The news was updated on November 4, 2019. 

Yu Xiaode, 62, works at the Shangri-La Snub-Nosed Monkeys National Park in the Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan province. He treats the monkeys like friends and family members. As a villager of the Lisu ethnic minority, Yu has been acting as a ranger for more than ten years. Now, the snub-nosed monkeys in the surrounding forests can recognise his voice and understand his whistle. They play and eat around Yu like friends.

The Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys live predominantly by the Baima Snow Mountain. Together with the giant pandas, they are national first-class protected animals. “They have a human-like face and big red lips. They are special and beautiful,” said Yu excitedly—even if he is usually a reticent man. Around the 1980s, hunting and logging had damaged the habitats of snub-nosed monkeys and threatened their survival. To protect the snub-nosed monkeys from extinction, China established the Baima Snow Mountain Nature Reserve. In 1999, the nature reserve joined hands with the local communities. This cooperation has not only protected the snub-nosed monkeys, but has furthermore provided employment for local residents, benefiting the villagers in Xiangguqing and several other villages in the Shangri-La Snub-Nosed Monkeys National Park.

Yu and some of his fellow become the first park rangers. “I earn a monthly salary of 1,700 RM (US$239.87). While working as a ranger, I can also help my family grow corn and potatoes,” said Yu. He has a family of four and they earn nearly 40,000 RMB (US$ 5,644) a year.

After years of protection efforts, the number of snub-nosed monkeys is increasing year by year, and is estimated to have exceeded 3,500. Source from http://english.yunnan.cn/html/2019/sights_1104/18117.html

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The news was updated on November 1, 2019. 

Reporters has recently encountered some Skywalker hoolock gibbons in the Gaoligong Mountains, southwest China’s Yunnan Province.

Being in the hoolock genus, it is endemic to the area, and is thus known as Gaoligong hoolock gibbon as well.

Source from http://english.yunnan.cn/html/2019/sights_1101/18104.html

Chama Huajie Street is located on the western shore of Dianchi Lake (滇池) in Kunming City, serving as a key passage through the Longmen (龙门) core scenic area of the Kunming Western Hills National Scenic Area (昆明西山国家级风景名胜区), which is a 4A-level scenic spot. This area is designated for financial and business purposes, covering a net land area of 24.28 acres and a total construction area of 13,856.2 square meters. The layout consists of a main tourist cultural pedestrian street, two alleys, three covered walkways, and two squares, incorporating 14 buildings featuring the historical architecture of old Kunming from the Republic of China era, seamlessly integrated with modern commercial elements. The project aims to enhance the basic supporting services for the Western Hills tourist area while catering to urban leisure consumption, creating a unique urban reception area for Kunming.

Location and Transportation

Chama Huajie Street is situated at the essential entrance to the Western Hills scenic area, making it a critical access point to and from the main urban area of Kunming.

Road Transportation

The area has well-developed road connections, adjacent to the Gaoya Interchange (高峣立交), Biji Pass Interchange (碧鸡关立交), and Biji Pass Tunnel (碧鸡关隧道). Several major roads surround it, including Xingaohai Road (新高海路), Lao Gaohai Road (老高海路), Shian Highway (石安公路), Kun’an Expressway (昆安高速), Kunchu Expressway (昆楚高速), and National Highway 320 (320国道).

Public Transport

Buses 6, 17, 18, 51, and 94 provide direct access to the area. Additionally, the extension of Kunming Metro Line 3 (昆明地铁3号线) is approximately 50 meters away, serving as the terminus.

Surrounding Facilities

• East Side: Armed Police Hospital (武警医院), Provincial Party School (省委党校), Ziyuan (紫园), farm-style restaurants (农家乐), and small inns (小旅店).
• West Side: Farm-style restaurants and small inns.
• South and North Sides: No service facilities.

Project Overview

Chama Huajie Street is an important component of the enhancement and renovation of the Western Hills scenic area, and it is essential for applying for the national 5A-level scenic area certification. It is one of the 200 key projects in Kunming and 60 key industrial projects.

