Where is Qibie Village – Location
Qibie village is under the jurisdiction of Tacheng Town of Weixi Lisu autonomous county, about 5km away from the seat of the town government. The road to the town is oil road, with convenient transportation and 90km away from the county seat. It is adjacent to Deqin county in the east, Qizhong village in the south, Kena village in the west and Tacheng village in the north.
Features of Qibie Village
Qibie village is a beautiful Naxi village with dense forests and streams. This village has a big stone tablet under a millennium ginkgo tree, on which there are several Chinese Characters “启别千年银杏村”. This ginkgo tree in Qibie village is 40 meters high, with an average chest diameter of 280 cm, which is praised as the largest living plant fossil in China and regarded as a sacred tree by villagers nearby. The location of the ginkgo tree is also where villagers once worshipped heaven. Now the villagers worship the tree for preying longevity and peace.
Tacheng Town is the only place which inherits the complete classical Tibetan Reba dance and it’s regarded as “The hometown of Reba Arts”. In Qibie village, tourists can have a chance to enjoy the feast of eyes and ears.
Legend about the Millennium Ginkgo Tree
After the death of the second king of the Drigung Kargyu, he needed to seek reincarnated soul boy. The divination by an eminent monk indicates three places: Changdu in Tibet, Ganzi in Sichuan province and Lapu in Yunnan province. The monks planted three ginkgo nuts in the three places. The one that was taken to Lapu was planted in the Qibie village. Three years later, they found only the one planted in Qibie village had sprouted into a small tree. Therefore, they found the child from the village of Qibie who became the third generation of living Buddhas of the Khumba.
Chinese Name: 沧源佤族自治县糯良乡班考村委会班考民俗自然村
English Name: Bankao Village
Keywords: Bankao Village, Cangyuan tours, Cangyuan highlights
Location: Bankao Village is located at Nuoliang town, Cangyuan Va Autonomous County
Admission Fee: Free
Opening Hours: All the day
Bankao Village
Bankao Village is a mountainous area located in Nuoliang town, Cangyuan Va Autonomous County, covering an area of 2.45 sq,km . This village is in the northwest of the Nuoliang town government, 1200 meters high above the sea level, 27 KM away from the town. The annual precipitation is about 1700 mm.
Transportation: To take the shuttle bus from the county bus station
Travel Tips: ·1 or 2 hours trip
·respect the local inhabitants’ manners and customs
The Location Map of Bankao Village in Cangyuan County, Lincang
Overviw of Yibang Old Town
Yibang Old Town（倚邦古镇）which is one of the six famous ancient tea mountains in Yunnan is located in Xiangming Town（象明乡），the north of Mengla County（勐腊县），Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture. It is an important and famous Puer tea town and was also the prime place for tribute tea procurement in Qing Dynasty. Mansong tea（曼松茶）， the raw material of Jingua tribute tea（金瓜贡茶）with over 200-year-history, is known as the best tea in Yibang Old Town（倚邦古镇） while the truth is that the Puer tea will be more fragrant with longer history.
Chinese Name:倚邦古镇
English Name: Yibang Old Town in Mengla County, XishuangBanna
Keywords: Yibang Old Town, Puer tea in Mengla County, Mansong tea
Location: Located in Xiangming Town（象明乡），the north of Mengla County（勐腊县），Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture
Formation and Development
The history of Yibang Old Town is difficult to examine in detail, however, it is certain that why the earliest people migrated to this remote mountain forest to settle down is closely related to the abundant tea tree resources here. As a conclusion, we know that there was tea first, and then there was the people and tea culture. Hence, Yibang Old Town gradually became the hub of the tea. A cluster of merchants gather together, making this town a thriving place in population and business. It can be said that the town is born of tea.
History
At the end of the Qing dynasty, the Puer tea production and trade center of the six famous tea mountains moved gradually to Yiwu Ancient Town（易武古镇）as the society was unrest, the banditry was rampant, the mainland merchants were afraid to trade in mountains, and the rise and development of the Yiwu ancient tea mountain. After 1912, Puer tea in Yibang Tea Mountain reappear the gradual recovery momentum in production and marketing. In 1942, Jinuo nationality and Yao ethnic groups revolted against Yibang ancient town, which turned the ancient town into a ruin.
