Shuanglawadi Gorge

Shuanglawadi Gorge

Shuanglawadi Gorge is located 45 kilometers from Liuku. The valley slopes are composed of marble and gneiss, with elevations exceeding 1,500 meters. The steep cliffs on both sides come close together, and the riverbed is fast-flowing with high rapids, forming numerous dangerous shoals. It's truly a place where "even goats can't find a path, and monkeys would fret." Please look across to the terraced fields on the cliffs—they hang like big-character posters on the rock face, which is why we call it "cliff farming in the gorge." During planting season, nearby villagers use slingshots to shoot corn seeds over to the fields. When harvest time comes, they climb down from the mountaintops and use ropes to retrieve the corn left by squirrels and other animals, then transport it to the riverbank using pig trough boats. (Pig trough boats are mainly made from logs, measuring about 4 meters in length and 0.5 meters in width. Aside from the rower, the boat can carry passengers. Because the boat resembles a "pig trough," it is called a "pig trough boat.")