Don't swim or wade in the Nujiang, however calm the beach looks
River beaches along the canyon
The sandy coves along the Nujiang look made for a swim, but the river is fast and full of undercurrents, and people drown in it. In 2025 Bingzhongluo's police surveyed the spots where drownings had happened and put up 15 blue no-wading signs along the river and its beaches, and in 2026 Fugong's Shangpa town told its riverside villages to rope off shallow banks. Town patrols now send swimmers out of the water in summer, so enjoy the sand from dry land.
What locals sayRiverside villages repeat the same warning every summer: the beach is for sitting on, not for swimming from.
- In Chinese
- 怒江 禁止涉水
Checked on site by visitors
No visitor has checked this note on site yet. Been here?
Based on what locals and regular visitors share, checked against current sources · Updated September 2026. Details change — check opening times locally.
