I once stayed in Kunming for a month. At that time, I had just graduated from college and went to Kunming for employment training. Also because of "One Meter of Sunshine", my best friend and I went to Lijiang for an "affair" when I was young. So, who hasn't been to Yunnan when he was young? Yunnan, such a large tourist city, still has a swarm of people rushing forward every year to pursue the so-called "cleansing the soul and returning to oneself."

I will never take the time and spend money to travel to Yunnan again, unless I set foot in Yunnan again on a business trip like these times in June 2019, took time off to visit my old place again, returned to the place where I checked in when I was young, and walked over. The road I have traveled, looking at the scenery I have seen in the past, of course, I also want to say something big truth and make a big inventory.

Here is an introduction to the four-city tour of Yunnan:

[Zhaotong Chapter]

This is the first time I have heard of Zhaotong, Yunnan. As a result, people around me said, Zhaotong takes the summer vacation, Zhaotong apples, don't you know? I... I only learned about Zhaotong, Yunnan after I visited it. It is known as the "Autumn City" because it is a famous summer city. At the same time, Zhaotong is still the "hometown of apples". Zhaotong's "ugly apples" are famous for their delicious taste. So this time, I went to Zhaotong for a weekend summer vacation in July in the hottest Chongqing. It turns out that Zhaotong is not only cool, but also beautiful mountains in the scenic area. The urban construction is also very complete. It is a very livable city.

Dashanbao Black-necked Crane Nature Reserve

Departure: Yuzhong District, Chongqing-Zhaotong City, Yunnan
Method: Self-driving
One-way: 500 kilometers (about 6-7 hours) toll 305 yuan/one-way
Tickets: Dashanbao: 98 yuan/Che Long's Family Temple: 10 yuan/person
Friday: Drive to Zhaotong and stay at Jiangshan Hotel Zhaotong at night view and eat Zhaotong kebabs at night
Saturday: Long's Family Temple in Dashanbao Black-necked Crane Nature Reserve
Sunday: Zhaotong Museum Return to Wanghai Park
There is no turning back the entire journey!

Accommodation and night view in Zhaotong City

Zhaotong City is more than 500 kilometers away from Chongqing and is one of the popular cities for Chongqing citizens to choose a summer vacation destination. Chongqing citizens generally choose to drive there by car, and the driving time is about 6-7 hours. At the same time, Chongqing also has direct flights to Zhaotong, which can reach Zhaotong in 1.5 hours.

We chose Jiangshan Hotel this time, which is located in the center of the city, especially close to the barbecue street where you can eat the famous Zhaotong kebabs. It is less than 1000 meters away and is relatively cost-effective.

The room was clean and spacious.

Breakfast is also very diverse.

On the 23rd floor of Jiangshan Hotel, there is also a top-floor cafe, as well as entertainment venues such as foot baths, health care, and chess and card rooms.

I also gave me two perfectly sealed peaches on the last night. I like it.

The entire city construction of Zhaotong looks very "atmospheric". The road is very spacious, especially the night view, which impressed me.

Moreover, inland people, especially Yunnan citizens, have a yearning for and obsession with the sea. All lakes and rivers are collectively called "seas", so artificial beaches will be built along the "sea", and many children dig sand on the "seaside" beach (river beach). Play. This is true for Kunming, and so is Zhaotong.

This river-crossing bridge in Zhaotong is very creative. It was formerly a dam and transformed into a bridge.

There is also a musical fountain on the river.

Walking on the bridge, you can see what the dam looked like. The water surface is divided into different heights on both sides because of this former dam. It's cool.

Now this dam will no longer cross the ship. It has new vitality after planting water plants.

The entire bridge deck is made of white tiles and looks very advanced.

There are also sculptures of the old man standing on this side of the bridge, which is very interesting.

Zhaotong--Dashanbao

Recommendation index: five stars
When you come to Zhaotong, the first scenic spot you need to visit is naturally the Dashanbao Black-necked Crane Nature Reserve. Because it is a nature reserve, it retains a good original ecology, so its spectacular degree is shocking. It is divided into four attractions: Jigong Mountain, Xianrentian, Tiaodun Lake and Dahaizi.

Especially the clouds of clouds in Dashanbao make people feel like they are in the sky:

Dashanbao is an hour's drive from Zhaotong City, with an altitude of 3,100 - 3,140 meters, and an average annual temperature of 6.2℃. So remember to wear more when you go to Dashan Bao.

We were very lucky. We encountered rain and sun when we went to Dashanbao that day, so the changeable weather gave Dashanbao a multi-layered beauty. Surrounded by clouds, blue skies and white clouds, I feel like 1 day =2 different scenery mountains.

As the wintering habitat of the black-necked crane, a national first-level protected animal, Dashanbao attracts photographers from all over the world to take photos and scientific and technological workers to investigate and study every year, including Qiao Qi, Chairman of the International Crane Foundation. The "Northeast Yunnan Black-necked Crane Winter Expedition Team" sent by Aqibo also entered Dashanbao.

In 1990, Zhaotong City established the Dashanbao Black-necked Crane Nature Reserve. Among the 5554 known black-necked cranes in the world, the population currently inhabits in Dashanbao has reached more than 1000.

Although I didn't catch the arrival of the black-necked crane from Dashanbao when I came in July, the sea of clouds in Dashanbao really beautiful me.

Of course, the famous story is the black-necked cranes 'loyalty to love: the black-necked cranes practice "monogamy" throughout their lives. If one of the black-necked cranes dies in an accident, the other will die for love. They will fly high into the sky, then fall from the sky and break their necks to death. Such a "lifetime" also makes Dashanbao known as a "journey of loyalty."

Dashanbao can give tourists different seasonal scenery in different seasons. July to August every year is the best season for Dashanbao tourism.

At the same time, Dashanbao is the best place for wingsuit flight enthusiasts. Every year, wingsuit flight challengers from home and abroad come here for championships and flight experiences.

In Dashanbao, the most classic thing is to enjoy the vast view brought by Jigong Mountain with a vertical drop of 2600 meters.

One of my favorite places in Dashanbao is the Jigong Mountain Grand Canyon, where the view is extremely wide.

Jigong Mountain stands alone and proudly among the clouds, giving a feeling of independence.

The buckwheat flowers, oats, and fragrant grass on the mountain are piled into pieces, stacked on top of each other, and colorful, embellishing the desolate mountains into a dream-like world.

Because it is a nature reserve, the ecology is well protected. Many places look particularly primitive, with cattle and sheep grazing freely everywhere.

Therefore, Dashanbao is also a paradise for photography enthusiasts. You can capture large landscapes with different seasonal characteristics all year round.

Jigong Mountain is majestic and magnificent. It is an ideal place to view the sea of clouds and sunset. Dahaizi can watch the sunrise and black-necked cranes. Tourists can climb Jigong Mountain, where they can view the sea of clouds and watch the sunset.

