Lijiang, a tourist destination that has been preserved in the impression for a long time. After three years without leaving Shanghai, I finally had time to indulge myself. The first destination of this trip was Lijiang. In my memory, there is an idol drama called "One Meter of Sunshine". The Naxi style of the ancient city of Lijiang and the Tiger Leaping Gorge on the bank of the Jinsha River. These pictures always echo in my mind. Finally, I have the opportunity to set foot on this land. All the stories, starting in Lijiang.

Lijiang

D1: Shanghai-Lijiang

Choose an early flight from Shanghai to Lijiang Sanyi Airport. The seat on the left side is on the plane and you can also overlook the Erhai Lake from the sky. There are many ways to get from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Lijiang City: 1. Airport bus;2. Didi; 3. Self-driving. Sanyi Airport is about 30 kilometers away from Lijiang City. It is recommended to stay near the ancient city of Lijiang. If you are willing to arrange more than ten days of travel in Lijiang, you can also choose to live in the ancient city. However, most of the ancient city is stone roads. It is really inconvenient to drag a suitcase, so I need to trouble the owner of the B & B to pick it up. However, the night in the ancient city of Lijiang is really high and may affect your sleep.

When you arrive in Lijiang in the afternoon, you can spend half a day visiting the ancient city of Lijiang. The ancient city is full of stone roads and it is quite tiring to walk. Lijiang is about 2000 meters above sea level and is already a plateau city. Friends who have no experience of living in plateau areas need to pay attention not to overwork, and you may experience plateau symptoms such as chest tightness and shortness of breath. Recommended small attractions in the ancient city: Umbrella Lane, Fengling Street, Bar Street, Big Water Car, Cherry Blossom Restaurant and other landmark check-in places. Try Apo's pork ribs again, eat a bowl of crossing the bridge rice noodles, drink a cup of Yunnan Arabica coffee, and eat a bite of the flower cakes that can be seen everywhere in the ancient city. ifThe next day's itinerary is Yulong Snow Mountain, so you need to buy tickets for the large cableway in the Mini programs "Lijiang Tourism Group" at 20 o'clock tonight.

D2: Jade Dragon Snow Mountain

It is about 30 kilometers from Lijiang City to Yulong Snow Mountain Scenic Area. The transportation options are: 1. Bus No. 101;2. Self-driving;3. Charter a car. If you are too troublesome, you can certainly find a one-day tour group, but the itinerary with the group will be relatively tight. The recommended transportation methods are self-driving and chartered cars. After all, the Glacier Park in Yulong Snow Mountain is worth staying for a long time.

The Yulong Snow Mountain Scenic Area is divided into 4 small attractions: 1. Glacier Park (large cableway);2. Maoniaoping (middle cableway);3. Yunshanping (small cableway); and 4. Lanyue Valley. Because I got a ticket for the big cableway in the afternoon, the arrangements were Blue Moon Valley in the morning and Glacier Park in the afternoon. Of course, it is recommended to buy oxygen bottles first at pharmacies near the ancient city. After all, the altitude of Glacier Park is 4,500 - 4,600 meters, and oxygen bottles need to be used at all times.

The large cableway cable car will take tourists to the 4500-meter Glacier Park platform, where you can slowly climb the 4600-meter peak along the steps. Although it is only about 100 meters of steps, it is quite physical. Climbing the 4680-meter steps is worth checking in and taking photos and hair circles.

D 3: Lijiang Ancient City, Shuhe Ancient Town, Baisha Ancient Town

After a hard day in the Yulong Snow Mountain yesterday, I walked through various ancient towns in Lijiang City today to experience the slow life of the ancient town.The ancient towns in the urban area of Lijiang are mainly Dayan Ancient City, Shuhe Ancient Town and Baisha Ancient Town, of which Dayan Ancient City is the general ancient city of Lijiang.

Entering from the north gate of the ancient city of Lijiang, you can follow the small trail on the far right, pass through Wenchang Palace, Lion Mountain, Wanshan Tower, Mufu, and then to Zhongyi Market. Among them, the viewing platform in front of Wenchang Palace can overlook the ancient city. Panorama, climb Lion Mountain and Wanshan Tower can overlook the entire urban area of Lijiang. In Mufu, you can listen to various tour guides and learn about the thousand-year-old Tusi culture. Finally, we had a bowl of the purest crossing the bridge rice noodles at Zhongyi Market, and went to Shuhe Ancient Town after lunch.

