Asian Corridor in Heaven (2007)

Also Known As: 茶马古道, 차마고도

Country: Korean

Genres: Documentary

Status: Completed

Date aired: 2007

Summary:

Part of the Insight Asia series, Asian Corridor In Heaven is a six-episode HD documentary series co-produced by KBS and NHK about the world's oldest trade route, the "Ancient Tea and Horse Caravan Road". Pre-dating the Silk Road by 200 years, the Ancient Tea and Horse Caravan Road crossed from the Sichuan and Yunnan provinces of Southwest China over mountainous terrain into Tibet, Nepal, and India. The Caravan Road was not only an important route for the trade of tea and horses, but also a corridor connecting Chinese and Tibetan language, people, religion, and cultures. The documentary won the Grand Prize from the Korean Broadcasting Commission.