'Sky Road' finally connects Tibetan villages

"To build a road in my hometown is my life long dream," said Sina Dingdru, general manager of Bara Gedzong Tourism Development Co in Shangri-La county of Yunnan province.

The 50-year-old has built an asphalt road, which is 6.5 meters wide and 30 kilometers long, for his hometown that is nestled among cliffs.

The project took about eight years and 300 million yuan ($48.81 million) to complete. The road has made the canyon the second national park in Shangri-La, the Bara Gedzong National Park.