Chama Huajie Street is located at the entrance of the Western Hills scenic area, with a planned land area of 24.28 acres and a total construction area of 13,856.2 square meters. The completed street combines high-quality tourism, commercial, and cultural shopping into one, featuring a main pedestrian street, two alleys, three covered walkways, and two squares, blending the architectural styles of old Kunming from the Republic of China with modern commercial elements.

Design and Aesthetic

The project is designed by renowned local architect Zhai Hui (翟辉), the director of the Planning and Design Institute of Kunming University of Science and Technology (昆明理工大学). The design went through several modifications before being finalized. The layout incorporates 14 buildings, ranging from two to four stories, reflecting the Republic of China architectural style, alongside modern commercial developments.

The aim is to fill the gaps in basic tourism services at the Western Hills scenic area while fulfilling urban leisure consumption needs, creating a uniquely characteristic urban reception area in Kunming. This area will focus on dining, leisure, retail, cultural arts, and wellness, allowing visitors and residents to experience a blend of traditional Yunnan culture and modern commercial charm. Upon completion, it will be the only access point for visitors entering the Western Hills scenic area.

Historical Significance

The Western Hills has long been a pride of Kunming residents, known for its rich historical background and dense vegetation, making it an ideal weekend retreat. Particularly since the construction of the Metro Line 3, the restriction of vehicles in the scenic area has posed a challenge for parking. However, the completion of this project will effectively resolve parking difficulties for tourists visiting the Western Hills scenic area.

The current state of the Chama Huajie Street project site serves as the main entrance and parking area for the Western Hills scenic area, where pedestrians and vehicles mix. The site is bordered by Bihai Road (碧海路) to the north, and the newly constructed main vehicular access road to the Western Hills, Longmen Road (龙门路), to the south. The western side connects to the planned scenic area parking garage, and the eastern side is adjacent to the entrance archway of the Western Hills.

Traffic and Layout Considerations

Due to the existing elevation differences and traffic conditions, the project will be designed to optimize space for public use (including dining, shops, public restrooms, and recreational areas). The entire area is located at the main entrance to the Western Hills scenic area. The planning accounts for elevation differences and traffic conditions, dividing the area into eastern and western sections, with the east planned for restaurants and artist studios, as well as street-side commercial spaces.

The newly planned vehicular access to the scenic area will entirely consider Longmen Road, while the internal layout will prioritize pedestrian pathways that also serve as emergency exits. In addition to the planned parking area to the west, parking for Chama Huajie Street will be designed to utilize the elevation difference, placed underground on the second level, effectively separating pedestrian and vehicular traffic.

Moreover, the under-construction terminus of Metro Line 3 connects directly with the Chama Huajie Street project, a rare instance of a metro line providing direct access to a scenic area in the country. Officials have stated that if construction proceeds smoothly, starting in 2017, visitors from outside the area will be able to take the metro directly from the airport to the entrance of the Western Hills scenic area, passing through the completed Chama Huajie Street to enter the scenic area.

Monbala International Golf Club was invested and built by Yunnan Horon Group. Beijing Route Management Co. supervised the construction and now is managing and operating the whole golf club. The club is located in Menghai County, which is famous for tea in Yunnan Province, and called “Banna Spring Dream”. In Dai language, Menghai means “The place for brave ones”. Menghai is renowned Home of Pu’er Tea all over the world. The altitude ranges from 1,180m to 1,250m, Menghai is famous for climate that it is not freezing in winter and hot in summer and with plenty of rainfall. The average temperatures is 18.1oC, so it is called ‘Natural Greenhouse’. It is 30 minutes from Xishuangbanna International Airport and 45 minutes from Jinghong City.

XishuangBanna Empark Century Jinyuan Golf Club provided by Empark Grand Hotel Xishuangbanna is the second golf course of the Empark Group. Designed by Mr. Roger Parkard, an internationally renowned American golf course designer, the golf course is located in the Xishuangbanna Riverside orchard refuge in the cold mountain resort, only 15 minutes drive from the airport.

Dongchuan Red Soil refers to a region located over 40 kilometers southwest of Kunming City, specifically in Xintian Township, with a notable landmark called “Flower Stone” (花石头) at the 109-kilometer milestone. This area encompasses nearly a hundred square kilometers and is the most concentrated, typical, and characteristic red soil landscape on the Yunnan Red Soil Plateau.

