The red land of Dongchuan, Yunnan is considered to be the second most impressive place in the world and the most beautiful secret place in Yunnan.

The red soil in Dongchuan, Yunnan is known as "God's Forgotten Palette" and is the most impressive red soil in the world except Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Pieces of red land full of crops, the wind is light and the clouds are clear, simple and comfortable, and there are colorful pictures everywhere; and the unpredictable light beams show different charming looks all the time, which is fascinated by the world. .

Such beautiful scenery is a "last resort" for local people. Because it is located on a plateau, and the land is covered with pebbles of various sizes, the land cannot hold water, so it can only grow some crops that are resistant to high cold and drought and do not require careful care, such as buckwheat, highland barley, rapeseed, etc. The land allocated to each family was not contiguous, so crops had to be grown piece by piece. Your family grows potatoes, my family grows corn and rapeseed, and his family grows buckwheat, taking turns to cultivate a hodgepodge of crops. I don’t want to create colorful patterns in this careless and haphazard way of planting.

Meet the 80-year-old man who is a red earth internet celebrity by chance

If someone asks where the reddest land in Yunnan is, the answer is Dongchuan Red Land. If someone asks the red earth man who is the most popular in Yunnan Where, the answer is also Dongchuan Red Land. This land with crisscrossed ravines and ridges and brilliant colors, known as God's overturned palette, is located north and east of Kunming.

If we were just taking pictures of the red earth scenery, it still felt like it was missing a bit of soul. No, from a distance, we saw a man wearing a sheepskin coat sitting on a piece of red earth, holding a hand in his mouth. The old man with a cigarette pot bag stands high on the red soil. Looking at it this way, the photo has a soul. Although it is a staged photo, I believe that basically the farmers on this red soil in the last century Dressed like this, they live a life of plowing at sunrise and resting at sunset, "dressing" the earth in red and green clothes year after year.

Coming here in different seasons, the colors of the land also show different combinations due to different crops. However, no matter how the land changes, the only constant protagonist is this old man: one person, three sheep, and a pot bag. His smile will definitely be taken away from the camera of every tourist who has been to the Red Land.

Everyone rushed to ask to take photos with the old man. The old man did not refuse anyone who came, and he laughed and cooperated with the tourists to take photos. During the photo taking process, the old man did not ask for payment. After taking the photos, It’s not easy to think about the elderly. Even at 80 years old, they are still willing to model for tourists here. Everyone consciously pays 20 yuan per person.

Why is the red earth so red?

The Dongchuan Red Land in Yunnan is considered by experts to be the most impressive red land in the world outside of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and its scene is even more spectacular than the Brazilian Red Land. According to information, the formation of red soil is due to the subtropical and tropical climate in most areas of Yunnan Province, coupled with the "karst" landform of marine sedimentation. The iron in the soil is slowly deposited after oxidation, making the soil appear bright red and ocher red.

Dongchuan Red Land refers to a place called "Huashitou" (at the 109-kilometer milepost) in Xintian Township, more than 40 kilometers southwest of Dongchuan District, Kunming City, with an area of ​​nearly 100 kilometers. The area here is the most concentrated, typical and distinctive red soil on the Yunnan Red Soil Plateau.

From September to December every year, part of the red land is plowed and ready for planting, while other parts of the red land have been planted with green barley or wheat and other crops. From a distance, it looks like patches of color painted by the sky. The brilliant colors, set against the blue sky, white clouds and the unpredictable light, create a spectacular scenery on the red earth.

The red soil in Dongchuan is vast and boundless. As you look around, the red soil is covered with green potato seedlings and buckwheat, which is particularly spectacular!

Why are there such big differences in photo effects?

Many of my friends may have been to the Red Land. Some people shoot with mobile phones and others with cameras. The results are very different. So what are the differences? Let’s find out.

1. Because the seasons are different, the plants growing on the red soil have different colors and the effects will be different.

2. The same season will also differ due to different weather and sun light.

3. Photographic equipment and photography techniques are different, and some pictures are color corrected.

How to get to Dongchuan Red Earth from Kunming?

1. Depart from Kunming and charter a car for a self-driving tour. Dongchuan Red Earth is about 170 kilometers away from Kunming. The road is winding and steep, and the journey takes about 4 and a half hours.

2. Take the bus from Kunming and take the shuttle bus from Kunming North Passenger Terminal to Dharma. This bus will pass through Dongchuan Red Land.

What plants are grown on red soil?

Ground plants: potato leaves (locally called potato), highland barley, wheat, rapeseed flowers, sweet potato leaves.

In May, the fields are full of buckwheat and potato flowers, and the red and white patches are bright and pleasant. Potato leaves, highland barley, wheat, and the bright red soil are colorful and lines under the sunlight. Smooth, red, green and white complement each other, light and shadow are clear, and you will get a very good photo no matter what you take.

In September, the autumn harvest season, the highland barley and wheat have matured and turned yellow. The harvest has been completed, and there is more bare red soil. Golden buckwheat, white winter rapeseed flowers, green potato seedlings, Yunnan has both spring and autumn fruits, and the red soil of Dongchuan has prepared a rich visual feast for guests in autumn.

What are the main landscapes on the red soil:

Colorful Slope, Jinxiu Garden, Luoxia Valley, Luoshuo Bay, Lepu Ao, Guodi Pond, etc.