What are the minority but beautiful scenic spots in Yunnan?

Besides the famous Old Town of Lijiang, Dali Ancient City, Shilin Scenic Area and Chongsheng Temple, are there any scenic spots with beautiful scenery and few people? Let's take a look at the top ten tourist attractions in Yunnan.

1, Maitreya Valley Maitreya Valley is a scenic spot with rich Danxia landform as its core, including forests, caves, streams and other landscapes. Located in the mountains, it twists and turns, forming a canyon scenery belt with clear mountains and clear waters and red trees and green cliffs.

Because of the warm climate in the valley, there are many evergreen broad-leaved forests growing on both sides, which are evergreen all year round, complement each other with Danxia Mountain and have the most beautiful colors, which makes people lament the magical creativity of nature.

Maitreya Valley is far from the city and there is no noise. Only quiet and peaceful. It takes the integration of Yi culture and Christian culture as the core, relies on one mountain, one water, one valley, one village and one town, and combines natural scenery with cultural sites to create a poetic paradise.

Mountain refers to Hodge Mountain, also known as Xingqiu Mountain, which is said to be the sacred mountain of Yi people. Under the holy mountain, there is the source of life. Mountain is a rare Danxia landform in Yunnan, and a large number of purple rock masses appear in front of us. Under the erosion of years, the shapes of rock mass are varied, some like people, some like things, some like beasts, and some like flowers and plants, which are vivid and lifelike.

Water refers to the secret river, a small river that flows slowly in the valley. The river is winding, sometimes slow and sometimes urgent, the vegetation on both sides is full of vitality, and there are some unknown wild flowers. Walking into the river, I saw the surging water flowing all the way to the downstream reservoir. From time to time, frogs look into the water, mixed with the fragrance of the earth, which makes me intoxicated.

The village refers to Camden Village, and the town refers to Sayingpan Town, which is the location of the Secret Valley. Most of them are mountains and dams, including Saiyong Mountain and Daniupeng Mountain. Because most of them are not commercially developed, the original state is well preserved.

Danxia Stone is the most striking and unique landscape in Secret Valley. Although it is not as majestic as Danxia Mountain in Guangdong and Wuyishan Mountain in Fujian, it is unique in the depths of the mountains in Yunnan and is a rare Danxia landscape. Looking closely at these Danxia stones with different shapes and picturesque gullies, nature's uncanny workmanship makes people have infinite reverie.

Address: Hua Shuang Township, northwest of Luquan County, Kunming

2. Xiaocaoba Xiaocaoba, located in the northeast of Yiliang County, is located in the state-owned Xiaocaoba Forest Farm in Zhaotong area. I thought it was a grassland by name, but I didn't know it was a mountain forest until I entered. The mountains are rolling and the trees are everywhere. It integrates Qifeng, Shilin, waterfalls, green trees, flowers and plants, and is characterized by male, strange, dangerous, secluded and beautiful, creating a unique landscape full of green, magic and tranquility.

This is a magical world, a paradise hidden in the jungle. Xiaocaoba has four distinct seasons, with wild flowers in spring, waterfalls in summer, red leaves in autumn and white snow in winter.

Xiaocaoba Scenic Area used to be a forest farm and a national nature reserve. There are many rare wild animals and plants here, and birds are singing from time to time in the distance, which adds to the depth and silence of the forest and makes pure air penetrate into the heart and spleen.

Xiaocaoba, known as "the first gastrodia elata in the world", is not only ornamental, but also interesting, suitable for leisure, vacation and exploration, and is known as the secret land of Taoyuan in the mountains. There are many small rivers and dozens of streams in the dense forest. There are thirsty camel drinking spring, Yinhe Waterfall, Yanyan Stone Peak, Bai Juan Lion Dance, Xianchi, Wanfo Cave and other scenic spots.

The Qianfeng Wan Ren and the canyon in Xiaocaoba Scenic Area are deep, and there are fantastic scenery everywhere. The most beautiful is the waterscape, where the streams are gurgling and colorful, which has both the exquisite beauty of Jiuzhaigou and the graceful artistic conception of Zhangjiajie.

Every spring in March, the most striking thing about Xiaocaoba is the blooming azaleas. Around Pengjialin, which is known as "Shili Huaxi", and between the green mountains and green waters of Niujiaoyan and Yaneryan, various wild rhododendrons such as Manger Rhododendron, Jinshan Rhododendron, Tiger Rhododendron and Purple-stemmed Rhododendron compete for beauty and spring is full.

