Why did you choose this time to come to Yunnan?

This is the first time I write travel notes on a whim. You can skip the chatter you write to yourself.

To be honest, I originally planned to go to Xinjiang, but due to the sudden outbreak of the epidemic, I had to choose another place. I can't go abroad. Looking at China, I have never been there. The scenery is better, suitable for taking care of children, and the only place suitable for long-term travel is Yunnan. Because the 20th is the 9th wedding anniversary of my husband and I, and the children are also during the summer vacation, we chose the week of August 16th to 23rd. However, people's calculations are not as good as heaven's calculations. Just the night before we made all preparations and were ready to leave, the Xi'an City Education Bureau issued a notice requiring teachers and students in the city to ensure that they were in Xi'an City within 14 days before returning to school and were not allowed to go out. As a last resort, I did my child's work and refunded my ticket. Change the originally slow three-person leisure tour itinerary to a relatively compact two-person itinerary.

A concise and clear itinerary

DAY1 Xi'an-Lijiang Live in Lijiang

DAY2 Lijiang-Lugu Lake Live in Lugu Lake

DAY3 Lugu Lake-Lijiang Live in Lijiang

DAY4 Lijiang Live in Lijiang

DAY5 Lijiang-Shangri-La Live in Shangri-La

DAY6 Shangri-La-Lijiang Live in Lijiang

DAY7 Lijiang-Dali lives in Dali

DAY8 Dali-Xi'an returns to Xi'an

DAY1 Xi'an-Lijiang

We took the early flight and took a taxi to the inn after getting off the plane. Everyone still needed to adapt to the slow pace of Lijiang people. The boss's tea is still very good. This is the first time I discovered that Pu 'er can be so delicious and at such a slow pace. It is actually quite comfortable.

After putting away my luggage, after lunch, I almost set off for Lashihai. I originally planned to take a taxi directly, but I couldn't get a taxi for a long time. I was very lucky to find a blue operating car on the roadside that can go directly to Lashihai. It costs 10 yuan per person. During the entire journey, no one took the car again, nor did I stop to wait for passengers. I instantly felt lucky and saved 20 yuan (because the estimated fare for the taxi was 40 yuan). Facts proved that I was too naive. After getting off the bus, I thought that I was at the ticket hall of Lashihai. In fact, I went to a travel agency that would recommend package tickets for various tourist routes. Because I had done my homework in advance, I felt that the price here was on the high side, so I said that we would go to Lashihai instead of riding horses. Told you that you need to buy a ticket + a round-trip ticket for the coach. The price of a round-trip ticket is 18 yuan per person. This round-trip ticket is not the kind I understood at the time in the scenic spot, but from the place where I get off the bus to the real scenic spot ticket office. Compared with taking a taxi yourself, not only does it not save money, it also spends more and wastes time. It is recommended to find a regular travel agency and sign up for a purely fun group. You can play round-trip pick-up, lunch, horse riding, and Lashihai Wetland Park, with an average of 160 per person. Don't be greedy for cheap rides and take that green van

After arriving at the scenic area, as soon as you entered the gate, the staff enthusiastically told you that there were free tour guides to follow and explanations to listen to. But at that time, we just felt that we had been tricked, so at first we insisted on walking by ourselves and not listening to the tour guide. Later, after walking for a while, there was a tour guide who listened to a few words. He would talk about the local customs and customs and the meaning of some Dongba characters passed by along the way. Later, when it was said that the winner could buy bells to pray, he gave up. Start shopping by yourself again. The scenery of Lashihai is still very good. In fact, it is also good to see the beautiful scenery for yourself. All the photos in the travel notes were taken on mobile phones, because I am lazy, and some of the photos with backlighting may look dark, so I am too lazy to take pictures. Let's make do with them.

The real scene is relatively beautiful. The sleeping tree in the water has a different beauty. The effect of the photos is N times worse. It may also be a problem with my photography skills.

Half of the sky in the real scene is clear skies and half is dark clouds. This is the other half of the dark cloud

Dongba culture seems to like this way of hanging bells to pray for blessings, and later saw many of them in other scenic spots.

In addition to being a wetland and beautiful scenery, Lashihai is also a habitat for many migratory birds. It's not the right time. Migratory birds come only in winter. Now we can only see these ducks

On the plank road by the roadside, there was an aunt holding colorful ropes to braid her hair. Thinking that this kind of hawker without stalls should be cheaper than the braiding hair in the ancient city store, she sat on a chair and let the aunt braid her hair. It cost 20 yuan and 14 colored ropes, but later found that it was not cheaper than Gucheng. My husband was a little bored waiting, so he just squatted on the railing

After editing, take a selfie directly

After braiding my hair, I asked my aunt to help me take a group photo. In addition to the light and making it dark, the scenery was beautiful.

For dinner, I went to a fly restaurant recommended by a local chef. Currently, it is one of the best restaurants in Yunnan traveling. The environment is also the worst among the restaurants I have visited in the past. When can I have both delicious food and hygiene???

