Chapter 453 Canyon City

As a tour guide, you cannot sleep as safely and boldly as tourists during the trip. You are still regulated by your biological clock.

He Huan woke up, looked at noon, and asked Master Li: "Brother Li, where are you?"

"We're getting off the highway soon."

"Okay, you can find a restaurant in front to have lunch."

Master Li is from Dali, so He Huan didn't need to explain much. After getting off the expressway, he stopped in front of a restaurant on the roadside. He Huan stood up, clapped his hands, and said, "Wake up!"

Everyone opened their eyes and looked out the window in confusion, "Are we here?"

"Come down and use the restroom, have a meal and relax."

A busload of tourists laughed, this is very tour guide! Although the seats are comfortable, sitting for several hours is tiring, especially if you fall asleep.

Rubbing the numb legs, everyone stood up and got off the bus.

Elf is a foodie, so He Huan led her to order food.

"After so many free meals, I can finally order some food!" Liang Ange browsed the dishes in the crisper carefully.

The restaurant proprietress was stunned, staring at them without saying hello. He Huan looked at the vegetable cabinet, raised his head and called someone, and then the proprietress hurried over, "You...can't be Xiao Bailong, right?"

"No, no, why do so many people admit their mistake?"

Liang Ange laughed.

The landlady looked at her again, "You... aren't you an elf?"

"I never lie to people, I am." Liang Ange smiled and nodded.

This one can be dismantled!

The proprietress looked at the car at the door again, and there was a white dragon flag flying on it. There was also a music tour banner hanging on the car. She was so excited that she quickly recommended special dishes to them.

After ordering the food, everyone was still outside enjoying the meal. He Huan invited them to come in and sit down.

"The road in Yunzhou is so winding and winding. It has to go around many mountains and rivers. Originally, the straight line distance between Nanjian and Nujiang River was very close. But we walked all morning. It's great. We are still in Dali.

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People at several tables laughed.

We had porridge in the morning, and everyone enjoyed it as soon as the food came.

After eating, the little white dragon group got on the bus.

No one was sleepy anymore, so He Huan started talking again: "Although we are still in Dali, this is the westernmost county in Dali. We will now cross the Lancang River and reach the Nu River. It is estimated that it will take more than an hour."

"Great!"

He Huan unfolded a map of Yunzhou and said, "Look, other places look like one piece on the map, but the Nujiang River is one. It is very long and narrow, and it is also very symmetrical, and the two ends are larger.

The top part protruding to the left is the Dulong River, where the Dulong people live, and the bottom part protruding to the right is Lanping, which borders Lijiang and Dali."

"Why do you say up, down, left and right?" one expert asked.

He asked very seriously, and Qin Huai couldn't help but look at his proud disciple with a smile.

He Huan suppressed his laughter and answered seriously: "Up, north, south, left, west, right, east. That's more intuitive."

The expert nodded and accepted his statement.

He Huan was also very pleased that everyone could accept such a simple truth. It was so convenient to go up, down, left, and right. Every time he said southeast, northwest, southeast, he had to convert up, down, left, and right in his mind first.

He Huan continued: "The Bai people mainly live in Dali, and the Pumi people mainly live in Lijiang. The Bai and Pumi people live next to Dali and Lijiang.

It used to belong to Dali or Lijiang, but it was not until the 1950s that it was placed under the jurisdiction of Nujiang, and Nujiang was managed by the Lijiang District. It was not until the 1970s that Nujiang officially became a prefecture with the same administrative level as other states and cities.

Lanping, Lan comes from Shanglan, Ping, which was the original superior administrative unit, and comes from Baiping, forming Lanping, which is a county very close to Dali and next to Jianchuan."

"Yeah! Then we should go to Nanjian and Weishan first and then to Jianchuan, so we don't have to go around in such a big circle!" Liang Ange said.

He Huan said: "What a beautiful idea you have! From Lanping to Nujiang, there is Yunling and Lancang River. If you want to go from Lanping to Nujiang, you have to go around to Dali, then get on the expressway we just took, and then go to the national highway we are taking now. Or

Road."

A group of people looked at him with admiration and thought he was good at geography!

"It is indeed a living map!" one expert praised.

Qin Huai sniffed and endured it seriously.

He Huan was also very proud. Strictly speaking, as long as he didn't put him in the actual scene, he still knew it very well. So it's not that he is a road idiot and can't plan the best route!

"Because of the barriers of mountains and rivers, two places that are very close in a straight line have to go a long way around. This means that in Yunzhou, it is often faster to go abroad than to go out of the province."

Everyone nodded.

"Nujiang governs one city and three counties. Only Lanping is adjacent to the mainland. The other three counties are all bordering Myanmar. The national border is 450 kilometers long. It is completely a border area.

Lanping, which borders Dali and Lijiang, is also the largest flat dam on the Nu River and is a Bai and Pumi Autonomous County. Therefore, their relationship can also be seen in terms of geography and ethnic origin."

"Um."

“The Bai people account for almost half, and the Pumi people account for less than 10%, but it is already a lot in Nujiang, and some Pumi people live in the Ninglang area of ​​​​Lijiang.

Naxi, Mosuo, Pumi, and Tibetan are all Tibeto-Burman languages. In the future, we will have the opportunity to travel to the northwest to explore their music."

The experts were also happy. It was really good to eat, drink and have fun with the Little White Dragon Group while working! I really wanted to visit the 25 ethnic minorities in Yunzhou with him.

