The Atulie'er village (Chinese: 阿土列尔村; pinyin: Ātǔliè ěr cūn), also transliterated as Atuleer, and Ado Ler, is located in the Zhi'ermo Township (支尔莫乡)[1]^{[circular reference]} of Zhaojue County. The Atulie'er village is home to 72 families.[2]

Atulie'er 阿土列尔村
Village
Coordinates: 28.0541437°N 103.2727933°E / 28.0541437; 103.2727933
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Sichuan
Autonomous prefecture	Liangshan
County	Zhaojue
Township	Zhi'ermo Township

The village was the focus of a Chinese news video and photojournalism that became international news in May, 2016.[3] Due to the 200 year-old village's isolated location, perched like the seat of a chair with near-vertical cliffs both above and below, village children must use a series of handmade vine ladders to scale the 2,625 feet (800 m) cliff to reach a school in the river valley below.[2] Parents supervise their children during the crossing due to the potential hazards.^{[citation needed]} Students travel between their school and their residences every two weeks, and for the school period reside in dormitories on campus due to the ladder situation.[4]

In 2015 Chen Jie of The Beijing News photographed the children on the ladder. The pictures went viral on the internet, prompting local authorities to announce that they will construct a staircase to serve the students.[5] In 2020, the Chinese government began relocating the majority of Atulie'er's residents to the county seat of Zhaojue and converting the remaining village to a tourist site.[6]

Villages such as Atuli'er are often dubbed cliff villages due to their height and remoteness.

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