Inside a Township on the China-India Border | Xizang's Hidden Mystery

Zangnan, lush and green, lies at the foot of the Himalayas like a gleaming emerald. For decades, the remote township of Yulmed in Zangnan could only be reached by crossing several passes nearly 5,000 meters high — so distant and untouched that, to most people, it is more legend than reality. Yet it sits among the closest townships to the China-India border, carrying deep political significance.

Yulmed spans 3,644 square kilometers, but in the 1960s it had only three residents — Sangye Quba and his two daughters, Zhoigar and Yangzom — who safeguarded this vast land for 32 years.
As the year 2025 marks the 60th founding anniversary of the Xizang autonomous region, Media Unlocked traveled along the G219 national highway, to the remote border township of Yulmed to hear its story.

藏南地区，郁郁葱葱，犹如一块绿宝石镶嵌在喜马拉雅山脚。过去，这里几乎没有城市，甚至没有一条像样的公路。西藏自治区成立60周年，神秘的藏南地区经历了怎样的发展变化？起底工作室沿着219国道深入藏南，来到西藏最难抵达的乡之一——玉麦，倾听它的故事。

总监制 邢志刚
监制 柯荣谊
统筹 何娜 张若琼 李畅翔
记者 孟哲 徐潘依如 崔佳
运营 王宁
导演 李彦霖
摄影 程星承 许超 刘彪
制片 林宸西 周心怡
剪辑 邬婉婷
动画 王静媛 朱淑盈
设计 封爱旌