Got a Crush on Heshun Many people online say that the only bad thing about Heshun is it's too good to leave.
	Heshun Impression: Duan'nai Slope "Duan'nai Slope," a place where Heshun's young men bid farewell to their families.
	Heshun Library Heshun library, the largest township-level library in China which was built in 1928, with financial support from overseas Chinese who had settled down in Myanmar. More on Heshun

Heshun is a remote town of no more than 20 square kilometres on China's southern border in Tengchong County, located in southwest China's Yunnan province. It is perched at an altitude of more than 1,500 metres above sea level.

The name Heshun means peace and harmony. The title of the township is derived from a verse describing "the rising clouds that herald an auspicious future and the gentle breeze that breathes peace and harmony."

The favourable weather conditions ensure people's wardrobes need only be stocked with light shirts and trousers throughout the four seasons. Over 70 percent of Tengchong county, where Heshun is located, is lush with green vegetation. On the way to Heshun, everywhere flowers and trees can be seen. Here you can listen to the sound of blossoming, get up with the sun, see cows trudging the streets and enjoy an astonishingly quiet night's sleep.

Heshun has always had a large population sharing limited resources. Historical records show that merchants from the Yangtze River Delta came here in search of treasure some 2,400 years ago. During the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties, still more caravans arrived to ply their trade. They would bring silk, jewellery, new books and sometimes, rare Western commodities to exchange for their beloved jade. Merchants faced a perilous and punishing journey over the steep Hengduan Mountain Ranges, through the Gaoligong valleys and over the fast-flowing Nu River. Old legends abound in Heshun, and almost every resident has a story to tell about jade traders and how these brave adventurers either survived or perished on their hazardous expeditions. Nowadays, different from Zhouzhuang in southern China, Heshun is a living town, and people live here following a traditional lifestyle. While strolling through the streets of Heshun, you can see many museum-like residences.

Though there are many towns in China, I think Heshun is unique...

Heshun is a very beautiful place with many ornamental structures such as pavilions, memorial halls, archways, lotus ponds and marble balustrades. In Heshun Cultural Village, you can indulge yourself with a caravan ride along the ancient tea horse road, and see the egret flying over the river, while enjoying the lotus.

Many well-known Chinese merchants and literati were born in Heshun. Despite its glorious history, locals are most proud of their town's library, the first and largest village library in China.