The grass dam after snow in winter is wrapped in silver and carved with ice, just like a "frozen" fairy tale world. Icebergs stretch, the edges are in strings, the ice flowers bloom, and the snow area is boundless, which truly reflects what winter should look like!

Address: Xiaocaoba Town, yiliang county, Zhaotong

3. Jiyi Rift Jiyi Rift, also known as Zhong Da Rift in Yunnan, is about 12 km long and its valley bottom is more than 300 meters deep; The distance between the two sides fluctuates and the width varies. The widest part is about 200 meters, and the narrowest part is only 6 meters. Opposite the cliff, the vines are entwined, and the trees are green, forming the original cliff spectacle, which is known as "the first rift valley in China".

The Jiyi Rift Valley has a peculiar topography and is well preserved, just like a just visiting, which is mainly composed of natural bridges, Daliang River, Shenlong Gorge, Sky Cave, Sanzhifeng and other landscapes. It is simply a cave in the middle of Yunnan.

At the narrowest part of the rift valley, a huge stone stands in the middle, connecting the two sides. This scene is called Tiansheng Bridge, which enables people to travel freely between the two places. The steep cliffs on both sides are almost completely vertical, just like the axe of the gods, revealing criss-crossing rock faults, which looks so vicissitudes.

Under the steep cliff, the Great Rift Valley is unfathomable. Walking on the narrow and rugged plank road, you can find a place to rest, look at the cliffs, overlook the deep valleys, overlook the waterfalls and listen to the running water.

Daliang River is located at the bottom of the valley, with complicated and tortuous sections. It needs to climb, wade or go through caves, so it is called adventure blockbuster. All the way was exciting and thrilling. There are strange peaks and waterfalls along the way, which are the most beautiful scars on the earth.

Shenlong Gorge is an undeveloped area. From the entrance, it looks like two peaks facing each other. Looking up from the bottom of the valley, the rock walls on both sides show magical colors under the sunlight, quietly turning to different directions, and the colors are unpredictable. It's hard to imagine such a magical picture. "Sleeping at night, the dream goddess in the high hills, the light red smoke and wet gorgeous posture", Shenlong Gorge, pot stones, water and sky and other landscapes show another kind of landscape completely different from the front end of the Great Rift Valley in East Africa.

Sky Cave, located at the bottom of the Rift Valley in East Africa, is a huge cave. There are warm areas and cool areas in the cave. There are holes in the cave, many cliffs, all kinds of animals and plants, grotesque stones and water curtains flowing down from the top of the cave, which are full of elegance and chic. This is a beautiful adventure and sightseeing resort.

Address: Wuding County, Chuxiong Prefecture

4. Jianshui Ancient City Jianshui Ancient City, formerly known as Butou, also known as Badian, was built around 8 10, with a history of more than 1000 years. According to legend, it was built by Zhejiang immigrants, so there was a resounding name "Lin 'an" in the Yuan Dynasty. This "Lin 'an" is not Hangzhou, but it is named to commemorate my hometown.

For a long time, due to historical dust and traffic jams, many ancient buildings, antiquities and ancient styles have been completely preserved, making people realize that a "living ancient city" is preserved in this red land in southern Yunnan.

South of Kyushu, the top of colorful clouds, Jianshui is still simple and natural. Although there are not many tourists, there are many ancient architectural attractions, such as the traditional market Confucian Temple, the Yi Tusi Yamen, the ancient art bridge Shuanglong Bridge, and the Grand View Garden Jia Zhu Garden in southern Yunnan, which is known as "a famous literary country" and "Zou Lu in southern Yunnan".

Jianshui ancient city was originally a earthen city built in Nanzhao period, and it was changed into a brick wall after twenty years of expansion in Hongwu of Ming Dynasty. The ancient city has four gates and towers, which are four feet high and very spectacular. There are Ying Hui Gate in the east, Youfu Anmen in the south, Qingyuan Gate in the west and Yongzhen Gate in the north. Until the end of the Republic of China, the northwest, south and north floors were destroyed by soldiers. Now only the Dongcheng Building still stands proudly, as if telling the loneliness of a thousand years. Every day, people from all over the world come in and out of the city gate, and some people only walk once in their lives.

