In July 2020, parent-child travel in Dali, Lijiang and Lugu Lake South of Caiyun

South of the colorful clouds, the direction of my heart;

The peacock flies away, and the memories are long;

Jade Dragon Snow Mountain shines with silver light;

Beautiful Lijiang, people are on the road;

South of the colorful clouds, the place to return;

The fragrance of the past, fluttering in the wind;

Beside the Butterfly Spring, singing is flowing;

On the shores of Lugu Lake, my heart is still rippling.

Whenever this melodious song sounds, my wife and daughter will turn our eyes to the beautiful Yunnan. From July 3rd to 10th, in 8 days, we used wheels and footprints to measure Dali, Lijiang, and Lugu Lakes, enjoy the scenery and snow of Dali, climb Lijiang Yulong Snow Mountain, drive around Lugu Lake by ourselves, explore the colorful clouds in the south, and fly, and the peacock dance in the hometown of peacocks.

During the journey, my wife used a photographer's perspective to take pictures of the natural scenery, historical humanities and humanities during the journey, and recorded the quiet moments of our family; in the B & Bs on the Erhai Lake, the ancient city of Shuhe, and the Lugu Lake, the 10-year-old daughter used her own brushwork to try to depict the beauty of Yunnan in her eyes and complete the "Daughter of the South of Colorful Clouds"; On the days when I returned to Wuhan, I looked at the photos, sorted out the journey diary, and completed the "Father of the South of Colorful Clouds".

Daughter of the South of Caiyun (Author: Diandian, 10 years old)

Dali Chapter

The wind, the snow and the moon are the best characteristics of Dali: Xiaguan wind, Shangguan flowers, Cangshan snow, and Erhai moon.

My parents and I arrived in Dali by plane and drove to Haitian Love.

This B & B is very unique in both its external structure and internal structure. Entering the room, what attracted me most was the cozy little terrace: A round table with two chairs is very warm. The tables and chairs are surrounded by a small pool. There are about ten red little goldfish in the pool. They swim around and are very distinctive. The railing is a piece of glass and is very short. Looking from there towards the Erhai Lake, the sea is blue and there are a few white clouds floating in the blue sky. Looking to both sides, the Erhai Lake is surrounded by the very magnificent Cangshan Mountain, which is like a barrier. It's so spectacular!

[Looking at Erhai Lake from the hotel room terrace]

[Small terrace in the room, fish flying on the shallow bottom]

Afterwards, we had dinner at a Duangongzi restaurant in the ancient city of Dali. The interior design of Duangongzi restaurant was very unique: brush paintings and calligraphy characters were hung on the wall, and a zither was placed on the stairs, which was very charming.

[Guzheng from Duan Gongzi Restaurant]

Early the next morning, we started our self-driving journey around the Erhai Lake.

On the self-driving Erhai Road, we saw various scenery. The scenery in front of us was really amazing. It was really:

There is no wind in Shangguan in Dali, but flowers in Xiaguan in Dali are seen.

It is the snow on Cangshan Mountain in front of me, and I admire the moon on Erhai Lake at night.

Drive straight along the road and reach the foot of Cangshan Mountain. It's a good one:

The wind at Xiaguan is roaring, and the flowers at Shangguan are smiling.

Cangshan Mountain in the distance is green, and Erhai Lake nearby is clear.

On the way around the Erhai Lake, we entered the Butterfly Spring Scenic Area. Just entering Butterfly Spring, there are five dragon heads. The one in the middle is the largest, the two dragon heads leaning against it are of medium size, and the two dragon heads on the side are the smallest. They each pour out a clear spring from their mouths. Walking up the path, there is a pool called "Butterfly Spring". The water in the pool is green and green, like a piece of jade quietly placed there. A tall tree is standing in the Butterfly Spring, with all its trunks and roots. It is extremely clear. But see that:

Butterfly spring water is green and the roots are clear.

The dragon's head surges in the clear spring, and you can wash your hands with good luck.

[Five Dragons Pond]

[Butterfly Spring]

After the rain and the sky became clear, we continued to drive around the Erhai Lake, passed Shuanglang Town, and arrived at the commanding heights of the eastern line of the Erhai Lake. There were various photo props: transparent "Sky Chair";"Sky Ring" hanging in the sky ";" Sky Ladder "to the sky;" Sky Mirror "to reflect the sky; and diagonal square" Sky Frame ".

I used every Internet celebrity photo prop: sit on the sky chair, put my feet at the top, face the sky, gently put my hair down, face the ground, and then grab the frame with both hands; sit on the sky ring, put your feet down naturally, put your hands on the ring, and look into the distance; climb the sky ladder, sit on the edge of the ladder, with your feet hanging down, and stare at the sky; Standing on the mirror of the sky, I did various difficult movements, such as splitting horizontal forks, splitting vertical forks, shoulder-elbow handstands to open horizontal forks, moving side legs and back legs; entering the frame of the sky, I held the rectangle with both hands. Long, right feet in front and left feet in front of me climbed the width of the rectangle, and my body leaned back slightly. The frame of the sky was originally crooked, and there was an artistic feeling when photographed.

[Mirror of the Sky]

[Frame of the Sky]

[Sky Chair]

[Sky Staircase]

As it was getting late, we returned to the B & B to rest. Sitting on the small terrace, listening to the sea breeze and eating barbecue, it was so comfortable!

[Love between Sea and Sky, my favorite small terrace]

Before leaving Dali, we drove to the Third Pagoda of Chongsheng Temple. There were several temples behind the Third Pagoda. I took a quick look at the Buddha statues in the temples.

Then we came to the lake in front of the three towers of Chongsheng Temple, where the three towers were reflected in the lake. We rented a Bai costume by the lake. Look at how it looks:

There is a circle of white on the high hat, and the red flowers on the hat are really colorful.

The tassel on the brim of the hat is placed on the shoulders, and a circle of golden light shines under the hat.

The red collar and yellow edge are shining with gold, and the red flowers on your clothes come to welcome the spring.

The white sleeves and the red clothes are so delicate, and the gold rims on the sleeves must not be missing.

Golden-rimmed red gauze flows in the wind, and gold and red beads are inlaid on the sleeves.

There is a circle of gold shining around the hem of the dress, and gold stripes are embroidered on the dress.

The red base is brighter, and the small jewelry is blue, red, purple and green.

The white dress is so beautiful, with bright red and yellow edges.

Dali is so beautiful, but it has to leave eventually. Today, I will go to Lijiang. Dali! I would stay again!

--Diandian started writing on July 3, 2020 on the bank of Erhai Lake in Dali, and completed it on July 5 in the ancient city of Shuhe in Lijiang.

[I dressed in national costume in front of the three towers]

Lijiang Chapter

At noon, my parents and I drove from the ancient city of Dali to Lijiang. There are many horse farms in Lashihai, not far from Lijiang, and the Youyou Ancient Road Horse Farm is the most distinctive one. Riding horses on the ancient tea-horse road in the mountains is an unforgettable event: the groom led three horses, one black and two brown, and all three horses were very strong. A group of three of us, pedaled, stepped on the back of the horse, and put on the saddle. The sound of hooves sounded and we set off.

I rode on the winding mountain road, enjoying the beautiful scenery. The trees nearby are lush and lush, and the mountains in the distance are majestic. It is really:

Walking on the mountain road, the trees are green.

The mountains in the distance are majestic, and white clouds are floating in the sky.

Riding on horseback, I felt the breeze in the mountains and felt very comfortable.

The groom enthusiastically told us the riding skills, which made me ride more freely. When going uphill, my body leaned forward; when going downhill, my body leaned back. It's so happy to have people united as one! Walking on horseback along the long tea-horse ancient road, accompanied by the ringing of horse bells, my thoughts drifted further into the tea-horse ancient road...

[Tea Horse Ancient Road]

After riding the horse, we came to the pink capital in the Youyou Ancient Road Racecourse. There was pink everywhere. Taking photos here was a little special, but unfortunately it was not my thing.

[Pink Empire]

[Pink Empire]

[Pink Empire]

Leaving the ancient road, we rushed to Shuhe Ancient Town and stayed at the Lisan B & B. This B & B is very unique. There is a small bridge and flowing water in front of the house. The courtyard is full of spring and autumn, and the room is antique.

[Room balcony of Lizan Inn in Shuhe Ancient Town (Lijiang Art Club Store)]

The next day, we drove to the Yulong Snow Mountain Scenic Area. Along the way, you can clearly see the Yulong Snow Mountain that runs straight into the sky. It is covered with white snow and is very spectacular!