Looking around in the Dashanbao Scenic Area, a standard grassland scenery will be presented in front of your eyes. A large green grassland is dotted with a few cattle and horses, and a few small lakes are scattered. It is a pity not to take a camera to record this heavenly scenery.

There are simple local residents on the mountain who sell roasted eggs and baked potatoes, which are baked with cow dung. I ate a roasted egg. It was a real native egg. It was very fragrant and delicious.

Now you can visit Dashanbao by taking a unified sightseeing bus at 98 yuan/person.

Reservation time: half a day or1 day

Zhaotong--Long's Family Temple

Recommendation index: four stars
In my mind, the second scenic spot on the Zhaotong list is the Long Family Temple. It was built by the last Yunnan Wang Longyun to worship his ancestors during the Republic of China. The entire building is a combination of Chinese and Western cultures and is worth taking a closer look.

The Long's Family Temple was built in 1930 and completed in 1942. It not only has a city wall, but also has Yunnan's first tennis court.

There are many ancestral halls in Yunnan, but the architectural design concept of the Long Family Temple is very unique. The architectural concept of integrating the east and the west can be seen everywhere.

The main body consists of two major buildings: ancestral halls and houses, and has ancillary facilities such as gatehouses, granaries, crescent ponds, gardens, watchtowers, tennis courts, city walls, and moat.

As soon as the ancestral hall enters the courtyard, the tall triple water-style lighting wall is one of the largest and best-preserved buildings in Zhaotong.

The exquisite wood carving structure and unique stone carving craftsmanship are worth observing carefully.

In addition to the place where they live, large families also have ancestral halls. Ancestral halls are places where Confucianism sacrifices ancestors or sages.

The ancestral hall has many uses, mainly for offering sacrifices to ancestors. In addition, it serves as a place for weddings, funerals, birthdays, weddings, etc. for descendants of each house.

It is worth noting that the relatives sometimes discuss important matters within the clan in the ancestral hall.

Now descendants of this "King of Yunnan" will come back here once a year.

Now you can see the life stories of the King of Yunnan, including some developments of his descendants, in the Long Family Temple.

Before Long Yun became the chairman of Yunnan Province, Lao Taijun Long had already driven west. At the end of 1928, in order to comfort his mother's spirit in heaven, Long Yun first moved his mother's coffin to the north of Xiaosongshan Mountain in Boji Bay, Zhaotong. In 1930, he chose a site to build a family temple in Huilong Bay. The purpose of the Long Family Temple built by Long Yun is to arouse the family's sense of honor, belonging and national pride through the interpretation of righteousness and filial piety, and make the family temple the family's spiritual home.

By understanding the story of Yunnan Wang Longyun, I really feel that he is still very great and is indeed a famous anti-Japanese hero.

The architectural charm of the Long's Family Temple has lasted for a long time. It is because Long Yun followed the principle of coexistence of tradition and openness that gave it a long vitality. A family shrine can bring together Chinese and Western art, ethnic minority culture, and Confucian and Taoist thoughts. Historical allusions are rich and vivid, which is a reflection of Long Yun's advanced thinking and his embrace of all rivers.

This is the floor plan of the ancestral hall:

About Long Yun's story:

Long Yun (1884 - 1962), formerly known as Dengyun, also known as Zhizhou (or Zhizhou, Zizhou), was born in Zhaotong, Yunnan, and was of the Yi nationality. Second class general of the Kuomintang Army. Graduated from Yunnan Jiangwu Hall. He served as commander of the 14th Regiment of Tang Jiyao's Department of the Yunnan Army, former enemy commander of the First Yasukuni Army, and commander of the 38th Army of the National Revolutionary Army. In 1928, he served as chairman of the Yunnan Province Government. In October 1945, Long Yun was removed from the post of chairman of Yunnan Province, and Long Yun, who had served as the "King of Yunnan" for 17 years, stepped down sadly.

The ancestral hall consists of three courtyards to form four in six courtyards, including the light wall, rolling door, passing hall, two sides, and main hall. In front of the hall, there are stone carvings of "Five Dragons Holding the Holy", and the "Long's Family Temple" written by Chen Rongchang hangs in the center; the main hall has a single eaves and a mountain style, covered with glazed tiles, and the roof is decorated with two dragons playing with treasures. The stone platform in front of the hall is decorated with fence boards and observation columns. There are plaques such as "Fengzha Maru Bear" and couplets inscribed by Zhang Taiyan and others. The hall serves as a memorial tablet for Long Yun's ancestors.

It is precisely because of such a strong historical connotation that the Long Family Temple exudes a charming brilliance.

Cherry trees brought back from abroad by descendants of Long Yun in the Long Family Temple bear fruit every year.

There is also a lotus pond, next to Yunnan's first tennis court.

The house is a traditional four-in-five patio building, including the main house, inverted seat, two sides, and towers at the east and west corners. The whole building is magnificent, with middle pillars, foundations, fan fans, bird sets, hanging bags, etc. carved with character stories, auspicious animals, grass, ancient patterns, or painted clouds, rare birds, and small landscapes, reflecting Yunnan's excellent artistic level in woodwork, stone carving, painting, etc.

The commentator said that the water is only changed once a year, but it is quite clear.

The entire Long Family Temple is surrounded by a "Little Great Wall" to form a quadrangle.

Small scene of the family temple:

Reservation time: 1.5 hours

Tickets: 10 yuan

Zhaotong--Zhaotong City Museum

Recommendation index: three stars
Understanding a city begins with understanding its history, so checking in to the museums in each city is the best way to understand the city. The exterior of the museum is composed of a large ship and a simple and elegant Chinese seal, which means carrying history and pioneering progress.

Zhaotong City Museum is the only comprehensive museum in Zhaotong City, with a collection of more than 16,000 cultural relics.

In the Zhaotong City Museum, you can learn about the development process of human civilization in Zhaotong City from ancient times to the present.

The Zhaotong City Museum was completed in 2011 and opened to the public free of charge. The museum area covers an area of 3722 square meters, a construction area of 13400 square meters, and an exhibition area of 6500 square meters.

The Zhaotong City Museum currently has more than 500 pieces (sets) of cultural relics, including 11 first-class cultural relics (sets), 10 second-class cultural relics (sets), 258 third-class cultural relics (sets), nearly 300 pieces (sets) of general cultural relics, and more than 2000 pieces (sets).

I reviewed the story of King Yunnan again here.

The Zhaotong City Museum has a total of 5 exhibition halls, including "Ancient Footnotes·Long History","Old Revolutionary Areas·Red Memory","Zhaotong of the Republic of China·Bloody Anti-Japanese War","Unity Home·National Grace" and "Brilliant Light·Talent Generation".

