The B & B we stayed in had a surprisingly big courtyard

Very big ginkgo tree

Time seems to travel through the spring and autumn

The farmyard we walked into

The movie "Martial Arts" was filmed in this courtyard

An ordinary farmyard

This trip was nearly 800 kilometers, and I only visited for 3 hours. It is not true to say that I am sorry.

I went to the ancient city of Dali in the evening and saw the gate of the ancient city. I remembered that I brought my son to Dali to play in the 1990s. At that time, my son was not as tall as me. Now he is the father of two children. Time! I took a photo outside the city gate where we took photos and sent it to my son on WeChat. He replied: I vaguely remember that we had taken photos here.

November 27 Cangshan in the morning-Arrive at Shaxi Ancient Town in the afternoon

Snow on Cangshan Mountain is the symbol of Dali. Under normal circumstances, there are not many tourists who actually climb Cangshan Mountain from a distance. On the contrary, many locals go there. There is no snow in Cangshan now. According to temporary information, Cangshan is a national geological park with three cableways: Ximatan Cableway, Gantong Cableway, and Zhonghe Cableway. Xima Tan was too high and medium and too low. We chose the Gantong cableway.

There are no cableways for tourists, no need to queue up. You can see the Erhai Lake from the cableway. After reaching the finish line, continue to climb the mountain to see Zhenlong Chess Game, Qingbi Creek, and finally reach the Cangshan Grand Canyon Observation Platform. Then start to choose the downhill road. You can take a cableway down the mountain or walk. There are also two options for walking. One is to go back to Zhenlong Chess Game and go down the mountain, reach Jizhao Temple, and then go to Gantong Temple; the other way is to take the Yudai Road first and then go down the mountain. The Yudai Road is 4.5 kilometers long; we chose The first way to walk down the mountain.

Along the way, the streams are gurgling and the green trees are shady. Because we have walked a long way in the canyon, we can still persist physically. While walking and patting, time flies, and we didn't catch up with the vegetarian meal at Jizhao Nunan! There were more succulent plants I saw in the nunnery than I had ever seen. After drinking a pot of tea in the nunnery, he continued down the mountain to Gantong Temple. Today's visit to Cangshan is over. Cableway and tickets: 85 yuan/person, the rare cost of this trip is the ticket fee.

Seeing that it was still noon, we decided to go to Shaxi Ancient Town at the last minute. My understanding of Shaxi Ancient Town came from a photo. Although I knew that the photo had gone through a later period, I was still shocked and wanted to see for myself what it looked like.

When filling up at the gas station, there was Mai Lao, so he bought a meal for two and finished lunch while driving. After three hours, we arrived at Shaxi Ancient Town.

Shaxi Ancient Town is located in Jianchuan Jingnei between Dali and Lijiang. It is not easy to drive from Dali. Not long after leaving Dali, I had to pass through a village. The road was very narrow, making people wonder if I had gone wrong. After following the navigation and passing through the village, we began to make the winding road. The road is narrow, the bay is sharp, and the light shines right ahead, making it dazzling. After crossing this mountain, there is still a village path. Many roads were still being built along the way, and the dust was flying all the way. We arrived at Shaxi Ancient Town in the sky of loess! The roads close to the ancient town have improved and there is no dust. Perhaps it was because it was difficult to reach that it was preserved.

Xu Xiake once described Shaxi as a land with rich rice grains. Shaxi Ancient Town belongs to Jianchuan, which is an important node of the ancient tea-horse road. Shaxi is the only ancient market that has been maintained on the ancient tea-horse road at present. It must have been a lively and noisy place back then. There is an endless stream of horse gangs and merchants, but now it is secluded and in the mountains! It has become a sacred place for many travelers to stare blankly.

The photo that attracted me was the Heihui River next to Shaxi Ancient Town. In the evening, we hurried to the Heihui River, but still couldn't catch the sunset.