Entering the scenic spot, we took the scenic bus and arrived at the lower station of the cableway on the Yulong Snow Mountain. We put on our assault jackets, entered the cableway, and climbed all the way. The scenery in front of us changed from a lush forest to a year-round snowfall. This is really amazing! Standing from the cableway at an altitude of 4506 meters, I continued to climb up the plank road along the Yulong Snow Mountain. At first, I could only see the Yulong Snow Mountain in the smoke and a little snow. As we went up, the wind became stronger and stronger. I hurriedly put on my hat to block the wind. We climbed up against the wind. There was more and more snow. It was a glacier that never melted all year round. The entire Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is white, which makes people feel relaxed and happy! I finally reached the highest observation deck at an altitude of 4680 meters. Although I was panting, I felt a great sense of accomplishment! Standing on the top of the mountain and looking down, the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is really spectacular! Look at what it looks like:

The snowy mountain plank road is steep and shows scenery on both sides.

Snow is piled on the mountain, and clouds and mist surround the mountain edge.

[Yulong Snow Mountain Cableway]

[The jade dragon is looming]

[Hiking Climbing]

[Climb the 4680-meter highest viewing platform on the Yulong Snow Mountain]

Our family was so excited that we took off our short sleeves in the strong wind and stood in front of the sign with the words 4680 meters written on it.

After going down the mountain, we had lunch at KFC and walked to the highest open-air theater-Impression Lijiang Real Theater.

Entering the theater, it was really spectacular:

There is a big red wall in front of us and a big dance venue below the stage.

When you look up, you see the blue sky, and when you turn around, you see the snow.

The "Impression of Lijiang" performance lasted for an hour, which really stunned me. There are poems to prove it:

People of all ethnic groups gathered together, the Han, Zhuang and Naxi.

Miao, Tibetan and Yi people have multiple dances on one stage.

Strong men ride horses and run on walls, black horses and brown horses.

Running on the red wall is really cool, and people from all ethnic groups come to dance.

Drinking, singing, playing drums, and performing on stage is really hard.

The performances are really exciting and the stage shines brightly!

[Impression of Lijiang]

After watching the performance, we took the scenic bus to Blue Moon Valley.

As soon as I arrived at the Blue Moon Valley, a blue lake came into my eyes. What a blue moon lake with green waves! Walking in and seeing that the lake was extremely clear! This beautiful lake water comes from the Baishui River. The reason why it is called Baishui River is because when it rains, the lake water will turn milky white. This is because there is something like lime powder deposited at the bottom of the lake. Whenever it rains, rainwater will break up the powder. When the white powder is evenly distributed in the lake, it will turn milky white.

[Blue Moon Valley]

[Blue Moon Valley]

After leaving Lanyue Valley, we returned to the ancient town and went to a restaurant called Xiaoguo Fan for dinner. We sat in the landscape seat by the window, overlooking the streets, rivers, and willows of the ancient town, which was amazing. After dinner, I also went for a walk in Shuhe Ancient Town. It was very comfortable with the breeze blowing and the sunset shining! We bought a set of national costumes here. It's a good one:

The red and yellow collar is very handsome, with a row of buckles underneath the collar.

Small pieces of black are used as the base, and red flowers are embroidered for the most gorgeous.

Rose red half-sleeves with red flowers and blue background.

The red flower has two gold strips on the top and bottom, and black on the bottom.

A few red flowers are inlaid on the armsides, making the green leaves more beautiful.

Wear purple flowers and green leaves, with a small pink border next to it.

A small rose red skirt, green, yellow, red and orange pieces.

Green, purple, yellow, green, purple, each with five small hair balls.

The bells under the fur ball rang, jingling, jingling.

Finish with blue edges and embroidered with red flowers. It's so beautiful!

In the early morning of the third day, the first ray of sunshine shone on the ancient town. On the quiet stone road, there was a Wuhan girl wearing national costumes. She said goodbye to Zhonghe Ancient Town in Buren and said goodbye to Lijiang...

--Diandian started writing in the ancient city of Shuhe in Lijiang on July 5, 2020, and was completed on July 7 by the shores of Lugu Lake.

[Shuhe Ancient Town in the morning]

[Shuhe Ancient Town in the morning]

[Shuhe Ancient Town in the morning]

Lugu Lake

My parents and I drove from Lijiang to Lugu Lake. There were winding mountain roads along the road, passing through the world-famous Jinsha River. The Jinsha River is the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in China and runs between the three provinces of Sichuan, Tibet and Yunnan. The drainage area is 502,000 square kilometers. Looking at the Jinsha River with yellow waves, I seemed to see the spectacular scene when the Central Red Army all crossed the Jinsha River in 1953.

[Jinsha River]

Appreciating the spectacular scenery and listening to the wind in my ears, I unknowingly arrived at the Lugu Lake Scenic Area. As soon as I entered the scenic area, I looked down from the mountain and saw a large area of sparkling lake water coming into my eyes. If my parents hadn't said that I would go to the hotel first, I would have run to the lake first to appreciate the beauty of Lugu Lake. Fortunately, we quickly completed the formalities at "Shili·Pan Honeymoon Dawn in Mosuo" and immediately went to Luoshui Wharf. We walked to the lake, and the lake was crystal clear. Then we went to the ticket office, bought tickets, and got on the ship.

Then he rowed the boat and we set sail. When it is closer to the shore, the lake is crystal clear, and even the stones under the lake can be seen clearly. Sitting on the bow of the ship and looking into the distance, mountains surround Lugu Lake, which reflects blue sky, white clouds and mountains and rivers. Looking down at Lugu Lake, it is really green. When the water is shallow, it is green green and green, and when the water is deep, it is dark green.

When the boat rowed to the middle of the lake, we began to circle Riewby Island. When the boat reached the west side of Riewby Island, we looked right and saw Riewby Island like a big crocodile. Later, when the boat reached the north side of Liwupi Island, looking left, the mountains and rivers on the other side of Sichuan were like a turtle. After circling the island, we returned to Luoshui Wharf along the road.

[Pig trough boat]

[Pig trough boat]

Walking along the lake, we arrived at a restaurant called "Mosuo Flame Barbecue" for dinner. The barbecue here can be roasted by yourself, and the boss also enthusiastically told us the techniques of roasting, which makes the barbecue more delicious: tofu should be roasted for a while longer, until one side is greasy and then turned; pork belly should be roasted until both sides are slightly withered; Mosuo barbecue should be roasted until red and crispy. What impressed me the most was the process of roasting the eggplant: first gently draw a knife on an eggplant, then peel the skin open to expose the yellow eggplant meat, put the eggplant on the barbecue stove, and then add side dishes to it. It will be ready to eat in a while.

After the barbecue, we went back to the B & B to rest.

The next morning, we started our journey around the lake. We started from Daluo Water Village. The scenery along the way was very beautiful, including the Ligge Peninsula in Yunnan, Lovers Beach in Sichuan, Caohai, etc. The ones that impressed me the most were Lovers Beach and Caohai.

My mother and I climbed on the left rear tire, grabbed the roof, sat on it, put on a beautiful posse, and looked at the lake from the roof. It was so beautiful!

Continue driving and reach Caohai. The Caohai is not a sea, but is full of grass, just like the sea. What a green sea.

After circling the lake, we circled the lake again because there was no data recorded. This year, I have entered Sichuan twice!

[Yunnan Luoshui Lovers Beach]

[Rigg Peninsula]

[Sichuan Libai Lovers Beach]

[Sichuan Libai Lovers Beach]

[Yunnan Luoshui Lovers Beach]

[Caohai]

After we surrounded the lake, we returned to the hotel and sat on the small balcony and had a barbecue. It was so comfortable!

The next day was the last day of this journey. We walked along the lake and reached the beach on the south side of Lugu Lake. I practiced floating water there. At first, my stone fell with a plop. Later, my father told me that when floating water, I should find flat flat stones, and the speed should be fast. According to my father's guidance, I have greatly improved my floating water. Now I have made 10 floating water, and I can succeed once. We continued to walk around the lake and returned to the B & B.

[Picking up stone slices]

[Waterfall]

Tomorrow, I will leave Yunnan and return to my hometown, Wuhan.

--Diandian was written on the shores of Lugu Lake from July 7 to 9, 2020.

