Residents of 800-metre high ‘Cliff Village’ in China resettle in town

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The remote Atulie'er Village, which is known as ‘Cliff Village’, is in southwestern China’s Sichuan province. Villagers need to climb down an 800-metre-high cliff to go to school or even go to hospital to give birth. Recently 84 households in ‘Cliff Village’ relocated to their new apartments.
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[@ziyiwang8766]

So thats how our grandparents went to school

[@Ex0dxZzz]

@@xa-1216 😐uhh

[@user_cv8wysmstt]

My grandparents walked to school for like 5km everyday

[@smiley_wiener]

my parents wrote with charcoals idk if it's true or not tho😂 but one thing that's true is that she woke up around 5 and went to gaze the cows and came back ,cooked for the family and went school with one note book.

[@qiaowang7147]

My mom walked 12km every morning to go to school with a stool on her back, cause her school didn't have chairs. Woke up at 5:00 A.M. to get to her 7:00 A.M. class.

[@ddootzles]

All the people commenting their families' stories like bro we didn't ask this comment was supposed to be a joke

[@IronAngelRX14]

And when you finish climbing up or down from there you forget something...

[@hairyputter5363]

And then you go up and realise it has been in your back pocket the whole time

[@acentrixes1380]

@@hairyputter5363 lol

[@userxsjksls]

*You're pregnant, climbed down the cliff, gave birth, climbed up feeling so happy, and you forgot the baby.*

[@MhEahStopmotionTv]

If I forgot my phone I’ll be like ok now I got two

[@leesteal4458]

Lol

[@dangerx2006]

They should still build a 7-11 store up there once everyone's gone and claim it as the worlds first inconvenience store!

[@KnittingGirl28]

*slow clap*

[@nightthinker2433]

I don't know you but i love your brain.

[@big-boy9716]

Half way rest area🤣

[@twinklearya962]

😂😂😂😂

[@faithestari]

Hahaha

[@TuningAnApple]

Wish there were more pictures of the village rather than just the stairs. I can't even imagine there to be 84 households there since I can't see how big it is up there.

[@Ace-kr1dt]

You are right.

[@h.s.6269]

I wanted to see the village too. To be able to see what makes it so nice up there that they deal with this. I imagine the view is breathtaking!

[@ToxicSunrise132]

Probably because most reporters looked at the ladder staircase and decided "nope" or their stamina gave out halfway up the mountain

[@DrakeLimOfficial]

You can search for Szechuan Cliff Village to find articles about this type of mountain cliff villages. There are government funds given to promote tourism and poverty alleviation, as you can see from the subsidised furniture given to this family.

[@esa6136]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eXbaenuEg6-NrNE here, this video shows how it is up there even tho not a lot

[@nikudayo7927]

The next generation will soon face a lot of “when I was your age” lecturings

[@bribotran6121]

these people genuinely had to live the “how i had to go to school” meme

[@newname3718]

Hahahahahahahah yes.

[@Rich-ms8dm]

Well considering they had to climb up and down almost a 1km cliff I think they are entitled to

[@FarmerJuni]

Yep, this is the only time these comments are acceptable. Mad respect to these beautiful people.

[@hefzi-babeula8631]

And with all the rights💪🏽

[@Youngcl77]

“Mom, I’ll be back tomorrow morning” “Where are you going?” “Left my phone in the car”

[@fidelcatsro6948]

hahaa

[@monmoomoonaja7664]

the audacity having a phone and a Car

[@icantthinkofanameoof4792]

Young C they don’t have a phone much less a car. You saw their living conditions

[@xninewxw7559]

Ican’tthinkofaname oof ITS A JOKE, A JOKE

[@shaddythewiz3836]

@@icantthinkofanameoof4792 how do I know. Most people who live in bad conditions still have a phone. A phone is cheap and in China cheaper than buying some regular clothes.

