Huanqiu.com featured Bingzhongluo, the northernmost township of the Nujiang Grand Canyon in the Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, where steep terrain meets the daily culture of several ethnic groups.
Huanqiu.com has published a photo feature titled ‘Yunnan Nujiang: Into the Canyon Hideaway of Bingzhongluo’. Bingzhongluo lies in the north of the Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan and is the northernmost township of the Nujiang Grand Canyon. Based on the feature’s theme, this report sets out the area’s geography, culture and travel conditions.
광고 문의 · 300×250The Nujiang flows from China into Myanmar, where it becomes the Salween, and is the westernmost of the Three Parallel Rivers of the UNESCO-listed Yunnan protected areas. According to the English-language site GoKunming, the canyon runs about 315 km, with an average depth of around 2,000 meters from ridge to river. Some readers commented to dispute the claim that it ranks second only to the Grand Canyon in the United States.
A Canyon in the Clouds, and Ways to Cross It
The northern canyon is often shrouded in cloud and fog even during a drought. GoKunming mentions the ‘Stone Moon’, a hole about 50 meters wide in a ridge on the western side of the Gaoligong Mountains. Rope slides, the traditional river crossing, have mostly been replaced by steel cables, with a few kept for tourists, and many new suspension bridges have been built in recent years.
Life Among Ethnic Groups
The area is home to the Lisu, Nu and Dulong peoples, among others. Lisu women in traditional dress carrying loads in bamboo baskets are a familiar image, and hospitality customs include bamboo wine, roast suckling pig and pickled bamboo shoots. Reports also note that factory-made clothing is spreading as infrastructure improves.
In remote villages homes are still built of wood and bamboo, while newer houses often use hollow bricks. Terraced paddies line the slopes and most farm work is done by hand. Where machinery and roads do not reach, building materials are carried on people’s backs.
For visitors, the usual route runs north from Liuku in the south through Fugong to Bingzhongluo. Access is not easy and the schedule needs slack. The source verified here is an older GoKunming travelogue, so current road conditions and admission fees must be checked separately.