Ancient wells, the fountain of life built on water, although the number of ancient wells has decreased a lot after thousands of years of vicissitudes, there are still dozens of large and small ancient wells in use. In addition to the common round wells, there are rare three-eye wells and four-eye wells, among which Longjing, Zhuge Well, Hongjing and Yolanda (also known as small-sized wells) are preserved. The most famous one is Dapanjing introduced from China on the tip of the tongue, and Banjing Tofu Workshop not far from Gujing.

Located in Xinjie, Jianshui Ancient City, the garden is the residence of squire Zhu in the late Qing Dynasty, and it is also an ancient garden building. The whole courtyard adopts the traditional vertical, horizontal and vertical layout, with neat rooms and a patchwork courtyard with 42 patios. Carving beams and painting buildings, exquisite craftsmanship, reasonable courtyard layout and ingenious design, from family ancestral temple, residential buildings and embroidered buildings to shops, pavilions, waterside pavilions, promenades and stages. , there are clear regulations, making it a must-see attraction in Jianshui.

When it comes to Jianshui, we have to mention Chaoyang Tower, which is the landmark attraction of the ancient city. Built in the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, it was originally named Ying Hui Building, also known as Dongmen Building. It is very similar to Tiananmen Square in Beijing and is called "Little Tiananmen Square". Gu Lou * * * has three floors, consisting of forty-eight huge wooden columns and numerous thick beams and tenons, which are connected into a solid main frame, covered with a roof with three eaves and leaning on the mountain, and four characters of "Southeast of Xiongzhen" are hung in the east.

Shuanglong Bridge, also a very colorful scenic spot, is located five kilometers west of the city, also known as the 17-hole bridge. Across the water surface where Lujiang River intersects with Benjiang River, the bridge body is piled with bluestone. There are three-story pavilions in the bridge, and there is a bridge pavilion at each end. From a distance, it looks like a boat trip, and from a close look, it looks like Changhong lying on the waves.

Strolling through the ancient city, you will find that the ancient rhyme of Jianshui has not disappeared with the progress of science and technology. On the contrary, it seems to have traveled through a thousand years of time and space, and it is unhurried everywhere, emitting a simple and simple atmosphere.

Address: Jianshui County, Honghe Prefecture

Bamei Village Bamei Village is a small village surrounded by mountains. In the past, it mainly relied on two natural caves in front of the village and behind the village. Because of its remote location and inconvenient transportation, it is difficult to intersect with the outside world, and it has been self-sufficient for a long time, leading a semi-closed pastoral life. In addition, the green fields, shady ancient roads, flowing bridges and brilliant peach blossoms in the village are very similar to the Xanadu in Tao Yuanming's eyes, so it is called "Xanadu in reality".

To enter Bamei, the first thing you see is a stone mountain shaped like a giant pen. I saw a hole in the mountainside with many stalagmites hanging upside down, which was very spectacular. There is a small river flowing through the village all the year round under the cave, which is green, clear and beautiful.

Sitting on a traditional wooden boat and staggering into the cave, the sky becomes dark and the world becomes far away, only the sound of waterfalls and the sound of boats breaking the waves. After driving 800 meters, the noisy world disappeared, and the world in front of me suddenly became clear. You are greeted by an ancient and mysterious village.

Bamei is a Zhuang village with karst landform, surrounded by mountains on all sides and a flat dam in the middle, which is full of pastoral natural beauty, hence its name. Zhuang language means "hole in the forest".

In fact, the small village is not big, and it can be completed in a short time. The rivers, bamboo forests, waterwheels, farmland, huts and mountains in front of us all have a strong Zhuang style, as if to tell you in silent language that this is the past of the village.

Bamei residential buildings are two traditional dry-column buildings of Zhuang nationality: floor-standing buildings and semi-floor-standing buildings. The main house is surrounded by wooden boards, covered with mud and tiles, cooled in front, lived above, and put debris or livestock under it, which is completely the custom of the past.

Life in a small village is very simple. In the morning, I woke up naturally in the crow of chickens, and the beauty of the mist on the dam was even more mysterious. The air is filled with the fragrance of the fields and has a unique artistic conception. There are no strange landscapes here, but they are all normal daily routines, with sunrise and sunset. Although it seems inefficient, it makes you feel really slow and really reassuring. I really hope that Bamei will always keep a low profile and don't forget your active attitude. Don't over-commercialize, keep it beautiful and true.

