Yunnan Yubeng Village on foot looking for the dream of Shangri-La

Yubeng Tsimshian village located in the peak of Meili Snow Mountain, Myanmar and the five highest peaks, the mountain peak is the latest from a village, surrounded by four mountains, and rain collapsed the village in which the place is just a larger valley.

Yubeng two villages up and down the village, the village could climb leading to the Sino-Japanese joint mountaineering base camp, and the next village, leading to the collapse of the rain god waterfall. The two villages, although only about one kilometer distance, but the altitude difference is a difference 150 meters, so from the village to the next village, all downhill, with the required half an hour, and from the next village to the village, have approached an hour.

Yubeng Village unique geographical environment, sparsely populated, only one ancient post road leading to the men outside, so some people say this is Tao described the "paradise"; outside experts think that China, here is the epitome of Shangri-La.

Thus, in recent years Yubeng visited mountain villages become an important destination for mountain view from around the world who will be more trouble, on foot or horseback into the Yubeng Village, to feel the rain collapsed the village charm of paradise, to mountain waterfall to accept the baptism of God, or close to the base camp to pay tribute to the sanctity of the Pilgrimage.

Or flying from Deqin to Yubeng Village Temple, first car ride more than an hour from here to the Lancang River Grand Canyon the next hill bottom, to about 2000 meters above sea level when the West Village and then up the hill to the west when the hot springs. When the spring from the west to the altitude of 3,700 meters Nanzong La Pass, 12 km trail from the Pass 3200 meters above sea level down to about the rain collapsed the village, there are 6 km down the mountain, this 18 km away , to be entirely on foot or horseback to enter.

Photo Source: Sina blog Old Song