Walking on the secluded roads of the ancient town, eating becomes the first priority. We found a mushroom pot shabu and ate it in full swing. I felt a little tired after climbing the mountain continuously. I rested early and wanted to see the scenery that brought me tomorrow.

In the evening, the queue for nucleic acid preparation was quite long.

Accommodation: The owner of the 97th Date Inn (booked online by Ctrip) is a very literary girl

November 28 Shaxi ancient town

In the early morning, the sky was slightly white, so we got up and rushed to the Heihui River. On the Yudai Bridge, I saw the morning mist, the sun slowly rose, and the sun shone on the river bank and the trees. The scenery was really indescribable. We really had to use our eyes to see it, and we instantly felt that the hard work of the journey was worth it.

Heihui River in the morning

sun rose slowly

Yujin Bridge with a history of more than 100 years

Stroll around Shaxi Ancient Town during the day, eating and sleeping! In the afternoon, according to the introduction of the B & B owner, I went to Pioneer Bookstore. This is the second Pioneer Bookstore we have visited. Pioneer Bookstores are usually opened in remote villages. Bookstores have their own characteristics. After reading a book and drinking local Yunnan coffee, I felt a little sour. The day passed leisurely.

Before leaving Shaxi, I regarded nucleic acid as no one, so I made nucleic acid again.

The big stage in Shaxi Ancient Town

November 29 Shaxi Ancient Town--Erhai Sea Tongue Park (Zhoucheng)

After returning from Shaxi Ancient Town, I originally planned to stay in Xizhou Ancient Town for one night. I drove around Xizhou and felt that the accommodation was not satisfactory, so I simply clicked on the edge of the Erhai Lake on the navigation and took us to a natural village where we had no place to live. So I stayed near Haitang Park, and we really had a B & B. This is the good thing during the epidemic. There are very few people and there will be no place to live. I found a B & B on the edge of the Erhai Lake. The room was very small, but you could see the sunrise from the room. I didn't want to run away anymore, so I stayed here because I was small.

After resting for a while, he went directly to Zhoucheng. Zhoucheng is very small, with only one street. The entire street is full of tie-dyeing, and you can experience it in many shops. We chose to go to the tie-dyeing museum to see the history of tie-dyeing. We didn't expect that there would be an experience center in the museum, which might be more expensive, but we didn't have to go any further and made a free tie-dyed tablecloth. The tie-dyeing master taught me how to roll cloth, tie cloth, and sew with needles. After the production was completed, I put in natural isatis root for dyeing, rinsed, removed stitches, rinsed again, and finally dried.

A unique tablecloth of free imagination was presented in front of us. We were delighted and also felt amazing. Although most of it was made by the master and sister, I felt full of accomplishment. I would do it again if I had the opportunity, and I would do it all myself next time!

When we returned to the Erhai Lake in the evening, Haijiao Park was under maintenance. We didn't enter it. We walked around the Erhai Lake and found that this area was very primitive, with few artificial traces. The trees, wetlands, and seagulls were all very original, with only long and winding ecological corridors, showing the artificial traces. Some people rode leisurely on the corridor, and everything was very quiet. After night fell, the surroundings were relatively dark.

November 30 Haishue Park-Shuanglang

After watching the sunrise, go to Xizhou Ancient Town and drive for more than ten minutes to arrive. Xizhou and Zhoucheng are on both sides of the road and are very close to each other. In winter, Xizhou has no flowers in spring, rice fields in summer, and golden colors in autumn, so it lacks a lot of scenery. Walking around the ancient city, visiting several houses, drinking some coffee and eating cheesecake, it seems that there is nothing to visit! Decisively decided to go to Shuanglang.

Also take a photo of the corner building of the Internet celebrity

The streets of Xizhou

There were not many tourists, and they were closed down

It took more than an hour to arrive at Shuanglang. The weather was really hot. My husband went to the Erhai Lake to find accommodation in the sun.

I didn't book a room online this time. When my husband came back, we checked in directly.