Address: Bamei Village, Bamei Town, Guangnan County, Wenshan Prefecture

6. Wuliangshan Wuliangshan, known as Mengleshan in ancient times, belongs to the residual vein of Yunling in Hengduan Mountain and a branch in the south of Diancang Mountain. Wuliangshan has deep forests and dense leaves, evergreen pines and cypresses, strange peaks and rocks, precipices and precipices, and when clouds are lingering, it is like a paradise where immortals live.

The earliest understanding of Wuliangshan is related to immortals, which originated from Mr. Jin Yong's martial arts novel "Eight Dragons". In order to rescue Zhong Ling who was held hostage, Duan Yu accidentally broke into the Houfu Land of Wuliang Mountain. When she saw a jade statue, she was amazed by the nature and was honored as "Sister Fairy". Duan Yu was amazed. I kowtowed for thousands of times, and learned the secret of the bard, the magical power of the Northern Ghost, and the microwave lightness skill of Ling Bo. Since then, his martial arts have greatly improved and he has been promoted to the ranks of first-class masters.

Of course, this is just a martial arts dream in everyone's heart. There is no fairy sister in the real world, but the Wuliangshan in reality is really extraordinary, famous for its heroism, strangeness, danger and beauty. That is a mysterious mountain that has not been fully understood.

The word boundless comes from Taoism, which means boundless, towering and incalculable. Cheng Yuechuan, a poet in the Qing Dynasty, once wrote a poem praising: "On the top of Zishi Mountain, there are thousands of silver waves. Xu Ling turned into a light smoke, and it was suspected that it was a layer dance jade dragon. " A few words highly summarized the wonders of Wuliang Mountain, the Wan Ren of rocks, heavy water and clouds.

Nowadays, Wuliangshan has been partially developed, mainly including Wuliangye, Sakura Valley, Dazhaizi, Yingpanshan ancient battlefield site and other scenic spots. Because it is scattered, it is recommended to arrange the trip separately.

The infinite jade wall, which is famous for its elegant scenery, is the most ornamental scenic spot in Wuliangshan. It is located in the mountains around the upper reaches of the Chahe River in Jingfu Township of Wuliang Mountain, surrounded by virgin forests, and the cliff stands on the edge of Wuliang Mountain, much like the infinite jade wall written by Jin Yong. There are dozens of meters of cliffs, waterfalls pouring down, flying beads splashing jade, magnificent, forming a pool below, clear and transparent. There is a boulder near the pool, which can accommodate dozens of people. Because there are often rock sheep jumping over the mountain, it is called "Yangshan Waterfall". Jin Yong's "Infinite Jade Wall" is so consistent with the Yangshan Waterfall in Wuliangshan that the locals call it realism.

Infinite jade.

Sakura Valley, located in Wuliangshan, Nanjian County, is around 65,438+February every year, with more than 2,000 acres of cherry blossoms competing to open and release their beauty at will. There are ten thousand mu of tea gardens next to it, which are fragrant and green and set each other off. Tea is as green as Jiangnan, and cherry blossoms are as beautiful as flowers. Under the sunlight, clusters of red clouds gather into clouds and scatter into stars, forming a fairyland-like picture.

Address: Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture

7. Jiangdong Village Jiangdong Village is a simple and quiet village with many ginkgo trees, so it has a romantic name-Ginkgo Village. There are more than 30,000 old and new ginkgo trees in the village, of which more than 50 are over 500 years old, which is considered as the largest, most concentrated and oldest natural ginkgo forest in China.

Ginkgo Village has a long history. According to research, it was inhabited as early as the Song and Yuan Dynasties. In the Ming Dynasty, Chishitun, a military camp in Jiangdong, gradually formed four families: Chen, Huang, Yang and Zhang. The ancestors of the four families found this place suitable for survival, and there were many fruitful ginkgo trees, so they settled here, settled in the border and thrived ever since.

There are more than ten ginkgo forests of different sizes around Jiangdong Village, among which Jiang Yun, Chenjiazhai, Simba and Sihe are four ancient ginkgo communities.

Among them, 1300-year-old Ginkgo biloba is about 30 meters high and is called "Ginkgo King" by local people. Although the king of this tree is very old, he still maintains vigorous vitality, blossoms and bears fruit normally, and can bear thousands of pounds of delicious ginkgo fruit every year.

For more than 600 years, Jiangdong has its own unique folk culture, which has given Ginkgo a lot of connotations. It is good to call Ginkgo biloba an ecological tree, a longevity tree, a pension tree, a love tree, a gratitude tree and a gongsun tree.

