Introduction to Shaxi Ancient Town: The history of Shaxi can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, Nanzhao and Dali Kingdoms emerged in the southwest region and became a buffer zone between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo at that time. They were the link between the powerful and the main route of the Tea Horse Road that connected the economic and cultural exchanges between the two. one. As an ancient town on the ancient road at that time, Shaxi played an active role. After the Tang Dynasty, a salt well was excavated in Misha, located in the west of Shaxi, separated by a mountain from Shaxiba. It was called Pangmi Qianjing in ancient times. Shaxi was the closest Tea Horse Road market to the salt well, and the trade of the ancient town also joined. New content - salt. The mining of salt wells is like the icing on the cake, fueling the development of Shaxi. As the market of the Ancient Tea Horse Road closest to the salt wells, the ancient town has become the salt capital of the Ancient Tea Horse Road and a distribution center for salt supply in Tibet and northwest Yunnan. As one of the necessities of people's lives, salt has gradually become another important commodity in Shaxi after the tea and horse trade.