[@jia9420]

Imagine how slippery the stairs would be when it rains

[@aomafura3374]

Imagine being 8 months pregnant on rainy season

[@lordofthehell4196]

I like that.. Black pink isn't in my area.😂😂

[@kanasanjm]

@Navinci nice

[@naimairfan5738]

@Adam are you for real. If it is a joke ok but if real how did you survive. 😢

[@crazyboy-gz3jm]

I was thinking snow or freezing rain hail storm. Make life so interesting. When you gotta go.👏😂🤣

[@jasonc838]

They're quite brave to climb like that if that was me I'd be crying a lot if I am there

[@nytrex_yt7417]

@Samlikespeka Imagine climing that tho

[@jasonc838]

I'd be like dont even know what to do

[@LoneWolf47603]

No excuse for skipping leg day

[@UltraGamer9999999999]

If you were born there you would be used to it

[@jasonc838]

@@UltraGamer9999999999 I mean if you fell your going to fell right down the hill doesn't matter if ur used to it or not you will have a chance to fall if u slip

[@chxcovii]

Bro my leg would be Shaking like Crazy if I climb something like that.

[@skelethepro7351]

Imagine if you miss a step too

[@darkmephilez]

Don't worry you can wear a leash if you are scared 😅

[@addbioshockasachapterindea345]

weak

[@lidgardisthien343]

Need another alternative? bungee jumping

[@Maplelust]

you're pathetic.

[@PinkAnxmal]

This is the real life equivalent of your parents telling you that they had to climb a mountain to get to school.

[@RIFLQ]

This gives higher education a whole new meaning for the students

[@lothean2099]

These kids will one day tell their children, I had to climb 800 meters every day to go to school.

[@Freekniggers]

Lower education

[@eleeki]

people in the comments don't know what a joke is😐

[@oracle7858]

@@eleeki yeah but I mean a joke kinda has to make sense and in this context it really doesn't cause they're climbing down for school

[@rizkyadiyanto7922]

higher standard of living.

[@Sinjaxx]

Let's think about who built the ladders

[@ktkska8886]

And how did their ancestors move up there to build a village in the beginning?

[@tracyl5639]

Local government

[@petrus153]

ktkska 888 probably to avoid war, you know war is very often in China, it can last few hundred years, and only about 400 years of peace

[@kevinzhang3906]

peter compared with EU countries , the war period of China is much shorter.

[@1nguoixauxi2]

Kevin Zhang *a wild vietnamese appears* war u say?

[@viviornitier3069]

And here we are.. still complaining about slow internet connection

[@ulerkadut8582]

no wifi service

[@Solisium-Channel]

Not an issue here.

[@bachtiari8960]

I'm not

[@myname8419]

@@DrifterD oh wow, such ignorance

[@user-ui6ou2if2s]

No one is forcing them to live there.. They can just stop living there if they want to. And they're not complaining. It's their own choice. So I don't consider complaining about not having an Internet connection bad. Everyone has a different life and lifestyle. You can't compare their lifestyle with ours because it's way too different.

[@CharlesinGA]

Turn it into a tourist destination and let the former residents make money from the tourist. You know there are a lot of people who would go to visit. The vistas are fantastic!

[@dionydonny]

yes, they did. and some villagers work "back" home :D

[@edmundtan8506]

And make it the 2nd mountain graveyard

[@waterpoptarts9740]

there would be so much litter and it would disturb it...

[@LoneWolf-yp9qw]

True. Especially hikers and adventure seekers

[@danielblue4460]

No, China won't allow isolated people to do their own thing. They are afraid of it. These people were forced to relocate.

[@nonnalovepriceless]

I’m scared of heights I would be terrified to climb up and down that bridge Well done to all those brave people .

[@V.E.R.O.]

Me too!

[@eugene44569]

Ey 69 likes

[@soatnod]

No truer words had been spoken

[@KKL456]

Mee too

[@SILVERSTRIPE_]

Thanks for telling me something...

[@athomenotavailable]

Just imagine how they climbed before the stairs were built. Must have been very dangerous times for them to decide to settle down in such a place

[@jb6712]

I've read several articles about this village, and for many years--decades---they had to climb up and down on a bamboo ladder! The steel stairs was built quite recently, but I'm glad to see the villagers have mostly moved to a lower level. Sure couldn't be any emergency services going up there if anyone gets hurt!

[@slugabunyhawaii7255]

There are reasons to want to be away from the mainstream

[@Jabberstax]

Stairs were there before. The steel ones replaced old wooden ones

[@casstay4499]

I imagine it was safer away from the populace at one point. That is why you choose a fortified position.