Every year around 65438+February, it is the most beautiful season in Jiangdong Village. Ginkgo biloba leaves began to turn yellow, and thick golden ginkgo leaves piled up on the ground, roof and stone benches, making Jiangdong Village a golden home. The villagers' homes are hung with fiery red peppers, golden pumpkins and corn, green rattan peppers, wooden tables and chairs, and courtyard walls piled up by volcanic rocks. It feels like being in an oil painting, which is harmonious and full of warmth.

Although Yunnan has many beautiful scenery, in late autumn, only Jiangdong Village can experience the fairy tale world. In front of the village and behind the house, leaves are falling all over the sky, full of smart colors. The golden and quiet picture makes the village quiet, and the combination of dynamic and static brings us into a wonderful fairy tale world.

In Beidou's view, chatting with local villagers under ginkgo trees, enjoying autumn scenery, or walking with lovers in ginkgo forests are the most beautiful enjoyment in Jiangdong Village. You can not only stay away from the noise and enjoy peace, but also forget your troubles and immerse yourself in nature. If you like to take pictures, you can take dreamy pictures with a snap.

Address: Gudong Town, Tengchong City, Baoshan City

8. Cangyuan Rock Painting Cangyuan Rock Painting is one of the oldest rock paintings in China. Painted at the end of the Neolithic Age, it has a history of more than 3,000 years. Rock paintings are mostly distributed on inaccessible cliffs, and ochre red paintings are printed on gray rocks. The local Wa people call it "stained temple wood", which originally meant paintings on rocks and is called "Wa Dunhuang murals".

These rock paintings include figures, animals, plants, houses, mountains and rivers, stars and so on. , including all the items related to life, plays an important role in studying the humanities and economy at that time. Visitors who like to study historical sites can explore them themselves.

Patterns are not all still life, but many of them are related to life, such as hunting, grazing, dancing, returning home, entertainment, etc., which vividly records various scenes of ancestors' production and life, as if bringing the audience into that primitive world.

Among all the rock paintings, "headhunting" and "hunting cattle" have the widest range and the most patterns.

The characters and expressions are charming. The cliff surface is flat, like vertical. All the patterns only need a few strokes to make the drawn object quite clear, and always grasp the key features of the object at a glance. Wang Anshi once said: "The world is magnificent and strange, and the wonders often lie in the distance, but people are rare, where there is a will, there is a way."

In front of these simple and quaint patterns, everyone will meditate. Who created these rock paintings? In fact, there is no way to prove it, but whoever it is, it must be the ancestors of the local Wa people, because the life scenes shown in the rock paintings are very similar to those of the Wa people today, and many traditional living customs are still continuing today.

For thousands of years, these rock paintings have been sacred places in the hearts of local Wa villagers, and the characters on the rock paintings are regarded as "immortals". Every festival or religious sacrifice, the local Wa people will spontaneously hold solemn sacrifice activities at the scene of rock paintings, praying that the "immortals" will always have a bumper harvest and peace.

In different seasons or different weather, the colors of rock paintings are different every time I go up the mountain. Why is this happening? It turns out that this pigment is made of iron ore powder and animal oil, mixed with plant liquid containing gum. Its brightness is related to light, humidity and temperature. The local villagers explained that "it changes three times a day, red in the morning and bright in the afternoon, and purple at night", which is unbelievable.

So, what is the purpose of painting these rock paintings? As can be seen from the diversity of patterns, the motivation of painting is not unique. Different themes have different ideas, but they are nothing more than highlights, one is religion and the other is routine. No matter how you explain it, there is always one thing right. Cangyuan Rock Paintings entrusted the Wa ancestors' love and expectation for life.

Address: Cangyuan County, lincang

9. Rain and cracks in the ground are in the rain, which is Yi language, which means Xiaolongtan. Youludida is located in Youlu Township in the north of Huize County, Qujing, with a total length of about 10 kilometers. It is famous for its strangeness, danger, beauty and seclusion, and is known as a beautiful scar on the earth.

According to scientific research, ground fissures were formed by crustal movement and compression hundreds of millions of years ago. Due to the crisscross of crustal compression and deformation, many caves of different sizes, strange peaks and rocks with different shapes have been formed, including 10,000 tons of boulders suspended in the air, lifelike animal models and underground rivers and shoals with fast flowing water, creating a strange underground world.