In the historical record, Yibang, the street market on the top of the hill, was only a relaxation spot for the peddlers purchasing Puer tea here at first. The horse caravan has to stop here to relax and get supply, so it is also the starting point for the Ancient Tea-horse Road. Because of the rapid development of the tea, Yibang Old Town once grew to a famous tea distributing center besides Puer（普洱）, Simao（思茅）.
Several trade routes centered on Yibang Old Town of reliance radiating into the surrounding areas, lead to the mainland or the neighboring countries such as Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar and other Southeast Asian countries. Year after year, the horse caravan overcame countless unbelievable hardships and created an ancient road, the Ancient Tea-house Road which carries the historic and profound economy and culture.
It is said that Mansong tea buds（曼松茶尖） that are picked before every Tomb-sweeping Day were erected with boiling water. In addition to its unique qualities, it was designated as the special tribute tea of the emperor. So there was a folk song in the local area sings like that: “There grows rare tea on the hills of Yibang Town（倚邦镇）, which fascinates the emperor so much. The tea with good quality is on the Yibang Mountain（倚邦山）while Yiwu Town enjoys the good reputation.”
To the middle of Qianlong period, there planted mountains of tea trees in Yibang Mountain, stretching from Buyuanjiang River to Xikong Mountain, with a total area of more than 13 million square meters. Tea production and trade got its pomp, with more than 500 tons tea production every year. Some stone tablets recording the tea matters of the Qing dynasty witness the prosperity of Yibang Town as a result of the tea production and trade.
However, when we tread upon the curve and dusty the road with chuckholes in the forest to Yibang street, we can see that there is no former glory leaning on the street. What displayed in front of us are the old wrecked road, the obsolete rooms, and tranquil and peaceful street. In addition to the tread worn smooth road, it is so difficult to find out the morphology of the streets in the past days.
Attractions and Relics
There are a considerable historical site in Yibang Old Town, especially the well-preserved tea culture and history relics. The Ancient Tea-horse Road paved with grey and black stones stretching far away, records and manifests the extensive and profound Puer tea history and culture of the ancient tea mountains.
The main monument also contains the official tomb of local Chieftain Cao Dangzhai and his wife in Yibangzhai Village. Chieftain Cao who passed away in 1799 in Qing dynasty, was given the virtues monument（功德碑）by the imperial family in the second year of Emperor Qianlong（乾隆二年）, which records the Cao family’s feats in managing the tribute Puer tea. According to that, it’s not difficult to figure out that Qing dynasty attaches great importance to the six famous ancient tea mountains.
There still maintains three green stone tablets of Qianlong（乾隆）, Daoguang（道光） and Guangxu（光绪） period of Qing dynasty in the village committee, showing the significant tea events of that time. Visitors traveling to the tea worship hall beside the Mountain God Temple of Xinfazhai Village（新发寨）can still view the relics where the tea farmers and merchants sacrifice tea ancestor, Kongming（茶祖孔明）and the tea tree gods. Visitors can also see the prosperity of Puer tea in that days through the relics of the Jiangxi Temple（江西庙） in Anle Village（安乐村）, the ruins of the Sichuan Guild Hall（四川会馆）.
Attraction Transportation
Take a bus from Jinghoong Bus Station（景洪汽车站）to Mengla County（勐腊县）， and then take a chartered bus or a taxi to the town.
Attraction Travel Tip
Traveling Hours: All day
Traveling Seasons: March to April
Abuji Pasture is located at the foot of Tianbao Snow Mountain, which is the most beautiful mountain lake of Tianbao Snow Mountain. It gives a strong sense of change and variation, crystal water, green forest, white snow mountains, as well as the snow mountains plated with gold when sunset. Showing an isolated snow mountain landscape painting in front of us which makes us indulged it.