Shuhe Ancient Town is also one of the important towns of the Ancient Tea and Horse Road. Shuhe Ancient Town is not as commercialized as Dayan Ancient City. The Jingyi Ancient Road is suitable for emptying and walking. There is also excrement left by horses on the stone road. Walk all the way from the south gate of Shuhe Ancient Town to the north gate, have a bite of flower cake on Sifang Street, and then drive to Baisha Ancient Town. From Shuhe Ancient Town to Baisha Ancient Town, you can take a look at the Yulong Snow Mountain. As an ancient town under the snowy mountain, Baisha Ancient Town is highly recommended to check in to take photos. The cafes under the plaque and the online celebrity shops and steamed buns poets are all worth a visit!

D4: Lugu Lake

It takes about 3 hours to drive from Lijiang City to Lugu Lake. The journey is all along the winding mountain highway. Go north along the Jinsha River and pass through the Jinsha River Bay. You can choose to drive yourself, or you can report a small group on Ctrip for a one-day trip. The test experience is good. However, if you want to experience the tranquility and beauty of Lugu Lake, you still need to stay in the scenic area for one night and enjoy the sunrise of Lugu Lake the next day. Lugu Lake is also the junction of Lijiang in Yunnan and Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan. Steamed pot fish is a delicacy worth eating.

At this point, the trip to Lijiang has all ended. Now that you are in Lijiang, you can go north along the Dian-Tibet Line of National Highway 214, pass by Tiger Leaping Gorge and Baishuitai, to Shangri-La, the capital of Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, and then go north to Feilai Temple in Deqin County, to see Meili Snow Mountain!

Shangri-La

D5: Tiger Leaping Gorge, Baishuitai, Dukezong Ancient City

Go north from Lijiang City, drive a section of Dali Expressway, and you can directly board National Highway 214, follow the National Highway north, and first pass through the Tiger Leaping Gorge. The Tiger Leaping Gorge divides the Yulong Snow Mountain and Haba Snow Mountain into two, like a Wolong crossing the foot of the snow mountain. The Tiger Leaping Gorge is divided into three parts: Upper Tiger Leaping, Middle Tiger Leaping, and Lower Tiger Leaping. The scenic area is located in Upper Tiger Leaping. If you want to hike, you need to buy a hiking ticket instead of a scenic spot ticket. The Tiger Leaping Gorge High-Road Hiking Line is a world-renowned hiking route, and friends with hiking hobbies will definitely be worth it! There are also many persuasion slogans in the Tiger Leaping Gorge Scenic Area. It may be that the plot of "One Meter of Sunshine" has influenced many people!

When you come out of the Tiger Leaping Gorge, don't rush into National Highway 214. You can follow the Jinsha River all the way north, pass Haba Snow Mountain, and then reach Baishuitai. Baishuitai is the birthplace of Dongba culture. Ethnic groups that advocate matriarchal culture give many natural beauty the label of motherhood. Zhao Ling 'er, the snake figure in the legend of the Sword and Fairy, is one of the representative figures of Dongba culture.

Coming out of Baishuitai Scenic Area is the back of Pudacuo Park. Then driving west along the national highway is Shangri-La City, the capital of Diqing Prefecture. When you arrive in Shangri-La, you always have to visit the ancient city of Dukezong and turn three times around the prayer wheel of Dafo Temple: It represents the past, present and afterlife. Eat a bite of yak meat and highland barley cake, drink a bite of butter tea and highland barley wine, watch Tibetans dance in Sifang Street and experience the Tibetan customs of Kangba.

D6: Pudacuo National Park, Songzan Forest Temple

It is recommended to go to Pudacuo in the morning and Songzanlin Temple in the afternoon.

Transportation: Self-driving, Pudacuo National Park should only be able to drive by yourself. Songzanlin Temple is not far from downtown Shangri-La. It can also be directly taken by the city bus. However, tourists need to get off in front of Songzanlin Temple Scenic Area, and locals can take the bus directly to the gate of the temple.

