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VILLAGES | 村寨

Girls are both beautiful Make your way towards the
and hardw orking mountain side, and you are likely
in Xiangda, and to see a few bamboo huts casually
rains always come in their time scattered in the forest. The tourists,
in Longling, and the best rice is in twos and threes, can be seen
produced in Zhefang and Mangshi...” pausing for a rest. If you hear
This ballad is often heard in Xiangda someone playing the flute or a Lisu
Town, Longling County. musician adjusting his three-stringed
The Mengbengcao Mountain instrument, you will know a singing
here is reputed as a mini version of and dancing competition is ready to
Shangri-La in western Yunnan, and start. In an open space by the stream,
Xiangda Town is also home to many you will see villagers playing a game
hot springs. Recently, the Yintan of top against each other, with an
Waterfall in this town has become excited audience cheering for them.
known as a “natural oxygen bar”, Lisu people learn to sing and
attracting both locals and tourists. dance when they are still toddlers.
The Yintan Waterfall is located Lisu girls can play melodious tunes
in a deep valley in the northeast of with a leaf. Not just that, they are also
Xiaomidi Village, Xiangda Town. expert at playing musical instruments,
In the eyes of the locals, it is just singing and dancing, and playing the
like a pot of silver. And actually, it is top. Once here, you can experience
bringing in income for villagers. In the purest traditional Lisu culture and
the past, due to poor transportation, the most unspoiled natural scenery.
Xiaomidi Village: A Xanadu the beautiful Yintan Waterfall was and folk culture, Xiaomidi Village
Relying on its natural resources
inaccessible to the outside world. It
has instilled vitality in the collective
was not until 2021 that the Xiaomidi
tucked away in mountains village committee managed to raise economy and developed rural tourism
funds to develop this scenic spot as an
integrating waterfall sightseeing,
effort to promote rural revitalization.
local delicacies, family-run lodging,
of Longling ion-rich deep valley, you can feast and Lisu culture. During holidays,
Walking in this negative oxygen
the village attract a large number of
your eyes on the verdant forest, tourists, who bring in income for the
龙陵县象达镇小米地村： rolling mountains, and crystal clear villagers and liven up in the village as
streams while listening to the birds
well. (Spring City Evening News)
大山深处的世外桃源 chirping. When you stand below
it, you can watch the silvery white
waterfall jump off the cliff and throw
itself onto the boulders, splashing
By staff correspondents □ 本刊综合 droplets all over your body and filling
the air with a refreshing mist. You just
need to close your eyes and indulge
Xiangda Town is about 50 kilometers southwest of the in an ethereal feeling that you are in a
seat of Longling County, Baoshan City, Yunnan Province. real Xanudu.
Once a transportation hub in western Yunnan, this beautiful
mountainous county features crisscrossing rivers, unspoiled
customs, and abundant resources.

象达镇位于云南省保山市龙陵县西南部，距离县城约 50 公里，地
处古代滇西交通要冲，境内山川纵横，风光秀丽，民风淳朴，物产资源

丰富，自然风光和人文景观相得益彰。