When I heard the name of the road, ‘The Beautiful Road in Nujiang’, I thought it might have been so named because of  the plants on the both sides of the road. I didn’t have much expectation, as I always believed the most beautiful road I had ever seen were  the roads across the mountains of Switzerland, which I visited 7 years ago.

During the winter holidays, my brother-in-law took myself and the boys  to see the Beautiful Road in Nujiang, which is a beautiful highway and is located in China’s southwestern Yunnan Province. When we arrived at  the road, I was very impressed  by the landscape on both sides of the road, especially the cycle path next to the road.

Nujiang is one of China’s most biodiverse regions. A  300 kilometre, 4000 metre-deep upspoilt valley runs from the Chinese towns of Liuku to Bingzhongluo. It follows the snaking Nujiang River, which offers  a wild and magnificent landscapes. In 2019, a highway was built for  almost 300 kilometers.

It is such a pleasant road, from  which people cannot help enjoying nature. The clean and green river flows quietly by, however, on  some parts of the river, it is not so quiet but becomes quite  rapid.  The majestic mountains next to the river are covered in  green trees. The mountains  are so high that it seems that, at times,   clouds can cover  the tops of the mountains.

There is a well-built cycle  pathway between the road and the river. When I walked on the pathway, I enjoyed listening the sound of  the river flowing and the birdsong . The sunshine was warm and the wind blew gently. The kids were running and chasing each other. We were all deeply attracted to  the beautiful landscape. The only shame was we didn’t have bicycles,  otherwise, we would have cycled along  the lovely path.

The journey was some unforgettable. I would say now the most attractive road is the Beautiful road in Nujiang. If there is the any , I would love to visit it again and hope I will be able to cycle far along the path.