I didn't expect Zhaotong to have a long history. This land has a history of human activities, dating back to 50,000 - 100,000 years ago. In a cave in the northern suburbs of Zhaotong City, in 1982, an archaeological team conducted a census of cultural relics and discovered a human tooth fossil. After scientific determination, this human tooth should have been left by humans 50,000 to 10 years ago.

You can see that there are many types of ethnic minorities in Zhaotong, Yunnan. I like to read these.

I think Zhaotong should put Zhaotong apples in a museum so that everyone can understand it. It would be even more perfect.

Address: Middle Section of Zhaotong Avenue, Northern New District, Zhaoyang District, Zhaotong City

Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday from 09:00 to 17:00, and closing at 16:30.
Reservation time: 1 hour
Tickets: Free.

Zhaotong--Wanghai Park

Wanghai Park was built on the basis of Enbo Tower. The landmark building of Wanghai Park, Enbo Tower, was built in the 25th year of Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty and is known as the "Wanghai Tower".

At that time, there was an ocean here, and the building was surrounded by waves of green. Yunnan Governor Ai Xing 'a visited the building and saw that the willow trees along the gate reflected the sun and the wind, the water downstairs was rolling, and the sky was swaying. The reflections of Phoenix Mountain and the pavilions were uneven, giving the wind of a mirage, so he changed his name and titled it "Enbo Tower", which means the majesty of the emperor. During the Xianfeng period, the building was destroyed by a fire. At the end of Guangxu, Yang Lvheng raised huge sums of money to rebuild it, and added houses, corridors, pavilions, flowers and trees in front of the building, making it beautiful and beautiful. But the two trees in front of Enbo Tower survived.

At that time, I also saw old photos of Enbo Tower in the Zhaotong City Museum. Look, it was still the two trees, so domineering:

A couplet is inscribed on the door of the building: "Thousands of weather fills the east and the willows and towers meet the phoenix." Here is the reputation of the "Enbo Mirage", one of the "Eight Scenes of Zhaoyang".

It was named "Enbo Tower" and was built to thank the emperor at that time for his great grace, demonstrating that the kindness of contemporary emperors spread to places such as Zhaotong, which gave rise to the nickname Enbo Tower.

Wanghai Park was officially completed in 2010, Enbo Tower was renovated and an artificial lake was established.

It is now an urban park for people in Zhaotong City to walk and play.

Wanghai Tower was identified as a municipal cultural relic protection unit in 1983.

Address: Fenghuang foothills, Zhaotong City

Reservation time: half an hour
Tickets: Free

Zhaotong kebabs and Zhaotong apples

When you come to Zhaotong, Yunnan, you must eat Yunnan Zhaotong small kebabs. This kind of small kebabs that have become popular across the country has become the theme of the first episode of the documentary "A String of Life".

In Zhaotong, Yunnan, beef kebabs are not accepted to be ordered individually. If you want to eat them, please order 50 or 100 kebabs. Only by ordering this can it be delicious.

We chose a stylish two-story chain brand-Severn Barbecue.

In Zhaotong, there are barbecue cities of varying sizes. Eating kebabs at night in Zhaotong has become a lifestyle for locals and tourists who come to Zhaotong.

The small kebabs are grilled with selected small yellow beef kebabs and are crispy and tender. They really can't stop as soon as they start eating them.

Coupled with Yunnan Beer, the nightlife of the food stalls is very down-to-earth.

Zhaotong kebabs are eaten locally, but Zhaotong also has one food that you can pack and take home, and that is Zhaotong apples.

Zhaotong is known as the "Apple City"

Because it benefits from Zhaotong's unique sunshine and soil, Zhaotong apples are bright in color, crisp in meat, and rich in flavor. They are called hot goods on the market. Therefore, Zhaotong, the "apple city", has a history of apple planting for nearly 80 years.

The Sayu Apple Base I visited is the largest apple trading and distribution center in Southwest China. Apples from Sayu can be bought at Yonghui Supermarket in Chongqing.

Some people say that Zhaotong is an "ugly apple", but I, a person who doesn't eat apples, can't stop eating three apples in one go. So what if it is a little uglier? As long as it tastes good.

Eat and drink enough, head back home and end the 2-day Zhaotong tour.

[Kunming] Kunming-Haigeng Dam

In addition to the large number of flights from Chongqing to Kunming, it can now be reached by railway in 4 hours. Therefore, although I missed the popular Jacaranda season when I arrived in Kunming in mid-May, I was still admired by the pieces of bougainvillea. The streets and alleys of Kunming are full of bougainvillea. There are actually no interesting scenic spots in Kunming, except for the old Jinma Biji Square (shopping mall), which is also famous because seagulls come!

Of course, there were no seagulls during the season when I went. The area was open. The dam stretched straight along the Dianchi Lake for three kilometers, and the end was invisible at a glance. The dam was more than 20 meters wide, and there were no tickets. Thousands of red-billed gulls fly here from distant Siberia every winter, attracting millions of tourists to visit this spectacular sight.

Haigeng Dam is not far from Haigeng Park. In winter, countless seagulls fly here. There are many seagulls in Cuihu Park but the lake surface is not large. Haigeng Park is very windy, and they fly everywhere in the seagull season. Although we didn't come here during the seagull season, the wind was really strong and whistling.

Dianchi Lake is located in Kunming, Yunnan. It is the center of Kunming's scenic spots, Kunming's mother lake, and the largest plateau lake in Yunnan. It is known as the "Pearl of the Plateau". The dam is wide and long, and parking is easy. There are many newcomers here to shoot exterior scenes. It should be nice to come here during the seagull season. It's spacious. Without seagulls, it just looks so.

Just across the road from Haigeng Dam is a row of restaurants, mostly mid-to-high-end, so it is a good choice to come here for business meals. The restaurant has a large floor-to-ceiling window on the second floor and faces Dianchi Lake. It is in a comfortable mood and has a broad vision. The cooperation transaction rate is twice as high, hahaha. We chose the Sleeping Beauty restaurant.

It is said to be an out-and-out old shop, with every flower, grass, lanterns, etc. all showing elegance! After many years, the appearance of the restaurant has some mottled baptism of time, with climbing vines dotted the walls.

There are private rooms above the second floor. Reservations must be made in advance. They are extremely private and suitable for banquets. You can order various Yunnan specialties here.

Free buffet salads, snacks and dried rice and shrimp are provided during meals. Signature dishes include dried beef buns, milk cakes, and cold rice noodles.

This restaurant is rich in vegetation. We ordered Yunnan specialty tofu, but I really couldn't eat it.

Do you dare to eat the "insects" of the eighteen monsters in Yunnan?

Kunming--South Asian Style First Street + Stay at Wyndham Hotel

This time, I stayed in Wyndham, Kunming for a business trip. Next to the South Asian style First Street, which is actually a shopping mall. Just looking at the door, I thought I was in Southeast Asia. After entering, the shopping malls and street stores were still Chinese chain brands. But it's really beautiful to pat the door at night.

