Most of the stone steps are not flat stones, but are paved with original stones in an uneven shape. It turns out that they were specially paved like this back then to facilitate the mule and horse corridor to prevent the hooves from slipping.

When entering and leaving the village, mules and horses are still the main carrying tools for the villagers.

From time to time, livestock get in the way.

No wonder this is a horse road. No, to be precise, it is called the Yanma Ancient Road, an ancient national highway.

Three, twenty-two big trees accompany the ancient road, and clusters of cactus embrace each other's stone steps.

The mountain road wasn't all tiring, but he clearly felt it:

Ancient road west wind thin horse…

The fence is sparse and the path is deep…

……

Alas,"There is a true meaning in this, but I have forgotten to say it if I want to distinguish it"!

The joint-tormenting road into the village is also a bit refreshing and pleasing to the eye.

This salt well has been mining salt since the Western Han Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, a salt affairs commissioner, the Tiju Department Yamen, was also set up. From then on, this small mountain village managed all the salt wells in the Yunlong area.

On the road paved with mountains and rocks, mules and horses carrying salt flow in an endless stream, leading directly to Tengchong, Baoshan, Myanmar, Dali, Xizang... hence the name of the Yanma Ancient Road.

Salt is a necessity of life and accounts for a large proportion of national tax revenue. Until ten years ago, it was monopolized by the state.

A friend said on WeChat that he didn't see ham. I asked the villagers that the salting season has passed, and the few hams hanging in every household are products for soliciting customers, costing 100 yuan a catty.

In the past, boiling salt required cutting forests for firewood and rising smoke, but production was stopped more than 20 years ago. At present, only one well and one stove at the entrance of the village can be used for demonstration production to meet the needs of local salting and sales in shops. In fact, villagers also buy iodized salt from outside when eating salt.

Speaking of ham, previously, Shanghai only knew Jinhua in Zhejiang and Xuanwei in Yunnan. Never heard of Nuodeng. It was just the delicacy on the tip of the tongue that made the Nuodeng ham stand out and rush to the front.