There is no parking place in B & Bs along the Erhai Lake. The parking fee is very expensive, costing more than 50 yuan a night, close to 60 yuan. It seems that you still need to have parking spaces in the future.

The small fishing village on the east bank of the Erhai Lake in Shuanglang is far away from the hustle and bustle of the city and is extremely quiet. The double corridors are also a must-pass on the Southern Silk Road. The streets and alleys inlaid with cobblestones and bluestone slabs are vicissitudes and clear. It is hard to tell whether they have been washed by sea water or the west of the years. Rows of old houses are vast in ancient meaning, with very low eaves, and the stone horns are very high, keeping them low-key and stubborn.

Many alleys in Shuanglang lead directly to the sea, which is very artistic. Everyone has different experiences when playing and likes different places, but it is hard not to love Double Corridor. It is a mature resort, with an architectural style and method that are in line with international standards, much like a foreign resort! The coastal scenery is pleasant and food and accommodation are convenient. In special times, there are relatively more tourists to see here.

Tip: To visit Yang Liping's Sun Palace and Moon Palace in Shuanglang, we had to make an appointment in advance, but we ignored it. When we remembered, the reservation quota for the next day was already full, so we didn't visit it.

Before dinner, I quickly made nucleic acid.

On the way to the ancient town, I saw a kind of flower. It was very beautiful. I even took photos with it. But after returning home, I looked at the documentary and found that it was a mandala flower. It has narcotic effect. Don't touch it easily. Oh my God!

Accommodation: Waiting Fenglai Inn (beside Erhai Lake, you can see Nanzhao Island from the balcony. The breakfast is good)

December 1, Shuanglang--Haidong Highway--Dali

We started around the sea today and bought tickets to Nanzhao Style Island in the morning. The ticket office informed that in December, tourists from Tianjin would be free of tickets for Dali Prefecture attractions. This made us rush. We had to buy tickets when we went to the island yesterday. It was really lucky. Nanzhao Style Island, take a ferry from Shuanglang. The island is very small. It doesn't take much time to go around. The scenery is still good. Take photos and get off the island at around 10 o'clock. Thinking that I had done everything I needed to do, I went to do nucleic acid processing again, drove away from Shuanglang and started on the Haidong Highway.

Nanzhao Fengqing Island

It is recommended to play clockwise when visiting Erhai Lake, so that parking is smooth and you don't have to cross the road frequently.

The first stop on Haidong Road went to an Internet celebrity site, an abandoned wall. It's actually quite difficult to find. We first saw that Luwo Mountain indicated that there was a Guanyin Temple. We got off the bus and climbed up to see it. No, but the scenery was good.

Driving on, I saw a small coffee vendor on the roadside. Drive along the road, past the vendor's stall, turn right, drive about 50 meters, and see the gap in the highway fence. Go down, the road is very steep. After walking for a while, I will see the abandoned wall, and if you go in, you will see a cave and lonely trees. The scenery here is the only one that is beautiful! We caught up with clouds in the sky, and the photos looked like a set.

The second stop is the digging dock, with messy trees and leisurely locals!

The third stop is Xiaoputuo seagulls flying. Parking cost us 10 yuan, but we didn't have enough parking for 15 minutes in total. Looking from a distance, the attractions are a bit poky. I bought snacks and stopped eating at noon.

Take a tour here

Fourth stop Luo Quan Peninsula

Haidong Road is very similar to the Great Ocean Road in Australia

The fifth stop is Santorini in Dali. This is the most deceiving part of this trip. Don't look like Santorini in other people's strategies. This is just a hotel, and the hotel has to maintain privacy to the guests. Therefore, don't treat it as a tourist attraction. All facilities are open to guests, not tourists, so you either stay here or you don't go.

She originally planned to stay on Jinsuo Island for one night. Since the fifth stop was very frustrating, and Jinsuo Island had to be taken by boat to the island, which had to be left on the other bank, a tourist friend had been in Dali for many days, so she decided to go to her place. It was also a pleasure to have dinner and chat in the evening.