Kunming's transportation is now more convenient than before, with a subway. I remember 10 years ago, there were no subways. Subways were being built everywhere on the streets, and the roads were full of construction sites.

After all, it is a Southeast Asian style street, so this street not only has Kunming-style snacks, but also has Southeast Asian flavors. The South Asian style snack street is open from noon to late at night. The multi-bus bus will be there immediately after arriving at Fuhai Township Station.

This business trip I stayed at Kunming Colorful Yunnan Wyndham Haoting Hotel, which is 50 meters away from South Asian Style Street. I checked the price and found that it was twice as expensive as the Wyndham where I lived in Ningbo. The average price was above 945 yuan per night.

Kunming Colorful Yunnan Wyndham Grand Hotel takes about 20 yuan to Dianchi Lake and Yunnan Ethnic Village. It is very close to the surrounding food shopping malls. The entire decoration style is Wyndham's luxurious palace style as always.

The dressing room has a mirror TV and free hot milk is also provided at night.

The breakfast buffet lobby is also very atmospheric, with a wide variety of breakfast.

The porridge of purple potato porridge was purple, so I took a photo. I still prefer having breakfast at the hotel on business trips. It is convenient, hygienic, clean and healthy, plus the wide variety.

Here is a show of my nutritious breakfast, which is rich in multiple vitamins and high protein to supplement all aspects of nutrition that my body needs.

The coffee bar in the hotel lobby is also very atmospheric. This Wyndham claims to be the only platinum five-star hotel in Yunnan, but it is unknown.

This is the restaurant on the seventh floor.

You can choose fresh seafood for self-service cooking. Of course, hotel meals are expensive.

I went to the ethnic village 10 years ago, and I visited the old place again 10 years later. The entire scenic area has not changed much, but people's travel habits will change. If this goes on, the ethnic village will soon be unable to stay.

Simply put, the ethnic village is a gathering place where the social and cultural customs of 26 ethnic groups are gathered.

If you really walk the entire scenic area, it will still take quite a while, and the entire scenic area will still be very large. After all, the sea embraces the minority customs belt of 26 ethnic groups. So we decided to take an electric car. There were just six of us. The electric car master suggested that we charter the entire electric car and take us to stop and stop the entire scenic spot. The charge was 300 yuan/car = about 2 hours.

I think when I came to the ethnic village for the first time ten years ago, it was quite interesting for me, who had just graduated and lacked knowledge, and for the tourism development at that time, to be able to see the customs and characteristics of 26 ethnic groups in one scenic spot.

However, after ten years of change, the vigorous development of the tourism industry and the renewal and iteration of the tourism market, this traditional tourist attraction check-in model can no longer meet the needs of current tourism consumers.

If I want to truly understand the folk and cultural characteristics of the 26 ethnic minorities, I will choose to go to this authentic ethnic minority gathering place to understand and explore, rather than taking a quick look at it in an artificial scenic spot like this. The definition of ethnic villages is the same as Shenzhen's "Window to the World" and "Splendid China" in those days. If the big world is concentrated into a small place, it will one day be eliminated.

Just like Shenzhen's "Window to the World", we can now fly to Paris to see the real Eiffel Tower. Why do we still need to squat down and see a microscopic building that has been scaled down many, many times? Out, this way of traveling is really out!

Moreover, tickets to the ethnic village are not cheap, 90 yuan/person. Many "tour guides" at the door ask tourists if they need to explain, which seems to be 100-150 yuan per person.

In fact, ethnic villages are still very careful in hardware construction, but traditional tourism methods have been eliminated by the times.

Yunnan is indeed a large ethnic minority country, which is why it gave birth to such a scenic spot that gathers 26 ethnic minority characteristic cultures.

There are mainly villages of 26 ethnic minorities including Dai, Bai, Yi, Naxi, Wa, Bulang, Jinuo, Lahu, Tibetan, Jingpo, Hani, De 'ang, Zhuang, Miao, Shui, Nu, Mongolian, Buyi, Dulong, Susu, Pumi, Manchu, Hui, Yao, Achang, etc., ethnic song and dance halls, ethnic squares, Yunnan Ethnic Museum, laser fountains, water curtain movies and other tourist facilities.

The characteristic costumes of each ethnic group still win my heart. I remember that 10 years ago, I also changed into ethnic minority clothes in the ethnic village and took photos.

I ran to the place where I took pictures ten years ago and took pictures again.

I am born in the year of the Ox, so I took a photo in front of my zodiac sign.

The master who drove our electric car was introducing us all the way, renting an electric car = renting a small tour guide. He still put us into this ethnic minority "village" to watch the performance while there was a performance. Guess which ethnic group this is?

Which nation is this?

I watched the performance of "Walking the Blade Barefoot" again.

I originally wanted to enter this ethnic village to experience the Internet changes brought about by "Traveling Yunnan with a Mobile Phone". However, after downloading, I could only see live videos from every corner of the scenic area and discounts on tickets. I didn't feel that this smart tourism could save the scenic area from becoming obsolete.

Therefore, unless changes are made, what awaits the ethnic village is death.

[Lugu Lake]

Among the four places in Yunnan, my favorite is Lugu Lake. It is indeed beautiful and very suitable for a daze on weekends.

Lugu Lake-Overview of Transportation

Chongqing has direct flights to Lugu Lake, so it is entirely possible to take a taxi to Lugu Lake for a weekend. The flight times are also very reasonable, and the non-holiday fares are also very reasonable. The flight information is shown in the map:

After the peak period of summer vacation, round-trip should be cheaper and should not exceed 2000 yuan/person/round-trip.

This is Ninglang Lugu Lake Airport. When you arrive at the airport, it is actually nearly 30 kilometers away from Lugu Lake, so you still need to take a bus to the Lugu Lake Scenic Area. But from the moment you get off the plane, you can feel Yunnan's transparent visibility and the good mood brought by blue skies and white clouds.

Ninglang Lugu Lake Airport is actually very small. After getting off the plane, you walk from the channel to the terminal.

After picking up my luggage, there is a small counter at the exit. The only place where I can buy the only official airport express ticket at Lugu Lake Airport. Because my accommodation is in Daluoshui Village, I can take the panoramic bus for 30 yuan/person to reach my destination. There are 2 routes: Daluoshui to and from the airport: Ninglang to and from the airport.

The panoramic bus at this airport-Lugu Lake is very distinctive. You can feel the transparency of the all-glass glass from the top of your head to the left and right windows. You might think you are riding a spacecraft, looking at the scenery from 180 ° without dead corners:

After driving for about 20 kilometers, you will enter the toll gate of the entire Lugu Lake Scenic Area. Then the driver asked everyone to get off the bus and go to the window to buy tickets for Lugu Lake Scenic Area. The price is 70 yuan/person. Then, you will get on the bus and enter the gate. Only then will you officially enter Lugu Lake Scenic Area.