[@chooyongming110]

Imagine having sweaty palms and suddenly missed a step

[@blueink2982]

Cursed slide

[@NeoDarkling]

Nightmare fuel. 😲😱😱

[@Freekniggers]

Imagine being dead

[@WhiteWhistleBondrewd]

@TAKUMI SUBA OTSUBO Together we can stop this!

[@Isaac-0.4]

Yeah me lol

[@ks324]

Son , when I was your age I had to climb a 800 meter long ladder just to go to school .

[@jasminerice8046]

My dad was like that till about 15 yrs ago he immigrated to Singapore and got a culture shock about how his dormitory mates called bukit timah Hill (tallest place in Singapore but barely 200m tall) a tall mountain

[@ctrlzme.6448]

Real Viro Can’t help it we are smal island.

[@Freekniggers]

Dad, you needed to go down the ladder to get to school. No wonder you are so dumb.

[@sheri2845]

🤣😂

[@thecoffeeengineer]

Son: ok boomer

[@LUCKYMASCOTify]

Another reason for us to be grateful for what we have

[@Brancaalice]

many people pay gym for exercise, they have it free.

[@liveletlive3348]

_Imagine how difficult it must be to even think about using those steel stairs when it is raining or it is too hot_ _I'm not from China but this looks like one of the toughest lifestyle. My wishes for y'all_ 🙏❤️

[@RayMak]

Hope they are able to preserve the village too

[@vixiipixii]

tf you really are everywhere now

[@user-bt5qg1fo2d]

impossible

[@tkwaititi3457]

At least the historical value, This must have been a sad and relieving time for them all.

[@whocares3959]

Helo you again 🤣

[@otherzonrox673]

Get out of here thats not possible and impractical

[@nadhilahzulkifli8365]

I can't imagine if pregnant mothers slipped their feet off when they go down

[@bigbraz]

You know that it could happen to non pregnant people too. 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@noctisluxus]

bigbraz Yeah, but the point is that a non pregnant woman can most times catch herself by the railing. It’s a “little” harder to do so when you’re pregnant, seeing as you carry an extra 15 kg.

[@bigbraz]

@@noctisluxus did you not see people wearing backpacks? 🤦🏾‍♂️....... Don't mind me, I'm just trolling you man.

[@yoon-moon1189]

bigbraz Yes but pregnancy and back packs are very different. The backpack hasn’t been worn for months but the child has been there exhausting the women for months. It’s obviously going to be harder.

[@lukazupie7220]

Noctis how do you know what the point is?:o

[@k.2236]

"Sir, may I know the address for the pizza delivery"

[@teaganmurray2716]

Delivered in 20 minutes or it's free

[@kodeppyt6216]

Underated comment

[@soleil7259]

Pizza going to be cold and hard till he arrives there. Can use it as a frisbee, on the last meters.

[@ballsacsincorp]

@@teaganmurray2716 For an entire year

[@rainerwinterstein4357]

„Sorry Sir, we don‘t deliver there“.

[@JohnGPagani]

I hope the relocation is going well for the villagers.

[@asanitationstompout8473]

Same

[@dherman0001]

Dude,these are Juiger Muslims forcibly resettled by the Communist Party. They were kicked off their ancestral farmlands.

[@sawdustcrypto3987]

Looks like they moved them into projects. I'm willing to bet that in a few years their "new" homes will be full to the brim with parasitic relatives and there will be big drug problems etc. Their remote mountain village will probably look idyllic in comparison. Let's hope I'm wrong.

[@ash86l]

A lot of admiration for all those who endured that all these years. Happy to hear that they plan on resettling. I can only imagine how hard it's for them to think how much they'll miss home. But it's for the best. Especially the kids and the elderly. Much love from your neighbour :)

[@philyip4432]

Just imagine before they built that steel staircase. They probably had a wood one, i would imagine that would be a lot less sturdy .

[@lukazupie7220]

I would imagine there was no staircase and only the bravest men went down:)

[@teaganmurray2716]

There was a video I watched on it ages ago where they were so happy having just gotten this metal staircase. From memory yeah, it was wood and worn out

[@subhabaskaran1849]

@@lukazupie7220 the people who won't go up and down Suit you yourself fellow human being I am ya staying here forever

[@terry_kathryn]

It was bamboo there are other videos

[@RabidBoar]

you missed out on the opportunities for a couple wood be puns

[@UltraGamer9999999999]

Now that these villagers have resettled into their new homes, they should renovate and rent out their mountain homes to travellers for airbnb. Tons of people would go!

