With the closest bridge 25 miles away, villagers of the Lisu tribe still use this ancient and precarious form of river crossing to reach the far banks of the Mekong. Lanping, Yunnan, China.

Author: Michael Yamashita

©Michael Yamashita

Photo size: 14.9 Mpixels (42.8 MB uncompressed) - 3186x4692 pixels (10.6x15.6 in / 27.0x39.7 cm at 300 ppi)

Photo keywords: Mekong River, South East Asia, Asia, China, Yunnan, Lanping, water, danger, risk, skill, balance, acrobat, rushing, flowing