When circling on the mountain road, you can overlook the entire Lugu Lake from a high place. It is really beautiful, so the design of this panoramic car is very careful.

Lugu Lake--Daluoshui Village

Daluoshui Village, also known as Daluoshui, is the earliest developed village around Lugu Lake, so it is more convenient to live here.

There are many B & Bs, hotels, and inns in Daluoshui Village. Basically, the area around the lake is all accommodation and catering, and the commercial flavor is also very strong.

Daluoshui Village has relatively complete service facilities, complete shops, and many small shops selling special souvenirs. It is the first choice for many tourists to visit Lugu Lake.

But Lugu Lake is really beautiful. Maybe it was because I encountered good weather when I came to Lugu Lake for the first time. I felt that I didn't have to go anywhere. It was extremely comfortable to lie by the lake and look at this wonderful lake.

There is no need for filters at all, and a casual shot will make a blockbuster movie. Although I only stayed in Lugu Lake for less than a day this time, I was very lucky to have the best in my eyes.

Lugu Lake is the highest lake in Yunnan Province and the third largest deep-water lake in China. The Mosuo, Yi and Pumi ethnic groups mainly live around Lugu Lake.

In Lugu Lake, you can charter a car to tour around the island. There are still some attractions to visit around the lake, such as Caohai, Ligge Island, observation deck and walking wedding bridge.

There are many afternoon teas, coffee shops, B & Bs, and inns in Daluo Water Village. There are accommodation upstairs and a coffee shop downstairs.

Lugu Lake was called Lukuhaizi in ancient times, also known as Zuosuo Sea, commonly known as Lianghai. In the Naxi Mosuo language,"Lu" means ravine, and "Gu" means li, which means the lake in the ravine. The Lugu Lake Tourist Scenic Area is surrounded by high mountains, and there is a snow period of more than three months a year. Lugu Lake is regarded as the "Mother Lake" by the local Mosuo people. It is also known as the "Penglai Wonderland".

In Daluoshui Village, there are wooden houses owned by Mosuo people along the lake shore, and most of them are now transformed into hotels that can provide accommodation. In the evening, local Mosuo people will wear traditional costumes and perform songs and dances. After enjoying the folk songs and dances, you can also go to the tents set up by the lake to have a barbecue.

There is a winding gravel path by the lake of Shuishui. The Mosuo people on the roadside have converted their homes into hotels. The wooden houses lined up along the path are beautiful and distinctive. There are bars, department stores, specialty stores, etc.

You can also ride horses at Luoshui Pier.

Watching wild horses running away is also a kind of fun, hahahaha

Just walk along the lake to see Lugu Lake, and I feel really relaxed and comfortable.

There are many pig-trough boats near the lake in Daluoshui Village. Tourists can pay for boat tours and go to the two small islands on the lake.

Lugu Lake-Firewood Chicken

When you come to Lugu Lake, you must eat the local specialty-firewood chicken.

I think when I come to Lugu Lake, I can find any firewood chicken shop that tastes not too bad and is quite delicious.

The house we ate was called "Dear Firewood Chicken" near our inn.

Making firewood chicken on site is a bit like the stove my grandma cooked when she was a child.

When the fire is strong, pour the chicken and seasonal vegetables, and stir-fry them together in a large iron pot. After boiling, the firewood chicken smells so fragrant.

Under the stove is traditional firewood cooking. On the top, the chicken is turned with sauce in an iron pot with large oil, and then the steamed buns are pasted on the edge of the pot and grilled well.

The roast chicken tastes great, usually two or three people can eat half the chicken, and then it is delicious with cumin powder and other ingredients.

Come and feel this pot of chicken. Just looking at it makes me greedy again.

Highland barley Baba is also called Lijiang Baba, which is a very delicious coarse grain snack. Whether it is sweet or salty, it is very delicious when eaten hot. I believe that everyone traveling to Yunnan will not easily miss this delicious snack.

Let's have another set of beautiful photos I took in Lugu Lake. They are really pleasing to the eye.

Lugu Lake-Mosuo Folk Museum

After sleeping for one night, I was going to Lijiang at noon the next day. I was going to Caohai in the morning, but it rained heavily, so I went to the Mosuo Folk Museum near Daluo Water Village nearby.

Because this is a private museum run by Mosuo locals, the fee is 30 yuan/person. The introduction is the only museum in China that reflects the folk customs of matriarchal clan society co-founded by village villager Weng Jici Erqing and his friend Ruheng Tsering Duoji.

There are Mosuo Daughter-style flower buildings, grandma's houses, scripture halls, cultural relics museums, photo materials, and large and small exhibition halls with the theme of world intangible cultural heritage. This ticket also includes special explanations. I happened to meet 4 people who traveled together. The post-90s generation formed a small team of five people. Otherwise, I guess the staff won't want to talk about it. Hahaha.

If a local person brings it in, there is no need for a ticket. There is a performance in the climbing flower building (it is raining heavily when I go there). It is okay to learn about the cultural customs of the Xiamuo people here.

The Mosuo people are an ethnic minority living on the edge of Lugu Lake. The wooden building is their unique building. The brazier is a place for cooking at home. The bacon is placed next to the brazier and is smoked little by little over the years. The wood carvings in the wooden house are very distinctive.

The traditional two-story Mosuo wooden building is built with all-round logs, and the inner second floor has a circular overall outline.

But there is a place where you buy medicinal materials. You should be careful when you buy medicinal materials. It says that it is a family of traditional Chinese medicine and tricks you into buying Gastrodia elata, but it is artificial and said that it is wild. I heard one sentence and left, but I wasn't fooled.

Here, I learned the custom of "walking marriage".

Walking marriage is a unique way of marriage among the Mosuo ethnic minorities in Yunnan and Sichuan. The Mosuo people are matriarchal society. Except for a few who marry or hire son-in-law to increase the working population of their families, there is basically no marriage system.

Walking marriage is a way for a man and a woman to marry at her home to maintain their relationship and raise the next generation. Since women are in charge of matriarchal society, children born to them are returned to their mothers 'homes and raised. The biological father will publicly hold a banquet on the full moon to acknowledge their blood relationship. Men call their female lovers "Axia", and women call their male lovers "Azhu".

During the day, men and women rarely get along alone in Mosuo people. They only express their feelings to their loved ones by singing and dancing at parties. If a man is attracted to a woman, after making an appointment with the woman during the day, he will go to the woman's "flower building" in the middle of the night (the room of an adult woman in Mosuo, independent of her grandmother's house, or the "home house"). Traditionally, he will ride there on horseback, but he cannot enter the flower building through the main entrance. Instead, he must climb the window and hang a hat and other representative items outside the door to indicate that they are dating and ask others not to interfere. Then you have to leave before dawn, and you can leave through the main entrance at this time. If you leave after dawn or after the woman's elders get up, it will be considered rude.