The Father of the South of Caiyun (Author: Diandian Dad)

Day01:2020/7/3--South of Colorful Clouds (Love between Sea and Sky + Ancient City of Dali)

At 16:00 pm, flight MU9736 from Wuhan to Dali slowly landed on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, and our trip to Yunnan officially kicked off. Dali is the capital of Nanzhao State in the Tang Dynasty and Dali State in the Song Dynasty. It has a long history and splendid culture. Master Jin Yong's martial arts novels give Dali a mysterious and fantasy color. Dali is beautiful and beautiful, here we are.

Drive from the airport along Huanhai West Road to the "Love of Sea and Sky" on the bank of Erhai Lake. Through the car window, my daughter looked curiously at everything in front of her. On the left side is Cangshan Mountain, surrounded by clouds and clouds, like a natural barrier, towering and majestic; on the right side is the Erhai Lake with vast blue waves, like a huge jade held by mountains. Shining brightly; the sky in front of me stretches from Cangshan to Erhai Lake, spreading from west to east, from deep to shallow, from dark to bright, and from thick to clear.

After traveling for about 30 minutes, we turned from Huanhai West Road to a rural road. Every household flowed with water, every household grew flowers, red willows, and gurgling water everywhere. The villages along the Erhai Lake are quiet, peaceful and beautiful. The B & Bs along the Erhai Lake have broad views and beautiful scenery."Love between Sea and Sky" is one with the most cultural atmosphere and lifestyle. After checking in, we walked into Room 303 with Sea View. The warm bed under the Qingsaruo tent came into view. The strange-looking hot spring tub was dotted next to it. The large floor-to-ceiling window extended our view to the terrace and Erhai Lake outside the window. Above the Erhai Lake, auspicious clouds are reflected in the water; the blue sky after the rain is the same color as the sea. My daughter rushed to the terrace with joy. Around the wooden terrace, there were flowers and fish flying on the shallow bottom. Lean back leisurely on the deck chair on the terrace, and wherever you can see, you are sparkling and connecting the sky and the sky. It is a love between the sky and the sky; the flower beds on the terrace are so red that they are lovable, it is a garden sea view.

The evening sun caressed the Erhai Lake and the mountains in front of you. The soft light and beautiful scenery greeted my daughter and wife to take photos on the terrace. I walked inside and outside the hotel. There were stacks of thick English books on the bookshelves in the book bar on the second floor of the hotel; there were tea rooms and dining bars on the first floor of the hotel, allowing guests to enjoy fruits, yogurt and tea for free; In front of the hotel is a pedestrian road around the sea. With the sea breeze blowing, I walked around the sea and hummed the interlude "Go to Dali" from the movie "In Full Heart", I also became a literary middle-aged man. In the inn on Huanhai West Road,"Love of Sea and Sky" creatively connects the room with the Erhai Lake and the blue sky through the terrace, without any barriers, even a piece of clear glass. Later, I learned that the owner and wife of the hotel were returnees from overseas studies in the United States, and the design of the hotel was created by a California designer.

[Terrace of Room 303 of Haitian Love Garden Seaview Hotel (Erhai Flagship Store)]

[Love between Sea and Sky is Endless]

[Love between Sea and Sky is Endless]

[Haitian Love Book Bar]

[Haitian Love Tea Room]

Love between Sea and Sky is not far from the ancient city of Dali. Dali Duan Gongzi Tianlong Babu Characteristic Experience Store is located in the ancient city and has become well-known on the Internet. We drove ten minutes to the ancient city. I didn't expect cars to walk along the stone road and continue to move forward among the people. The ancient city of Dali under the sunset is ancient. There are many shops on the street, but there is not too much noise. I enjoy the tranquility. I parked the car at Gongzi Duan in Dali, and my wife and daughter were already queuing up at the door. Even in Dali during the tourist recovery period, there are already many diners waiting for dinner at the door, and we are one of them. In my spare time, my wife and daughter took a group photo with the theme of "Eight Dragons of the Dragon" in front of the door. The Six Pulse Divine Sword and Eight Dragons of the Dragon showed their martial arts feelings.

The waiting time was not long, and the waiter guided us to the second floor for dinner. Guzheng and pipa decorate the restaurant, and brushes and precious fans decorate the dining table. If you come here to eat and think you are just here to experience a feeling, you are wrong. Try Duan's Hidden Dragon Jumping Water Fish, Bai's Pepper Chicken, and Aquatic Poplar Flowers, taste soak Luda, aftertaste tea, and rose enzyme. What is stimulated is the taste buds, and what is cultivated is the mood.

Duan's Hidden Dragon Jumping Water Fish carried out the last process right under our noses. Put the hot pebbles and Erhai fish meat into the prepared soup. Zila, Zila ~ The soup boiled and the aroma overflowed. The fish meat is tender and smooth, and the soup is sour and spicy. Bai Zanthoxylum chicken is large in quantity and has sufficient meat. The chicken is neither firewood nor greasy, and it is full of the aroma of Zanthoxylum bungeanum. It takes one bite after another until you can't stop eating it. Paoluda is sweet and beautiful, the aftertaste tea fills the tip of the tongue, and the rose enzyme intoxicates the heart!

[Gongzi Duan's red-clad female hero]

[Mr. Duan's Recipe]

[Gongzi Duan's Bai Zanthoxylum Chicken]

[Young Master Duan: Duan Family Hidden Dragon Jumping Water Fish]

[Gongzi Duan's Paoluda]

After dinner, we walked along the streets of the ancient city. The sky was full and the moon was high high. She sometimes hid in the clouds shyly, and sometimes hung openly in the night sky. My daughter excitedly recited the text you had learned "Walking on the Moon" with me: "The moon is rising! Rising from the Erhai Lake. Have you been washed in the Erhai Lake? The moon is so bright and the moonlight is so soft, illuminating the high Diancang Mountain, the big green trees at the head of the village, and also the roads and paths between the villages..."

Presumably this bright moon also rose from the Erhai Lake! We returned to the small terrace of Love in the Sky and looked at the white jade plate in the sky and the Erhai Moon in the water.

Our family Friday, July 3, 2020

Room 303 of Haitian Love Garden Seaview Hotel, Dali City, Yunnan Province

Day02:2020/7/4--South of Caiyun (Ring Erhai + Butterfly Spring)

I don't know when it started, Dali has become one of the most popular places for backpackers. Is it because it is the "Peach Blossom Land" in Jianghu legends, or is it because of the movie called "Heart Flowers on the Road", or is it derived from Dali's own legend of "flowers and snow". In any case, it is indeed a rare experience to have a focused circle by the Erhai Lake and embrace this group of flawless jade stones in the mountains.

After enjoying the exquisite breakfast of Love between Sea and Sky, our family of three drove off and drove around the Erhai Lake for a total of 130 kilometers. Along the coastline, follow the route of "Love of the Sea and Sky-Haizue Park-Xizhou Ancient Town-Huadian Spring-Shuanglang-Dig Color-Xiaoputuo-Haidong Town-Dali Ancient City--Love of the Sea and Sky" slowly unfolds.

[Breakfast for Love between Sea and Sky]

Traveling on Huanhai West Road, Diancang Mountain on the left side is shrouded in clouds and mist. The snow on Cangshan Mountain could not be seen. We turned our attention to the Erhai Lake on the right. This is a beautiful plateau lake, long and narrow from north to south. The clean and transparent sea surface is like a blue sea, in the same color as the blue sky.

After 20 kilometers, we came to Haizue Park, which went deep into the Erhai Lake from width to width, like a tongue, hence the name Haizue. Haishue Park was closed due to construction, and its periphery is still picturesque. Green willows are shaded along the coast, and the sea surface is sparkling. A light rain came unexpectedly, and circles of shy ripples bloomed on the sea. In the rain, we accidentally came to the deepest part of the Erhai Lake.

[Haishue Park]

[Haishue Park]

Xizhou Ancient Town is located 18 kilometers north of Dali Ancient City, not far from Haishue Park, bordering Erhai Lake in the east and Cangshan Mountain in the west. We drove on the stone road in the ancient town and got in close contact with it in the rain. It has the most preserved and best Bai residential buildings. These houses are generally divided into four forms: "two rooms and one ear","three squares and one illuminated wall","four in five courtyards", and "six contracts for spring". Its buildings are magnificent and magnificent with carved beams and painted buildings, overlapping arches, and curved cornices. The colorful paintings on the gate buildings, light walls and gable walls are decorated in a colorful manner, fully reflecting the architectural talent and artistic creativity of the Bai people. The ancient town of Xizhou still has its charm and cultural heritage. In the current drizzle, it quietly hides into the depths of the years.