DAY2 Lijiang-Lugu Lake

Before coming to Lijiang, I saw the weather forecast and wrote that there would be rain every day. Moreover, we forecast heavy rain on the first day we arrived, but after we arrived, not a drop of rain fell. The locals said that in Lijiang, you just need to hold an umbrella at any time. You don't need to read the weather forecast. So when I got up the next day and saw it raining, I didn't take it seriously, thinking that it might stop in a while.

After walking for a short distance, we entered the real mountain road. In addition to the heavier and heavier rain, fog began to rise in the mountains. Later, we saw falling rocks frequently. They were small pieces at first, but later we encountered very large pieces. Later, we saw two very large falling rocks. Two cars with serious damage were parked next to them. At that time, my heart was in my throat and I was afraid all the way. Finally, we arrived at the Lugu Lake Scenic Area safely. The master's driving skills were really amazing and he drove steadily and without panic. It is said that he has been driving this line for more than ten years. Friends who want to drive by themselves advise everyone to give up this idea.

Road map:

The most thrilling scenes mentioned in the text didn't come to take photos quickly because they were afraid that falling rocks would come down. This was a big rock on the road that I took casually later

This kind of small rockfall is very common along the way, basically one place every tens of meters

The real scene of the Jinsha River is also very spectacular. Perhaps due to the rainy season, there is a lot of water.

Lugu Lake Observation Platform

Finally arriving at the scenic spot, check in at the Lugu Lake Observation Deck

lover tree

On the way to the inn, I saw many people taking photos here, so I came to join in the fun. It turns out that this is Lovers Beach. I guess it is famous because of these two trees growing together. There are waves of people, and there are always people on and around the trees.

The view is great, a real room with a lake view on the water. It is at the end of the small island in the publicity photo of Lugu Lake. It is very quiet, and because it is the end,

DAY3 Lugu Lake-Lijiang

It rained all night and continued during the day. The planned terrace to watch the stars and sunrise were ruined. I can't help it. Travel is like this. Not all the beautiful scenery can be seen in one trip. Leave a little regret before coming back next time. Today we will go around the lake and then return to Lijiang. First put a photo of the location where the Lugu Lake promotional photo was taken, and imagine that if it were blue sky and white clouds, the scenery would be absolutely beautiful.

It's so heavy that I unconsciously shrug my shoulders when taking pictures because it's really cold. Some people and many people wear down jackets.

Coming out of the inn, I was ready to take a view of the village. With a casual pat, I felt beautiful beyond the sky. The small white flower in the water is called water poplar flower. This dish is often eaten in restaurants. It tastes good. It is said that only places with good water quality can find it.

I am deeply impressed by everyone's enthusiasm for tourism. The small black spots in the picture are actually a boat full of people, braving the heavy rain, heading for the island...

The picture below is Caohai. Maybe because of the rain, the boats are parked, so there is no way to swim in Caohai by boat

Lugu Lake Scenic Area-Wangfei Island

There is a pig trough boat parked by the lake. The one in the distance should be Wangfei Island (I guess, because the navigation showed it, but I didn't see any signs). Due to the rain, the boat still couldn't sit on it, so I took a look and left.

After returning, we came to the wedding bridge. Willow trees in the water? Beautiful gesture

caohai

Although it has been raining, it is said that this will be the best season to see Caohai, because the grass is green now, and at other times it may be a pile of dead grass.

Zouhun Bridge

There are still many tourists on the walking wedding bridge

After lunch, we were ready to return home. We were worried all the way, and finally returned to the ancient city safely.

Day4 Tour around Lijiang

After experiencing the thrilling journey to Lugu Lake, we temporarily changed the original one-day trip to the Yulong Snow Mountain into a tour of ancient leisure towns around Lijiang. With our previous trap experience, this time after leaving the city, we took a taxi directly to Shuhe Ancient Town. As soon as I entered the ancient town, I was attracted by the various Second Ring Roads on the street. Many of the national Second Ring Roads with their own characteristics cost 20 yuan a pair. Thinking that the 20-yuan earrings would not be the problem of being deceived, I just thought it was worth playing around, so I bought a pair directly. I didn't think about it, 20 yuan can be a loss or a trick. The sign at the door of the ancient town similar to the earrings says 10 yuan for a pair. It seems that I will have to walk around more when I buy things in the future.

The courtyard of the old members of the caravan now feels like an inn. The courtyard has maintained its most primitive appearance because it can be seen that the wood on the railings is very old. Thinking about living in such cultural relics and historic sites, I'm going to try it next time

Compared with Lijiang Ancient Town, Shuhe Ancient Town is more like a big park

The store is located in Shuhe Ancient Town, Lijiang City. Shuhe Ancient Town is free to enter and exit without tickets. The location is in a relatively concentrated scenic spot, and the navigation is accurate!

Let's talk about the environment. It's really great. The surrounding flying water touches the flower scenic area has a very good environment. There is a stream at the door, and the owner also planted flowers around the restaurant!

Let's talk about delicious food. The special small pot rice is really fragrant and delicious. It is worthy of being a signature. It must be ordered. I also ordered fragrant cured pork ribs, boneless chicken feet, and paoluda. They are all really delicious and the amount is not small. Unfortunately, my stomach is too small and I didn't eat much food. Unfortunately! But what I ate was more amazing than I expected!

