Lushui City

Liuku, seat of Nujiang Prefecture, is the gateway to the Nujiang Grand Canyon, while Pianma has a history of border resistance against the British.

Lushui City lies in southern Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, with the Nu River running through it from north to south; Liuku Town, the prefectural seat, is the transport gateway into the Nujiang Grand Canyon. Pianma Town in the west is close to the China–Myanmar border, known for historical sites from the Pianma resistance against the British and for the primeval forests of the Gaoligong Mountains. Road conditions are better in the dry winter and spring; in the rainy season, watch for rockfalls and landslides. Most visitors reach Liuku by road from Baoshan or Dali, then head north along the Nujiang Beautiful Highway.

Destinations

• Lushui

Itineraries

• Nujiang Grand Canyon, Degong Highway & Meili to Shangri-La – Travel north along the Nujiang Beautiful Highway to Bingzhongluo, then cross the Degong Highway to Meili and Shangri-La.