In about half an hour, I left.

Address: Luoshui Village, Ninglang Yi Autonomous County, Lijiang, Yunnan

Opening hours 8:30-16:00
Price: 30 yuan/person

[Lijiang Chapter]

I took a bus from Lugu Lake to Lijiang, which takes about 3-4 hours/one way. Along the way, we also passed a scenic spot. I can't remember the name, but it was beautiful:

Lijiang--Ancient City of Lijiang

When I came to Lijiang for the second time, Lijiang Ancient Town had to charge entrance fees, which was called the ancient city maintenance fee of 50 yuan.

As soon as I entered, it was still the same big waterwheel.

There is also the same row of densely packed archways. Take the same position again.

The ancient city of Lijiang is indeed very commercial now, but it has gone a long way, all selling things, whether it is selling services or tourism products. I actually think this kind of travel method is a bit out. How can there be so many things to buy?

The geographical location of the ancient city of Lijiang is really good, coupled with the unique blue sky and white clouds of Yunnan, it really gives people a great vacation style.

The perfect combination of the right time, place and people makes Lijiang a representative of "slow life".

In the ancient city of Lijiang, there is no need to go specifically to find anything, just stroll around slowly, eat, drink, buy, and buy.

There are also many B & Bs in the Ancient City of Lijiang. Choosing to live in the Ancient City of Lijiang is another taste.

There are still some attractions in the ancient city of Lijiang that are charged separately.

This time we went to a separately charged attraction: Lion Rock.

Near the entrance of Lion Rock is an Internet celebrity check-in place. Because you can see the entire ancient city of Lijiang, many cafes have sprung up in this area. This is a panoramic view of Lijiang Ancient City taken in one of the cafes.

Because Lion Rock is the highest point of Lijiang Ancient City, you can see the whole picture of Lijiang Ancient City from this area.

It's actually not bad to sit in these coffee shops near the window, have a cup of coffee, take a panoramic view, and see the golden ancient city of Lijiang in the sun.

Ancient City of Lijiang-Lion Mountain

Lion Mountain is named after the mountain is like a sleeping lion. The ancient city buildings surround the mountain at the foot of Lion Mountain. It is the best place to enjoy the panoramic view of the ancient city of Lijiang. Tickets: 35 yuan/person.

To enter Lion Rock, you have to climb a flight of stairs to Wangulou.

Before climbing the stairs, let's take a panoramic view of Lijiang.

Because it is a fee-paying attraction, there are actually not many tourists.

Wangulou is a pavilions style five-story and five-eaves all-wood structure building.

It is a landmark building in Lijiang City. It is 33 meters high and has 16 main columns, all of which reach 22 meters high. It is the first floor of a Chinese wooden structure building with a column that is not connected to the top.

Entering the building is the highest point of Lijiang, and you can see the full view of Lijiang in all four directions from 360 degrees without dead corners.

Wangulou is the back mountain of Mufu and belongs to a part of Mufu. It is the Mu's Tusi Estate in Lijiang.

Wangu Tower is 33 meters high and symbolizes the 330,000 people of all ethnic groups in the former Lijiang Naxi Autonomous County.

There are also scenic spots such as Chongcui Pavilion and Tianchi Lake in Lion Rock Park. There are also "Sanba Forest" and "Model Worker Forest" on the south riverside, and antique gate buildings and corner eaves.

The column is 22 meters long, reflecting the folk saying that "good things come in pairs" and the custom of choosing two days for marriage.

There are 2300 auspicious patterns painted in the building, 23 stone carvings representing Lijiang, implying good weather and abundant grain yields during the farming season all year round. There are 9999 painted dragon patterns carved in the entire building, and there are 10,000 dragons in the caisson on the roof. This is the only place where thousands of dragons flourish forever, implying that Lijiang is the beautiful home of dragon descendants.

The plan of the Wangu Tower is square, with a width and depth of 18 meters. Four pairs of stone lions with different shapes and shapes are placed at the entrances on all sides.

The 16 heavenly pillars reflect the legend of nine brothers who opened the sky and seven sisters who cracked the earth in the Dongba hieroglyphs of the Naxi nationality, implying that the children of Naxi jointly create a beautiful world. The murals inside are very nice.

Wangulou is interpreted as "thousand-year-old building" in Dongba script, and it is called "Wengulun" in Naxi, which means that you can view it freely at the commanding heights. Because of its harmony, it is named "Wangulou".

To the north, you can see the Yulong Snow Mountain in the distance, the Ancient City of Lijiang at your feet, and the New City of Lijiang. To the south, you can see the Naxi villages and pastoral scenery.

I still insisted on climbing to the highest point of Wangu Tower to see the panoramic view of Lijiang at the highest point, mainly to see the Yulong Snow Mountain.

There are 6 floors in total.

Tickets: 35 yuan
Time: About 0.5-1 hour
Location: Lijiang Ancient City

Immediately after it came down, it was an Internet celebrity cafe. Because it is quite close to Lion Rock, you can certainly see the panoramic view of Lijiang.

Most Internet celebrities choose to take various concave photos on the second floor of the "First View".

Continue to walk around the ancient city of Lijiang at will.

Take a photo with the little ethnic minority beauty in the ancient city of Lijiang.

Ancient City of Lijiang--Three 2

This is a comprehensive store where I buy milk tea + tea in Lijiang. It is called--Sanqier. There are two floors on East Street, less than 100 meters into the ancient city of Lijiang.

It is built completely in accordance with the branding route, and the overall style is green. On the left side of the first floor is the operation room with beverage and West Point display cabinets. There is also a free tasting area opposite the fresh and elegant tea room. The second floor is the resting area.

The display area on the first floor is filled with neat and diverse tea products. I bought a book-shaped tea = one of the tea book series +6 packs of tea bags as gifts to others. When I bought the full amount, I also gave a beautifully packaged tea gift package (to drink it myself). The total amount was only more than 300 yuan. I can also issue an invoice and send the goods to my home. I wouldn't have to carry it home myself.

Store No. 2 also has World War II military elements and is full of characteristics.

The decoration on the second floor is biased towards a national style. The colorful draperies on the roof, characteristic chandeliers, and lazy sofa camps create a very lazy and comfortable resting space.

According to reports, this hump selection black tea is a black tea from the origin of the 3200-year-old tea ancestor ancient tree in Fengqing, Yunnan, and has a long history.

The window sill on the second floor shows a layered view of the ancient city of Lijiang.

The commercial area features a tea book series, which are in many varieties, such as Love Diary, Adam and Eve, Flying Tigers Commemorative Edition, Hell's Angels, Panda... Each tea book has its own characteristics, and it is still very affordable to give it away. The price is not a rip-off type and is acceptable.

The salesperson is very enthusiastic and patient to introduce you one by one the characteristics and prices of various packaged teas.

