The Tea Road and the Tea Culture Heritage of Hunan Province

This chapter first sorts out the historical evolution of the Tea Road, laying the foundation for the preliminary study of the overall framework system of the Tea Road. We plan to take the protection of the Tea Culture heritage in Hunan province as an example and summarise the influential heritage factors of the Tea Culture heritage in Hunan province according to the preservation characteristics of various local heritages. On this basis, we will conduct a vulnerability assessment of the tea culture heritage in Hunan and finally determine the principles and methods for protecting tea culture heritage in Hunan. In the end, we extract the content and significance of the Tea Road communication.