Yunnan is rich in tourism resources. You can spend a week in Lijiang alone, including Yulong Snow Mountain, Dayan Ancient City, Shuhe Ancient City, Lashihai, Lugu Lake, Tiger Leaping Gorge, Shangri-La, etc. However, there is only a five-day holiday, so you can only choose Lijiang's favorite and representative places, and all similar attractions will be omitted.

Because I was a little worried about the winding mountain road to Lugu Lake, I had to struggle between Lugu Lake and Dali Erhai Lake for some time, but in the end, my yearning for Lugu Lake won out in the choice, and the journey finally locked into Dayan Ancient City, Lijiang Ancient History, Lugu Lake, Lanyue Valley, Mufu, and Shuhe Ancient Town.

******* February 11, 2023 Saturday, sunny

Transfer from Beijing and arrive in Lijiang at noon.

Lijiang is about 2400 meters above sea level. After getting off the plane, I don't know whether it was because I had to wear the mask for a long time, or because I had to walk too quickly, or because it was a psychological effect, and I still felt a little short of breath. But it will be fine soon.

There are three famous ancient towns in Lijiang, Dayan Ancient Town, Shuhe Ancient Town, and Baisha Ancient Town. Tourists choose more are Dayan Ancient Town and Shuhe Ancient Town. The ancient city of Lijiang referred to mainly refers to Dayan Ancient Town, which is the most lively ancient town. Shuhe Ancient Town is seven or eight kilometers away from Dayan Ancient Town and is relatively quiet.

The B & B I stayed in Yueting has a small courtyard and a small balcony. It is very comfortable to overlook the scenery here during the day and night.

The owner was very kind and patiently answered many travel questions. There were also pickups and downs in and out of the ancient city. This is very important because the ancient city is not open to traffic and is all stone roads. It is very difficult to get in and out with luggage. Most of the B & Bs here can pick up and drop off, so you must confirm it before check-in.

I ate local chicken rice noodles at noon and took a simple stroll in the ancient city.

In the afternoon, I chose the Lijiang Ancient Love Scenic Area. The park opens at 14:00 and has many small programs, including three must-see programs: Lijiang Love Song (15:30-15:50), Lijiang Ancient Love (16:30-17:30 and 20:30), and the Great Earthquake (18:10-18:45). Especially Lijiang Ancient Love is really shocking and worth seeing. There are special tourist routes in the scenic spot, which run every half an hour, and you can also take taxis. It is 89 kilometers away from the ancient city.

It was almost eight o'clock back in the ancient city. At this time, the ancient city was crowded with people, and almost all restaurants with reviews exceeding 4.5 points had to queue up.

It was hard to find a place to eat, but it was already late to return to the inn.

You can book a tourist bus to Lugu Lake, or you can ask the innkeeper to help you get a commercial bus. The journey takes about 4 hours. When we went there, we used a commercial car, which could pick up near the inn and drop it off near the Lugu Lake Inn. The commercial car driver was very good, but the car drove too fast. I was a little nervous after walking through the eighteen bends of the mountain road. I chose the bus when I came back.

On the road, you will pass the Jinsha River. This season, the Jinsha River is like a jade belt wrapped between the mountains and mountains. Unfortunately, the cars are too fast to show its majesty.

The most satisfactory inn on this trip was the Pu Shu B & B in Lugu Lake. The rooms were comfortable and had a wide view of the scenery. The lake was downstairs.
I saw the double color lake from the room.

The inn is located in Dalushui, the most lively place in Lugu Lake. Many nearby restaurants with reviews above 4.5 have begun to surround the lake after eating Mosuo stone pot fish.

Around the lake for about one afternoon. Prices around the lake are similar, basically 200 in off-season and 300 in peak season. The driver recommended by the innkeeper is particularly nice. There is no time limit for each attraction and we can do whatever we want.

There are mixed reviews of Lugu Lake online. I think the main reason is that the weather has a great impact on the scenery. The lake scenery is beautiful on sunny days, but it is very common on cloudy days. We have had clear skies these days. The lake and sky are bright and clear blue, which is intoxicating.

We have visited Yunnan Valentine's Beach, Ligge Peninsula, Luyuanya, Sichuan Valentine's Beach, Goddess Bay, Caohai, Zouwedding Bridge, as well as some small scenic spots. I like Yunnan Lovers Beach and Goddess Bay best. The water is very clear and there are few people. I imagine what Lugu Lake will look like.

Goddess Bay is a little detour, and some cars may not necessarily get here, so you have to tell the master in advance that Goddess Bay is a must-see attraction.

Yunnan Valentine's Beach

observation deck

Goddess Bay

Caohai, Zouhun Bridge

We set off at 1:30 in the afternoon and returned to the inn around 6:00.

****** Monday, February 13, 2023, sunny

The driver around the lake recommended a terminal for pig trough boats in Lugu Lake. At Huahai Wharf, you can normally watch the sunrise and go to Caohai Reed Swamps. But the boatman of our boat didn't go into the reed swamps, and there were no wild poplar flowers this season. The scenery was not so outstanding, and it was quite cold in the morning. I was a little disappointed with this cruise ship.