There are many hiking opportunities near Shangri-La, but this is one of the more spectacular yet easy ones. Rather unknown and not well connected with roads, hiking to Abujicuo (Abuji Lake, 阿布吉措) is a nice daytrip away from the crowds and tourist attractions of Shangri-La in Northern Yunnan, China.
Abujicuo has recently become a bit more well-known and now attracts locals as well as outdoor-loving tourists. But even though it has stunning views and is quite close to Shangri-La, not many people are visiting due to the rather underdeveloped infrastructure. Thus, the hike to Abujicuo is perfect for you if you’d like to be independent and do your own thing (just as we do).
The hike is easy and offers great views of the valley, mountains and lake. You’ll also see local farmers, herds of yaks, horses and pigs.
Naming
“Cuo” (措) is the Mandarin Chinese spelling for the Tibetan word “tso”, meaning lake. Many lakes in the Tibetan areas of Yunnan, Sichuan, Qinghai, and of course Tibet itself are named with “cuo” in the end.
Legend has it that Abujicuo was undiscovered for a long time. One day, a farmer lost a cow called “Abu” and set out to search for it. During the search, he kept shouting “Abu”, and finally found the animal near this lake. Henceforth, it was called “Abuji Lake” or Abujicuo.
Getting to the Abujicuo trailhead
The trail to Abujicuo (阿布吉措) starts in a valley east of Xiaozhongdian (小中甸), about 30km south of Shangri-La/Zhongdian in Yunnan. The closest points on a regular street map might be Xiaozhongdian Forest Farm (小中甸林场) or Yangtang Dejilin Temple (阳塘德吉林寺). From the Forest Farm or Temple, follow a bumpy dirt road into the valley for about 12km to reach the starting point of the trail.
Getting to the trailhead: From G214 (orange) via the dirt road (yellow) to the trail (red), (c) Google Earth
By car: From Shangri-La, drive G214 south towards Lijiang for about 30km/30 minutes until reaching Xiaozhongdian Forest Farm (小中甸林场). Turn left off the main road and onto a gravel/dirt road that passes below the newly built highway and high-speed train bridges. Follow this road into the valley (do not drive up to the temple) until you reach the trailhead (see GPX route below). Driving time along the dirt road is another 20-30 minutes. Just before reaching the trailhead, take the right road at a major fork. Except for this one fork, there aren’t any junctions or other roads, so you won’t get lost. Due to the road condition, it’s advised to drive a larger vehicle (SUV-type) with enough ground clearance, and not your average VW Santana sedan (although we did see some locals driving old Geely sedans and not getting stuck, so it should be possible…).
By bicycle: You can basically follow the car instructions from above. Road G214 from Shangri-La to Xiaozhongdian is paved and in excellent condition. The dirt road into the valley is not in good condition, but should be fun to ride with a proper mountain bike. Mind the altitude gain, though: From the start of the dirt road (3200m) to the trailhead (3600m) is an altitude gain of 400m.
By public transport: Long-distance busses between Shangri-La and Yunnan should be passing the Xiaozhongdian Forest Farm. Ask the driver to get off here. You’ll still have to hike up through the entire 12km valley to get to the starting point, though. The dirt road is marked as a hiking trail (there are signs in Chinese & English declaring it as such), and the valley views are stunning, with small wooden huts and grazing yaks. Doing the entire valley on foot will probably turn this into a two-day hike.
By tour: If you can’t or don’t want to make the way to Abujicuo yourself, there are a few tour operators in Shangri-La offering excursions in small groups (10-20 people). We’ve read these cost around 248 RMB per person and include transportation as well as BBQ lunch on the way back. Just ask your guest house or one of the tour operators in the old town for more information.
Rumors of entrance checks and necessary guides
We’ve heard from various people around Shangri-La that it would be necessary to hire a local guide to hike to Abujicuo, otherwise the villagers wouldn’t let you into the area. This information can also be found online (in Chinese) on certain outdoor forums. However, it’s not correct: You do not need a guide to hike to Abujicuo. We just drove to the trailhead ourselves and did the hike, and met a few other hikers (locals and mainland tourists from other provinces) doing the same. Do not be discouraged by people in Shangri-La telling you that you’re not allowed to do this hike yourself, they just want your money!