There are also many desserts in the store, which are relatively affordable. It is rare to see such standard branded afternoon tea beverage and dessert shops in the ancient city of Lijiang.

Consumption: 6.6-70 yuan/person

Address: No. 85 Jishan Lane, Xinyi Street, Dayan Street, Ancient City, Lijiang City (Store No. 13-15 East Street)

Ancient City of Lijiang-Dayanhua Lane

Dayanhua Lane is a scenic spot under construction in the ancient city of Lijiang.

It is an ancient alley that integrates "Yunnan characteristics, intangible cultural heritage, cultural and creative brands, and in-depth experience". It is the first tourism-themed town of Xuesong Cultural Tourism in Yunnan. Generally speaking, you can watch performances here.

It is indeed refreshing to take away the noisy, noisy and chaotic commercial phenomena in the ancient city and incorporate the pure traditional Naxi crafts, food, songs and dances, etiquette, tea ceremony, jade culture, etc. into the theme town.

You can experience the following projects in the town:

"Meeting Lijiang": The Eternal Horse Gang-Performance
"Meeting Lijiang": The Prequel to the Legend of the Horse Gang-Performance

The Long Street Banquet of "The Horse Gang Returns"
The "Eight Bowls" of the Long Street Banquet were included in the first batch of intangible cultural heritage in Lijiang City in April 2005. They reflect Lijiang's food culture and use local ingredients and processing methods. At the same time, tourists can also watch the street performances of "The Return of the Horse Gang" live, sit at the same table with the horse gang actors, enter the banquet, interact in dialogue, and experience the local folk customs.

The Gesang flowers in Yunnan are really growing so well!

The tie-dye above your head looks quite good against the blue sky.

This row of stairs is located in Lijiang Square, where a landmark Naxi archway in Dayanhua Lane is erected. It is said that in order to build this archway, top Naxi craftsmen and masters were specially hired and put in great effort to build it, just to restore the original flavor of the Naxi people.

When you come here, there is a Lijiang Eye Observation Deck. It's quite beautiful here, and you can also see the panoramic view of the lower part of Lijiang Ancient City.

Looking down at the panoramic view of the ancient city, you can see dense roofs connected into a large area, overlooking the entire ancient village of the Naxi people.

You can clearly see Wangu Tower in the distance, looking particularly beautiful surrounded by green.

Ancient City of Lijiang--Horse Ban Cuisine

The "Eight Bowls" of the Horse Gang Long Street Banquet were included in the first batch of intangible cultural heritage in Lijiang City in April 2005. They condense Lijiang's food culture and national essence. They use Lijiang's original ecological ingredients, and the processing method is original, simple and mellow.

Dayanhua Lane "Meet the Horse Gang" themed restaurant, what it does here is the authentic taste of the ancient tea-horse road.

Decorate the restaurant in the style of caravan closest to the original ecology, use the most original Yunnan ingredients as raw materials, and cook dishes in the most authentic caravan way, forming the ancient tea-horse road on the tip of the tongue.

It is understood that the chef in the restaurant is a descendant of the royal chef of the Horse Gang at that time, which subverted my previous impression that the Horse Gang dishes were just local chicken hot pot, and truly felt the flavor of the Jianghu on the Ancient Tea Horse Road.

Drink the strongest wine and eat the most authentic horseband dishes.

Mabang Cuisine Restaurant, Ancient City of Lijiang-Former Residence of Fang Guoyu

Just in the ancient city of Lijiang, there are more than 70 rooms in a key protected residential building in Wenzhi Lane, Wuyi Street. It is said that more than 1 million yuan was spent to renovate the old residence.

Relevant staff went to Kunming and Beijing, searched for many Fang Guoyu's former friends, students, relatives, and alumni, and collected a large amount of precious personal data. The entire former residence consists of eight parts: "The Road to Study, the Stubborn and Studied Home, the Fang Family, the former residence's architecture, academic achievements, social activities, condolences and memories, and the Fang Family School".

Fang Guoyu (February 15, 1903-December 24, 1983), also known as Ruicheng, was born in Lijiang, Yunnan, and of the Naxi nationality. China was a famous historian, ethnographer, philologist, linguist, local chronicle and educator in the 20th century.

In fact, I think his name is familiar, but I really can't remember who he is. It only took me 15 minutes to visit the house.

Fang Guoyu's former residence is an ancient house with a history of nearly 200 years. It is divided into upper and lower houses. Standing on the street, what comes into view is an arched gate with a fan shape at the top. On the head of the fan door is a plaque of "Fang Guoyu's Former Residence" with green characters on a white background. On the second gate ahead hangs a plaque of "Shigong Di" from the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty. The upper and lower houses are connected by channels and stone ladders, and they also form a small courtyard in the pattern of "three squares and one illuminated wall". There are small gardens built behind the east and west main buildings of each courtyard, making a small world of its own.

In the central hall of the two houses, a bronze statue of Fang Guoyu stands. There are six exhibition rooms in the courtyard, including "The Road to Learning","Family Care","Scientific Research Achievements" and "Teaching Achievements", displaying more than 200 photos and more than 120 manuscripts, monographs, pen and ink of Mr. Fang Guoyu's life and other relics.

Address: No. 32, Wuyi Street, Ancient City, Lijiang City

Type: Celebrity Former Residence
Ticket information: Free

Lijiang--Yulong Snow Mountain + Yakuping + Lanyue Valley

Generally speaking, basically all tourists choose the classic route of Yulong Snow Mountain Glacier Park + Blue Moon Valley + Watching "Impression of Lijiang"=1-day tour.

Generally speaking, most people will climb the Yulong Snow Mountain to the Glacier Park at an altitude of about 4500 meters, but we went early. In the morning before the fog dispersed, we chose to go halfway up the mountain from the Mauringping cableway. The Yulong Snow Mountain is really big.

There are also some lousy itineraries that also take the cableway to Yulong Ping. I advise everyone to be cautious when following a one-day tour. Generally, those who choose to take the cableway to take the Yaurping do not really reach the snow-capped place of Yulong Snow Mountain. There is still some distance to see Yulong Snow Mountain, and there will be no snow. In the morning, the fog is so thick that the Yulong Snow Mountain will only show its sharp head.

You can feel the dense fog on the mountain from the cableway. I spent 30 yuan/person to rent a down jacket before getting on the cableway. It turned out that Yamaoping was actually not high and cold at all, and there was no need to rent down jackets. You could just wear long sleeves yourself.

Sure enough, when I reached the mountain, it was white and I didn't know what was ahead.

There is a temple in Yamauping, but no tickets are required. Merits are voluntary.

Yauping is a newly developed scenic spot. Because the altitude here is higher than Yunshanping, it has more scenery of alpine meadows. You can see the peak of Yulong Snow Mountain in Yauping.