Leaving the ancient town, we followed the western line of Erhai Lake all the way north to Huadian Spring. The weather is not good, and the rain is getting heavier and heavier; the vehicles are not strong, and the tires begin to slip. I carefully drove the Tiguan car to the parking lot of the scenic spot. The heavy rain blurred the windows. I called XX to rent a car and asked to replace it with a similar model (new vehicle, new tires, delivered as soon as possible). The car rental company immediately arranged for staff to come and deliver the car. Instead of waiting anxiously, we might as well calm down and adjust our plans. We temporarily decided to go to Taoyuan Family near the scenic spot and located at Peach Blossom Wharf for lunch. This place is really where "peaches and plums do not speak, but the roots are in their own way." In the courtyard, peaches and plums are blooming, and grapes and vines cover the sky. We sat at the stone table in the courtyard garden, tasted the small fish and shrimp in the Erhai Lake, and ate a bite of bacon and potato braised rice. It has a unique taste.

[Taoyuan Family's Stone Table]

[Taoyuan Family's Swing]

When we filled our stomachs, the sun also emerged from the white clouds after the rain and shone on the Butterfly Spring located under Yunnong Peak in Diancang Mountain, Dali. Everyone took the scenic spot sightseeing bus up to the Wulong Tuche Pool in Butterfly Spring. Spring water poured out from the mouths of the five dragon heads. Holding a handful of hands and washing hands, and luck continued; taking a sip and putting it into your mouth, you will feel refreshed. Spring water enters a square spring pool, called "Butterfly Spring". The pool water is deep and clear. A tall ancient tree lies across the spring. This is the "butterfly tree". The ancient tree is reflected in the clear spring water as clear as a mirror. Even though we have no chance to see the spectacular spectacle of thousands of colorful butterflies gathering by the spring, flying in the sky, mating with each other, hanging upside down on the trees, and hanging down on the water, the three characters "Butterfly Spring" written by Guo Moruo in 1961, have long been engraved on the stone beside the spring, still make us think. Butterfly Spring is like a transparent gem inlaid in the shade. With its unique wonders, it attracts tourists from far and near.

[Butterfly Spring]

Down the steps is Lovers Lake. Ducks float in the green water, fish fly to the shallow bottom, fountains dance, and blue sky and white clouds reflect in the lake. Before he had time to get into close contact, the XX car rental staff called. He had arrived at the Huadi Spring Scenic Area parking lot. We went down the mountain in advance, left the scenic area, and arrived at the yard. A 90% new Baowo BX7 parked next to the Tiguan car that was muddy and water-ridden. We successfully completed the car replacement procedures. Brand new tires, oversized wheels, clean body, leather interior, panoramic sunroof, one-button start, front and rear image radars, side rearview mirror collision reminders, power seats, electric trunks, Bluetooth central control, etc., it is really a great feeling when the rain is fine. As a loyal fan of the car rental company, I have become even more efficient.

[Lovers Lake]

[Lovers Lake]

Driving a brand new car, we drove around the sea. The next stop was Shuanglang Town. It welcomes the blue waves of Erhai Lake and overlooks the 19th peaks of Cangshan Mountain. It combines the essence of Canger scenery and is known as "Dali scenery is in Canger, and Canger scenery is in Shuanglang". This place really has the best sea-viewing scenery in Dali. The Shenguang of the Erhai Lake is accompanied by the continuous Cangshan Mountains. Many photography enthusiasts can capture the vast area of Canger here. The water and sky in the territory are one color, the mountains are stacked with green and the lake light and water color complement each other. The gold shuttle brocade, the double island song and the Bai market town with elegant ancient colors and rich customs are surrounded by the elegant ancient color and rich customs. Here, each step shows the scenery, each glance shows the scenery. Walking and stopping along the way, there were handsome men and beautiful women taking wedding dresses, and there was also a meal of ugly women making trouble. Perhaps this is all about the uncontrollable and self-letting under the beautiful scenery.

[Shuanglang Town]

[Shuanglang Town]

On a viewing platform not far from Nanzhao Style Island, this is the commanding height of the eastern line of Erhai Lake, with excellent scenery! Parking the car and taking a closer look, there is a wide highland for tourists to pay for photos and many Internet celebrity props: there are transparent "Sky Chairs","Sky Rings" hanging in the sky, and "Sky Ladders" leading to the sky; there are "Sky Mirrors" that reflect the sky, and diagonal square "Sky Frames". Three people paid 40 yuan to enter the venue. At this moment, her daughter began to let go.

My daughter makes full use of every Internet celebrity photo prop: sit on the chair in the sky, with your legs upside down to the sky, and your black hair hanging down on the ground, standing between the sky and the sky and in front of Cangshan Mountain; sit on the ring of the sky, your feet naturally hang down, and your hands gently stroke the ring. Wherever you can see, the Cangshan Mountain of Erhai Lake remains unchanged forever; Climb the ladder in the sky, sit quietly on the ladder, your jade feet hanging down on the sky, facing the wind of Erhai Lake, accompanied by the clouds of Cangshan Mountain, and letting go of youth; Standing on the mirror of the sky, as high as the sky, as deep as the sea, as friends with the clouds, and as company with the fish, at this moment, the Cangshan Mountain of Erhai Lake is accompanied by her daughter dancing in the dance, flying in the fog, soaring over the clouds, and roaring dragons and tigers...

[Ring of the Sky]

[Mirror of the Sky]

Traveling more than 10 kilometers from north to south along the coast of Haidong, it is a small town. The dug colored waterway here will be submerged by sea water at sunset and high tide. Next to Xiao Putuo, there are several seagulls flying. Madam found a Bai old lady to braid ribbons in her daughter's hair. The ten-year-old girl was even more radiant.

[Digging color and Xiao Putuo]

When we left the colorful town and prepared to complete the last 50-kilometer self-driving journey around the lake without stopping, God finally shed tears in reluctance, and the more we cried, the more we cried. Rain dripped on the skylight, causing her daughter to recite a poem: I didn't see the wind in Xiaguan in Dali, but I saw flowers in Shangguan in Dali. It is the snow on Cangshan Mountain in front of me, and I admire the moon on Erhai Lake at night.

In the evening, we successfully completed a 136-kilometer self-drive around the lake, sat on the small terrace of the room, and ate the delicious "fish and Bai farmhouse dishes" barbecue. I looked at the deep lake and the bleak horizon in the evening, and my thoughts were like rain on the sea, flying in the wind.

We were fortunate enough to travel around the Erhai Lake with our family in the summer of the Year of Gengzi, looking at Cangshan Mountain from afar and the Erhai Lake closer. The next time we come to Dali, the capital of love, we will definitely appreciate the scenery of Dali again.

Just as there is a cloud in the book--

"Wind, Flower, Snow and Moon" are the four major landscapes of Dali, namely: Xiaguan Wind, Shangguan Flowers, Cangshan Snow, and Erhai Moon.

Wind: Xiaguan is a mountain pass and the main source of wind between Cang and Ershan. Walking on the streets of Xiaguan, the wind blows up your clothes, creating a lively and elegant scene;

Flowers: Shangguan is an open grassland, covered with flowers and colorful flowers. They are called "Shangguan Flowers";

Snow: The 19th peaks of Cangshan Mountain are covered with snow all year round and covered with silver makeup. They are called "Cangshan Snow";

Month: Whenever the wind and the sun are shining, when you approach the shore of the Erhai Lake, a jade mirror hangs high in the sky. A bright moon in the water is floating with the waves in the sea. The moonlight in the Erhai Lake is amazing.

Our family Saturday, July 4, 2020

Room 303 of Haitian Love Garden Seaview Hotel, Dali City, Yunnan Province

[Glance of Erhai Lake]

[Glance of Erhai Lake]

[Sunset at Erhai Lake]

[Record around Erhai Lake-136 kilometers]

Day03:2020/7/5--South of Caiyun (Chongsheng Temple Santa Lashi Sea Tea and Horse Ancient Road)

Some scenery is always accidentally encountered, let alone touched. This kind of fate adds a lot to the originally dull journey.

Today's itinerary was originally to leave Dali and head to Lijiang. We just want to find a random attraction before leaving. The three pagodas of Chongsheng Temple come into our vision because they are close to the love of sea and sky. The sun was rising, we checked out too early, and we drove for more than 10 minutes to the Three Towers Cultural Tourism Area of Chongsheng Temple with the fruits and yogurt donated by Haitian Love. The three pagodas are located in the northern suburbs of the ancient city of Dali, at the foot of the Cangshan Mountains, integrating Canger scenery, cultural relics and historic sites, Buddhist culture, and leisure and vacation.