There is a guard station with gate at the entrance of the valley (on the first kilometer of the dirt road), but the gate was open and the place was unmanned both when we came and left. Nobody checked us or required us to do any kind of registration.
Trail overview and route
The roundtrip from trailhead to Abujicuo and back is about 9km and takes 4-6 hours, depending on your pace and resting time. It took us about two hours for the ascent to the lake, and one and a half hours for the descent. At the lake, take a rest to admire the views and enjoy the tranquility. You can also do a short walk around the lake (about 30 minutes).
Trail to Abujicuo overlaid on Satellite Imagery (c) Google Earth
The trail is always well visible, but we’d recommend taking the GPX trace (below) as reference. The KML file additionally includes the (rough) driving instructions with G214 and dirt road included. The trailhead is at the following coordinates: 27.65350/99.88252.
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abujicuo_hiking_with_driving_kmlDownload
You can also find various traces in outdoor apps such as foooooot.com (六只脚) or 2bulu (两步路) by searching for the Chinese name of Abujicuo: 阿布吉措.
Pastures and cottages in the valley. The trailhead is just in front.
Impressions from the hike
In the first few minutes, the trail is rather flat and crosses a few creeks. Simple bridges made of felled trees are provided to help you cross. After a few minutes, you’ll reach an open meadow with grazing yaks, black pigs and a few wooden huts.
Bridge across creek at the beginning of the trail
After passing the huts, there’s another river crossing, and then the steep ascent begins. Just follow the trail uphill until you reach a section where you have to walk through a shallow river/small waterfall.
Section where you’ll walk through the shallow water
After this section, you’ve nearly reached the lake. A few minutes ahead, you’ll see prayer flags, marking the viewpoint of the lake.
Prayer flags near the lake. Once you see these, you’ve made it!
During the hike, we met a few other hikers: A couple from Harbin (in Heilongjiang province) that drove all the way from their home town to Yunnan. That route is pretty much along the well-known Hu Line that divides China into two parts of equal area, but with 95% of the population living on the south-east of the line. It’s also a driving distance of 4000km, so these two were really determined to see Yunnan. There was also a group of elderly local people from Shangri-La who came to the lake for picnic. Great to see the old folks keeping fit! We always enjoy talking to the other hikers we meet outdoors and listen to their stories, many of them have very interesting backgrounds.
What to bring for hiking to Abujicuo
Here are the essentials we recommend to bring to the Abujicuo hike:
Hiking boots or sports shoes
Warm clothes (hardshell/fleece/down jacket) – it can get quite cold at the lake, no matter how warm it is in the valley
Water bottle – you can refill in the stream and in the lake
Sunscreen
Snacks (trail mix, fruits, beef jerky, snickers, etc)
Camera
Phone with GPS, GPX trace, offline map
Gas cooker and tea leaves (optional)
There’s no shop in the entire valley, so make sure you bring everything you need!
Enjoying some hot tea with a great panorama of Abujicuo at above 4200m
Mobile network coverage
As of October 2021, none of the three mobile phone networks in China (Telecom, Mobile, Unicom) covers the Abujicuo area and the valley. You’ll be completely offline, so prepare accordingly (e.g. download offline map). Obviously, you’ll also not be able to use Wechat/Alipay for paying, but since there’s no shop anyway, that shouldn’t be a big issue. There are some small farms on the way, though, so if you want to buy anything from the farmers, better prepare cash.
Costs & Prices
No entrance fee or ticket required! Hiking to Abujicuo is absolutely free.
