It is probably the most remote area in China, the least traveled area, and the most challenging area for travelers. But consequently, you may get the best scenery and the most hospitable people here.

Bordering Tibet on the north and Myanmar on the west, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture stretches from north to south for over 300 kilometers along the Nujiang Valley in Yunnan Province.

Nujiang, also known as the Salween River in the West, originates from the Tangula Mountain on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, cuts through the Hengduan Mountains on its way down south, and carves out one of the longest and deepest river valleys in the whole world.