Makou Township

The Shipan Community of Makou Township in Zhaotong Municipality consists of only 10 families. The scene is really breathtaking because the village is located on a giant slab stone with huge mountains on its back and Jinsha River (Yangtze River) roaring by at the foot of the precipice. The elevation gap from the village to the River has amounted to over 2,000 meters. Moreover, there is a huge karst cave in Makou Township, in which tectonic forces created brick-wall-like rock formations that are nicknamed the “Subterranean Great Wall”. The “bowl-shaped” brown sugar and hot spring have also escalated the features to the place; and it would be a great pity for one to leave Makou Township without enjoying them.