[@chuforeichi]

Dont show them the ladder

[@amnigma2342]

"With mountain view, sunrise and sunset view"

[@amoldivo]

And the village would be destroyed, not that the village were developed though 🤔

[@mando074]

Likely the Chinese government is in charge of their old homes (please correct me if I'm wrong).

[@leileili]

@@mando074 probably not it depends. Sometimes their old homes are taken down so the village gets reforested and returns back to nature. Sometimes the family keeps it, especially if the elderly still live there. It varies but usually, the government won't build resorts or anything of that kind. It would be difficult here because bringing supplies up would be an exorbitant amount of work.

[@phuoc-toannguyen7288]

It's a hassle for a community to live like that, but it's heavenly for hermits.

[@noiJadisCailleach]

We Hermits be like "Party all day, all night, yall!"

[@Riplee]

I think a hermit party is a bit of a contradiction, but I'd go

[@miks2819]

@Kristina Marie you're really funny

[@Riplee]

@Kristina Marie sounds like the only parties I've ever been to. I think you mean super shy

[@saltwatertaffy7020]

@@Riplee , I'll be there too just don't talk to me..'cause I'm a hermit. 🤣

[@jb6712]

The steel stairs is an improvement over what the villagers used to climb---I've read articles about this village in the past, and they used to climb up and down a bamboo ladder, far narrower than this steel one, and almost too shaky to use in any kind of strong wind. I'm glad to see they're mostly all moved/moving to a lower level with much easier access to all services and shopping.

[@reluginbuhl]

Progress....? The village looked like it was situated in a spectacular area! They had to leave to go to an apartment block that looked depressing! :(

[@KoTsuki-jo1pw]

Zombies probably gonna have a hard time climbing this place.

[@sharulakmalsawal2094]

@@AKUGON now thats fxxked up...imagine trying to run from the village...its either die by zombies or fall down from the fxxking mountain...

[@sharulakmalsawal2094]

@@AKUGON but what if u dont have anything to fight with....?

[@sharulakmalsawal2094]

@@AKUGON alright then....hahaha

[@jayzii3391]

why are we talking abt zombies.

[@animewatch4213]

Also invading armies and bandits, which is why the villagers move there in the first place.

[@ry9743]

Imagine delivering a package

[@hairyputter5363]

Just throw them up like the delivery guys always do

[@yili2650]

But it’s pretty easy when you have a package to ship. Just throw it from the top

[@Freekniggers]

Imagine being the package , and dying.

[@Masnooper]

The delivery guy shouts: " I've put it down here. F#ck you! come and pick it up yourself."

[@veronicaoliveiro6367]

I bet grab food don’t want to serve them.

[@mirzaiscandle]

This is where my dad's home used to be. He would tell stories on how he got to school everyday

[@lukazupie7220]

Tell us, how?

[@joeyle9015]

luka zupie he walked

[@trisie]

Actually it is a natural castle. Old days people could protect themselves against the enemy easily.

[@luminescent1606]

Took the definition of "When I Was a Kid I Had To Go Through Mountains To Get TO school" literally 😂

[@yz5128]

Whoever wants to keep the culture going could go and live on the cliff his/herself. I am sure you will love the fresh air.

[@user-np4jb8qj1f]

The culture there is only poor, from generation to generation

[@HappyRussians]

Who are you to judge their lifestyles? They are infinitely healthier and stronger than our weakened sheltered bodies.

[@lang8097]

I hike a lot with bags that are heavier than my bodyweight, I’m young but it takes a toll on my body even with protective gear. I see people who are older than me who do the same thing in a worse state than me. There is no need to make your life harder for the sake of culture.

[@ulerkadut8582]

@@kus4kus4 maybe building infrastrucutre will damage surrounding area, better relocated them abit far but can preserve the nature.

[@ulerkadut8582]

@@HappyRussians well maybe we see them as poor, but they believe live their live happily. wo trade route (harsh trade route) less commodity, and small family, i doubt there will be any specialities product. so... they wont improve much.

[@nqvemberrain]

They should just mlg water bucket to get down, they won’t take fall damage.

[@gamerjohnjo9327]

PepaTheFrog3 Skeppy?

