Dulong River Canyon

Dulongjiang gorge is recognized by experts as the "Natural Museum of wild plants", which is one of the areas with the most complete preservation of primitive ecology in China. Dulong River Gorge is located on the border of Northwest Yunnan and Myanmar. This is a little-known corner. There are continuous snow mountains and steep canyons. The Gaoligong Mountain on the east bank shields the passage to the outside world, and the shoulika on the West Bank is a natural barrier on the border. From October to May every year, the snow closed the Yakou of Xueshan, and the canyon became an isolated place. Liuku is more than 600 kilometers away from Kunming, where there are long-distance passenger buses.

Dulong River Canyon

Dulongjiang gorge is recognized by experts as the "Natural Museum of wild plants", which is one of the areas with the most complete preservation of primitive ecology in China. Dulong River Gorge is located on the border of Northwest Yunnan and Myanmar. This is a little-known corner. There are continuous snow mountains and steep canyons. The Gaoligong Mountain on the east bank shields the passage to the outside world, and the shoulika on the West Bank is a natural barrier on the border. From October to May every year, the snow closed the Yakou of Xueshan, and the canyon became an isolated place. Liuku is more than 600 kilometers away from Kunming, where there are long-distance passenger buses.

brief introduction

Dulong River Valley is located in the northwest corner of Yunnan Province, connecting Tibet Autonomous Region in the north and Myanmar in the West and south.

It's famous for the Dulong People who live in the history books. It's also known as the "mysterious Canyon" because of its unique topography and remote occlusion.

The Dulong River, which runs through the whole territory (250 km), originates from Chayu County, Tibet. To the East is Gaoligong Mountain, which is more than 5000 meters high, and to the west is danlika mountain, which is more than 4000 meters high and adjacent to Myanmar.

The Dulong River flows from diburi to Gongshan County after the confluence of the upper reaches of the keluoluo River and the mabiruo River, then to maodingshuang, turns to the West and flows into Myanmar through Maku.

It flows into the EnMei Kaijiang river. It is more than 90 kilometers long in China, with a drainage area of 1947 square kilometers.

Due to the influence of the southwest monsoon of the Indian Ocean, the annual rainfall is more than 3200 mm, which is the highest in Yunnan.

There are many kinds of plants in the valley, such as Taiwania flousiana, Taiwania Cunninghamia, Davidia involucrata, Rhododendron sulphureum, Cymbidium, tree fern, etc. The rare animals listed as national protection include tiger, takin, red rock sheep, golden monkey and red panda.

The Dulong People, who have lived in the valley for generations, are still at the end of the primitive society until the 1950s. For example, the crossbow for hunting is made of yellow mulberry wood, the chute for crossing is made of fragrant wood and yellow mulberry wood, the clothes they wear are made of wild hemp, even the colorful Dulong blanket is made of wild hemp, and the house they live in is inseparable from bamboo and thatch.

There are many snow mountain groups on both sides, of which gawagapu peak is 5128 meters above sea level, and baimalaka mountain can also be seen. The altitude is above 4500 meters, and the main peak of Mount danlika is 4969 meters above sea level.

30 kilometers away from Bapo, Dulongjiang Township, Luzhou, Nujiang, Yunnan, there is a waterfall with a drop of 120 meters and a width of about 40 meters. The local people call it "habayi", which means "water falling from the moon". The powerful water falls directly into the Dulongjiang River, and the cold is pressing.

Deep in the valley of Dulong River, due to high temperature and high humidity, it is a place where poisonous insects, mosquitoes and leeches grow and multiply, and poisonous snakes also appear.

There are countless sliding ropes and rattan bridges on the Dulong River. It's very exciting. If you are brave, you must try it.

geographical position

In the northwest corner of the map of Yunnan Province, there is a long and narrow rectangular area, which is close to the Tibet Autonomous Region in the north and close to Myanmar in the West and south. This area is the Dulong River area that few people have visited.

It is famous for the Dulong People, who live in the history books. It is also known as the "Mysterious Valley" because of its unique topography and remote occlusion.

There are many kinds of natural resources, gorge wonders and colorful ethnic customs in the valley. It is a rare multi-disciplinary Museum in China.

humanity

On the magical Yunnan Tibet Plateau, from west to East, the most spectacular group of high mountain grand canyons in the world is juxtaposed with the dandalika mountain, Dulong River, Gaoligong Mountain, Nujiang River, Biluo snow mountain, Lancang River and Yunling mountain.

The Nujiang gorge is 800 kilometers long, with an average depth of 2000 meters. After the surging figure of Nujiang River, there are many geographical miracles, which are everywhere in Xiongguan dangerous shoal.

On both sides of the Nujiang River are the famous Gaoligong Mountain and Biluo snow mountain. The 12 ethnic minorities living in the gorge, such as Lisu, Dulong, Nu, Pumi, Bai and Zang, have maintained their own mysterious and unique national cultural traditions and customs.

