World's narrowest city where huge tower blocks have bizarrely been built inside a canyon
Yanjin County in China is the world's narrowest city, sitting in a river valley that's only 30 to 300 metres wide.
It's a picture barely anyone has seen before. A huge, but narrow canyon, populated with large skyscrapers that wouldn't look out of place in a bustling city.
Yanjin County is in the northeast of the Yunnan Province in China. It sits on the banks of the Heng River in a valley between two mountains. It is in fact a city p and it is the narrowest in the world.
Unsurprisingly, it has piqued the interest of globetrotters who are absolutely fascinated by its proportions. At its narrowest, the city is 30 metres wide, and the widest part is 300 metres. Most parts are on the riverbank, though not many bridges have been built.
The buildings are thin and situated on tall pillars, due to land being very unstable and as a preemptive measure toward water-level rise during periods of heavy flooding.
Videos of the city often get global attention on social media because of its uniqueness and the surrounding natural environment.
YouTube content creator @MegaProjects-su9sp posted a video, saying: “Every house is closely connected with almost no vacant space.
“Moreover, you don’t have to worry about getting lost because the entire place has only one main road. It is truly a single-road city. The unique geographical environment gives Yanjin a distinctive charm, filling people with curiosity and a desire to explore.”
Despite being constrained by the area's stunning geography the city is now a bustling metropolis of 450,000 people.
Due to its remote location getting to Yanjin County isn't an easy feat. However, the Chongqing-Kunming highway runs through the valley and right by the city making arrival by road relatively convenient.
There are also a number of ways you can get to Yanjin using public transport - including catching a high-speed bullet train to Kunming, the provincial capital.
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Bloggers believe the city has spanned the narrow point to avoid being discovered, but with the rise of social media this has happened. Now, it appears floods of tourists are now flocking to the area the explore.
This is despite the area having no obvious tourist attractions or heritage sites. Despite the city looking rather sparse, it operates like any other. It's said to have a school, a hairdressing salon, a furniture salesroom, hotels and car repair shops.
