What does the ancient city of Chama in Ruzhou mean?

Ruzhou Tea Horse Ancient City is located in Ruyang County, Nanyang City, Henan Province, and is one of the important nodes on the traditional tea horse ancient road in China. The ancient tea-horse road has been the main trade channel between the southwest of China and the Central Plains since ancient times, and it is also the medium of cultural exchange. As a city with a long history, Ruzhou Chama Ancient City is rich in cultural relics and historical sites, which has extremely high historical, cultural and artistic values. Therefore, Ruzhou Chama Ancient City is listed as a national key cultural relics protection unit.

The ancient city of Chama in Ruzhou was founded in the Northern Song Dynasty. After historical evolution and continuous expansion, it has formed a unique architectural style. There are all kinds of ancient buildings here, such as city gates, city walls, post stations, streets and various commercial buildings. It combines the architectural features of the Central Plains and Southwest China in style and structure. The ancient city of Chama in Ruzhou is an important commercial and cultural exchange center on the ancient tea-horse road. It was once the political, military and economic center in Ruzhou history.

Ruzhou Chama Ancient City is one of the important historical and cultural cities in China, which is of great value to the study of China's ancient transportation, commerce, culture, art and humanities. Among them, the importance of the ancient tea-horse road is self-evident, and the ancient tea-horse city in Ruzhou is its important node. Therefore, it is of great research value to study the historical relationship between Southwest China and Central Plains in modern times. At the same time, Ruzhou Chama ancient city is also a place rich in tourism resources, attracting many tourists to visit.