This book tells of the little-known "Old Tea Road" between China and Russia via Mongolia. This commercial route that opened as a result of China's flourishing tea trade can be traced back to 450 years ago. It reached its zenith in the 18th and 19th centuries, with Sino-foreign cultural exchanges in the hinterland of the Eurasian Continent. This book gives a vivid description of the rise and decline of this commercial road, and changes in the surrounding cultural environment.
Martha Avery was born in New York City and raised inBoulder,Colorado，USA．After attending boarding school and beginning college，she moved to Asia at the age of 19． She pursued studies at New Asia College in
Hong Kong，Sophia Uniw．'rsity in Tokyo，and the’Faipei Language lnstitute in Taiwan，setting the course for a life time of involvement with Asia．She haS an MBA from the Wharton School of Finance and works in the field of publishing and media.