[@Melisaoffxl12]

Its minecraft...

[@prabeshgurung1067]

Parachutes were invented in 1783 People before 1783:

[@kywii85]

Lol D&D

[@FecalMatador]

SOFIA THE BEST GACHATUBER EVER I thought you could just use a bucket of water? Place the water underneath you as soon as you’re about to hit the ground

[@markcutie9959]

I don't know but I'm having anxiety watching the stairs 😣😣😣

[@sushitrash-dj9vq]

Same I'm thinking about wind and the stairs lol. I'm so glad they got a new home.

[@Grandmaster_Sub-Zero]

With the way modern society going and where it's headed, living in a place like this sounds pretty tempting.

[@alesyaqueenofboredom9878]

It's probably heartbreaking to live their home but at same time it's much safer, they lived there most of the lives now they have to go and live in a new place

[@1houroflove186]

I'm happy for the villagers. The staircase will become a TOURIST ATTRACTION 🎡🎢🚀

[@rafaeltiburcio6624]

I hope some or most the money goes to them, if it ever does become a tourist attraction

[@hcyt708]

@1hourOfLove I really thought it was a tourist attraction!

[@hcyt708]

umm

[@Freekniggers]

Tourists are horrible

[@chuforeichi]

This made me imagine a tourist falling off the stairs and knocking off a native climber below. ...

[@godessworshipper4663]

They are Yi people if I'm not wrong. A minority mainly reside in Sichuan province. In my home city, you can see as many Yi as Han

[@yangguan4070]

So Yi people are not Hans?

[@miri283]

Yang Guan Han Chinese and Yi are different ethnic groups

[@serbaserbi6004]

Yi ethnic is similar to burma ethnic

[@yangguan4070]

Indo Nsntara i see!!

[@ktkska8886]

Other minorities like those in Taiwan and Hainan Island fled to the mountains when the Han people came with their troops to invade and occupied their lands.

[@vondahe]

I guess they don’t have a lot of big refrigerators up there.

[@zefred999]

They might not even have powerlines connected in the village.

[@Freekniggers]

@@zefred999 duh

[@oikstooru]

no money bruh

[@Shirokuma15]

I still wondering how they ended up in there in the first place..🤔🤔

[@cincin4515]

Protection from ancient wars and raiders.

[@ferdinandmiranda899]

The No. 1 question is How they ended living up there !? That's amazing

[@sheeprambeta3217]

To avoid wars probs

[@eds1942]

Easy to defend, and out of sight out of mind would be my only guesses.

[@bluebee29]

800 meters?! Using that cliff stairs is already an extreme sport!!

[@AlphineWolf]

If I were them, I'd move back up until the pandemic is over

[@user-np4jb8qj1f]

China is safe

[@jayshah3582]

@@user-np4jb8qj1f according to CCP

[@yuhang7044]

@@jayshah3582 ccp is better than Trump who asking people to drink disinfectant~

[@user-np4jb8qj1f]

@@jayshah3582 In Chinese eyes, America is a joke

[@hoseadeng3444]

@@user-np4jb8qj1f 老外的脑回路真是与我们不同

[@danshen3827]

So it seems that this is the ultimate "back in my day this is how I went to school" story I guess.

[@AgieSebie]

seems like everything could be solved with a cable car...

[@RR-tk1sp]

Wow, I want to see more. How big is the village. Whats is the economy and how did they get in and out of village before tgey build the ladder or was wooden ladders used. I would love to know more.

[@AnggieHarygustia]

Imagine we never experienced such a ladder but dare to give comments...

[@ellamyntr3acha348]

Right!

[@jaylovestesla1099]

I mean you literally just gave comment on the youtube comment section

[@ellamyntr3acha348]

Jay Loves Tesla different meaning of comments

[@jaylovestesla1099]

ellamynt r3acha well you could’ve been more specific in typing english to generalize your opinion to become more constructive .

[@ellamyntr3acha348]

Jay Loves Tesla i had no intention of doing that, which was why i didn’t do that, but thanks for the tip!

[@slc679]

I wish they could have shown us the actual village and not just the staircase to it.

[@imissmybed3469]

I would be paralysed with fear and would not be able to move, clinging to the one of the rungs for dear life.