We respect the temples and Buddha statues and dare not profane them or approach them. Take a battery car and come to the middle of the mountain. Even though it is impossible to climb the Wanghai Tower (closed for maintenance), standing on the Cangshan Stone here and overlooking the Erhai Lake water, the magnificent scenery is clear to your eyes, and the heroic feeling is clear to you. Walking down the steps, you pass through Guanyin Pavilion, Daxiong Hall, Guanyin Hall, Maitreya Hall, and Tianwang Hall. When your mother meets a Buddha, she worships a Buddha, and when she meets a Bodhisattva makes a wish, you also follow. The lady made a devout wish, and her young daughter followed jokingly.

[Guanyin Hall overlooks the entire Erhai Lake]

We turned from the magnificent stone steps to the quiet path. The moss on the roadside is green, and the garden is full of green trees. It is cool and refreshing, with warblers singing and birds singing. Inadvertently, we strolled leisurely to the Juying Pool next to the Nanzhao Jianji Bell, and saw the three towers reflected in the pool. The three towers in the mountain and the three towers in the water complement each other, forming a tripod with a unified layout, harmonious shape and seamless integration. We forgot the couplets on the walls of the Bai people's houses in the park, the marble stele pavilions where poems were carved, the Yangbo pavilions in the water, and the various camellia, Burmese and osmanthus in the park. We couldn't help but focus on the three pagodas in the water. The blue sky and clouds caressed the pool water and bathed in it.

The water is green as jade, crystal clear, calm and flat as a mirror, and the reflection of the three towers is clear. The wife chose a Bai costume for her daughter and took photos in front of the pool water reflected in the three pagodas. The truth is: "The red flower coat is lined with gold rims, and the white clouds surround the skirt and the pool is clear. Luo sha dances with gold, and the three towers reflect the tranquility of the jade girl." The daughter dressed in Bai costumes and the three pagodas add luster to each other, making them the most beautiful scenery at the moment. My wife was leisurely and lingered. I looked back at Cangshan and imagined what a beautiful scenery it would be under the clear sky, with the snow scenery of Cangshan and the three towers reflected in the lake together. Of course, the painting must include golden wings dressed in Bai costumes, calm, leisurely, fresh and refined.

[The main tower of the three towers of Chongsheng Temple]

[The three towers of Chongsheng Temple are reflected in the lake water]

After leaving the third towers, it was already noon. Go to the ancient city of Dali for lunch and have a mushroom soup pot. The mushroom soup pot in this store is mouth-watering, and the name of this store is unforgettable-I will wait for you in Dali.

[The name of literature and art remains unchanged]

To get to Lijiang, you have to travel about 180 kilometers on the Dali Expressway. At two o'clock in the afternoon, we officially set off. Although the scenery along the way is not as beautiful as the Linla Highway, it is also picturesque. The trees on the roadside flashed behind the window, and I listened to the song and drove; my daughter lay on the airbed in the back row and fell asleep sprawled out, accumulating energy; my wife looked at the navigation and checked the map, and suggested going to Lijiang. Before going to the Youyou Ancient Road Racecourse in Lashihai, where you can visit the Internet celebrity check-in spot "Pink Empire".

According to the guidance of navigation, get off the highway, pass the village, and go up the hillside. The Youyou Ancient Road Racecourse appears between the mountains, where you can ride horses, eat meals, and take photos on Internet celebrities. Riding horses is something you look forward to, let alone on the ancient tea-horse road. "There is the Silk Road in the north and the Ancient Tea and Horse Road in the south." The Ancient Tea-Horse Road, a channel that once played an important role in the breeding and development of the Chinese nation like the Silk Road, has gradually been lost in the dust of history with the cleansing of modern civilization. However, its history and value will always shine brightly, making us latecomers eager to meet and follow.

The groom brought three Dian horses, and the reins of the rear horse were connected to the saddle of the front horse. The three of us mounted our horses one after another, forming a small caravan. My daughter feels very good when riding a horse. She is united with horses and horses, and she is elegant and free. Maybe she didn't realize that this is not an ordinary horse farm or an ordinary mountain road. It is an ancient tea-horse road that has experienced thousands of years of wind and frost. The bells of our horses fluttered in the Lashi Sea, and our laughter echoed in the mountains and forests of the plateau. Riding on the muddy and winding tea-horse ancient road in the mountains, we breathed the fresh air of nature, looked up at the auspicious clouds in the blue sky, and quietly listened to the chirping of birds in the forest. All this could not conceal the dust of the tea-horse ancient road. As we rode on the ancient tea-horse road, I seemed to see an ancient caravan, carrying the wheel of time, rolling over the bumps of time, following the rhythm of life, winding into a historical trajectory, writing an ancient legend.

[The ancient tea-horse road is long]

[The ancient tea-horse road is long]

[Reminiscent of the Tea Horse Ancient Road]

Compared with the natural scenery and horse riding excitement, my daughter has no interest in the pink empire where Internet celebrities check in. Such aesthetics and preferences are what I like to see. That's good. After riding the horse, I took a few simple photos at Internet celebrity sites and rushed to Shuhe Ancient Town in Lijiang.

[Pink Empire]

[Pink Empire]

[Pink Empire]

[Pink Empire]

In the evening, in the drizzle, we arrived at the parking lot of Shuhe Ancient Town. Xiaokang from the Lisman Art Club drove an electric tricycle to help us carry our luggage. The misty rain wetted the bluestone boards and intoxicated the pedestrians. Small bridges and flowing rivers, and green willows and flowers in the ancient town, it is an unspeakable tranquility and ease. The Ritzman Art Club is simple and warm. Our family room is located in Room 06, Spring Courtyard on the third floor. The small balcony draws our attention to the flowers, plants, ponds and fish in the courtyard. The area is not large, but the scenery is infinite. Pick an early morning and I will go down and have a good look.

[Courtyard of Rizman Inn (Lijiang Art Club Store)]

With a slight adjustment, we went to Naxi Huotang in the ancient town to taste the ribs hot pot. The raging flames burned in the stove, and the poor bit jumped with heat. Sweating like rain, his face turned red, and he would rather eat less than escape. The lively and hustle of the bar street can be seen along the way, which does not seem to be the most realistic appearance of Shuhe Ancient Town. Most places in the ancient town, like the rivers and streams in the ancient town, burst out with pure vitality in silence.

[Naxi Huotang]

Late at night, my daughter fell asleep! I looked at the bright moon outside the window and wanted to tell her: Dear baby, the moon in Shuhe Ancient Town is also very bright!

Our family will be Sunday, July 5, 2020

In Spring Courtyard 06, Lizan Inn, Shuhe Ancient Town, Lijiang City, Yunnan Province

[The full moon in Lijiang]

Day04:2020/7/6--South of Caiyun (Jade Dragon Snow Mountain + Impression Lijiang + Blue Moon Valley)

In the early morning, the fish belly in the east is white, and the full moon hangs high in the west. I didn't see the sunrise on the balcony of the inn, but I saw the setting of the moon. My wife and daughter are still sleeping. I walked around the ancient town alone with my camera. I stepped on the smooth stone road and listened to the sound of gurgling water. The entire ancient town is still sleeping, so quiet that it makes people love it. What a real thing: the plateau water town is not in name, with small bridges, flowing water, and willow pavilions. The moonlight is quiet and the rising sun is warm.

[Moon sets]

[Glance of Shuhe Ancient Town]

[Glance of Shuhe Ancient Town]

Yulong Snow Mountain Scenic Area is a 30-minute drive from Shuhe Ancient Town. Bathed in the early morning sun, we drove there. On the road, you can see the towering Yulong Snow Mountain in front of you on the left. This is a sacred mountain that has never been conquered. The snow-covered peaks are arranged from north to south into thirteen peaks. Against the blue sky, it is like a jade dragon flying in the sky.

Near the scenic spot, staff check the health code by the road and simultaneously sell tickets (medical staff are free of charge). It is very convenient to register and purchase tickets. We go straight to the P6 parking lot near Ganhaizi and Impression Theater, and take the scenic bus westward for 5 kilometers to the Xueshan Cableway Station at an altitude of 3356 meters. In the morning, without waiting in line, we entered the cable car and began to ride through the clouds. At first, when the clouds and clouds were pushed aside, there was a dense virgin forest at our feet; further up, bare black and white stones seized our view; when we approached the cableway station, the main peak of the snowy mountain had already displayed the Millennium Glacier above the 4600-meter snow line in the clouds and clouds. The Yulong Cableway has a total length of 2914 meters. After a vertical climb of 1150 meters, we came to the Snow Mountain Observation Platform at an altitude of 4506 meters.

