西南丝绸之路形成于两千多年前比西北地区的北方丝绸之路早了约两个世纪它本是巴蜀商人与身毒大夏商人秘密通商的“走私通道”后来逐渐成为各代王朝对“西南夷”地区进行统治的官道它是古代中国与东南亚南亚和西亚相联系的一条最早的陆上贸易交通线和文化廊道随着这条丝绸之路的兴起在沿线形成了许多聚落如今这些处在深山中的驿道古聚落遗存成为西南丝绸之路历史的重要见证者 The Southwest Silk Road was formed about 2,000 years ago earlier than the North Silk Road in Northwest China by about two centuries. It was originally the “smuggling channel” between the merchants of Bashu and the merchants who were poisoned by the poisoned trees, The dynasty officialdom of rule over the “Southwest Yi” area. It was the earliest land trade traffic line and cultural corridor linking ancient China with South Asia and South Asia in Southeast Asia. Along with the rise of this Silk Road, it formed along the route Many Settlements These ancient relics of the ancient post road in these mountains are now important witness to the history of the Southwest Silk Road