When I Think Of Cities,

I think of huge sprawling metropolises,

what I do not think of is a city at its widest a mere 300 meters, and in some places as narrow as 30 meters! built along the Nanxi River, between the steep mountains of China’s Yunnan Province, Yanjin County is widely regarded as the world’s narrowest city, looking at Yanjin county from above, it’s hard to believe that such a settlement actually exists in real life. The narrow stretch of usable land sandwiched between the troubled waters of the Nanxi River and steep mountains on either side hardly seems like a suitable location for a city of roughly 450,000 people, but that’s exactly what makes Yanjin so special,

the drone section of the video give a great view of how narrow the city really is, the city is traversed by one main road on each side and even though the city stretches for several kilometres along the river, there does not seem to be too many bridges, but the area has been inhabited for hundreds of years, and many of the locals wouldn’t consider living anywhere else, what a strange place for a city to develop.