[@Riaaaaa]

The stairs are ROUND?! I would slip off instantly

[@personincognito3989]

Why was a village built up there in the first place? The absurdity of it blows my mind

[@bravequeen77]

Me too tearing up. That's so dangerous . Especially for children and grandparents. Me scare of high I'll faint if I climb there.

[@leila8701]

If it was me, all you'd see was my body going a hundred miles per hour down them things🤧

[@afoodiemood]

This is giving me anxiety, 😩😩. My heart is racing as they go up and down.

[@danthovict381]

Dang! Those stairs are cylinders. One slippery feet and goodbye...

[@kryptonitecee]

It would be helpful if the subtitles stood for longer. Not everyone is a speed reader.

[@colorado841]

If it was in the US they would have to make it handicap accessible.

[@oompalumpus699]

And beef up the structural integrity too. Those stairs would not be able to support the average weight of a US citizen.

[@shadow7988]

I feel like anywhere else in the world, if you were going to live in a place like this, would have thought to make a pully system for an elevator or something. Making an 800 meter ladder actually seems more complicated.

[@lecherhao86]

Why couldn't the local government build a proper staircases for them?

[@Yashodhan1917]

What do you mean by that? Those aluminium are the best you can get. Only other option is a spiral road

[@benliu9956]

I don't think they have enough money to build "staircases" for just a cliff village. That's very costly to have walkable staircases on the cliff, much higher than relocating villagers in the town.

[@iseeflowers]

I saw China Traveller did a video on this. The metal stairs were a second one that they built. Previously the stairs were made out of wood.

[@kriskris4776]

Thank you CHINA government for your endless genuine effort to help the poor and needy 👍🇨🇳👍🇨🇳👍🇨🇳👍🇨🇳👍

[@michaelking4578]

The lie our parents used to tell us about going to school in the snow uphill both ways certainly would not apply here. I think climbing down would be more scary than climbing up.

[@boayoon8715]

It’s great they have been given new accommodation!

[@farzsnow7453]

Anyone notice the music sounds like the song from the movie "Up"? Pretty fitting i think

[@berrybear2465]

Russell

[@JamesRidwan]

"Ah. My old enemy: Stairs" -- Po Panda 😁

[@deborahpachuau8922]

I'd rather be homeless than always being scared to death for climbing up and down the stairs....

[@TairaEldritch]

I wouldn't mind actually living in a place like that, the whole village is off-grid and it's basically like it's own society from being mostly closed off to the rest of the world!

[@Niyet22]

Try living at a village first, then you will never want to be this disconnected. I moved to a suburb a few years ago, and let me tell you it was not as easy as it seems.

[@TairaEldritch]

@@Niyet22 I know the inconvenience of living in a super small town though.. and I've never even really been to a big city, only through.. I'm literally related to half of the people on my entire road! lol

[@leonamay8776]

@@TairaEldritch just imagine having a medical emergency up there. Well, actually, let's go with something relatively common. Like a broken leg or arm....

[@ImvuSNSD]

That's easy to say from the comfort of your home. I doubt you, or anyone else, would actually like living there.

[@Mosenhosen]

I bet some people wanted to stay there and continue the life they know. But probably their government didn't let them and this propaganda channel certainly wouldn't give them a voice. Thats the real tragedy. Higher levels of civilization always bring stability and certain conveniences at the cost of freedom and not everyone wants to make that bargain.

[@oemahkucing7876]

0:12 that village doesn't look poor to me tbh. sure maybe they don't have lots of money but they have food from their farm and animal they keep. i just hope they can find a better job in new place..

[@imagine_8681]

I feel bad but I like how the kids rly want to go to school, they do anything to go to school. In America, I’m just saying, people can ride the bus and parents take them in cars and they be skipping classes

[@rosie3747]

Because they don’t want to be in school, yes i understand what you mean and it’s very unfortunate. The difference between first world countries and countries where education is a privilege is that in first world countries, children are basically forced to go to school not that it’s a bad thing at all but simply some people really don’t care for it. While where it is a privilege they usually have to really want to go to get the education.

[@imagine_8681]

R x S E cuz I know that’s why I wrote that.

[@ktkska8886]

Why are Americans enjoying higher standard of living without having to study so hard like the Asians?

[@cs0345]

Bullying is still a huge problem in school

[@greenbanana1001]

I’m happy they have. A better life but at the same time it’s kinda sad this old village is a thing of the past

[@lifeismagical3123]

Thank you to who ever helped these people!