Pudacuo National Park:my country's first national park currently only opens two scenic spots, Bita Sea and Shudu Lake. Take a scenic bus to Bita Sea first, and walk along the wooden plank road to Bita Sea. You can see alpine vegetation, yaks and short-legged horses. The round trip is about 2 kilometers. Then take the bus to Shudu Lake and walk for about 3 kilometers along the wooden plank road. There are cruise ships that can be taken halfway, but it is not recommended. The wooden plank road is more suitable for hiking. After getting used to the plateau climate, you don't have to be afraid of altitude reaction. You can see short-legged horses and plateau vegetation, and the environment is pleasant. After hiking to the other end of Shudu Lake, you can take the scenic bus back to the visitor center.

Songzan Forest Temple:The largest Gelug Temple in Yunnan and Tibet is called the "Little Potala Palace". Before taking Bus No. 3 to the scenic spot to buy a ticket, tourists need to buy an additional 20 yuan shuttle bus, but locals do not need it! The experience at this point is very poor. There are many travel shops in Songzanlin Temple, and many young ladies go to check in to take Tibetan costumes travel photos.

D7: Balagzon

There was snow in Shangri-La in the morning, so we quickly moved to the ancient city of Dukezong to take a look at the snowy Shangri-La.

Follow National Highway 214 north from Shangri-La City and follow the navigation to Balagzon. On the way, you can pass by the Napa Sea. If you are interested, you can visit. Slept that night in Balagzong. Balagzong is located at the junction of Diqing Prefecture in Yunnan and Ganzi Prefecture in Sichuan. There are 5 scenic spots in the scenic area: 1. Balazhuoma Lakang. 2. Bala Village. 3. Echoing Wall. 4. Shangri-La Grand Canyon. 5. Shambhala Pagoda. Shambhala Pagoda costs an additional 75 yuan for a bus fare. It is said to be the most worthwhile attraction in Balagozong. Due to heavy snow in Diqing Prefecture, the pagoda was closed and it was impossible to visit it.

Meili Snow Mountain

D8: Dongzhulin Temple, Meili Snow Mountain-Feilai Temple

Drive back to National Highway 214 from Balagzong, follow National Highway 214 north, pass Helong Bridge, Benzilan Town, Jinsha River First Bay Observation Deck, and then Dongzhulin Temple. After passing through Dongzhulin Temple, you will pass through Baima Snow Mountain, which is the county seat of Deqin County. After passing through the county seat and continuing for 10 kilometers, you will find the Feilai Temple Observation Platform on Meili Snow Mountain. Staying overnight at Feilai Temple, all B & Bs in the entire town are built for the Meili Snow Mountain. It is recommended to choose a landscape room. The price is not expensive in non-peak season, about 100-200 yuan/room.

Dongzhulin Temple:One of the temples where Gelug Sect believers practice has a higher religious status than Songzanlin Temple. Among them, the treasures of the temple are the mandala built by Quan Jin and the true bodies of several living buddha after their death. There is a nun's temple a few kilometers north of Dongzhulin Temple. Dongzhulin Temple was built for male cultivation, while Nun Temple was built for female cultivation.

Meili Snow Mountain Feilai Temple Observation Deck:Meili Snow Mountain is one of the four major sacred mountains of Tibetan Buddhism. Feilai Temple is also a well-known observation deck on Meili Snow Mountain. There is also a fog-top observation deck nearby. Get up early the next day to see Rizhao Jinshan. If you can't see it, you will stay longer. For a few days, you will see it one day.

Kunming

D9-D10: Feilai Temple-Kunming

This trip is the return journey. Of course, there is Yubeng Village at the foot of Meili Snow Mountain that is worth hiking, or continue north along National Highway 214 to Mangkang to start a journey to Xizang. Of course, remember to take another look at Meili Snow Mountain and pray for your wishes!

After returning to Lijiang, you can take the high-speed train to Kunming. Remember to take the seat on the right side on the way and see Erhai Lake again. After arriving in Kunming, you can stroll around Kunming Old Street, Cuihu Lake, Haigeng Park and Haigeng Dam.

D11: Kunming-Shanghai

In Kunming, you can try Dai cuisine, eat a milk fan, share the frame with jacaranda in spring, visit the Dounan Flower Market, and finally say goodbye to the city.

Looking forward to my next trip! Goodbye Yunnan!