Because it is located at a high altitude of 3,600 - 3,800 meters, people with high altitude rebels still need to pay attention to mountain reactions.

Except for small wild flowers, the most thing on the ground is cow dung. Cattle dung is everywhere, and it is indeed a yak pasture.

After the fog cleared and the sun came out, the Yakuping was still beautiful.

The peak of the Yulong Snow Mountain appeared.

In the past, you could ride on horseback in Yaunping. A few years ago, all snack bars and riding spots in the tourism rectification were cancelled (now there is only one place to buy snacks and snacks in the lounge). Therefore, after visiting Yaunping and getting off the cable car, you can only walk along the wooden plank road. Enjoy the beautiful scenery of alpine meadows and Yulong Snow Mountains.

The Yamaoping cableway is also called the middle cableway. It has a total length of 1200 meters and a vertical height difference of 360 meters. You can take the cableway to the upper station Yamaoping, which is 3700 meters above sea level.

When I was a child, I saw the scene of cattle and sheep blowing low in the wind and grass. This is a typical meadow ranch with alpine and snowy scenery as a background.

It is also the summer ranch of Tibetan herdsmen at the foot of the mountain. Every year in spring, summer and autumn, they drive their cattle and sheep to the mountains, and they also live in summer huts here.

I suddenly had the illusion of being in Switzerland, hahaha, except for the smell of cow dung that reminded me that I was in a yak flat.

Few people come to this attraction now. They all go to Glacier Park.

When I went down the cableway, I saw everything in front of me, and the sky cleared up.

But I didn't see a yak.

The Glacier Park Cableway Ticket Office, as well as the Snow Mountain Market, supermarkets, restaurants including the Snow Mountain Market (outdoor), and watching "Impression of Lijiang" are all in the same place, in a plain area at the foot of the Yulong Snow Mountain.

We had small hot pot in one of the restaurants.

There is also KFC here.

There are also small supermarkets.

Most of the ticket offices in Glacier Park are team rooms.

This is an outdoor Snow Mountain Market. In fact, it is also some restaurants.

This design of drinking coffee in the cable car is not bad.

After lunch, we went to the second attraction-Blue Moon Valley. Blue Moon Valley is really beautiful and shocked me.

Blue Moon Valley was formerly known as the "Baishui River". On sunny days, the color of the water is blue, and the valley is crescent-shaped. From a distance, it looks like a blue moon inlaid at the foot of the Yulong Snow Mountain, so it is called Blue Moon Valley. The name Baishui River is also called Baishui River because the mud at the bottom of the lake is white and the water turns white when it rains.

The river water in the Blue Moon Valley was blocked by mountains during its flow, forming four large water surfaces, known as the "Yuye" Lake, the "Jingtan" Lake, the "Blue Moon" Lake and the "Tingtao" Lake.

It is also said that 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, it is named "Blue Moon Valley".

So too many newlyweds choose to take wedding photos here.

The ancient ice and snow originating from the snowy mountains and glaciers melted and flowed down the cliffs, constantly gathering into mountain streams and streams. Finally, a crystal clear and extremely sweet river was formed in the deep valley at the upper reaches of the Blue Moon Valley. Because the river bed was made of white limestone, the entire river water showed a white luster and looked exceptionally pure, hence the name "Baishui River".

The lake in this place is blue, but it can only be seen and not drunk, because the water in this place is very high in copper and cannot be drunk.

Upstream of this lake is a waterfall.

There are not many tourists here. Maybe it's because many people developed altitude reaction after climbing the Yulong Snow Mountain, so they all went back to rest. Or maybe there are still many people who don't know that there is a place like Blue Moon Valley at the foot of the Yulong Snow Mountain.

Legend says that the water here comes from the mouth of the Jade Dragon and has spirituality. Washing one hand is official luck, washing two hands is business luck, and washing three hands is peach luck.

The scenery here is like a blue gem.

Coupled with the good weather in Yunnan, the reflection in the lake is really beautiful.

Blue Moon Valley has a clear lake, so clear that you can see the stones at the bottom of the water.

Lanyue Valley lies under the Yulong Snow Mountain that is covered with snow all year round. There are four larger water surfaces: Yuye Lake, Jingtan Lake, Lanyue Lake and Tingtao Lake.

The lake shore is like spring all year round, with lush vegetation and snowy peaks lining the back. The lake is transparent blue, dotted with greenery. Lakes and mountains complement each other, making it dreamy and almost a fairyland.

Lijiang-Shuhe Ancient Town

Compared with the ancient city of Lijiang, Shuhe Ancient Town has much less traffic and similar style, so a large number of newlyweds choose to take wedding photos here.

Walking in, I found many young ladies dressed in ancient costumes taking artistic photos here, and there is a street full of various wedding photography studios. In fact, you can choose which one to shoot after arriving here, which is like a photography base.

The clear water in the small ditch along the road moistens the water grass.

Compared with the Ancient City of Lijiang, Shuhe Ancient Town is relatively quiet. It was once a gathering place for foreign backpackers, and even foreigners opened shops here to do business.

You can stroll around Sifang Street during the day, taste Pu 'er, eat flower cakes, and there is also a snack street, all of which are local restaurants.

Because the mountain shape behind the village is like a pile of peaks, the village is named after the mountains. It is formed by spread and variation, meaning "village under the peak". It was one of the earliest settlements of Naxi ancestors in Lijiang Bazi. Shuhe Ancient Town is part of Lijiang's World Cultural Heritage, the birthplace of Mu's Tusi, and a relatively well-preserved market town on the Ancient Tea Horse Road.

I ran into a newlywed couple taking wedding exterior photos.

It is located four kilometers northwest of the ancient city of Lijiang. You can take a bus or a taxi from Lijiang to Shuhe. The taxi is usually about 25 yuan. You can also rent a bicycle from Lijiang and ride there. It is especially suitable for young people and couples.

This is the chain cultural and creative collection store I found in Shuhe Ancient Town-Cat's Sky City. It is relatively small and fresh.

There are books and cultural creativity on the first floor, and there is a coffee bar on the second floor.

As an important part of the ancient city of Lijiang, a world cultural heritage, it was selected as CCTV's "Famous Charming Town in China" in 2005.

The artificial lake in the middle is surrounded by various restaurants and cold drink shops.

I walked around Shuhe Ancient Town for about an hour and visited every corner.

This is a restaurant, and the window design is really hard.

The sun was shining brightly, and it would rain if it rained, so I had to quickly search a milk tea shop and sit down and wait for the rain to stop. Fortunately, it only rained for a while.

The search found the more authentic Yixi Chen family in Shuhe Ancient Town.

Known as the number one milk tea in ancient town, I can only say that there are really too few milk tea in ancient town.

The taste can only be regular and there are no mistakes. The price is also similar to the price of branded milk tea on the market.

After drinking this cup of milk tea, I bid farewell to my business trip to Lijiang.