Accommodation: Dali Yixiang Qiuju Inn (the cheapest inn for this trip is 72 yuan/night, right on the roadside, very convenient)

December 2---December 3 Dali--Weishan Ancient City--Wuliang Mountain--Dali

After more than an hour of mountain road, we arrived at the ancient city of Weishan. The ancient city of Weishan is the birthplace of Nanzhao State. It is more simple and simple here. There is a local saying: Eat in Weishan and play in Dali. Sure enough, eating their rice cakes, boiled sweet peanuts, and drank roasted tea were all very good. The noodles I ate at noon are just one noodle in a bowl, and one noodle in a pot. It tastes very good. Walking on the street, volunteers on the street reminded us to wear masks. The epidemic has become serious recently.

When I saw the testing point, I did a test on the way. Since coming to Yunnan, tests have been done almost every day to facilitate accommodation and sightseeing. Most accommodation requires 48 hours of nucleic acid.

Coming out of Weishan Ancient City, take the highway all the way and get off at the Exit of Cherry Blossom Valley in Wuliangshan, which is more than an hour away. Arrive at Observation Deck 1. To be precise, the Sakura Valley Observation Deck should be the No. 1 Scenic Area. It is very large and there are many ways to reach different viewing platforms. The No. 2 Observation Deck is the one that enters this photo. This photo is a distant view of Scenic Area No. 2 taken in Scenic Area No. 1.

After arriving at Scenic Area No. 1 in the afternoon, you can walk around and take photos to familiarize yourself with the terrain the next morning.

We will set off early on December 3 and go to Scenic Area No. 1 to take pictures of the sea of clouds and the sunrise. After arriving at the scenic area, walk straight along the road and see a row of public buildings. Go up the mountain to the left. There is a B & B called "Photography Home" on the mountain. It is the best location to take pictures of the sea of clouds and has a viewing deck. Because we searched for a long time, we couldn't capture the sunrise, but we photographed the sea of clouds! The color of cherry blossoms in the morning is very different from that seen during the day against the backdrop of the morning light!

After filming the sea of clouds, the cherry blossoms photographed on the road are close to the normal color during the day!

The cherry blossoms in Sakura Valley are unique and very different from Japanese cherry blossoms. The petals are denser and the color is more colorful.

In Scenic Area 2, tea trees are more regular. If you like to take photos of people and like the scenery of the tea garden, you should like Scenic Area 2 more.

It is a great pity that the photo taken by my husband the next day in Cherry Blossom Valley was lost after he came back and couldn't be found. The analysis may be that when importing camera photos into the computer, we went out and unplugged the power card, which caused the photos to not be imported completely. When we came back, we thought the photos had been imported and formatted the camera memory. Now I take all these morning photos. Every time I think about it, I feel heartbroken. After all these years of traveling, this was the first time I made such a big mistake.

This winter I chose to go to Yunnan mainly to see ginkgo and cherry blossoms. The landscape is very seasonal and is not beautiful. Ginkgo was caused by the epidemic that made us leave in a hurry, and Cherry Blossom Valley was caused by our careless loss of precious photos.

Accommodation in Cherry Blossom Valley is very difficult. There is a B & B in the scenic area where the sea of clouds is photographed, there is a B & B on the way to Scenic Area No. 2, and there is a row of private houses just before the entrance of Scenic Area No. 1. The rest will have to go down the mountain to have a place to live.

December 3 - 5 Cherry Blossom Valley-Dali-Erhaicai Village

When I returned to Dali from Wuliang Mountain, I returned the car, took a taxi to Cai Village, and stayed at the Erhai Sea.

The westward journey to the Erhai Lake has officially begun.

There is still a big difference between the scenery of Haixi and Haidong. First of all, the way to play: drive in Haidong, and the Haixi Ecological Corridor can only be walked and biked; secondly, the Haidong Highway is coastal, with one side being the sea and the other side being mountains, while the Haixi side is a village, the other side is a wetland and then the sea. Therefore, Haixi is beautiful and Haidong is atmospheric.

