preface

During the Spring Festival 22 years ago, my wife and I set out from Shanghai. The first stop was Guilin, Guangxi, where the mountains and rivers are the best in the world. The second stop was Huangguoshu Waterfall, which is the third largest in the world in Anshun, Guizhou. The last stop was Yunnan, south of Caiyun on the southwest border.

Twenty-two years later, at the beginning of this year, we came to Yunnan again, and we are a family of three. At that time, due to time constraints, we did not go to Xishuangbanna, so Xishuangbanna became the main destination for this trip.

This time our plan is to go to Xishuangbanna from Kunming. The purpose is to meet friends in Kunming, accompany our daughter to Shilin the next day, and fly to Xishuangbanna in the afternoon. I plan to return to Kunming in 4 days and then go to hot springs in Anning City, then go back to Kunming for shopping, and then fly back to Shanghai.

Based on the above ideas, the "Kunming and Banna Free Travel Schedule" was formulated, and air tickets and hotels were booked.

on January 18,2015

Shanghai is cloudy. At 09:15 a.m., we arrived at Kunming Changshui International Airport at 12:40 on Shanghai Airlines Flight FM9451. After leaving the airport, I felt very cold. It was raining. When I got on the highway, it even started to snow. The friend who met us said that these days are the coldest days of the year in Kunming, and you met them.

An hour later, we arrived at the place of stay-Yunnan Bofeng Apartment Hotel. This apartment hotel is located in the Ginza Building at the intersection of Baoshan Street and Huguo Road in Wuhua District. It has 2 bedrooms and one living room and is very close to the pedestrian street. Shopping is also one of the purposes of this trip.

After settling down, we went to taste Yunnan's crossing the bridge rice noodles. There are many prices for cross-bridge rice noodles. The bottom soup and rice noodles are the same. The difference lies in the number of ingredients.

After dinner, we braved the cold wind and drizzle to the pedestrian street, compared the prices of the goods we wanted to buy, and caught them all on the eve of returning to Shanghai.

Since Kunming is like spring all year round and has only one or two days of extreme severe weather, I saw many people using wood to make fires for warmth, waiting on the streets and in small shops. What I didn't expect most was that there was no air conditioning in the hotel and it was extremely cold to sleep at night. The sudden cold current left most hotels too late to prepare, or perhaps not planning to prepare at all. We asked the waiter for a heater and told us that it would be warm tomorrow. We were told to persevere, but we were helpless. He could only ask the waiter for some bedding, but told him that there were no more, so he rolled his eyes. The waiter explained that Kunming had nothing else except five-star hotels with air conditioning equipment, but we were skeptical. (The above photos were taken on mobile phones)

on January 19,2015

I woke up early the next day (frozen), but it was still cold and rainy. The plan to go to Shilin was given up and rested in Kunming and went shopping. I also browsed the scene of Kunming City-Jinma Biji Square.

Jinma Biji Square is located at the intersection of Sanshi Street and Jinbi Road on the central axis of Kunming City. It is 12 meters high and 18 meters wide. It has Kunming folk characteristics and has carved beams and painted buildings, which are exquisite. The east square is adjacent to Jinma Mountain and is named Jinma Square, and the west square is named Biji Square near Biji Mountain. The north matches the "Zhong 'ai Square" commemorating Saidianchi, collectively known as the "Pinzi Sanfang", becoming a scenic spot in Kunming's downtown area; the south matches the East and West Temple Pagoda built in Nanzhao, showing Kunming's ancient civilization.

According to reports, the exquisiteness of Jinma Biji Workshop lies in the wonderful scenery of "golden and green". When the sun is about to set yet, the afterglow shines on Biji Square from the west, and its reflection shines on the east street; at the same time, the moon has just risen from the east, and its silver light shines on Jinma Square, casting its reflection on the west street. On the shadow of the two archways gradually moves closer and closer, and finally meets each other. Legend has it that this spectacle appeared once during the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty. Due to the angle of rotation of the earth, moon, and sun, such a spectacle is said to take 60 years to appear. The design of "Jinma Biji Square" reflects the extraordinary attainments of ancient Yunnan people in mathematics, astronomy and architecture.

Jinma Biji Square was built during the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty and has a history of nearly 400 years. The current "Jinma Biji Square" was rebuilt in 1998 on the original site in its original style.

However, the strange scene of "Golden Jade Crossing Glory" is probably never going to appear, because there are many high-rise buildings around the "Golden Horse Jade Chicken Square".

In the afternoon, we took China Eastern Airlines flight MU5903 (economy class Boeing 737-800) and took off at Changshui International Airport at 17:40 and arrived at Xishuangbanna Airport at 18:30. Master Xia from the hotel was already waiting outside to pick us up to Huixiang Business Hotel in Xishuangbanna. This hotel is located at No. 21 Menglong Road, Jinghong City, Xishuangbanna (the intersection of Menglong Road and Mengpeng Road). This hotel is mainly selected because it has triple rooms and suites with two queen beds, which can accommodate up to four people. The room was also very clean. It was 188 yuan/night, with a refund of 38 yuan. It was booked on Yilong. com. The downside is that the floodlights that illuminate the hotel sign at night illuminate the room brightly even with the curtains closed. If you stay late or don't care about the bright ones, the lights will be turned off at around 11 o'clock.

When traveling freely in Xishuangbanna, we either drive by ourselves or charter a car. It is not cost-effective to rent a car by ourselves. The price is similar to that of a charter car, and we also have to pay for fuel. Taking public transportation takes a lot of time and effort, so we choose to charter a car.

The so-called chartered car means that one car and one driver are responsible for the transportation during the journey. Because Xishuangbanna's scenic spots are far and scattered, and public transportation is underdeveloped, a large number of private cars have been added to tourism operations. The participating cars are mainly mid-range, with the majority of Guangben cars. Generally, there are 2-3 scenic spots a day, and the round-trip trip cost is more than 100 kilometers, and the farthest Wangtianshu Scenic Area is more than 300 kilometers, and the round-trip cost is 500 yuan. It's more cost-effective than taking a long-distance bus. The driver comes to the hotel to pick you up, introduces you along the way, buys you tickets after arriving at the scenic spots (which is cheaper than the store price), then waits for you in the parking lot, then goes to the next scenic spot, and finally takes you to the hotel. After all the tours are over, leave Xishuangbanna and drop you off to the airport.

When we booked the hotel, a hotel salesperson called to discuss the charter car. Through browsing the Internet, we got a rough idea of the price. If we wanted to stay in their hotel, we should buy their car, so as not to ask for trouble. Our driver's surname is Xia, but generally it's okay. His car is Guangzhou Honda Yager, 90% new. Nothing unpleasant happened after getting along for a few days. There was just a slight disagreement about ticket purchase, and in the end, he agreed with me. Specific matters will be recorded as you travel.