Dongchuan, literally means River East, is located 180km north of Kunming. It is famous for its massive land of red soil. The soil contains such components as oxidized Iron, after a long period of oxidation, gradually added and mixed in the soil that produced this extra-ordinary reddish brown soil. Every inch of land are cultivated and planted to the maximum by the inhabitants, consequently causing unwanted damage to the place... erosion. Dongchuan mainly attacts photographers and not the mass tourist crowd, due to its remote location and poor infrastructure. Because of this, it stays relatively quiet and still a heaven for photographers.