Adjusting our breathing and not stopping, we continued to climb up the plank road. The whistling mountain wind messed up my daughter's long hair, blushed her little face, and also blew open the last veil of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. The jade dragon suddenly appeared. There were several moments when the sky was as blue as water, and there were no clouds in thousands of miles. The peaks seemed to have been washed by jade liquid. The crystal snow shone brightly and dazzled, with the brilliance of "the white snow is as ancient and modern as it is, and the universe is lost and the sky is lost." After more than 30 minutes of high-altitude hiking and climbing, the three of us climbed the 4680-meter highest observation platform. The Jade Dragon Peak stood before our eyes and the Millennium Glacier spread under our feet. In the ice and snow of summer, we cheer and we jump. My daughter wrote a poem: The snowy mountain and plank road are steep, showing scenery on both sides. Snow is piled on the mountains, and clouds surround the horizon. In the summer of the Year of Gengzi, her 10-year-old daughter climbed the 4680-meter highest observation deck of the Yulong Snow Mountain. In front of the stone tablet of "Yulong Snow Mountain 4680", she left a precious photo-the three of us in short sleeves, looking confidently into the distance in the sun, behind them are the glaciers of the Yulong Snow Mountain that have not been melted for thousands of years.

[Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and White Clouds Flying]

[Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and White Clouds Flying]

[Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and White Clouds Flying]

[The family wears short sleeves on the 4680-meter highest observation deck on the Yulong Snow Mountain]

If the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain was created by gods, the performance of "Impression of Lijiang" was created by humans. After coming down from the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and having lunch at KFC, we arrived at the "Impression Lijiang" Theater early and waited to watch the performance at 13:30. This is the second time I have watched this performance in the highest-altitude open-air theater. At that time, we were not even born. "Impression of Lijiang" takes the snowy mountains as the background, draws on the aura of heaven and earth, takes the culmination of nature, uses folk culture as the carrier, and uses large-scale freehand brushwork to make life real and shocking in the world's highest performance venue at an altitude of 3100 meters., so close to everyone.

The one-hour performance is divided into six parts: "Ancient Road Horse Gang","Double Wine Snow Mountain","Heaven and Earth","Dance and Dance Song","Inspiration and Sacrifice to Heaven" and "Praying Ceremony".

(1) Ancient Road Horse Gang. Running on the red roof is like a shocking reappearance of "the bell ringing from the mountains and the caravan coming" on the ancient tea-horse road six hundred years ago. The saddle dance shows the heroic color of the men of the Horse Gang, and the basket dance shows the great maternal feelings of Naxi women who work hard and complain.

(2) To Jiuxue Mountain. Friends are here, drink! Friends are gone, drink! Drinking when you are happy, drinking when you are unhappy! This group of hot-blooded men at the foot of the snowy mountains have wild pride and childlike happiness.

(3) Heaven and earth. This is a paradise for couples, and this is the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Lijiang is known as the capital of martyrdom, and the touching legend of the Yulong Third Kingdom has been recorded in the Dongba Sutra.

(4) Play and dance songs. This is a nation that lives happily forever. Ethnic minorities sing when they speak and dance when they walk.

(5) Encourage and worship heaven. The Naxi people are the sons of heaven, and the Naxi people are the brothers of nature.

(6) Praying ceremony. This is a magical place. Ask heaven and earth to agree, ask earth to agree... Please cross your hands and place them on your forehead, so that your eyes can be far away. Facing the sky, put your hands together, spread your arms, hold them high above your head, and make the wish in your heart. Standing in front of this magical Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, we earnestly pray for you who come from all directions, pray that heaven will fulfill your wish and bless you. We are here piously praying for you, waiting for you to come again.

[Impression of Lijiang]

We left our good wishes in the impression of Lijiang. Coming out of the theater, we took the scenic bus and headed for Blue Moon Valley. The ice and snow of the Yulong Snow Mountain melt into river water and pass through a valley at the eastern foot of the snow mountain. Because the moon is reflected in the blue lake water against the blue sky, and because the blue moon valley in "The Lost Horizon" written by British writer Hilton is similar to this. Hence the name "Blue Moon Valley". This place, which is very similar to Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong, is backed by the looming Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. The Jade Dragon Snow Peak and white clouds fly, and the Blue Moon Lake are as green as jade. A place with excellent scenery and a popular place for photography. My daughter is fascinated by the beautiful scenery of Blue Moon Valley and the origin of Baishui River. The various lake waves in the Lanyue Valley are connected by the Baishui River with a long flow of clear springs. Because the river bed and terraces are composed of white marble, carboniferous stone fragments and powder, they are grayish-white, the clear spring flows through the upper reaches of the stone and is also white, named "Baishui River" because of its color. Before leaving the Blue Moon Valley, she stirred the lime fragments by the lake with a tree branch with great interest, and the clear lake water turned into a magical milky white.

[Blue Moon Lake is as green as jade]

[Blue Moon Lake is as green as jade]

[Blue Moon Lake is as green as jade]

[Blue Moon Lake is as green as jade]

At dusk, it is time to say goodbye to the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and the Blue Moon Valley. Back to Shuhe Ancient Town, go to "Small Pot Rice. Sit down in the landscape seat on the second floor of "Yunnan Folk Style Restaurant", listen to the full singing of the bar singer, and try braised black goat, Dongba grilled fish, iron plate wrapped soy tofu, and small pot rice. This feeling is very Lijiang.

[Landscape Position of Xiaoguo Rice]

[Braised black goat with small pot rice, Dongba grilled fish, iron plate wrapped tofu]

After dinner, take a walk on the streets of the ancient town and stroll around the ethnic clothing store. The wife and daughter each bought a set of ethnic costumes and everyone made an appointment: tomorrow morning, wearing ethnic costumes, leave a beautiful memory on the stone road in the ancient town.

Our family Monday, July 6, 2020

In Spring Courtyard 06, Lizan Inn, Shuhe Ancient Town, Lijiang City, Yunnan Province

Day05:2020/7/7--South of Caiyun (Shuhe Ancient Town in the morning + Pig Trough Boat in Lugu Lake)

At dawn, the ancient town slept quietly without pedestrians. Her daughter, dressed in a rose-red national short dress, wrapped in a blanket, and wearing slippers, walked on the mottled stone road in the ancient town, sat quietly next to the gurgling stream, and shuttled through the alleys with lanterns hanging high. The wife used her camera to freeze these long memories.

[Shuhe Ancient Town in the morning]

[Shuhe Ancient Town in the morning]

[Shuhe Ancient Town in the morning]

[Shuhe Ancient Town in the morning]

[Shuhe Ancient Town in the morning]

The east is about to dawn, so don't say that you can go early. Visiting ancient towns is young, and the scenery is unique this morning! My daughter and the ancient town set off and add color to each other, leaving each other the best memories. After breakfast, my daughter waved goodbye to Shuhe Ancient Town. We were going to Lugu Lake, the pearl of the plateau at the junction of Sichuan and Yunnan.

It is a 180-kilometer mountain road and a journey of more than 4 hours. I have no worries. My wife and I only need to show the courage and prudence we had when driving in Xizang. We travel from Lijiang to Lugu Lake via the Lining Highway and the Ninglu Highway. The scenery along the way is endless. The Lining Highway runs through a plateau with an altitude of more than 2,000 meters. The 18th Lining Bend near the Jinsha River Gorge is the most magnificent. The Lining Highway is inlaid on cliffs, and the Jinsha River gushed out of the canyon, carrying sand and yellow waves, flowing thousands of miles.

[Eighteen Bends of Jinsha River and Lining]

At two o'clock in the afternoon, we came to the entrance of the Lugu Lake Scenic Area jointly administered by Ninglang County, Yunnan Province and Yanyuan County, Sichuan Province. Before entering the scenic area, you can already see picturesque mountains surrounding the blue waves of Lugu Lake. After buying tickets to enter the scenic spot, we couldn't care about staying too much. We followed the navigation and followed the mountain road to Shi Lili's Pan-Honeymoon on the shores of Lugu Lake and settled down. Looking out from the balcony of the hotel, the lake is endless; if you walk by the lake, the lake is crystal clear. The floating poplar flowers on the lake are dotted with the clear water. The blue sky reflects and white clouds project. It is so beautiful here.