Alpine flowers near the lake
Where to go next
There are many great outdoor options in Northern Yunnan and around Shangri-La. Check out these recommendations：
Meili Snow Mountain North Slope (TODO)
Xiagei Wenquan (下给温泉): Natural Outdoor Hot Spring near Shangri-La
Or have a look at other guides, articles and itineraries:
Meili North Slope (梅里北坡): 5 Days Trek Around the Magnificent Meili Snow Mountain (6740m)
Abujicuo (阿布吉措): Day-hike to Stunning Mountain Lake near Shangri-La
Xiagei Wenquan (下给温泉): Natural Outdoor Hot Spring near Shangri-La
Anji River Hike: Jingkongli Grand Canyon (井空里大峡谷)
Riverside Camping in Anji: Hanjiang Campsite (寒江孤影营地)
Ninong Village is the last stop of Yubeng Village hiking from Yubeng village to Ninong Grand Gorge. It is close to the Lancang river, where you can enjoy the spectacular scenery of the Meili Grand Canyon of the Lancang river. From Ninong village, tourists can take a ride to Feilaisi.
Chinese Name:红河州元阳县新街镇大鱼塘村
English Name: Dayutang Village of Xinjie town in Yuanyang County, Honghe
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Introduction
Qinglong Bridge is about 60 kilometers northeast away of Fengqing County. Founded in the Qing Dynasty Qianlong 26 years (1761), Jiaqing Nineteen years (1814), Daoguang 24 years (1844) twice, after many repairs. The bridge body is 15.64 meters high from the river surface. The bridge body is composed of 16 iron cables, with wooden planks on top, 5 pavilions at each end, and several embankments on the bank. Azure Dragon Bridge is an important passageway in southwestern Yunnan and the only ancient bridge on the Lancang River.
Three Wonders in Architecture:
1. Qinglong Bridge fixed cable do not open a path, first in the cliff in a U-shaped “ox nose” cave, the blacksmith hand forged 16 strands of wire through the hole, and then stone piers high up, across the river. The unique value of this hole in the history of bridge architecture, this is the “cow’s nose hole.”
2. There are 16 strands in Qinglong Bridge with 14 in the lower, 2 in the upper, distribution on both sides, the whole bridge high center, both ends low, like flying rainbow, flying across the banks, this is “The rainbow flew over the bridge”.
3. Qinglong Bridge has a bridge at both ends of the corridor, bridge floor, corridor, connected, white wall green tile, cornices, corridor for pedestrians to take shelter from the rain, with columns overlooking Lancang River scenery; buildings can make soldiers stay watch. And the two sides of the post road, the door closed in the morning, even a husband when the river, thousands of troops and horses also difficult to capture the trend, into a kind of landscape.
Related Characters
1. Xu Xiake (徐霞客)
Xu Xiake (1586-1641), the Han Nationality, a great ancestor, the character inspires it, number rosy cloud guest, Jiangsu Jiangyin person. Ming Dynasty, geographer, traveller and writer. He 600,000 characters which writes after 30 year inspection “Xu Xiake Travel notes”, opened in the geography the system observation nature, the description natural new direction; Is not only the system inspects the motherland landform geology the geography famous work, is also describes China scenery resources traveling great, the writing exquisite literature excellent work, in domestic and foreign has the profound influence.
2. Zhao Youxin (赵又新)
Zhao Youxin (1881-1920), the original name of Fuxiang, the word Fengjie, Fengqing people. He studied at Fengshan College at an early age and was a 15-year-old disciple of Ph. D. Since childhood, clever and studious, in the “Yue Wu Mu Fu Zhao classes Fu” in the Lin examination, to a wood, Song room of the peace has been determined; a hundred years of hate, the end of the hero, such as the famous sentence, showing its bright love and hate and agile talent. The Reform Movement of 1898 failed, the country internal and external troubles, Zhao every time to talk about state affairs, said impassionately: big husband can not be like Ban Chao to make contributions to other areas, should also learn to fight and die in the field of horse aid.