We chose to rent a car for sightseeing because we lived in Caicun and planned to ride 16.8 kilometers towards the covered bridge, and 33.6 kilometers back. Rent a car for 10 yuan/car or 20 yuan/car. You can play for a day. You can leave after breakfast (after 9 o'clock) and return to Caicun at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. It takes 7 hours. We stopped and stopped and had lunch in Qianxi Village at noon, but we were not particularly tired. The next day, I went to Longkan Wharf.

We stopped in almost every village and seaside. The scenery of the wetlands and Erhai Lake was unforgettable. In the morning and evening, light sprinkled on the sea and trees, and seagulls danced around. The trees of Internet celebrities were indeed very impressive. Many young people took wedding photos.

This is not the first time I have come to Dali, but it is the first time I have so much time to observe and visit the Erhai Lake. It is really unforgettable.

Perhaps the scenery was so charming that we forgot to make nucleic acids, laying the foundation for our next trip.

Accommodation: Ting 'er B & B (really by the Erhai Lake, the sanitation is very clean. Disadvantages: After getting off the taxi, you have to move closer to 600 meters, which is not convenient to drag the box)

covered bridge

There are "s" bays everywhere

Longniche Wharf Internet Red Tree

Caicun Pier Morning

December 5, Dali-Kunming-Dongchuan District

Take the high-speed train back to Kunming and arrive at around 1 p.m. I left the station to do nucleic acid, rented a car, and prepared to go to Dongchuan District. I planned to live in Dongchuan and went to the mountains the next morning. We drove all the way to Dongchuan District for nearly 2 hours. After arriving at the hotel, our nucleic acid had been 49 hours, and the itinerary code showed 72 hours. Communicate with the front desk and tell them that they had done it at Kunming Station after 1 o'clock, but no results came up. They emphasized that according to the latest requirements, it must be 24 hours a day and you cannot stay.

For the second half of this trip, we no longer book hotels in advance and only check in on arrival. There was no choice. I first found a supermarket to buy fruits and food. First of all, the fruits in Yunnan are really sweet. After eating, he decided to go straight up the mountain. Seeing making nucleic acid dots, I made another one.

Select a hotel in Luoxiagou on the navigation and continue on your way. The sky is getting darker and darker, the sun sets early in the mountains, and the mountain roads are rugged and very difficult to walk on. After more than an hour, we arrived at the hotel where we navigated before it was completely dark. The front desk asked for a very humane request, saying that it was also nucleic acid, but it was late, so you waited in the lobby for the nucleic acid results to come out before going through the formalities.

They also said that nucleic acid results have been relatively slow recently, and the superiors have been checking the situation of hotel residents. Because the nucleic acid certification checkpoint on the way here has been removed, they cannot be careless. There is no good way, so we can only wait.

Their hotel has no guests, just us and two female staff members. They made us two bowls of rice noodles, and we had dinner.

By God's grace, the nucleic acid results came out after 7 o'clock. When checking in, it was windy at night. There were only four of us in the huge hotel, which was really scary. Travelers are annoying, but it's hard to have few people.

Accommodation: Stay at the Time Boutique Inn (such an inn in the scenic area is very good, the rooms are very large and the hygiene is reasonable)

December 6, Dongchuan red soil-Dianchi Lake

In the early morning, 200 meters out of the inn, you will arrive at the sightseeing plank road. There is no one on the plank road except us. The wind was strong and we waited quietly for the sun to rise. The clouds and mist in the mountains block the landscape and feel that the scenery will be greatly reduced. As the sun gradually climbs to the top of the mountain, there are still large clouds that block the light from time to time. However, the fields and villages of Luoxia Gully are still in the sun and are displayed in front of us, which is very spectacular. The wisdom of China's working people is fully displayed.

Luoxiagou

After returning from Luoxia Valley, I chose two places to visit after breakfast. One was Jinxiu Garden and the other was Lepu 'ao.