[A glimpse of the balcony just caught my daughter writing travel notes in front of the computer]

Along the lake, we came to the Luoshui Pier, 700 meters away from the hotel, and took the rowing pig trough boat of the Mosuo tribe's Gonggong and Gongpo to Liwubi Island in the center of the lake. A cool wind blew on the lake, stirring the long hair of my daughter and wife. The boat walked near Riewby Island. Under the transparent lake water, rocks were clearly visible. I leaned down and took a sip of the lake water to drink, which was as sweet as a mountain spring. Go around the island, passing between the crocodile's mouth and the turtle. This is the boundary line between the two provinces of Yunnan and Sichuan on Lugu Lake. The crocodile's mouth belongs to Yunnan, while the turtle son belongs to Sichuan. Listening to the ancient stories of men and women told by Gong Gong, it happened between the picturesque scenery and wonderful lakes and mountains. There are an ancient group of Mosuo people living here who continue the characteristics of the matriarchal clan. The unique marriage method of men not marrying women but leaving in the morning, and the natural and simple folk customs have covered this ancient home with a mysterious and beautiful color. Lugu Lake is also known as the magical Eastern Daughter Country.

[Luoshui Wharf]

[Luoshui Wharf]

[Self-portrait on the boat]

[The dividing line between Yunnan and Sichuan-Sichuan on the left is Sichuan on the right is Yunnan]

[Lugu Lake on Riwubi Island is crystal clear]

Lugu Lake, with beautiful mountains and rivers, not only has beautiful scenery, but also delicious food. There is mouth-watering Mosuo barbecue here. Without lunch, we had lunch and dinner at the Mosuo Flame Barbecue near Luoshui Wharf. The three of us gathered around a table-type carbon oven and roasted it in real and fake manner. Haha, the craftsmanship is good. The pork belly is tender on the outside, the Mosuo roast meat is full of meaty taste, the tofu with wrapped pulp is good, the potato slices are lingering, and the aroma of garlic-scented eggplant is overflowing.

[Mosuo Flame Barbecue]

After a full meal, with the afterglow of the sunset, we drove back to the Lugu Lake Observation Deck at the entrance of the scenic area. Here we could have a full view of the scenery of Lugu Lake in Sichuan and Yunnan provinces. The lakes and mountains were beautiful and beautiful. The rain was coming and the wind blew on us and it was chilly. We didn't dare to stay too long and drove back to the hotel.

[Glance of Lugu Lake Observation Deck]

[A glimpse of the Lugu Lake Observation Deck and the rain are coming]

Heavy rain arrived as scheduled. On this night, rainwater dripped on the mirror-like surface of Lugu Lake.

Our family Tuesday, July 7, 2020

Shi Lili Pan Honeymoon Xiaozhu Room 8207, Luoshuixia Village, Yongning Township, Ninglang Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan Province

Day06:2020/7/8--South of Caiyun (self-driving around Lugu Lake)

In one day, I circled the lake twice, entering Sichuan twice from Yunnan, and returning to Yunnan twice from Sichuan. This is the magical Lugu Lake, this is the crazy us. Before coming to Yunnan, we knew that due to epidemic prevention policies, hotels in Sichuan do not accept Hubei tourists on the shores of Lugu Lake, while hotels in Yunnan are more rational and tolerant. Tourists in low-risk areas can stay with the green code of Yunnan Province. Lugu Lake surrounds the lake for about 50 kilometers a week. Half of the roads and lakes around the lake are in Sichuan. We have no idea whether we can successfully circle the lake. We can only take a step and watch attitude and circle the lake if we can. If we can't circle the lake, we can go back the same way.

At three o'clock in the sun, we set out from the hotel and walked clockwise around the lake. After walking for a while, we arrived at Lovers Beach. There are two Lovers Beach in Lugu Lake, one is Luoshui Lovers Beach in Yunnan, and the other is Libai Lovers Beach in Sichuan. This is the Luoshui River in Yunnan Province. The stone beaches are in contact with the water surface. The lake water is extremely clear. The calm lake surface is like a mirror, with water-borne poplar flowers floating; the blue sky is like washing, with auspicious clouds floating. Our family wears red parent-child costumes to add color to the lake light and the mountains and rivers at the water's edge. As for coming here again in the afternoon, I found water snakes in the water, which will be a story later. Before that, you can't wait to hug every side of the water here.

[Luoshui Lovers Beach]

After coming out of Lovers 'Beach, continue to drive around the mountain road, up and down the mountain, and come to the Ligge Peninsula on the northwest side of the lake. It sits quietly under the Gum Goddess Mountain (not open due to the epidemic), with houses distributed on lakes and peninsulas. Its unique geographical location makes Ligg have lakes and mountains different from other villages. The small Ligg Peninsula is popular with tourists. This is the perfect location for a vacation in Lugu Lake. Willow trees are surrounded by trees, rocky beaches enter the water, gentle waves, green mountains and white clouds, and pig troughs and boats reflect in the water, welcoming visitors from far away.

[Scenery of Ligg Peninsula]

[Ligg Peninsula has beautiful mountains and clear waters]

Coming from the Rigg Peninsula is a mountain road that is difficult to travel due to construction. Even so, it does not affect us to find a quiet earth and stone path on the high mountains of Nisai Village and overlook the Lugu Lake. Although the white clouds are thick enough to cover the blue sky, they cannot block the clear lake water and lush mountains and rivers.

Walking along the difficult mountain road, we left Yunnan and entered Sichuan for the first time. Moving forward, we came to the ten mile sandy bank of Wakua Lake Bay, which is Libai Lovers Beach. Above the stone beach, there is better sunshine and open vision. There are various pig trough boats scattered in the lake, and ducks floating past in the water. I simply parked the car on the beach by the lake, and my wife and daughter sat on the roof of the car and looked at the lake. You can have a panoramic view of green mountains, lakes, green trees, and stone beaches. Of course, the unique aquatic poplar flowers of Lugu Lake are indispensable. Not afraid of white clouds blocking the blue sky, only people are in Lovers Beach. Even if she was speechless, she was gentle. The love poems written by nature here are imbued with the scenery and full of flavor.

[Libai Lovers Beach]

[Libai Lovers Beach-Photo taken with BX7]

[Libai Lovers Beach]

It was already noon when we left Lovers Beach. We left the lake along Provincial Highway 307 and passed through Lugu Lake Town. There were many Sichuan restaurants along the stone road. We didn't dare to stop. We went directly to Caohai and Walking Wedding Bridge, which both natural scenery and cultural scenery. Here, tourist buses and tour groups began to appear. In the parking lot, a Mosuo grandmother tied ribbons for her wife and daughter's hair. I looked at this magical place by the Caohai. The water in Lugu Lake is very blue and clear, but the Caohai connected to it is a different scenery. The water is covered with grass and reeds. A walking marriage bridge connects the two sides of Caohai and also divides Caohai into two. In this green water located on the northeast corner of Lugu Lake, a group of waterbirds brush across the water and burrow into the reeds. Occasionally Mosuo girls in red and white dresses appear among them, and melodious folk songs echo in the sea of grass.

[Caohai]

[Walking Wedding Bridge and Caohai]

Caohai has infinite scenery, but it is not your favorite. The story of the wedding bridge is long, but it is a world that the three of us cannot understand. Putting away our erratic thoughts, we continued to drive around the lake. In the lakes and mountains, we expanded from the mountains to Sichuan and from Lang to Yunnan, completing the first return from Sichuan to Yunnan.

Not long after, we followed the road around the lake and returned to Luoshui's Shi Lili's honeymoon. The hotel owner changed the room on the third floor based on our request yesterday. If you want to see thousands of miles away, you will reach a higher level. Room 303 has a wide view, bringing the entire Lugu Lake and Riwubi Island to your eyes. Room 303 is the best view in the hotel.

[View of Lugu Lake in Room 303 with a better view]

Take a nap at the hotel. At three o'clock in the afternoon, our daughter and wife changed into national costumes and we began our second trip around the lake. First, take a look at the scenery of Lugu Lake in the afternoon, and secondly, use mobile phone software to record the trajectory around the lake. I already know the route around Lugu Lake. The first stop is Luoshui Lovers Beach.

The mountain rain is about to come, and the lake water seems to have become a little turbid. My daughter happily posed in the water, and I found that there seemed to be a water snake fishing in troubled waters swimming from the shoal to the deep water. I told her there was a water snake, but she thought I was playing "Wolf is coming", and she disagreed. When she saw the stone-colored water snake lurking back to the shore, she was so scared that she quickly escaped from the water and away from the lake.

