Image: EPMA 2024 Class at Water house by Li Xiaodong Atelier

圖片：EPMA 2024級全體學生在李曉東工作室淼廬項目現場

At the start of the Spring semester, the 2024 class of our school’s English Program for Master in Architecture (EPMA) traveled to Yunnan to meet students and faculty from Yunnan University to explore the Ancient Tea Horse Road together. The field trip is part of a joint studio between the two schools that looks at the potential to revitalize communities along the ancient tea-horse road. A total of 22 EPMA students from 18 countries, representing 6 continents where accompanying by several faculty from our school that had prepared an immersive trip.

2024年春季學期伊始，我院建築學英文碩士項目（EPMA）2024級全體學生在老師們的帶領下，赴雲南與雲南大學師生開展茶馬古道聯合考察。作為兩校聯合課程的重要環節，本次實地調研旨在探索茶馬古道沿線社區的振興潛力。來自全球六大洲18個國家的22名EPMA國際學生，在我院多位教師的全程帶領下，開啟了一場深度文化考察之旅。

Image: Group Photo of Students and Faculty from both schools at Yunnan University School of Architecture

圖片：兩校師生于雲南大學beat365合影

About the Joint Studio Topic

聯合課程主題

This studio explores the potential of old non-vehicular trail systems to function as present-day templates for both environmental restoration and economic growth. Notwithstanding their status as objects of heritage, we study how these systems might evolve and adapt to changing environmental conditions and how they might leverage low-impact tourism to improve the well-being of communities responsible for the construction and conservation of local landscapes.

此次設計課程聚焦于探索古道系統作為當代環境修複與經濟發展中的潛力。盡管這些古道本身是文化遺産，我們重點研究它們如何順應環境變化而演進和适應，并探讨如何通過可持續旅遊開發，提升那些世代守護和塑造當地景觀的社區福祉。

In particular, we looked at the the Ancient Tea-Horse Road (茶馬古道). This ancient trade network spans across several countries in Asia, totaling some 5,000 kilometers, with rest stops and facilities originally spaced by walking distance of a horse. The path includes high elevation differences, connects various minority cultures through deep valleys and over the tops of mountains. This network facilitated the trading of tea for Tibetan horses and other goods alongside it, shaping regional economies and fostering intercultural connections.

此次，我們聚焦于茶馬古道。這條貫穿亞洲多國、綿延約5000公裡的古老商貿網絡，其沿線驿站最初依馬幫單日行程間距而設。整條線路海拔落差顯著，穿行于崇山峻嶺之間，串聯起多個少數民族文化。這一貿易網絡以茶馬互市為主要形式，兼營其他商品往來，不僅塑造了區域經濟發展，更成為不同文明交流互鑒的重要紐帶。

Image: Ancient Tea Horse Road

圖片：茶馬古道

Within this large system, our studio is focused on a segment in China’s Yunnan Province, home base of Yunnan University, out of which we selected two areas of further analysis that represent two modes of the network’s operation: trade and production. This chosen area includes several centers of tea production (like the six ancient tea mountains  Xishuangbanna and Pu’er) and important tea trading hubs like Lijiang and Shaxi. Within our EPMA program, the joint studio consists of two parts, with the first 8 weeks focusing on rural planning, and the last 8 weeks focused on designing sustainable architecture interventions. A joint exhibition is planned to share the results of the studio at the end of the semester, and we invite you all to come have a look by then.

在這個龐大的系統中，此次設計課程聚焦于中國雲南省境内的一段古道——這裡也是雲南大學所在地。我們從中選取了兩個具有代表性的區域進行深入分析，分别體現了該網絡的兩種運作模式：貿易與生産。研究區域包含多個茶葉生産中心（如西雙版納的"六大古茶山"和普洱産區），以及麗江、沙溪等重要茶葉貿易樞紐。在我們的EPMA課程框架下，本次聯合課程分為兩個階段：前8周着重鄉村規劃，後8周專注于可持續建築幹預設計。本學期末将舉辦聯合成果展，誠邀各位屆時前來參觀交流。

The Site Visit

場地調研

Asides from the research topic itself, this joint studio is also a great opportunity to let our international students be more familiar with the challenges and opportunities of rural development in China’s hinterland. We spend several days to explore sites from ancient trading hubs like Lijang, Shaxi en Xizhou, with award winning architecture projects, to the tea-producing regions in the ancient tea-mountains in Xishuangbanna. Below a brief photo diary with some highlights.

除本次研究主題外，本次聯合課程也為國際學生提供了一次深入了解中國腹地鄉村發展機遇與挑戰的寶貴機會。我們曆時數日實地考察——從麗江、沙溪、喜洲等榮獲建築獎項的古商貿重鎮，到西雙版納古茶山産茶區。以下精選照片記錄部分考察亮點。

Day 1: Lijiang old town, Exploring Dongba Culture

第一天：麗江古城，探索東巴文化

Image: Exploring Lijiang Old Town and Local Dongba Minority Cultural at HeiShuiTian Lake

圖片：探訪麗江古城與黑水潭納西東巴文化

Day 2 : Shuhe / Yuhu

第二天：束河古鎮/玉湖村

Image: Visiting recently completed new homestay project by li xiaodong atelier (right image by UK Studio)