The distribution of scenic spots in Dongchuan red soil,

jinxiu garden

Lepuao

Judging from the on-site walking situation, from Kunming to the Hongtudi Scenic Area, never go to Dongchuan District. This detour and there are also long mountain roads. It is also possible to go directly to the scenic spot, choose an important place you are interested in to stay for the night, watch the sunrise and sunset, or go early and come back late at all. Basically, they are all highways, and a little mountain road is much more convenient.

In the afternoon, we returned to Kunming.

Kunming in winter, of course, has to go to Dianchi Lake, so choosing near Dianchi Lake is the best choice.

us intoStayed: Dianchi Xuyuan B & B;It is highly recommended to choose it. It is just on the edge of Dianchi Lake, go out from the small door of the community and cross the road to Dianchi Lake Guanjing Road. sunshine Coast。

Here we finally see people, and the seagulls are everywhere. When we buy bread and interact closely with the seagulls, everyone smiles. Nature gives us really well.

The nucleic acid in Dongchuan District is really slow. It only came out this afternoon, which provided convenience for our next trip.

December 7 - 9 Kunming

I have to return the car on the 7th. I went to Haigeng Park first and then to Haihong Wetland Park. There are not as many seagulls as where we live. The wind is very strong and the scenery is within the range of people who can go or not.

Because it was inconvenient after returning the car, we decided to live in the central area of Kunming City so that we can travel more freely. We chose to live near Kunming Old Street. Based on the two-day tour, you can actually choose to stay near Cuihu. It is also convenient to play.

We first went to the Lecture Hall, and then to the Southwest Associated University, which was closed. Then we went to the very far away Kunming City Museum. The rest of us shared bicycles and wandered around Kunming City.

The epidemic prevention policy underwent earth-shaking changes at this time. The nucleic acid spots were almost completely removed. On the 8th, we were wandering around and saw one and quickly did it. They were about to withdraw soon. We and another person became the bottom three of this spot. We feel that this may be the last time we will do nucleic acid. And starting from the 8th, there is no longer a need to check the itinerary code and health code wherever you go.

We went to the Dazhuan Farmers 'Market, Nie Er's former residence, visited the Laocheng District of Kunming, and ate a lot. Once again, Yunnan fruits are really sweet. Especially a small pineapple, which is as sweet as ever before. When I got home, I bought three bags. The original plan was to bring them to my friends to try. Unexpectedly, the epidemic at home forced us to lie flat at home and eat all the fruits we brought into our stomachs (fresh fruits cannot be put).

Look at all the photos of this house in Kunming. At that time, I wondered why the house was so thin and still had an arc-shaped shape. Later, I realized that this was part of the Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall. It is in the shape of a wine glass, the monument is in the center of the wine glass, and the rounded house is the edge of the wine glass. So I also take a photo to commemorate it.

Accommodation: Kunming Yuebo Courtyard Hotel (an inn built into an old house with a superior location, but the comfort of the old house is still inferior)

December 9 Kunming-Tianjin

Arriving at the airport today, everything goes back to three years ago. No one checks your health code, travel code, nucleic acid report anymore. We returned home in a daze.

Regrettably for this trip, Tengchong didn't play, photos were lost and air tickets, which had to be 4-5 days in advance. Because I had been watching that the return trip had not changed much during the game, which was around 300 yuan, I didn't book it in time. When I had to book a return ticket for the 9th on the 6th, the price rose to more than 1000 yuan, which caused a big ticket hole.

We rented a car in Dali and Kunming respectively, and it went very well. Especially the car rental company in Dali. When we returned the car, we couldn't find a place to wash the car. We said we would pay them for the car wash, but we didn't ask for it.

This trip is mainly about natural scenery, with few tickets, and we also encountered preferential tourists from Tianjin. The second self-driving trip to Yunnan is the same as the first self-driving trip. It feels good and is worth coming back. See you next time!