itinerary

Arrive in Lijiang on D1 and check in Yuanfang Inn

D2 Snow Mountain Riding, Picnic Afternoon Tea

D3 Shuhe Ancient Town explores the mysterious Naxi Dongba culture

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If there are direct flights to your city, you can choose to fly directly to Lijiang Airport. If not, you can transfer in Kunming or take the high-speed train to Lijiang.

Lijiang's land transportation is mainly on the first line in northwest Yunnan, that is, the first line from Kunming-Dali-Lijiang-Shangri-La, so there are convenient trains and cars from Kunming, Dali and other places.

travel season

Lijiang is located in the transition zone between the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. The ancient city is about 2400 meters above sea level. It belongs to a low-latitude plateau monsoon climate, with abundant sunlight and strong ultraviolet rays. It is cool and rainy in summer, and dry and windy in winter. Lijiang is actually very suitable for traveling all year round. It comes to escape the heat in summer and to watch the snow and bask in the sun in winter.

accommodation

Lijiang Yuanfang Inn

We stayed at Lijiang Yuanfang Inn this time, and the B & B is located at the north gate of Shuhe Ancient Town. Renovated from an old house, the owner of the B & B, An, spent 6 years building this "palace-level" B & B.

We arrived at the B & B by car and could see what was unusual here by standing at the gate. Yuanfang Inn is a traditional Chinese style. An 'an feels that China's traditional culture and architecture are the most beautiful. Every brick and tile on the house is accumulated by history. No matter how difficult it is, it is the responsibility to preserve them and give them new life and fresh blood.

Imported white jade is used on the exterior walls of the B & B, and imported jade is also used on the walls of the corridors and rooms. The blue and white colors echo the blue sky and white clouds above the courtyard, standing among the traditional buildings in Lijiang. As soon as it was completed, the landmark building of Shuhe was established.

Push open the thick wooden door, enter the lobby, and check in here.

The B & B has a total of three floors. It passes through the lobby and enters the courtyard. It is surrounded by flowers and is extremely carefully decorated. The traditional Naxi style cobblestone floor collides with the butterfly love flower pattern symbolizing wealth and good fortune. Everywhere you look, it is valuable.

The B & B is carpeted and needs to change your shoes to go upstairs. Even the stairs here are made of red sandalwood. Every corner of the B & B is very clean and tidy. The room is decorated in traditional Chinese style, with first-class wood, superb carving craftsmanship, red sandalwood beds, mahogany carved furniture, huanghuali dressing tables, 3D embroidered curtains, silk bedding, customized Chinese medicine toiletries...

There are 15 rooms in the B & B with a view of the Yulong Snow Mountain, and some have terraces. Each room is equipped with intelligent equipment and high-end intelligent bathroom appliances, which make the check-in experience even more.

There is a tea room on the second floor of the B & B. There is a spacious public space. The sun is scattered on the long desk, which slowly changes and flows as time goes by. Shuttling through the corridors, the light and shadow are mottled; the exquisite wood carvings allow you to feel the charming charm of traditional Chinese craftsmanship.

If you like to take photos, it's really easy to take pictures at the Faraway Inn. You can go up to the fourth floor by ladder, which is the top floor of the pavilion. You can also climb onto the roof here, and the tiles of the B & B can bear a weight of 200 kilograms through special design. Here you can see the snowy mountains and take photos with the snowy mountains.

B & Bs at night are completely different from those during the day. When night falls, the lights of the B & B light up, with brilliance in tranquility. The jade on the walls is also shining with light, and various patterns look like a light show. Look carefully at the jade walls, and every place seems to tell beautiful secrets.

The B & B is particularly thoughtful. In addition to the free shuttle service, the front desk also has fresh blueberries and cherries to eat.

By the way, Yuanfang B & B also promised to donate 10 trees for public welfare for one day of stay in the name of the guests.

Naxi cultural experience

To travel to a place, you must have an in-depth understanding of the local culture. This time when we came to Lijiang, we stayed at Lijiang Yuanfang Inn. I have gained a lot here, whether it is beautiful scenery or unique culture...

The Naxi people are an ancient and traditional nation. The Naxi people's mysterious Dongba script is a hieroglyphs still in use in the world.

We can also find many special objects about the Naxi people in the B & B where we stayed. From Spring Festival couplets to various hanging paintings, there is a story behind every work.

The B & B invited the president of the Dongba Research Institute to explain Dongba language and Naxi culture to everyone. It turns out that Dongba language can be so interesting and particularly vivid and interesting.

Compared with people using words every day, Dongba language uses some abstract symbols, which are more vivid and interesting. Through the image of Dongba characters, we can guess that we are concerned about the meaning behind the words.

Naxi ancient music is folk music passed down from generation to generation by the Naxi people in Lijiang. It is one of the oldest musical archetypes in the world. Naxi ancient music combines Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism into one. It is a rare music that integrates etiquette, music and education in one furnace.

Snow-capped mountain riding picnic

Lijiang Yuanfang Inn arranged a special experience for us.

Come to the little fairy tale of Senhuo, the white house at the foot of the Yulong Snow Mountain. The feeling here is really dreamy. The European-style architecture is brought into the fairy tale world in a second.

This is an equestrian club and you can also enjoy afternoon tea here. The terrace on the second floor is very suitable for checking in and taking photos.

On the first floor, you can enjoy a variety of specialty cakes, snacks and drinks. Outside the huge floor-to-ceiling window, there is scenery everywhere.

Time seemed to be still and it was particularly comfortable.

Riding horses at the foot of the Yulong Snow Mountain, where there are rapeseed flowers and wheat fields, it is really beautiful when the wind blows the wheat waves.

Picnicking on the grass under the snowy mountains. Life is not just the present, but also poetry and distance!

After listening to the wind, I went where I wanted to go. Lijiang's beautiful natural scenery and lazy pace of life make people unable to bear to leave when they come! Stay away from the hustle and bustle and find what Lijiang should be like.

Shuhe ancient town

I believe that every friend who comes to Lijiang will come to Shuhe Ancient Town for a walk. We walked from Yuanfang Inn to the north gate of Shuhe Ancient Town and arrived in a few minutes.

Shuhe Ancient Town, surrounded by mountains and rivers, is located on the northwest side of the ancient city of Lijiang. The back mountain is the remnant of the Yulong Snow Mountain. The mountains are green and the trees are green. The houses in the town are scattered, and the Dashiqiao Bridge and Dajue Palace are well preserved.

Shuhe is called "Shaowu" in Naxi, which means "village under the peak"."Peak" refers to Jubao Mountain, which is backed by the ancient town and facing the central axis of Qinglong Bridge. This is one of the earliest settlements of the Naxi ancestors in Lijiang. It is an important market town well preserved on the "Tea Horse Ancient Road" and a living specimen of the Naxi people's transition from farming civilization to commercial civilization.

Qinglong Bridge is located on the west side of Lao Sifang Street. It was built during the Wanli Period of the Ming Dynasty and has a history of more than 400 years. To the west of Qinglong Bridge is Jubao Mountain, and the central axis is facing Jubao Mountain. This is the design of Mu's Tusi and a landmark building in the heyday of Mu's Tusi.

Jiuding Longtan, also known as "Longquan"

The water here comes from the gaps in the stones at the foot of Longquan Mountain. The water is not deep, but it is not muddy in summer and shallow in winter. A clear flowing water overflows from the gaps in the stones and nourishes the ancient town all year round.

food

Living in Yuanfang Inn, we ate various specialty local delicacies in the restaurant. Food is the most important thing for the people. Are these delicious delicacies excited?