The mountains and rivers of Dali are very beautiful

But the cultural landscape here is also beautiful

this trip

Not only did I enjoy the scenery here,

It is also to experience the atmosphere of life here

1. Millennium Ancient Village-Nuodeng Ancient Village

When I went to Nuodeng, the biggest feeling was to return to the pre-liberation overnight. The lifestyle here is really simple. To the village, the villagers 'transportation is mainly donkeys and mules. The village is in the valley. When I entered the village, I felt that I was dying and had been walking the mountain road. For someone who has not climbed a mountain for more than half a year, it is simply fatal. Fortunately, our luggage was just a schoolbag and there was not much in it.

When we arrived at the village, I was not feeling well. I was sweating profusely, my legs were weak, and my eyes were shining with stars from hunger. There were hardly any small restaurants with obvious signs on the road. When I thought we were going to starve to death in Nuodeng, I met a warm-hearted villager uncle who took us to his family's small restaurant for dinner. Maybe I'm too hungry and everything I eat tastes delicious. This uncle pickled a lot of hams. The hams here are different from Xuanwei ham. Nuodeng ham is fragrant and sweet, smells fragrant, and tastes sweet. The rice stir-fried with Nuodeng ham is even more delicious with some eggs. When checking out, I was embarrassed to find that mobile payment was not supported here. Fortunately, some of my friends brought cash. Uncle villager told us that in addition to B & Bs and shops opened by outsiders, many shops in this village do not support mobile payment. There are very few shops in the village. Under uncle's guidance, we found some Ministores and B & Bs and stayed here for one night.

This is my first time traveling to such an isolated mountain village. The trip to Nuodeng really made me feel what true isolation means.

Tourism tip: Take a bus at Xiaguan Xingsheng Passenger Station, 45 yuan/person, and it takes more than two hours to Yunlong County. Take a three-wheeled electric donkey at the passenger station, 20-15 yuan/person, and you can reach Nuodeng Ancient Village in more than 40 minutes.

2. The symbol of Dali-the ancient city of Dali

Compared with Nuodeng Ancient Village

The ancient city of Dali has a stronger commercial atmosphere

Over 600 years

Changed everything in the ancient city

The evening it gets

The more lively the ancient city is

Duan Xiaoya's store

A dreamy small shop accidentally discovered on the street corner is like a fairy tale world, reflecting the owner's innocence. This time, I accidentally encountered the owner coming to the store for a surprise inspection. I was very interested in the decoration design of this store and thought it was quite interesting, so I couldn't help but chat with the owner. It was easy to chat with the owner, and I even felt like I was old at first sight.

The owner is a young girl in her mid-20s, a few years older than me. Her original intention of designing this store was to pay tribute to her childhood fairy tale dreams. The theme of using flowers stems from her visit to the nationally famous Kunming Dounan Flower Market, which inspired her to design. She feels that although life is bitter, it also needs to be embellished with flowers to add some color and fragrance to the bitter life. This was her original design intention. Named after her, it built a world full of childlike innocence and flowers, and showed a dreamy and healing Internet celebrity shop to those who stepped into society to work hard.

I am about to graduate and enter society. I have not been deeply involved in the world, and I have some empathy for the owner's design philosophy. I feel that only by not forgetting your original intention can we always remain true. No matter how hard life is, we must love life. Some people spend their whole lives healing their unfortunate childhood, while others use their happy childhood to heal the storms for the rest of their lives.

Coordinates: The intersection of Renmin Road and Fuxing Road in Dali Ancient City

Business Hours: 9:00-23:00

Tourist tip: You can take No. 4 or Santa Special Line at Xiaguan and get off at Gucheng Nanmen Station. It is 3 yuan/person. Most of the B & Bs in the ancient city and its surrounding areas are within 100-200, and the price may increase to more than 200 during the tourist season. In the ancient city, you can try cross-bridge rice noodles, milk fans, cold chicken rice noodles, and wild mushroom hot pot.

3. Zhoucheng, the hometown of tie-dyeing

Zhoucheng is known as the "Hometown of Tie-Dye"

Every household here does a lot of tie-dyeing at home

Blue and white tie-dye

Use needle and thread to outline the pattern first

Then tighten it tightly and soak it in isatis root water for a while

Finally, take it out, cut the thread, spread it out and dry it in the sun

This is how beautiful tie-dye was made

Under the guidance of the old lady, the process of making tie-dye was very difficult. Either the needle is stuck in the hand, or the needle thread path deviates from the existing trajectory, and then it is disassembled and redone. The three of them were clumsy. The old lady who guided us was very helpless towards us. She helped us remove the wires several times, and we felt very embarrassed. I think we are probably the worst apprentices she has ever taught.

Tourist tip: Take a bus at the station next to the west gate of the ancient city of Dali. When you go to Zhoucheng, you can taste local sour soup fish and other delicacies, and you can try tie-dye making.