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China 2013
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Sleeper bus from Kunming to Liuku in Yunnan province
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320km-long Nu Jiang Valley. No white tourists here!
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Famous bend of Nu Jiang river just before Bingzhongluo
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Arriving in Bingzhongluo. I liked it from the moment I saw the clouds
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Morning market in Bingzhongluo
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Day trip up the valley. We went by car and returned on foot
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Usually, women carry their babies like this
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We tried to say hello to local kids, but she was not interested
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Houses are simple, but every one of them had a washing machine outside
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This was a mill, powered by water and clearly still in use
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Nu Jiang river. Tibet is really close from here, but foreigners are not allowed to enter this way (army checkpoints)
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Old and new
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Path leading to one of the villages was carved in the rocks
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This path is the only way people can get to the village
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Butterflies about to be born
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Nu Jiang Valley was supposed to be spectacular, but we were not impressed. Maybe because of the rain...
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The best thing about Nu Jiang was the lack of tourists. It's not easy to escape the crowds in China
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Saying good bye to Bingzhongluo
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Nu Jiang valley
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Gongshan. We were lucky to meet Chinese tourists and travel with them
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On the way to Fugong, an abandoned town above Nu Jiang valley
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The are many catholic churches in Nu Jiang valley
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Fugong was abandoned because of unstable ground, but after 20 years people started to move back in
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He should be sent to Shaolin for training :)
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A waterfall on the way to Drung Valley - one of the most remote places in China
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We went by jeep, traveling from the jungle up to high mountains. Most of it was a newly paved road
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After a tunnel we started to descend to the Drung Valley. Only a 4x4 can do this part
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The first village was not as remote as we were hoping. The government is building many new houses
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For some reason, snooker tables were popular in both Nu Jiang and Drung valley
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One motorcycle, 5 people
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The government is bringing civilization to this remote valley
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This is how people still live here, but the road is being paved and development is certain
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No description needed here
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We walked 15km of unpaved road to the last village before Myanmar border
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This river flows to Myanmar. We followed it to the border
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This is "us". Without our Chinese friends who we met a week before, it would have been impossible to get this far
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Road ends here. Villagers come from Myanmar and carry groceries across the border
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Porters take huge loads. First obstacle - this bridge, which they cross with great skill
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There is no hotel in the village, but we were allowed to sleep in this house
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By now I forgot all the hotels we stayed in, but this place I still remember
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Simple life
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In Drung Valley there are still women with tattoos on their faces. Only 5 are still alive
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Next day we traveled back to Nu Jiang Valley
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People from Gongshan
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Breakfast time! Let's try this "restaurant"
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They used plastic bags to keep the plates clean. I guess that's better than disposable plates...
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Many restaurants had fridges, where customers can pick what they like and say how they want it prepared
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Our dinner is being prepared