The Legend of Kunlun | Special Episode

In the third episode of our documentary series Travel Through China's Wildest Road—the G219, we meet extraordinary people who give this road its soul.

China's G219 Highway is not only carved through mountains, but built on human resilience—

Soldiers standing guard above 4,000 meters for more than a decade. Yang Li, the "Kunlun Goddess", who spent decades among the peaks, said to be waiting for her lost love. A Tajik herder who fought off wolves to protect his flock.

These unyielding yet humble lives are what truly weave the legend of this road.

And as our journey ends in Ngari, under a sky ablaze with countless stars, we understand: the G219 is more than a road linking Xinjiang and Xizang at China's border. It is a lifeline—etched with the endurance, devotion, and courage of ordinary people who made it extraordinary.

On the 70th anniversary of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, we honor every story of resilience and strength.