A novel city in China, known as the 'Cliff River City', residents live at an altitude of 3,000 meters
There are many beautiful scenery on National Highway 318, the most beautiful landscape road in China, and the most beautiful section is in Sichuan. When we drive along the Sichuan-Tibet line of National Highway 318, you will be deeply attracted by the unique gorgeous scenery in front of you. These scenery are famous because of the special geographical advantages here. In addition to the natural scenery that benefits from the geographical advantages, many cities on 318 are also famous because of this, and the most unique is the cliff river city.
Cliff River City, as the name suggests, is the entire city built on the cliff. He is Yajiang County, and there is only one main road back and forth, which looks amazing. Yajiang County is very similar to the previous Chongqing, which fully highlights the essence of the four characters of climbing up and down, and the roads are very narrow, and the residents mainly live in the buildings on the cliffs by the river.
The seat of Yajiang County is Hekou Town in the Yalong River Valley. The local terrain is dangerous. The entire county is on the edge of the cliff. A step back is the Yajiang Rapids. The county seat is very small, adding up to only 0.5 square kilometers, it looks like a cliff at a glance, and there is almost no flat land.
Because of the small space, the houses in the county are built on the edge of the cliff, and the topographic drop is more than 3,000 meters, which is quite scary to go. However, it is precisely because it is surrounded by steep cliffs and the rapids of the Yajiang River that such a unique scenery can be produced.
The old town of Yajiang, which is built along the river, has distinct layers, high and low houses are scattered, and its roads are also built around the mountains, and all walks are uphill. If you are driving into the city, you can't go wrong at all. Once the two cars meet, one of the cars is bound to drive to the end of the road before turning around.
Precisely because cities built on cliffs are relatively rare in China, they also attract many tourists. The houses here are basically facing the Yalong River with their backs on the cliffs, so the locals are very proud to say that they live there. It is a room with a river view, and the Yalong River is unobstructed by opening the window.
The narrow space of Yajiang County does not affect its attraction to people, but it is more attractive because of her uniqueness. Without the noise and prosperity of big cities, the environment of Yajiang County is not found in big cities. It is a veritable cliff river city, and it is the only way to go through the Sichuan-Tibet line. Therefore, even though Yajiang County is small, its cultural , The natural scenery is not inferior to other places on the Sichuan-Tibet line.
Many friends who have been running the Sichuan-Tibet line all year round are very familiar with this place, and it is an important stop and supply point. Back then, I took a ride on National Highway 318 to Tibet and made one of the stops in Yajiang. At that time, I was shocked by the layout of the county on the cliff. Maybe everyone who came to 318