Scenic Beauty

From September to December each year, part of the red soil is being prepared for planting, while another section is already sown with vibrant green barley or wheat and other crops. Viewed from a distance, the land appears as if it has been painted by the heavens, displaying a dazzling array of colors. Against the backdrop of blue skies, white clouds, and ever-changing light, the red soil creates a spectacular scenery.

Le Pu Ao (乐普凹) is one of the main attractions in the Dongchuan Red Soil region. Located about 9 kilometers southwest of Flower Stone Village, this area features rolling fields with a beautiful arrangement of terraces. Under the sunlight, the lines of the landscape are strikingly beautiful.

Lepuao is a village of the Red Land. The fields of the village goes ups and downs with distinctive colors just like a piece of natural and pastoral music. Lepuao is next to the Huashitou village. It is similar to the scene of Jingxiuyuan with woods and villages. You can capture the beauty of sunset in Lepuao

The “lines” of Lepuao are never repeated with cycle of seasons. You can enjoy the diverse views through the year.  The locals of Yi sing, dance and cultivate with the beat of the rhythm. They drive the cattles and sheep with the music.

When you approach Jinxiuyuan锦绣园, a viewpoint of Dongchuan Red Land which is a great attraction of Yunnan tour, you will got a broad view with various color, such as red, yellow, blue and green. You may have the illusion that you are in the sea of flowers and colorful world. Looking down from the top of the montain, you will capture the visible lines consisted of edges of the fields, distinctive colorful lands, changeable scene and the azure sky with Clusters of white clouds. You will enjoy different view in different time even it’s the same day.

CaoJian Town(漕涧镇), one of the many towns which is famous with rich geothermal resource, so called the “Home of Springs” at west gate of DaLi Prefecture. Within this famous town there are 3 spring spots, locals called them as Upper-tub(Shangzaotang/上澡塘), Mid-tub(Zhongzaotang/中澡塘), Lower-tub (Xiazaotang/下澡塘), and the most famous one of these 3 is the Lower-tub spring spot, it is a spring spot combined with waterfall in the vally of CaoJian Town, XinSheng villige(新胜村), it is embraced by mountains from its 3 directions, one side meets a creek, it has Inner pond and outter pond 2 ponds.The outter ponds is also called “Cliff of Waterfall”, a string of hot water rush out and drop off high from the a crack of the cliff, with a look of flying dragon, momentum of running horses, sound of pounding thunder, what a great look of a waterfall.

The water tempreture is apoxy 80℃ at where the spring comes out, it can even boil chicken eggs. Water contains some healthy elements such as Sulpher, you can smell a great fragment from a distance far. Bath in here can cure many diseases link to rheumatism. In a very special time in season Spring of Feb 8th of chinese year called “CaoJian Tub gether”, is a relaxing time of farmings, thousands of customers near or far, gether together in here to have their wonderful bath time, rest their exauses, enjoying themselves, just like a festival which locals call it “Once upon a happy time in bath”.

From Dali to the West for 3 hours, you will arrive at the hometown of hot spring caojian dam(漕涧坝子）, Yunlong County（云龙县） .When you enter the xiazaotan（下澡堂） in the west of dam, it’s like stepping into a fairyland. There is a very rare hot spring waterfall in the world. The water temperature of the source of the spring is as high as 86o℃. The water flow is large and the water quality is good. The spring under the waterfall merges into a hot water river with a width of 3 meters and a length of more than 3000 meters and flows into the surging Nu River（怒江）. The hot spring group which is called xiazaotan（下澡堂）in folk, consists of more than ten spring holes, such as hot spring waterfall, hot water river, dieshuiyanzaotan(叠水岩澡潭）, guanzaotan（官澡潭）, Baisuzaotan（柏素澡潭）（ (also known as Mandarin Duck（鸳鸯澡潭） ), Neigongzaotan（内宫澡潭）, shengshui well （圣水井）and tangyang pool（烫羊池）. It is a high-temperature pure sulfur spring, which contains 16 kinds of trace elements beneficial to human body and has the magical effect of curing diseases and skin.
 