"Many people say why not build the state capital in Lanping? Our political, economic and cultural centers are all built in the Pingba area, right? Especially in Yunzhou, it is more obvious, but Nujiang is not.

Because Lanping is on the Lancang River, and the main ethnic minority living there is the Bai. The Nu River is where the Lisu people live, and it's called the Lisu Autonomous Prefecture. So is your state capital built on the Lancang River?"

The experts laughed.

"Lanping is indeed flatter. It is also the county with the largest population and the best economic development in Nujiang, because Lanping is rich in mineral resources. A county with resources is actually what Lijiang and Dali want.

What about the Nujiang River? Ninety-eight percent of it is made up of mountains and valleys, with almost no flat land. It will really become the poorest, poorest, and poorest state!

Relying on agriculture, less than 5% of the cultivated land is! Relying on water conservancy, we can’t build hydropower stations! Relying on industry, we can’t build factories in high mountains and deep valleys! So what else can the Nu River rely on?”

The experts were still thinking, and He Huan quickly answered: "It depends on tourism!"

Everyone laughed.

"The Nujiang River is really poor, but there is no attraction in the whole state that charges admission! The Nujiang River is also really beautiful, with no industrial pollution and maintaining its original ecology, so why does it not rely on tourism?

Precisely because we need to rely on tourism to get rid of poverty, beautiful roads are being built in Nujiang. The Bao-Lu Expressway is also being built. Nujiang is about to end its history of not having expressways. It will be much more convenient for everyone to go to Nujiang in the future."

Everyone is also very happy and looking forward to it.

"I just said that the Nujiang River has no water conservancy. The Nujiang River rushes down with 1.6 times the water volume of the Yellow River every year, but it is one of the few large rivers in my country that has not built hydropower stations. Do you know why?"

Experts looked at him.

"The Nujiang River is the westernmost one among the Three Parallel Rivers. From north to south, it rushes straight down, with 66 rapids and 77 dangerous shoals.

When it was first discovered by people, that is, when roads were just being built at the beginning of the century, of course the country wanted to build a hydropower station on such a big river.

I did a lot of research and finally gave up. One reason is that unlike the Jinsha River and Lancang River, the river widens in the lower reaches and forms a broom.

The Nujiang Grand Canyon is the deepest, straightest and longest Grand Canyon. It is like a bolt of lightning splitting between Nushan Mountain and Gaoligong Mountain. Two mountains sandwich a river, forming a deep V shape throughout. There is no place for you to build a hydropower station.

Another reason is that the geology of the Nujiang River is very fragile. It is located on a fault zone, and geological activities are still very frequent.

No amount of solid steel and concrete can stop the frequent geological activities in the deep V of the Nu River, and no one can stop the landslides, landslides and debris flows that occur at any time on both sides of the Nu River.

So the road here was also the last to be opened. Road construction in Nujiang is the most difficult, and it costs several times more than other places. After the road is built, people often have to carry explosive packs when going in and out, because rocks often fall and block the road."

Experts couldn't help but tremble with fear.

He Huan smiled and said, "Don't worry. This time we went deep into the Nujiang Grand Canyon. We all hired experienced local drivers. They all have the courage to see and listen in all directions to avoid danger in time and open the way at any time!"

Everyone laughed and said, "It feels like an adventure trip."

"The Nujiang River is located in the most tightly squeezed position in the Hengduan Mountains. In this narrow area, there are Dandanlika Mountain, Dulong River, Gaoligong Mountain, Nujiang River, Biluo Snow Mountain, Lancang River and Yunling Mountain.

This narrow place is surrounded by four mountains and three rivers. The highest point in the territory is Gawagapu, the main peak of Gaoligong Mountain, with an altitude of 5128 meters. The lowest point is the Nujiang River Valley, with an altitude of 738 meters.

It is because of this huge height difference and tightly packed folds that the three-dimensional climate of the Nujiang River is formed, and it is also rich in natural and human resources.

There are already many hydropower stations, but a natural and primitive river is more important if no one stops it and allows it to run forward.

Therefore, after repeated surveys and demonstrations by water conservancy and geological experts, the Nujiang River has finally been preserved as an important ecological corridor, natural scenery corridor, and multi-ethnic cultural corridor in southern my country."

After hearing this, I am no longer afraid of adventure.

"Because of the three-dimensional climate, the valleys are hot and the mountaintops are freezing. In ancient times, the Bai merchants on the Tea Horse Road sang a song: When winter comes, there is snow in Gaoligong. When autumn and summer come, there is no such heat.

The top of the mountain is the Nujiang River Valley. It talks about the hard work of crossing Gaoligong Mountain. The foot of the mountain is close to the river, but it is dry and hot. The mountainside is densely forested, making it a paradise for animals and plants. The top of the mountain is covered with snow all year round and is inaccessible.

Sixty percent of the Nujiang River belongs to nature reserves, and more than 75% of the forest coverage rate constitutes an ecological corridor and a natural scenery corridor."

Everyone yearns for it more and more.

“In addition to the three-dimensional and unique natural scenery, there are 22 ethnic groups and 550,000 people in Nujiang, half of which are Lisu, and the total minority population is more than 90%.

It is the place with the most ethnic minorities in the country, and it is also the place with the largest number of ethnic minorities with a small population. Among them, the Nu and Dulong are unique ethnic groups in Nujiang."

An expert said: "Such a long and narrow area with so many ethnic minorities is really a corridor of ethnic culture!"
To be continued...