Cliff road leads to prosperity in Chongqing(1/6)

Drone photo shows winding mountain roads in Xiazhuang Village of Wushan County of southwest China's Chongqing, Oct. 10, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Zhao Ming)

Surrounded by mountains, Xiazhuang village sits in the bottom of valley at an altitude of 1,600 meters in Wushan county of Chongqing. The "sinkhole village" had long struggled against poverty until one day villagers decided to carve out a mountain road on their own. After 7 years, a 8-kilometer cliff road was carved out by villagers to the outside world in 2004.

A car runs on the cliff road in Xiazhuang Village of Wushan County of southwest China's Chongqing, Oct. 10, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Zhao Ming)

Drone photo shows winding mountain roads in Xiazhuang Village of Wushan County of southwest China's Chongqing, Oct. 10, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Zhao Ming)

An exhibition hall introduces the story of building roads in Xiazhuang Village of Wushan County of southwest China's Chongqing, Oct. 10, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Zhao Ming)

Drone photo shows winding mountain roads in Xiazhuang Village of Wushan County of southwest China's Chongqing, Oct. 10, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Zhao Ming)

Drone photo shows winding mountain roads in Xiazhuang Village of Wushan County of southwest China's Chongqing, Oct. 10, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Zhao Ming)