3. Luo Jinan (罗稷南)
Luo Jinan, formerly known as Chen Qianhua, number Chen Xiaohang, also known as Chen Ziying. Fengqing (Shunning) County, Yunnan Fengshan Town New Town people. He graduated from the philosophy Department of Peking University in 1923. He has served as the first Middle School in Yunnan Province, the first Middle School in Harbin, the Fan Guowen teacher in the first Division of Jilin Province, the head of the propaganda Section of the 101st Division of the National Revolutionary Army, the secretary of the Division of the 28th Division of the third Army, the Secretary of the General Command of the 19th Route Army, Chief of staff of Fujian people’s revolutionary government, manager of reading and living publishing house, member of southwest military and government committee, secretary of secretariat of shanghai branch of china association of writers and artists. Published works in 1922 He joined the Chinese Writers Association in 1952. Graduated from Peking University, served as President of Xiamen University, proficient in English, Russian.
Nearby Atrractions
Shuhe Old Town
Four kilometers (2 miles) to the northwest of the Lijiang Old Town, at the foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, lies a compact village hidden in the forest, the Shuhe Ancient Town. UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has listed it as an important component of Lijiang as it is a well-preserved example of a town along the ancient tea route and one of the earliest settlements of the ancestors of Naxi people. It is called ‘the hometown of springs’.
The Climate of Qinglong Bridge
The climate in Qinglong Bridge is mild, and generally warm and temperate. In summer, there is much more rainfall in Qinglong Bridge than in winter. The annual average temperature of Qinglong Bridge is 16.5 ℃, precipitation here averages 1051 mm. Qinglong Bridge enjoys subtropical monsoon climate, rain and heat over the same period, with characteristic dry and wet season. It offers a mild climate, abundant sunshine, enough rainfall, wet and dry seasons. It famous for “how high the mountain is, how deep the water is and Four Seasons just like the spring”. Three-dimensional weather conditions gave birth to the complex and diverse ecological environment and vegetation types of Qinglong Bridge.
Transportation
Fengqing as “North Gate” of Lingcang, its external transportation has exit of east, west, south and north four directions, which plays a role of bridge and bond between Lincang and central and northwest Yunnan. Travel 39 kilometers toward the southeast to Yun County, and then it can be connected to Dali, Chuxiong and kunming by national highway 214 to the northeast. The southwest exit of fengqing can reach the sino-myanmar border through Guodazhai-Yongde-Zhenkang county. you can reach Nanjian from the east of Fengqing through Xiaowan hydropower station. From the passage of Fengqing northwest, there is an exit, that is the provincial road from Fengqing to Baoshan area. It makes Fengqing, Baoshan and Dali form a traffic circle. Such a traffic circle is very beneficial to the development of Fengqing tourism market and the organization of tour routes.
Fengqing Bus terminal(凤庆汽车客运站)
Address: Fengwu Road(凤梧路), Fengshan Town(凤山镇), Fengqing County
Tel: 0883-4211289
Tips: If you would like to get around the County(Here is the area of Fengshan Town), you can take a taxi, it’s quite convenient and time-saving. You can also by bus, but there are few bus routes in Fengqing county, it is often crowded on the bus. In addition, there is a special vehicle, tricycle. It is easily available and it costs less than taxi.