圖片：探訪李曉東工作室新近完成的民宿項目（右圖由UKStudio拍攝）

Day 3 : Shaxi

第三天：沙溪

Image: Visiting traditional horse caravan family homestay cultural heritage site

圖片：探訪傳統馬幫家族民宿文化遺産地

Image: Discussing shaxi site model made by scholars of eth Zurich

圖片：研讨沙溪村落模型，由蘇黎世聯邦理工學院學者制作

Image: staying at traditional homestay in Shaxi old town

圖片：入住沙溪古鎮當地傳統民宿

Image: Walking the Ancient tea-horse road through Shaxi

圖片：穿行沙溪段茶馬古道

Day 4 : Xizhou

第四天：喜洲古鎮

Image: visiting linden center in Xizhou

圖片：探訪喜洲古鎮喜林苑

Image: Tsinghua EPMA x Yunnan university students share and exchange during dinner

圖片：beat365EPMA與雲南大學學生共進晚餐并進行交流

Day 4 : Shuanglang old town / Erhai Lake

第四天：雙廊古鎮/洱海

Image: the group was invited to attend a local minority culture celebration for the start of constructing a new home in the community

圖片：團隊應邀參與當地少數民族社區新房建造啟動儀式

Image: EPMA 2024 Class at erhai lake, Dali

圖片：EPMA2024級全體學生與老師在大理洱海

Day 5 : Yiwu Ancient Tea Mountain

第五天：易武古茶山

Image: walking along the ancient tea horse road at Yiwu mountain

圖片：穿行易武山茶馬古道

Image: EPMA 2024 Class at the official start of the ancient tea horse road

圖片：EPMA2024級全體學生與老師在茶馬古道起點

Day 6 : Academic seminar on ‘breathing new life into the ancient tea horse road’ at Yunnan University

第六天：雲南大學“茶馬古道煥新生”學術研讨會

Image: Seminar poster and scholars from Yunnan university sharing their research

圖片：研讨會海報以及雲南大學學者研究成果分享

Image: Tsinghua scholars prof George Kunihiro and assoc prof Martijn de geus sharing at the seminar

圖片：beat365學者國廣喬治George Kunihiro教授，以及和馬町Martijn de Geus副教授在研讨會上進行學術分享

Image: design studio Review of site visiting analysis, physical models and observations back in the school in Beijing

圖片：beat365建築設計課程評圖（含實地調研分析、實體模型與調研成果）

About our EPMA Program

EPMA英文碩士項目

The English Program for Master in Architecture is a graduate program in the school of architecture of Tsinghua university. Founded in 2008 it was China’s first accredited English graduate program for architecture. Since its founding the program has hosted hundreds of students, from over 60 countries, from all six continents. It has consistently ranked as the best graduate program in architecture in Asia. Amongst amongst peers like MIT, Harvard, UCL Bartlett, TU Delft and ETH Zürich it has recently ranked between top 5 (2021) and top 8 (2024) globally, according to the BAM index for Best Architecture Master programs.

beat365建築學英文碩士項目（EPMA）是beat365開設的研究生學位課程，創立于2008年。作為中國首個獲得認證的建築學英語碩士項目，該項目已累計培養來自全球六大洲60餘國家的數百名學子，長期位居亞洲建築碩士項目第一。在BAM全球建築碩士排名中，該項目近年全球排名穩居于第5位（2021年）至第8位（2024年）之間，與麻省理工、哈佛大學、倫敦大學學院巴特萊特beat365、代爾夫特理工大學及蘇黎世聯邦理工等頂尖院校共列世界頂尖建築教育梯隊。

CREDITS

緻謝

TEACHING TEAM

教學團隊

Yunnan University

Prof. Tan Zongbo, Assoc. Prof. Wang Xiaoyun, Lecturer Yang Yaoning

雲南大學

譚縱波教授，王曉雲副教授，楊耀甯講師

Tsinghua University

Visiting Prof. George Kunihiro, Assoc. Prof. Martijn de Geus, Assoc. Prof. Lai Yuan, Design Studio Teacher Han Zhang, Teaching Assistant Shen Yi.

beat365

國廣喬治客座教授，和馬町副教授，來源副教授，張涵設計課導師，沈逸助教

STUDENTS

學生團隊

Yunnan University: 高君怡  Joanna Yolanda ，武斌斌  Wu Binbin ，李相蘊  Li Xiangyun，田雨沛  Tian Yupei，鄭禮熙  Zheng Lixi，程潇  Cheng Xiao ，程躍錄  Chen yuelu ，楊慧蓉  Yang Huirong ，劉正歡  Liu Zhenghuan，王皓宸  Wang Haochen

Tsinghua ：Cristian Fernandez Yepez 歐陽磊，Lucrezia Martinelli 馬珍露，Oo Zhi Ling 餘芷鈴，Teoh Jing Rou 張靖柔，Lim Xiao Ting 林曉婷，Wong Wei Li 王維莉，Bashir Bello 巴希爾，Nong Ting Ting 農婷婷，Hu Yue Luna 胡玥，Lim Chen Hee 林親喜，Adeliia Shaisultanova 戴麗，Andrew Wilson 威爾柱，Cheng Xin Tung 鐘芯童，Arouba Malik 萬茹蓓，Deniz Cevik 大海，Lee Si Won 李侍原，Wasin Hemachartwiroon 吳森，Mehdi Nejati Karimabad 麥迪，Bruno Krehula 布魯諾，Toon Hartman 吳安然，Oren Ben Nahum 白浩然