Question: The "Spider Man" in Miao Township, Guizhou

Guiyang, 6 May (Xinhua) -- Title: The "Spider Man" in Miao Township, Guizhou, Xinhua News Agency Reporter Jiang Cheng, Wang Jun 80 meters high, without the help of any climbing equipment, 38-year-old "female spider man" Luo Dengping can climb a round trip in 20 minutes. Located in the Getuo River Scenic Area of Ziyun Miao and Buyi Autonomous County in Anshun City, Guizhou Province, Miao woman Luo Dengping and her five brothers and sisters made freehand rock climbing a career. This Hmong tradition of climbing without ropes dates back centuries and was originally designed to house coffins of deceased relatives. Ancient Miao people had a cave burial custom, and after the death of relatives, "Spider Man" was needed to carry their coffins to the cave to be placed. At the same time, in the Area of the Gegong River in Ziyun County, Guizhou, there are a large number of swallows breeding here, and the swallow manure in the bird's nest on the cliff is a good fertilizer and can also be used as a medicinal material, and the "Spider Man" collects swallow feces or collects herbs between the steep rock walls, such as walking on the ground. Now, local tourist attractions have used it as a performance project to attract tourists. In the morning, the air in the Gegong River Scenic Area is fresh. Six "Spider-Man", including Luo Dengping, set off from home and soon came to the Swallow Cave scenic spot in the Gegong River Scenic Area. After a brief preparation, they will present a thrilling performance for the visitors waiting at the swallow cave attraction. Swallow Cave is one of the main attractions of the Getuo River Scenic Area, and the arch-shaped cave is about 110 meters high and nearly 30 meters wide. A clear river flows through the cave, lined with moss-covered cliffs. Spider-Man's job is to climb the cave wall with his bare hands. Six people took a bamboo raft and slowly came to the cave wall. Master brother Huang Xiaobao took the lead in getting out of the horse, only to see him grasp a protruding rock with both hands, and his body quickly climbed upwards, and in a few seconds, he had climbed five or six meters. The other "Spider-Man" followed close behind, each two or three meters apart, and they had different grasping points and different postures. After about 10 minutes, the first "Spider Man" Huang Xiaobao has reached the climax, and in order to signal to tourists, Huang Xiaobao waved the red flag inserted at the apex and beat the drum three times. The scenic staff told reporters that the apex is 80 meters high from the water surface, and only one person can be accommodated, and the red flag and drum were brought up by "Spider Man" before. Tourists watching on the riverbank occasionally make a sound of admiration, and they pick up cameras and mobile phones to record the climbing process of "Spider-Man". After about 20 minutes, all 6 "Spider-Man" landed on the ground, and an intense and exciting performance ended. Some tourists are still unsatisfied, and they have taken photos with "Spider-Man". Luo Dengping told reporters the story of her learning to climb rock with her bare hands. "When I was twelve or thirteen years old, I studied rock climbing with my father, who was a famous 'spider man' in this area, and originally climbing with his bare hands was a technique that passed on from man to woman, and at first my father was reluctant to teach me." "I think men and women should be equal and I can learn. At my repeated requests, my father took me on a climb. Luo Dengping said that when her father turned back to ask her if she really wanted to learn, she replied that she would study with her heart. Therefore, her father decided to let her learn rock climbing with 5 brothers. Seven or eight years of study made Luo Dengping grow rapidly, and when she was 20 years old, Luo Dengping came to work in the Gegong River Scenic Area and became a qualified "Spider Man". Nowadays, climbing up and down the stone walls of the Swallow Cave scenic spot in the Gegong River Scenic Area has become Luo Dengping's daily routine. "When there are many people, you have to go back and forth five or six times a day, and two or three times when there are few people." She said that scenic spots are paid according to the number of performances, and the average monthly income is five or six thousand yuan. In her 18-year rock climbing career, Luo Dengping has not had a single accident, in her words, to get her father's true biography - do not have to force, many times to try. "There is a rule of freehand rock climbing, 'it's easier said than down'. Father said, if you can go up, you can go up, and if you can't go up, don't force it. This time can not go up, more days of thinking, more than a few times to try, you can go up step by step. Luo Dengping said. Luo Dengping, a mother of two, was once persuaded by her family to give up climbing, but she told her family that this was her favorite career and would continue to do it no matter what. "My family was worried about me and came to see me at work, but I told them that climbing was like walking a flat road, which reassured them." She said. For the inheritance of this skill, the 6 brothers and sisters said that their children are still young and will pass it on to them if they like rock climbing in the future. Moreover, they also plan to find some teenagers who are interested in freehand rock climbing, willing to take in apprentices and train more "Spider-Man". (End)