Chinese Name: 会泽雨碌大地缝
English Name: Dadifeng Geofracture in Huize County, Qujing
会泽雨碌大地缝位于云南会泽雨碌乡。会泽大地缝位于云南省曲靖市会泽县境内，从昆明沿嵩昭高速公路可达，距昆明市区190公里，距曲靖市区160公里。属喀斯特地区岩溶嶂谷型自然风景区。1958年在景区左边岩壁130米高的地方开凿了一条引水明渠（俗称幸福渠），解决白彝村4000人的饮水问题。2002年发现后建成旅游区向游客开放。
会泽大地缝长10余公里，最宽处20余米，最窄处仅1.4米，最高达486米，地貌类型复杂多样，因上亿年地壳的升降，“山”字型地层错落而形成。海拔高度在1700米至2900米之间，一条小米河穿缝而过，以奇、险、幽、深、秀著称于世。地缝瀑布成群，水声隆隆，有屹立于左面峭壁的“大思想者”疑腮沉思，给人以无尽的遐想。进入“生命之门”，每前进一步，就是一个惊叹！抬头仰望，天成一线，环望两碧，山嶂叠翠，碧上冒出的清泉，随碧而下，构成一道道珠帘，名曰“神泉”，令人叹为观止，目不暇接。每前进一步就是险。险滩相连，两碧钟乳怪石，给您一种刺激、新鲜的感觉，又留给您充分想象空间。在您惊叹的同时，又让您陶醉在大自然鬼斧神工的造化之中。
景区内有众多的石芽、石柱、石幔、溶洞等。整个地缝曲径通幽，高深莫测。两边陡峭的山崖，常年挂绿，草尖的露水，含羞欲滴。主要游览景点有大思想者、生命之门、凤尾滴翠、神龟过河、一线天、孔雀开屏、金佛洞、睡美人、天生瀑、古葡萄藤、仙人指路等。
交通
从昆明到会泽有近300公里的路程，其中有200公里左右是高速公路，有100公里左右是二级路是塘石路，由于每个路段限速不同，高速公路上有的地方限速100公里、有的地方限速80公里，而塘石路和二级路限速是40公里，我们估计5、6个小时才能到达会泽，总的来说呢路况还不错的。
Why is Fengxue Mountain Pass So Special?
Fengxue Mountain Pass is the throat of passing from the mainland of China to the outside of Pianma township(片马乡). With an altitude of 3,153 meters, it is precipitous and of great military importance since ancient times. When the British invaded the Pianma township, they set up boundary post here and when the Japanese invaded southeast Asia they built forts here.
Where is Fengxue Mountain Pass – Location
It’s located on the Gaoligong Mountain, Nujiang Prefecture of Yunnan Province.
Features of Fengxue Mountain Pass
On the Gaoligong mountain in Nujiang Prefecture, there is a Fengxue Pass. It is surrounded by rolling mountains and flanked by high, cloud-capped peaks. The climate here is changeable all the year round, sometimes mist-shrouded, sometimes sand and stone flying, and some times rain and snow falling. In particular, from December to march and April of the next year, heavy snow like goose feather covers the sky, turning the pass and the mountains near the pass into a vast sea of snow.
Due to the influence of the Indian Ocean monsoon and the Siberian cold current, the wind from the direction of Pianma township of Yunnan is particularly strong. And the peculiar shape of mountains make the wind blowing from the deep valley on both sides of the pass from time to time. When one wind was stronger than the other, the snow rolled up on the ground moved forward like waves, very spectacular. What’s more, when the two winds don’t agree, the snow that rises from the ground or the sky like a rocket goes up into the air with breathtaking speed, so amazing.
With a total length of 79 kilometers, Dulongjiang highway starts at Gongshan and ends at Kongdang the government seat of Dulongjiang township. By the end of November 2013, all the road works have been finished and put into use. With a loud bang at 13:28 noon on April 10, the final blast of the Dulongjiang highway tunnel, marked the completion of the Dulongjiang highway tunnel.
Deep in the valley, the natural conditions of Dulongjiang township are very bad, with only one road leading to the outside world. Every year, heavy snow seals the mountain passes for about half a year. It has been the poorest and backward region of Yunnan province and even the whole country.
Dulongjiang highway is the only channel for the Dulong people to communicate with the outside world, as well as the lifeline of the economic development of the area. The completion of the highway tunnel marks the end of the isolated life of locals in the winter which will greatly improve the living standards of the Duong people. It also makes it available for the tourists to visit it in the winter times.
Shangri-la Moon Square is a small square at the foot of Guishan Park in Dukezong Ancient Town. It is the only way getting into the Dukezhong Ancient Town. Next to the square is the world’s largest pray wheel. Climb to the top of Guishan Park and you can overlook the whole Dukezong Ancient City.
In the daytime, there are many barbecue stands, which are wreathed in smoke. In the evening, it becomes a place for local Tibetan people to enjoy and relax. The square is lined with Diqing Red Army Long March Museum and Diqing Museum. Besides, there are horses, yaks and Tibetan mastiffs for tourists taking pictures.
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