Behind this unassuming mountain cave lies a Peach Blossom Source, where the entire village has been hidden for centuries.
Modern life is very tense and stressful. Walking among the skyscrapers, one almost can't breathe. People living in the city often yearn for an idyllic paradise, wanting to settle in a secluded corner to experience a life of tranquility. 'Shangye Tao Yuan' has always existed in people's imagination, from ancient times to the present, countless people have wanted to go. Even the famous poet Tao Yuanming couldn't resist the yearning for Shangye Tao Yuan.
Perhaps everyone will think that Shangye Tao Yuan is just a place fabricated by poets, but actually there is such a place in this world. That place is Baimei Village, located in Guangnan County, Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province. The village is surrounded by mountains and ridges, hidden behind an inconspicuous mountain cave. To enter Baimei Village, people must take a wooden boat to pass through an 800-meter-long narrow water cave, which is completely dark and secluded.
However, after exiting the water cave, it is a completely different and charming scene. What appears before your eyes is a Shangye Tao Yuan-like scene. The land in front is very flat, with houses scattered here and there, some houses have smoke curling up from the chimneys, and you can occasionally hear the laughter of children.
Baimei Village is a Zhuang village, which has existed for hundreds of years. There are over a hundred houses in the village, and walking through the houses, you can see the local Zhuang women using ancient tools to weave cloth, while the men have just finished farming and are returning home with oxen. This wonderful life of 'men farming and women weaving' perfectly interprets Tao Yuanming's 'Peach Blossom Source', which makes countless people envious.
Standing in front of the houses and looking into the distance, the front yard is green, and the backyard is filled with bamboo swaying in the wind. The most eye-catching is the ancient and tall (Yòuqì) in the village. The ancient tree is towering, and its thick roots spread across the ground like dragons, which is incredibly impressive.
The people of Baimei Village still live a farming life. Although technology has developed so much now, the locals still use the most primitive tools to cultivate land. This beautiful and rare 'return to simplicity' is hard to find in the world. Seeing this, do you want to visit Baimei Village?
