It sounds like something our grandparents might say to remind us how easy modern life is, but for the 15 children stuck living on Liang Mountain in the remote reaches of southwestern China, the 800-meter (about 2624 feet) cliff between their homes and their elementary school in a nearby community is a very real obstacle to be overcome.
These children belong to the Atule'er village of Liangshan Prefecture in Sichuan Province, a community of 72 people from the Yi ethnic minority. Seventeen ladders made of vines and wood connect the village, isolated from the outside world by nearly vertical cliffs, with the ground far below, the state-run China Central Television reported.
May 13th, home of a villager, with cliff right behind his backyard door. via Beijing News
