Zhaojue County

Zhaojue County is a county in the south of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture.

This article is about the county in Sichuan Province. For the Buddhist temple in Chengdu, see Zhaojue Temple.
Zhaojue County

昭觉县 · ꏪꐦꑤ
County
Zhaojue County in 1964
Location of Zhaojue County (red) within Liangshan Prefecture (yellow) and Sichuan
Coordinates: 28°00′50″N 102°50′35″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceSichuan
Autonomous prefectureLiangshan
Area
 • Total2,699 km2 (1,042 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Atulie'er Village

The remote Atulie'er Village[1] (Atulie'ercun, 阿土列尔村) [note: also transliterated as Atuleer, and Ado Ler] , is located in the Zhi'ermo Township (支尔莫乡)[2] of Zhaojue County. The village was the focus of a Chinese news video and photojournalism that became international news in May, 2016.[3] Due to the 200 year-old village's isolated location, perched like the seat of a chair with near-vertical cliffs both above and below, village children must use a series of handmade ladders to scale the 2,625 feet (800 m) cliff to reach a school in the river valley below. Parents supervise their children during the crossing due to the potential hazards. The school, which serves ages 6–15, had 15 students as of 2016.[4] Students travel between their school and their residences every two weeks, and for the school period reside in dormitories on campus due to the ladder situation.[5]

In 2015 Chen Jie of The Beijing News photographed the children on the ladder. The pictures went viral on the internet, prompting local authorities to announce that they will construct a staircase to serve the students.[6] In 2020, the Chinese government began relocating the majority of Atulie'er's residents to the county seat of Zhaojue and converting the remaining village to a tourist site.[7]

Villages such as Atuli'er are often dubbed Cliff villages due to their height and remoteness.

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See also

References
  1. Google Maps Village Location
  2. Chinese Wikipedia site for Zhi'ermo Township Branch
  3. "China to replace treacherous 2,625-foot ladder to school with stairs." Fox News. May 27, 2016. Retrieved on May 28, 2016.
  4. Williams, Sophie. "Is this the world's toughest school run? Children from remote Chinese village have to climb unsecured vine ladders on a vertical cliff between home and class." The Daily Mail. May 24, 2016. Retrieved on May 28, 2016.
  5. May, Ashley. "15 Chinese children make deadly climb to school" (Archived 2016-05-29 at WebCite). USA Today. May 27, 2016. Retrieved on May 30, 2016.
  6. Phillips, Tom (May 27, 2016). "World's scariest school run? Chinese children tackle 800-metre cliff". The Guardian. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  7. Tan, Yvette (14 May 2020). "China relocates villagers living in 800m-high cliffs in anti-poverty drive". BBC News. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  8. 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 20 October 2018.


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