Located in the southwest of Yongshan County, Makou Town, between the two giant hydropower stations of Xiluodu and Baihetan, Xiaotian is in the majestic Wumeng Mountains, and the Jinsha River flows quietly under its feet. .

Passing through the vast sea of ​​clouds in Wuzhai Township, stepping into the dock from the east, the first thing that catches your eye is the legendary Sanguozhuang where Zhuge Liang was cooking when he passed by on his southern expedition. The image of wisdom is awe-inspiring. The car drove through the winding mountain road in Heiwu Village, and the charm of "Eighteen Bends of the Mountain Road" naturally came to my heart.

Entering Xuejin Village, you will see the "Tonghua Fairy" lying on the side of the Jinsha River in the sky. She is Azi, the princess of the Yi Kingdom, and she fell in love with Bill, a young man of the Yi nationality. Due to the disparity in status, that love could not become a reality. Both Azi and Bill jumped into the Jinsha River, and Bill lifted Azi up at the bottom of the river... It became the Fairy Peak looking up at the sky, and the bill that held her up became the Love God Stone on the Jinsha River and formed the "Tiger Leaping Gorge" at the entrance of the yard. Legend has it that anyone who is destined to see the Fairy God Peak and the Love God Stone will be blessed by them , Have a happy and sweet love life.

In the happy time full of infinite love reverie, you will arrive at the town of Makou. Here, you can taste the once fragrant imperial city and famous Wanle Gongmi in China, as well as Mucao Huangguo, Liutongjiang Brown Sugar, Jinjiang Pepper, Gewu Plum, etc., which are famous in the Southwest. Here, you can also enjoy the melodious and soul-stirring original ecological songs and dances of the Yi people, listen to the legendary stories of Long Yun and Lu Han traveling with swords in their youth, appreciate the enthusiasm and simplicity of Makou people, and feel the sincerity and love of human nature. heavy...

From the small town of Makou, go north, and come to Longquan, the place where swords, stone hoes, stone axes, and ceramics "appeared" in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Here, there is a history that will show you the early ancestors of Makou who opened up the world and expanded the land. The three karst caves, Xiaolong Cave, Dalong Cave, and Yinhegou, have profound connotations of unique caves. The feeling of boating and swimming in the lake in the caves is extraordinary. The pure and sweet Longquan water will leave you with endless aftertaste. The legend that the immortals living in the cave can "ask for food and borrow tools" has not disappeared. Walking out of the karst cave and looking down, the "sisters" of Yuanyang Terraced Fields are posing here, the waterfalls formed by the Longdong spring compete with each other, and the style of the Jinsha River Grand Canyon is fully displayed.

Continue westward from the small town of Makou, and come to Shipan, a village in the sugar juice beside the Jinsha River. In places such as Liutongjiang, Tianba, and Shipan along the Makou River, the traditional stone roller rolling method has been used for sugar production for more than 200 years. "Village in Sugar Juice" written by Liu Jing of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the feature film "Visiting the World's Human Feelings-Brown Sugar Village" filmed by Tokyo TV based on this article vividly interpret the traditional sugar making process and promote the brown sugar culture. broadcast overseas.

The villages in the sugar juice, the villages on the stone slabs, the villages in the tung flower forest, the Taoyuan village, and the Liyuan village are as beautiful as a picture scroll, and people linger everywhere. Spring is sunny, with red peach blossoms, white plum flowers, and tung flowers; summer is beautiful with green trees; autumn is full of golden rice flowers; and winter is full of red oranges, like fiery maple leaves.


Next to the brown sugar village is the Cowherd and Weaver Girl Cave, which is well-known both at home and abroad. On January 8, 2002, six experts and scholars including Zhang Shouyue, Zhang Shuyi, Li Shuanke, and Liu Jing from the Chinese Academy of Sciences made a special trip to investigate, unveiled the mystery for the world, and demonstrated the splendor of the Makou Karst Cave Group, the most karst cave group in the world. This mysterious cave hidden in the majestic cliffs is high and low, deep and shallow, wide and narrow. There is water in the cave, and there are holes in the water. A place to visit the lake. In the karst cave, "Cowherd" looks forward to the lakeside of the world, waiting infatuatedly; "Weaver Girl" is helpless in the sky, shedding tears like pillars and flowing into a river. The underground "Great Wall" made of stones is neat and regular, and the seams of cement mortar are invulnerable. It is confusing whether it is made by nature or man-made! The stalactites in the cave are colorful and have various postures, like Avalokitesvara holding hands, Maitreya sitting in meditation, fairies dancing, eagles hitting the sky, dragons soaring into the sky, tigers roaring in forest springs...the wonders of the world's karst caves gather in Makou karst cave. There is a saying: If you don’t swim in karst caves, you will be in vain at the dock.

Turn southward from Makou town, first cross Wanle Grand Canyon, then you can see Wanle Cliff, Tiansheng Bridge, Luoxiong Junling and other landscapes, all the way through Yangtze Waterfall, Yanwan Waterfall, to Xinmin Village Hanging Rock . There are ancient post roads, ancient plank roads, and three stone tablets erected in the Qing Dynasty, which describe the touching stories of the Forbidden City with nanmu columns at Makou in the prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong, and the famous wax worms broadcast in the Central Plains.

Makou has beautiful scenery, mountains, water, rocks, and caves are magical and charming. The landscape of 149 square kilometers is like a piece of natural Chinese painting, and it is a paradise for tourists. "The height of the mountain scares you to death, the depth of the valley scares you to death, and the beauty of the karst cave kills you... The girl is fascinated by you, the heaven and the earth are harmonious, the gate is prosperous, guests from all over the world gather together happily; the world is beautiful, the gate is wonderful, and once you travel, you will never forget it... ..." Here, you will also hear a popular song called "Makou Happy Death You". Those who have traveled here will surely be aware of the humorous and incisive lyrics, the origin and creativity of the beautiful melody.