Caojian xiazaotan（漕涧下澡潭） is a place far away from the noise of the city, where the mountains stretch long and unbroken and the trees are luxuriant. It’s really a place for leisure and health， you can  enjoy hot spring, Clear the heart and wash away the body and put yourself in the silence forests.  Hospitable and enthusiastic villagers of Bai, Miao, Yi, Achang and other ethnic groups are looking forward to your coming and sharing the charm of nature! 

Chinese Version:
http://www.dalidaily.com/lvyou/20111026/143757.html
https://zhidao.baidu.com/question/629150454694918924.html

Chinese Name:云龙县漕涧镇下澡潭温泉
English Name:Xiazaotang Hot Spring in Caojian Town of Yunlong County, Dali

Xiazaotang hot spring（下澡潭）, located in the southeastern mountains of Caojian town（漕涧镇）, nine kilometers away from the government office of Caojian town（漕涧镇）, is surrounded by mountains on three sides and streams on one side. With beautiful scenery and trees, there are rare hot spring waterfalls and numerous hot springs in the world.

Since ancient times, Caojian county（漕涧镇） has been known as the hometown of hot springs. There are three hot springs in the territory, which are named Shangzaotan（上澡潭）, Zhongzaotan（中澡潭） and Xiazaotan（下澡潭） according to their geographical location. Among them, the two hot springs Shangzaotan（上澡潭） and Zhongzaotan（中澡潭） are located in a huge natural oxygen bar in Eastern Mountain in a forest. The Xiazaotang Hot Spring is one of the most famous hot springs, whose water contains potassium, sodium, chlorine, bicarbonate ions and rich sulfur. It is classified as a pure sulfur spring according to its chemical composition, and has good curative effects on a variety of diseases. After bathing, your skin will be comfortable, your hair will be silky, and you will feel cool. The daily flow of the hot spring is more than 3000 cubic meters, and the hot water forms into a river. Even if people bath at the same time can keep the pool clear and hygienic. The water temperature at the source of the hot spring is over 86 degrees Celsius. And it is classified as a high-temperature hot spring according to the water temperature, with few in numbers in China, which can be used to boil eggs, chickens and sheep.

Xiazaotang Hot Spring is actually a generic term of more than 10 springs, which includes Yunlong hot spring waterfall(云龙温泉瀑布)，Caojian hot river(漕涧热河), Small roll(小滚锅)，Stacked water rock pool(叠水岩澡塘)，Official pool(官澡潭), Inner Palace pool(内宫澡潭), Cypress pool(柏树澡潭), and Holy well(圣水井). Yunlong Hot Spring Waterfall cascades from the cliffs that are four or five feet high, splashing several waves, seeming like a flood dragon, and sounding like thunder. At the bottom of the waterfall are two large bath pools, which is, water rock pool. People use the hot spring water falling from the sky to hit their waist and legs to enjoy the “natural massage” granted by nature. Therefore, people call it “Hit waist bath pool”.

Official Pool, which means only officials can enjoy it in the old society, was a hot spring where the famous patriotic general Song Xilian bathed during the anti-Japanese War. Its water source is two hot springs that trickle down from the steep rocks.

Holy well, a clear spring that is boiling at the edge of the Stacked water pool(叠水岩澡潭)is said to have the effect of dispelling diseases and driving away evil spirits. Anyone who comes to this pool must drink. The reason why people should drink the water is that it mainly contains sulphur and bicarbonate ions and has a certain therapeutic effect on gastroenteritis. You can also boil eggs. All you need is to wrap the eggs with gauze and put them in the pool to boil for a while.

In the folklore, Xiazaotan has “parents pool”(父母潭) and “children pool”（儿女潭）. Inner palace pool(内宫澡潭) is the “mother pool”（母亲潭）, stack water rock pool(叠水岩澡潭) is the “father pool”（父亲潭）, and the cypress pool is the “children pool”（儿女潭）.

Every year around the Spring Festival, people from the surrounding areas would come here with their family. They would set up tents there and stay for 10 days or half a month to travel, relax and cure diseases. The diseases and troubles brought by a year’s hard work disappear with the hot spring water. As night falls, a bonfire lights up around the hot spring, making it a unique sight.
Translated by Chen Ziwei/陈紫薇
Chinese Version:
http://www.dalidaily.com/lvyou/20111026/143757.html

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