The unmissable Ali Da North Line (16) - Zada Earth Forest

The Piyang Dongga Grottoes surrounded by the Zada Earth Forest are historical relics from the Guge Dynasty. It is both shocking and slightly regrettable that such a magnificent city was built under this kind of terrain. Most of the caves we saw were damaged and there were no historical remains to be seen. As we climbed close to the top and were about to return, it started to rain, followed by hail. At this time, these caves came in handy. While hiding from the rain in the cave, we faintly heard someone talking. When the rain eased a bit, we followed the sound and found an old man on the phone. The old man saw me and opened a small door next to him. I thought he was letting us in to shelter from the rain, but to my surprise, there was a different world inside the small door. First, there was a living room. After walking through this living room, there was another door inside. When this door was opened, history came rushing at us: inside the door was a cave with well-preserved murals! The old man told us that this set of murals has a history of more than 1,300 years, and what we saw was one of the only two well-preserved caves left.