Baoshan Stone City - China Travel

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Baoshan Stone City is a natural rock city. The whole city is built on an independent mushroom-shaped rock, surrounded by cliffs on three sides. Hewn from rocks, stone beds, stone pillows, stone tables, and stone benches are amazingly crafted.

Looking at Baoshan Stone City from the ridge on the side of the road, it looks like a huge stone mushroom, standing on the steep hillside of the Jinsha River Canyon, standing majestically all around. To the east is the rolling Jinsha River, to the north is the majestic Taiziguan Pass, to the west is the winding Yak Ridge, and to the south is the rock crossing the cliff. The unique geographical advantages make Baoshan Stone City both offensive and defensive, so the ancient Naxi ancestors chose here. At that time, Kublai Khan's thousands of troops crossed the river from the Jinsha River under Baoshan Stone City to Yange Nang, and marched south to Dali Kingdom.

Along the path to the south of Stone City, climb up the stairs and enter the city. The tiled houses in the city are scattered, the lanes are vertical and horizontal, and the houses are adjacent to each other. There are nearly a hundred families. Walking slowly in the village, you can feel the rich and simple Naxi primitive style. In order to live, the wise Naxi ancestors built terraced fields, built water conservancy, and planted rice, wheat, corn and other crops, forming layers of terraced fields around the stone city. Every year in golden autumn and October, layers of terraced fields turn into a golden ocean, which is quite spectacular. Friendly reminder, because the life of the residents of Stone City is relatively primitive, there are often pig and cow feces in the streets and alleys, so you need to pay attention.

When visiting Stone Town, it is recommended to stay in the city for one night. There are several inns in the city, and the prices are relatively cheap. Although the conditions are average, most of them have very beautiful landscapes to see.