The online recommendation said that the scenery of Wuzhiluo Wharf is better by boat, and I regret not going there.

The boat time is about 1 hour. After returning to the inn, we can listen to music, drink tea, and eat snacks on the balcony...

As far as you can see, you can see clouds rolling and comfortable, the mountains and rivers are beautiful. Occasionally, birds will pass by, and you will be completely empty.

The bus back to Lijiang in the afternoon was booked at 14:30, which was sufficient time. It was not until 12 o'clock that he reluctantly checked out for lunch.

Walking slowly along the lakeside plank road is also refreshing.

The water is the horizontal eye waves, and the mountains are the eyebrow peaks. If you want to ask pedestrians where to go, your eyebrows will be full of eyes.

In the evening, I returned to the ancient city and stayed in another inn-Yiyuan. It was right to stay here for the last two days. The transportation is very convenient. It is close to the exit of Sifang Temple Fair, the Yulong Snow Mountain 101 Tourist Line Station, and Mufu. It is not far from places to eat. It is about 10 minutes 'walk to Sifang Street, but it is not tiring to stroll slowly. The inn is Naxi style, the house decoration and facilities are also good, and the price is quite high, but it will be more comfortable to choose a larger room type.

I like the small courtyard of this inn, but unfortunately I have come back late these two days and don't have much time to spend in a daze in the courtyard. It is said that there is a balcony, but I didn't go up there.

The ancient city is fine during the day, but is particularly lively at night. There are many lights, flowers, and bustling everywhere. Although the ancient city of Lijiang has too many traces of commercialization and the decoration is a bit rich, I still like it very much.

****** Tuesday, February 14, 2023, sunny

After having breakfast at a rice noodle shop near Mufu in the morning, I went to the station near Zhongyi Market and took the 101 to Yulong Snow Mountain at around 9:30. The 101 bus runs every 20 minutes or half an hour, and the journey is about 1 hour. You can pay attention to the driving time and walk to the station according to the time. Try to sit on the left side when you ride. The scenery is relatively better.

The Yulong Snow Mountain Scenic Area includes Yulong Snow Mountain, Lanyue Valley, Yunshanping, Yamauping and other scenic spots. We need to take a scenic tour bus to reach the scenic spots. We don't like climbing snowy mountains, and the grasslands this season are probably not beautiful, so we only chose Lanyue Valley, only Lanyue Valley is beautiful enough to make the trip worthwhile.

The special bus will be notified to buy large tickets, and then go to the visitor center to buy scenic area tour buses according to the destination. I feel that it is quite chaotic here in the visitor center. I must say hello after getting off the bus, and look for the location of the inter-section tour bus to get on the bus. When I come back, the tour bus stops at No. 3 parking lot, and you can directly take the 101 special line back to the city when you come out.

There are two stops for the shuttle bus to Lanyue Valley. The first stop seems to be the stop where the battery car starts, and the second stop is Shuiyue Pavilion. Personally, I think it's better to get off at the first stop, because the first stop is at the top of Lanyue Valley, Shuiyun Pavilion is roughly in the middle, and there is also a scenic plank road below Shuiyue Pavilion. Get off at the first stop and you can go from top to bottom, pass Shuiyue Pavilion and go down, then come back to Shuiyue Pavilion and take a bus back to the Visitor Center. You are only halfway back.

According to the Internet, we drove the car at the second stop, Sir Shuiyue. We walked down first and then back to Shuiyue Pavilion. We walked up to the starting point of the battery car. Since we couldn't find the exit to take the tour bus, we still returned to Shuiyue Pavilion and took the bus. We walked twice on every section of the road. After walking around, I stopped and stopped. I didn't feel tired because I liked it here, so I didn't have to sit on the battery car.

No matter whether the water is blue or green, the brightness and purity of the color are too eye-catching, and the mobile phone does not reflect her beauty.

I like it here so much that I sit by the water's edge and can't bear to walk.

In fact, there is almost no feeling of lack of oxygen in Blue Moon Valley. Buying an oxygen cylinder feels just curious.

It's about 4 o'clock when I came back from Lanyue Valley, and Mufu was temporarily added as a tourist attraction.

I am particularly grateful for this decision. There will be free explanations here every once in a while. Following the explanation and listening to the story of Mufu, the children find it very interesting and learn a lot.

In the evening we took a taxi to Shuhe Ancient Town. It is indeed a lot quieter here, and I finally have delicious stone pot fish without having to queue up.

If I came here again, I would choose to stay in Shuhe Ancient Town for one night, but one night would be enough.

After dinner, I walked around the Flying Flowers Toushui area, went to a tavern to listen to music, and it was around nine o'clock walking back.

Different from Dayan Ancient Town, Shuhe Ancient Town around 9 o'clock is a little less crowded, and some roads are already very dark. It is not recommended to take a walk in the ancient town at this time.

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************ I like Lijiang.