[@MiaDjojowasitoMalik]

I'm just wondering how their ancestors got up there in the first place? Glad they have a safer place to live now. Just watching this is stressing me out.

[@soph6499]

i'm afraid of heights, and that thing has like no protection for you if you fall. my legs would be shaking the entire time and i would literally be sobbing

[@doveove2]

ok

[@katiegodinho2275]

I love that these pop up in my feed. It's the one thing I consistently stop and watch. China, the people, the culture. So fascinating.

[@troj444]

Hold up. How did they establish that village in the first place? Before the ladders/stairs were built

[@legend00q]

By making wooden ladders

[@freedomstar3930]

I’m just glad the villagers lives have now improved.

[@bwhite3872]

Those that stayed in the Cliff Village are the lucky ones and the smart ones.

[@danisha6815]

Imagine missing a step while going down

[@tazzymsy3327]

That's a concussion right there

[@slbo4938]

BBC reported this village years ago, but Will it report that?

[@user-fw9yl5hn5d]

nope. BBC is only interested in trash

[@hiericzhu]

BBC is “Selective blindness” :)

[@johnhardin4358]

Live in a nice mugger and burglar safe place with a breathtaking view and trade it for a rabbit warren of duplex boxes. You never know what you got til it's gone.

[@wd-id4th]

Totally agree with you. They will very soon wish that they were back in their old village. 🙏

[@tkwaititi3457]

Both beautiful and sad, New beginning for the people wish them families all the best

[@Bevity]

The guy running down the steps, using no hands... brave.

[@ismailzabiulla1521]

They can tell their children in future... What my grandpa use to tell me about his past

[@darkwaveknight9751]

3rd child? I thought u were only allowed to have a maximum of 2 children in China by law....

[@jessewashere4734]

You can have as many as you want. Just hide them somewhere in the house.

[@darkwaveknight9751]

Excelsior Espio The two-child police came in 2016 I think....

[@Tatiana-jt9hd]

True but I read somewhere that minorities can give birth to a third child if they pay some small fee if their first child was a daughter.

[@darkwaveknight9751]

Tatiana Ah ok, makes sense. Thank you 😂

[@cee_el]

I think this only applies to the big cities. Countrysides may have diff laws. Don’t quote me though

[@ridiculouscuteness3]

It must be difficult in some ways, to go from living in a tiny quiet village, to living in a city.

[@paulinewong5906]

Have any resident fell to death with such slippery n narrow stairs...like stairs to heaven. Thank goodness there are living on land no more dangerous climbing. These ppl must be very fit n strong . My respect n salute to them

[@jasminefaith9773]

From someone who has a fear of heights, that is my worst nightmare

[@Annie-ZA]

WOW! Super fit 💪 ... but tragically, now their overall health will decline, due to so many factors that they were otherwise not exposed to. I certainly hope that the very elderly, and/or crippled ones, were airlifted down. 🙏 They're definitely going to miss the tranquility and fresh air.

[@user-np4jb8qj1f]

You go to live the beautiful life you imagine on the mountain

[@Nostogi]

bing kurger they aren’t even uyghurs.

[@jimmyyu5115]

@@bingkurger4673 10000% liar.

[@ccc4102]

I agree but I feel the stress involved to keep oneself and the children safe might be counter-productive. Just my thoughts on it.

[@lemappeur1331]

@@bingkurger4673 and then they get transferred to Guantanamo bay

[@huaweiY-xj3yn]

It scare to death just by looking on the height!!!!!!! No way I will climb the ladder /!!!!!!!

[@AK25YT]

By the time we have got down, we are late to school and our parents are late for work!

[@SaadKhan-pm1tm]

My legs feel like jelly just watching this.

[@TJ-tj8vg]

I will never again complain about my commute to work

[@Nico.Robin7]

I feel dizzy just watching this

[@scip5181]

Only if elevator was possible in these areas...their life could be a bit easier

[@OE-vc5si]

Wow great move !!! Well done Chinese Government !!!

[@shyamshrestha134]

Well, a passenger cableway that are being used in Swiss villages would have been a better option than the existing steel structure or relocating the entire village.

[@UsagiBloo]

That gives "dying on this hill" a whole new meaning.