Lisu People like the sound of nature's unaccompanied multi voice chorus, intoxicating Tongxin wine, bath pool meeting, going up the sword mountain and down the sea of fire, Dulong People's plagiarizing cattle to worship the women with heaven's grain face, Nu people's tiger clan and bee clan worship "sitting rice rising".

There are still many ancient roads in the canyon, such as Dian Zang tea horse road, Lanping tea salt road and Dulong River people horse post road.

Bingzhongluo is a small village with ethnic characteristics at the junction of Yunnan and Tibet, inhabiting Nu, Tibetan, Dulong and other ethnic minorities. From Dandang, along the Nu River northbound more than 40 kilometers to reach.

With the introduction of Christianity, several religions coexisted in Bingzhongluo: primitive religion, Lamaism and Christianity coexisted.

The Lancang River flows into Myanmar through Qinghai, Tibet and Yunnan. It flows 150 kilometers in Deqin County of Diqing. The Grand Canyon of Lancang River is clear and turbulent in winter and turbid and surging in summer. In the course of 150 kilometers, the drop is 504 meters.

The narrow river, the waves hit the shore, the sound of the water like thunder, very spectacular. Such a steep mountain valley terrain, such a fantastic geographical structure, is rare in the world.

For thousands of years, people have crossed this natural moat through the Mie cable bridge. After the founding of new China, "Red Star Bridge" and "Xiangyang bridge" were built on this section of the river.

Hiking route

Neither Kunming nor Dali has a direct bus to Gongshan. Only when you transfer to Liuku can you get to Gongshan. Kunming has a direct night bus to Fugong.

Gongshan Qiqi, 16km, pavement grade 3; Qiqi dongshaofang, 18km, pavement grade 3; dongshaofang Sandui, 14km, pavement grade 5; Sandui Bapo, 18km, pavement grade 5; Bapo Maku, 15km, pavement; Maku qinglangdang (habayi), 11km, pavement grade 3; Bapo kongdang, 25km, pavement grade 3; kongdang Gongshan, 96km In. Dirt road. If we have enough time, we can turn around at dizhengdang.

The Dulongjiang Ring Road, a tourist attraction in Yunnan, has been built, but except for the section from Bapo to kongdang, most of the rest are gravel roads or earth roads, especially in bad weather.

There are circuitous horse Gang roads on both sides of Gaoligong Mountain and Dulong River. It's more meaningful to follow the horse Gang into the mountain in Gongshan, but it's not easy to find the horse Gang now.

climate

The common characteristics of climate in Yunnan Province are small annual temperature difference and large daily temperature difference, abundant precipitation and distinct dry and wet seasons. The rainy season is from May to October every year, and the other seasons are dry seasons. The climate of Dulong River varies greatly from the hillside to the top of the mountain. Usually, walking along the river, sweating like rain, you will feel cool when you walk to the hillside. When you get to the top of the mountain, you will feel cold

get accommodation

Liuku: Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Guest House, cheap, 2 rooms, 12 yuan / bed, public bathroom on the second floor, general sanitary conditions; Prosecutor Training Center Guest House at the station; Nujiang post and Telecommunications Hotel: Fugong: Post and Telecommunications Hotel (3 rooms, toilet, 100 yuan); Fugong civil affairs welfare guest house; Fugong industrial and Commercial Bank Guest House, 15 yuan / bed. The price of lodging in dimalo and Bingzhongluo is about 10 yuan; the guest house near the intersection of cement road in Bingzhongluo township to the valley bottom is 15 yuan / person, with poor sanitary conditions; the house of aunt Ding in Bingzhongluo (Note: it takes one hour for Bingzhongluo to walk to the valley bottom) is 10 yuan / person, and the house of Posts and telecommunications in Bingzhongluo and Baoshan is 10 yuan / person.

Tips

equipment

Needless to say, of course, you should bring all the outdoor supplies. It's a special reminder that you have to wear leggings when you enter Dulong River. It's very useful. You can buy it for 10 yuan in Gongshan. It can be done in Gongshan by asking a guide and employing horses. The fee for a guide and a porter is 50-100 yuan / day, and the price for a horse is 100 yuan / day. The Dulong People are simple and straightforward, and they are not good at communication. The local people are very poor, so it is necessary to bring some candy, cigarettes and wine as gifts, and then bring some school supplies such as pencils and exercise books to the local children. We must respect the Dulong customs. Dulongjiang gorge is closed from October to April every year. The best travel season is from September to early October, with a journey of 8-12 days.

Travel Advisor

Nu's dogs are very powerful. They usually don't bite people, but there are exceptions. It's suggested to prepare a dog beating stick when climbing the Biluo snow mountain, which can be replaced by a retractable monopod. Secondly, there are more fleas, so we should prepare more anti insect medicine. Luggage should be simplified. The temperature difference is large, and the temperature is as low as 10 in the evening of early May. Below C.

Bring some practical gifts to the villagers and children. The remote mountainous areas are very poor, and many places are still short of clothes and medicine.

There are several checkpoints, the most stringent of which is from Liuku to Tengchong

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