Tea Horse Ancient City
茶马古城旅游小镇
A purpose-built ancient-style tourist town in the new district north of Simao, with night lights, shows and a Pu'er tea street, free all day.
Tea Horse Ancient City lies in the new northern district along Puer Avenue in Simao District, about 5 km from the city center. Its Tang- and Song-style replica buildings recreate the trading towns along the Tea Horse Road, and it has been named a provincial-level nighttime cultural consumption cluster in Yunnan. The old town is open free of charge all day, and shops generally operate from 10:00 to 23:00. In the evening there are lights, ethnic song and dance performances, and bonfire dancing (dage). Tea shops and snack stalls are concentrated here, so it's a good place to stroll after dinner. It can be visited together with the adjacent Tea Horse Road Scenic Area.
Opening hours
Open all day (shops approx. 10:00–23:00)
Nearby sights
- Tea Horse Road Scenic Area (Banjiupo Section)
- Pu'er Museum
- Simao Old Town (Confucian Temple & Daijia Lane)
- Meizi Lake Park
- Nakeli Tea Horse Station
- China Pu'er Tea Expo Garden
- Pu'er National Park (Taiyanghe Forest Park)
- Pu'er Ethnic Unity Garden