Zhongdong Miao Village is situated in the mountains of Anshun in the Guizhou province of southwest China. The village is situated inside the cave at 1800 meters (almost 6000 ft) above sea level and has about 100 dwellers. The villagers built roofless houses, schools and a basketball court there. It is warm in winter, cool in summer and dry all year long. The community used to have a high school as well, but the Chinese government closed the school in early 2011. Now, the closest school is a two-hour walk there and back.

This unusual destination offers people the opportunity to sleep at 8200 feet (2700 meters) above the snowy mountain peaks.

If you are afraid of heights look away now.

This is how laundry is done in the Macedonian mountains...

China has recently established a new record in building suspension bridges.

The pictures are simply breathtaking. As for me, the mountains look the best in the wintertime. Check out these pictures and see for yourself.

The photos in this post made by photographer Jim Richardson are of the Hebrides islands in Scotland. Somewhere between the lakes and rivers, the mountains, the sea caverns, the meadows, and the misty landscape is a kind of tranquil beauty that makes one truly appreciate the wild.