The Yulu Rift Valley is a masterpiece of nature for thousands of years, which mainly includes the gate of life, great thinkers, phoenix-tailed jade, crossing the river by turtle, first sight, complacency, sleeping beauty, golden Buddha cave, natural waterfall, Gu Teng, fairies guiding the way and other scenic spots, fully demonstrating the ingenuity of nature.

The "Gate of Life" is located at the entrance of the ground fissure. The two mountains meet to form a "gate" shape, which is more than 30 meters high. The cliffs on both sides are steep and vines are entangled, full of vitality. The "great thinker" stood on the other side of the cliff, holding his heart in his left hand and basking in the sun in his right hand, as if he were meditating, just like the sculptor Rodin's masterpiece The Thinker, which gave people infinite reverie.

Above the ground fissure, there is a mountain peak that is very similar to the legendary "Sleeping Beauty". It has a graceful figure and a variety of customs, which is in the same strain as the myths and stories in local folklore, such as Sleeping Beauty, 99-year-old youth, land god and heavenly generals.

"One line of sky" is a landscape that can be seen in many scenic spots. Looking up, a wisp of blue sky floats overhead, and I can't help feeling my smallness in front of nature. "Lover Waterfall" is a cliff covered with moss. The spring water seeps out of the cliff, sometimes slowly and urgently, sometimes quickly and sometimes slowly, forming two waterfalls, one large and one small, one soft, one strong and one weak, which cover each other and stretch endlessly, hence the name "Lover Waterfall".

Along the way, the ground fissure can be described as a scene, even the same scenic spot, different people and different angles will have different interpretations. Numerous stone pillars, stalagmites, stone curtains, caves, etc. , are beautiful scenery, should be the legendary paradise in my mind.

Address: Huize County, Qujing City

10, balague and balague are located at the junction of Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet provinces. It is one of the important scenic spots in Hongshan area where the three rivers meet. It consists of Bala Village and Gezong Snow Mountain, and is known as a rough jade hidden in the depths of the mountains.

There are many landscapes here, including pagodas, snow-capped mountains, canyons, plateaus, streams and lakes, villages and glaciers. The scenic spots cover a huge area, including Bala Village, Gezong Snow Mountain, Shambala Pagoda, Millennium Bodhi and other scenic spots, as well as unique Tibetan customs.

Gezong Snow Mountain, which is roughly southeast and northwest, has the highest peak of 5545 meters above sea level and is the first peak in Shangri-La County. Affected by climate, the mountain is seriously eroded by wind and snow, and the surface is mostly gravel. The main peak of the snow-capped mountain has excellent scenery, and it is covered with snow all year round, especially in the winter of half a year, which is almost completely covered with snow and ice; The whole is conical with steep slope, which is extremely dangerous and extremely difficult to climb. There is no record of reaching the summit so far.

Bala village, transliteration, originally refers to the village that migrated from Batang. Now Bala village has been rebuilt, and it is basically a homestay or exhibition hall, with Tibetan tower design. The ground floor is a barn, the second floor is a living place, and the third floor is a Buddhist temple and a guest room. There is a unique Tibetan flag on the roof, and there is a mulberry stew table on the platform. Another feature is that all the houses face Gezong Snow Mountain, which is a religious custom to facilitate their communication with the gods in religious activities.

Near Bala village, Gesang flowers, also known as happiness flowers, grow on a large plateau, and local Tibetans use flowers to represent happiness and happiness. Every family in the village has apple trees, and it is also hoped that the place will be safe and secure.

Located in the northeast of Gezong Mountain, Shambhala Pagoda is a natural pagoda recorded in the Tripitaka and one of the main landscapes of balague Sect. The tower-shaped peaks made in the sky are covered with snow and surrounded by black rock walls. They are sacred places for Buddhists, Legalists, monks and Bala villagers to worship. The towering snow-capped mountains are like the spires of the sacred mountains, with lamas sitting and chanting and spreading scriptures beside them.

Bala village, surrounded by mountains, shines on the top of the plateau, exuding the unique folk customs of Tibetans. This is the place where immortals practice, the real Shambhala. For thousands of years, the industrious and simple people in Bala Village have been steadfast, committed to the pursuit of peace and tranquility, and have thrived in this pure land, the last secret place of Shangri-La.

Address: Shangri-La, Diqing Prefecture