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In the valley of Shigu Town in Yunnan, there is an isolated land surrounded by rivers, forests and cliffs, forming a peninsula, and the only road leading here is a single wooden bridge. The only resident of the island, Leaf, has been living in seclusion in this natural resort for 6 years.
This natural paradise was named "Ushima" by the leaves. Ye Zi, 33 years old, from Inner Mongolia, graduated from the Central Academy of Fine Arts. She worked briefly and did installation art for 2 years, but in 2016, she set foot in this valley for the first time and decided to stay. She rented 12,000 square meters of land, including 8 acres of arable land, and began her self-sufficient, frugal and quiet life.
With no marriage, partner, or children, Yezi tried to create a different way of life, build her own home, and live a truly free life. Her daily life is full of joy in living with small animals, practicing the concept of sustainability, zero waste, and self-sufficiency on her own labor.
The first time I came to the valley of Shigu Town was in the winter of 2016. Yezi has been wandering around the world for more than two years, and her friend Zhou Lei told her that two families were moving away, so she came to investigate. The moment she entered the valley, she felt a strong sense of closeness, as if she had always dreamed of a place.
There is a freestanding triangular mesa in the valley, like a peninsula, surrounded by a small river, separated from the mainland. The color of the rock wall is soft and warm, as if to welcome her arrival. At this moment, she was determined to stay here and establish Pumen Sustainable Farm.
She began renting land, building houses and reclaiming farmland. Her living area and small experimental farmland are located on the highest level of terrace, and the next level is inhabited by the farm's livestock and wastewater treatment system. The bottom floor is near the river, leaving wildlife to roost, while a wooden spiral roof allows her to meditate and relax amid the sounds of nature.
Her life was full of colorful farming activities. Every morning, she starts the day, making rounds around the farm, observing problems and taking action. Changes in seasons and weather make work busy. She also stayed up late studying reference books from time to time to improve her skills.
Despite her distance from people and sometimes not needing to say a word for days, she does not feel lonely. She enjoys the company of nature and quietly feels the magnificence and tolerance of nature. In this secluded place, she experienced true freedom.
The farm of leaves is filled with a variety of animals, including geese, ducks, dogs, cats, rabbits, and chickens. The animals became her companions, and she not only took care of their needs, but also developed an emotional connection with them. She discovered that each critter has its own unique personality, and they form a diverse social network on the farm.
The peculiarity of this valley is that there is no road to access it, the only access is a single wooden bridge. She must therefore apply the principles of self-sufficiency and local sourcing. She carefully remodeled the old house into a sustainable residence. She has also implemented advanced water treatment systems that convert wastewater into a valuable resource for irrigating farmland.
In this natural resort, all emissions are very intuitive, without the cover and cover of the city. She strives to reduce pollution and recycle waste products to ensure there is no negative impact on the environment. She even picks up trash from upstream on the beach, repurposing it to create installations that embody the concept of sustainable living.
Her lifestyle focuses on conservation and sustainability, minimizing the use of plastic packaging, extending the life of clothes, using renewable bedding materials, and even changing her lifestyle habits to replace toilet paper with water and cloth instead of disposable sanitary pads. She also treats kitchen waste through a variety of composting methods, turning it into organic fertilizer for use in farmland.
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Ushima, as its name suggests, is a multidimensional world, a paradise away from the hustle and bustle and confines. In this small island, time passes slowly like a thin stream, everything follows the laws of nature, and the only resident of the island, Ye, is the creator and guardian of this paradise.
Walking into Ushi Island, you will find the single-wood bridge, which is the only passage connecting the mainland to this small world. The bridge is not wide, but it is enough to carry the dreams of leaves. From the bridge, you will see the tributaries of the Jinsha River, which bypass the small islands and form a unique view of the peninsula.
At both ends of the canoe bridge are the two entrances to this small world. On one side, there is the home of leaves, a simple and organic village, native forests that blend with nature, lush arable fields, everything reveals the breath of life. On the other side, there is the unknown continent, the hustle and bustle of the city, the place that once occupied the youth of the leaves.
Yezi is not an ordinary woman. She has a colorful background, graduated from the Central Academy of Fine Arts and dabbled in installation art in Songzhuang, Beijing, before choosing to live away from the city and settle on Wetao. This decision changed her life and affected more and more people.
Ushi Island is a work of art she creates, a living ecosystem. There is no hustle and bustle, no clocks that follow the time, only the rhythm of nature and the beating of life. It is a place where she pursues a sustainable, zero-waste lifestyle, self-sufficient, frugal and tranquil.
Leaf's life is not all smooth sailing. She faces the test of nature, the change of seasons, and the relationship with animals and plants. Her daily life is full of challenges, but these challenges have made her tenacious character and made her cherish every moment even more.
On Ushi Island, one day
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