheTibetan-YiCorridorwhich,tobeaccurate,shouldbecalledaneconomicandculturalcorridorlinkingTibetandtherestofChina.
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出处 《中国民族:英文版》 2004年4期
出版日期 2004年04月14日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)
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