※ This video is part of the <World Theme Travel Ojigo GO China Yunnan·Sichuan Parts 1-4> broadcast from May 27-30, 2024. Part 1. A paradise outside the world Curator Ahn Geun-soo, a traveler in Oji, fell in love with the taste of travel starting with his backpacking trip to Yunnan Province while studying abroad in China about 20 years ago. His first travel destination, Yunnan Province, is a land where various ethnic minorities live together, to the point that there is a saying that "every 10 li has a different ethnicity and customs." Hongwancun Village, a Yi ethnic village located in a quiet mountainous area about 2,000m above sea level, is overflowing with outsiders rather than locals in early spring. This is because a "fire festival" called Jihuojie (祭火節) is held there. The Yi ethnic group has been a people who have worshipped nature since ancient times, and have been performing rituals to worship "fire" in particular for thousands of years. The residents of Hongwanchun are the Ashi people among the Yi people. The Ashi fire festival, the fire festival, is a day commemorating the third day of the second lunar month when the fire god, Mudeung, first lit a fire and taught them how to use fire. The primitive rhythms and songs of the Ashi people contain their gratitude and joy for the fire that has warmed and enriched their lives in the remote areas. Travelers who are intoxicated by the excitement also enjoy the fire festival with their bodies and minds by jumping over the bonfires with the Ashi people. Not far from Hongwanchun is another special Yi village, Chengzigucun. The landscape of the traditional Yi houses, the earthen palm houses, is lined up in layers along the mountainside. It is called the “Potala Palace of the Yi People” because it resembles the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet. Let's imagine the past of the village where people lived like a family while looking at the unique architectural style of Tujiangfang, such as the open roof Tianjing (天井) and the structure where all the houses are connected through the roof. The next journey passes by the karst topography of Puzhehei (普者黑), famous for the best scenery in Yunnan Province, and heads to Ba Meicun (坝美村). Ba Meicun is a secret village that can only be reached by taking a ferry and passing through a dark cave about 800m long. It is praised as a paradise outside the world (世外桃源) for its appearance that is just like the paradise described in the poet Tao Yuanming's "Peach Blossom Spring." We spend a quiet night in that peaceful scenery. Part 2. People on the cliff A giant treasure chest that stimulates the adventurous spirit of explorers in remote areas, China. When you follow an unfamiliar path, there are times when you encounter an unknown world that is hard to believe is real. Yanjin County (盐津县), also known as the “narrowest city in China,” is one such place. The city is located in a rugged valley between mountainous terrain with an average altitude of 1,600m, where the Guanhe River flows. The sight of buildings four to five stories high or more lined up on the precarious slopes is a strange sight that even a curator, a traveler in remote areas, has never seen before. Why have so many people come to live in this unstable land? The name of the city, “Yanjin,” means “salt port.” In the past, this place was not only a famous salt production area, but also an important stopover on the ancient Southern Silk Road. In the past, the first gateway that people crossing from Central Plains to Yunnan encountered was Yanjin County’s Dousaguan (豆沙棺). When you walk along the old road called Wujidao (五尺道) or Wujidao (五尺道) because the road is about 150cm wide, you will encounter traces of people in the past who used to carry their luggage and hopes on their horses and head out into the wide world. There is another special road in Zhaotong City, where Yanjin County is located. It is the Baihejiao Road (白鹤驿道) that flows along the side of a steep cliff. It is the road used to transport copper, a local specialty, during the Qing Dynasty to avoid the turbulent Jinsha River (金沙江). You will meet people on the road who are as unusual as the scenery, from couples dating on the cliff road that is too dangerous for even one person to walk on alone to women walking in high heels. After leaving Yanjin County, the curator visits the village that he had been looking forward to the most in Yunnan Province. It is the Wuddaegwakwoncheongganggun (五德大锅圈天坑群), where eight households live inside a giant sinkhole with a diameter of 600m. A curator who goes down a cliff path for nearly 2 hours to the bottom of a sinkhole with a maximum depth of 150m. The closer we get to the village, the more excited we become. What kind of scenery will we encounter in this truly unknown village that no Korean has ever visited? Part 3. Finding Hidden Hot Places Chengdu (成都), the capital of Sichuan, is a huge city with a population of over 20 million,