[Afternoon at Lovers Beach in Luoshui, Yunnan]

[Afternoon at Lovers Beach in Luoshui, Yunnan]

Lugu Lake is not big, and we have not stayed too much at the scenic spots we have visited before. But there is really a viewing pearl-the Mosuo Home Observation Deck. Here we enjoyed the blue sky and white clouds and enjoyed the lakes and mountains. At that moment, we were happy and beautiful! Driving around the lake, we once again went from Yunnan to Sichuan and from Sichuan to Yunnan, reliving the beautiful scenery along the way and enjoying the sweet time!

[Mosuo Home]

[Mosuo Home]

51.97km, in two hours, we completed the beautiful closed loop of self-driving around Lugu Lake for the second time. The beautiful Lugu Lake is picturesque. The most beautiful thing here is not Goddess Bay or the walking wedding bridge on Caohai, but the pig trough boat at Luoshui Wharf, Lovers Beach in Libai, and the crescent moon in front of the hotel.

[Record around Lugu Lake-52 kilometers]

In the evening, soft natural light shone on the lake in front of the hotel. My daughter sat on the curved moon on the bank. Coupled with my wife's superb P picture skills, the scene was like the moonlight goddess sitting on the moon, while the curved moon floated on the lake, like a dream. Back at the hotel, the three of us sat at the round table on the balcony, watching the distant mountains and lake water darken little by little. We drank beer, cola, and ate Mosuo flames barbecue, marking a pleasant end to this beautiful day.

[Moon on Lugu Lake]

[Moon on Lugu Lake]

[Girl from Lugu Lake]

[Feelings of Lugu Lake]

[Dinner at Lugu Lake]

After dinner, my daughter sat in front of the computer with great interest and continued to write travel notes about her trip to Yunnan. She beats notes like notes, depicts the beautiful scenery in the south of the colorful clouds, and writes her own chapter.

Our family Wednesday, July 8, 2020

Shi Lili Pan Honeymoon Xiaozhu Room 8303, Luoshuixia Village, Yongning Township, Ninglang Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan Province

Day07:2020/7/9--South of Caiyun (Walking on Lugu Lake + Waterskiing)

Quiet is a major feature of Hugu Lake. This may be due to the eager embrace of the surrounding mountains, or because the mountain breeze here is already quiet, there are not many waves on the lake, the bank is tortuous and has many bays, and there are many stone beaches where you can play in the water.

[Stone Beach of Lugu Lake]

We slept early in the morning until we woke up naturally. We stretched, had breakfast, walked out of the hotel, and walked on the stone road by the lake. Clouds and clouds wrap around the distant mountains and rivers, and water-like poplar flowers kiss the mirror-like lake water. When the water is clear, there are no fish, which is not true in Lugu Lake. The water is crystal clear and transparent small fish swim between the water and grass. I picked up a thin piece of stone on the stone beach and splashed it on the water. The piece of stone streaked across the lake, causing ripples, which aroused my daughter's great interest. Along the way, she lowered her head to find stone chips and bent down to float the water.

Along the way, the stone bank is two feet higher than the lake surface, and there are aquatic poplar flowers near the water, which is not conducive to water skiing. We decided to take photos next to the green willows and red flowers, swing around in the rocking chair by the lake, stop and go, and we came to the stone beach of Luoshui Wharf. Here, my daughter practices floating water with great interest. Perhaps it was because of the wrong posture or because of lack of strength, she rarely succeeded in throwing water. When the water drift finally jumped twice on the lake, she cheered and was very excited.

[Flower Red for Walking on Lugu Lake]

[Waterwheel for Walking on Lugu Lake]

[Green Willow Walking on Lugu Lake]

[Willow Green Walking on Lugu Lake]

[Rocking chair for a stroll in Lugu Lake]

[Walking on Lugu Lake]

[Walking on Lugu Lake]

At noon, taste the steamed stone pot fish at the banquet hall. After the epidemic, the tourism industry has become bleak, as can be seen from the traffic of this five-star hotel. We are the only diners at our table. The simple boss selected a three-pound fresh fish from Lugu Lake. After cleaning it up, he put the whole fish into a steam stone pot, put various seasonings, cover it, turn on the steam, and for an hourglass (About 5 minutes), the delicious steam stone pot fish has already smelled delicious. We ate with great interest. The fish soup was fresh, the fish meat was tender and white, and various mushrooms added a lot of flavor to the stone pot. Delicious stone pot fish, beautiful Lugu Lake.

[Steamed Stone Pot Fish]

[Steamed Stone Pot Fish]

In the afternoon, I listened to the rain in my room, read Journey to the West, and took a big nap.

In the evening, we competed in throwing stones on the rocky beach where the drizzle had just stopped, and we came to the lake to throw water under the gentle breeze and drizzle. Dear baby, do you still remember? You made a 4-point float here. In the rain, circles of ripples on the lake merge into the drizzle of Lugu Lake.

Lugu Lake is such a place, hidden among the mountains, attracting people from all directions. Some people set off from Chengdu, and we drove here from Lijiang. I know that Lugu Lake has been engraved in our hearts: Lugu Lake is located at the junction of the most beautiful southwest of Sichuan Province and Lijiang City in Yunnan. It is a lake between the two provinces. It is 2690 meters above sea level, with an average water depth of 45 meters, and a deepest point of 93 meters. The water quality here is very good and can be drunk almost directly. The transparency is as high as 11 meters and the maximum visibility is 12 meters. It is the largest freshwater lake in Sichuan and the highest lake in Yunnan.

[Throwing stones while walking in Lugu Lake]

[Walking in the rain on Lugu Lake]

At night, we ate late snacks on the balcony and quietly listened to the murmuring words of Lugu Lake. The moon is like water, shining on the sparkling lake. The cool wind blows from the lake, accompanied by the singing of the bar, telling our nostalgia and reluctance...

Our family Thursday, July 9, 2020

Shi Lili Pan Honeymoon Xiaozhu Room 8303, Luoshuixia Village, Yongning Township, Ninglang Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan Province

[Quiet and beautiful Lugu Lake]

[I will wait for you at Lugu Lake]

Day08:2020/7/10--South of Colorful Clouds (Beautiful Yunnan, goodbye!)

South of the colorful clouds is the direction of my heart. Every day in Yunnan, we enjoy the scenery of nature.

Beautiful Lijiang, people are on the road. This time we are leaving Lugu Lake, Lijiang, and Yunnan. The memories are endless.

At 10:30 in the morning, we drove back to Lijiang from Lugu Lake. The scenery along the way is infinitely beautiful. The Lugu Lake is still clear, the Eighteen Bends of Lining are still thrilling, and the Jinshan River is still surging. The wheels rolled forward. In more than four hours, Lijiang was approaching and the snowy mountains were approaching. We knew that the time to bid farewell to Yunnan was getting closer and closer.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, we returned the car smoothly at XX Car Rental (Sanyi Airport Store), checked for the boarding pass at the airport, and we came to Dicos for lunch and dinner. While eating chicken wings, my daughter read "Journey to the West" with high spirits. I was thinking, did Tang Sanzang pass through Yunnan on his way to Buddhist scriptures? If so, which places in Yunnan did he pass through?

The restaurant music sounded, and the familiar melody came in my ears--

South of the colorful clouds, the direction of my heart;

The peacock flies away, and the memories are long;

Jade Dragon Snow Mountain shines with silver light;

Beautiful Lijiang, people are on the road;

South of the colorful clouds, the place to return;

The fragrance of the past, fluttering in the wind;

Beside the Butterfly Spring, singing is flowing;

On the shores of Lugu Lake, my heart is still rippling.

Even if this melodious song rings thousands of times, without exception, I will look to the southwest of the motherland. Here is Yunnan, which I love, and here are our beautiful memories.

When Flight 8L9823 from Lijiang to Wuhan slowly took off, we waved goodbye to Yunnan together--

Every day here, we enjoy the gifts of nature, sunshine, lake water, snowy mountains, blue sky, and white clouds;

Every day here, we enjoy the kindness of Yunnan people, with respect, acceptance, smiles, enthusiasm and sincerity;

Standing on the soil of Yunnan, we become clear, transparent, and pure in our eyes. We find that life is so real and beautiful. Why don't we be grateful for life?

Standing on the soil of Yunnan, Wuhan people have stayed away from the trouble of covering their faces with masks and washed away the anxiety of nucleic acid testing. Isn't this the favor given by nature? Isn't this the kindness given by the people of Yunnan?

Thank you for meeting, thank you!

Goodbye, South of Colorful Clouds!

Goodbye, Beautiful Yunnan!

Our family Friday, July 10, 2020

Flight 8L9823