Finally, the price is around 40 to 50 per capita. It is very cost-effective and the service is quite enthusiastic! A very good restaurant in all aspects overall and worth recommending check-in!

After eating in the ancient town, I took a taxi to Baisha Ancient Town. I saw that the scenery of Yushui Village was very good in my online homework, so I went here to check in first.

On the way to Zhaizili, there is a high point where you can see the entire Baisha Ancient Town, and the scenery is still beautiful

The photo location my husband found was very good. It had a couplet from the Northeast, next to the God of Father and Mother, and the God of Protector in the upper left corner. However, there were a little few tourists, so I wanted to find someone to take a group photo when I came back from the swim.

After returning, I waited for someone to pass by and take a photo. However, after waiting for a long time, there was no one. My husband was tired of waiting

Finally, I waited for someone to take a group photo. The people in the background in the back are accompanied by the photographer. I joked that I waited for so long that I couldn't find anyone, but there were still people in the background of the photo. People who didn't know would think there were many tourists.

After strolling from Yushui Village, I came to Baisha Ancient Town for a stroll. The town should have the least commercial atmosphere among the three ancient towns. The cafe in the picture should focus on nostalgia routes, which feels very good.

I also like another item I bought at that time. The notebook from Dongba Paper Workshop is claimed to be non-rotten for thousands of years. There are many seals in the store that can be stamped on. If my husband hadn't urged me at that time, I would have covered every page.

When I return to Lijiang Ancient Town in the evening, I still like this one the most among the three ancient towns. The narrow streets are more in line with the image of the ancient town in my mind. There is peace amidst the chaos, love it!

DAY5 Lijiang-Shangri-La

Arriving at the first viewing point, it seems to be called the First Bay of the Yangtze River. After removing the fog, it is inconsistent with the point taken in the promotional photos. The scenery is average. If you don't want to go to the toilet, you can skip it.

Arriving at the second viewing point on Haba Snow Mountain, I don't know whether to call it lucky or not. Fortunately, there was no snow on the snow mountain this season, but there was some snow on the snow mountain yesterday, and the snow still accumulated and didn't melt away. Unfortunately, there were too many clouds in the sky, coupled with the intermittent rain, and I didn't see the true face of the snow mountain.

Arrive at the third attraction, the small meadow of Stellera williana, but it has passed the flowering season and the scenery is average. It is estimated that the scenery will be very good during the flowering season. At this point, the first three small attractions are all just a casual glance.

When the master entered Napa Sea, he asked us whether we should choose a place to stay or go around for a while and stay in one or two places. He asked the master for advice. The master said that we would decide by ourselves. Most people would not do too much homework after signing up for the tour, so when we asked us to choose ourselves, we didn't know how to choose. In the end, everyone decided to take a turn. At least you can know what beautiful places are. So we followed the car around and went to solve the problem of eating.

After lunch, I went to Pudacuo National Forest Park, a very important itinerary on this trip in the afternoon. It was still sunny when I arrived at the ticket office. It was raining heavily, so I went to the toilet. It rained heavily. It would be very cold in high-altitude areas when it rained. Many people wore winter clothing. I had done my homework before and felt that the winter clothing in the group was not clean, so I brought my own down jacket. I'll use it now too ~~

The time given in the entire Pudacuo Park is still sufficient, because three points were opened before, but now one has been opened due to the epidemic and environmental protection. So we finally walked around and took pictures while walking, arriving an hour earlier than the time required by the master

The beautiful scenery of the park is enough to look at the photos. Without much explanation, the pure natural scenery, plus the sun coming out later, sunshine and blue sky, the real scene is more beautiful than the photos ~

I thought wearing a down jacket was too bloated to take pictures, so I took it off. It was just beginning to clear up and it was still a little cold. Later, when the sun came out, there was no need to wear down jackets.

After returning, I came to the door to check in. There were many people, and the photos inevitably caught people.

On the way to dinner, I saw a small rainbow in front of the dark clouds ~~ Magical scenery

Tonight's dinner is a group toast banquet, which is a relatively formal meal in the meal. I was full of expectations before I went. I could also watch Tibetan performances. Do you think it was okay just looking at the photos I took? All the dishes in the picture are unlimited, including stewed yak meat, local chicken, meat rolls and some vegetables, plus highland barley wine and butter tea. But as tourists, I still couldn't get used to it. After eating, everyone felt surprisingly the same when they communicated. I bought some snacks in the evening. But when traveling, we need to experience diversity. You can try something you haven't eaten before ~ See if you don't feel used to it.

After the meal, the master took us to the last trip of the day. Visit the ancient city of Dukezong. Is there a whole world in the ancient city? It is also the largest prayer wheel in the country, the golden one in the picture ~

The prayer wheel is a high point here, overlooking the night view of Shangri-La ~~

I'm tired after running all day today. I'm going back to the hotel to rest ~~

PS: Today is our ninth wedding anniversary, perfect ~~

DAY6 Shangri-La-Lijiang

When I woke up, it was another day full of energy ~

The weather is very good today, and we finally welcome the first serious blue sky in tourism ~~

First stop in the morning, Songzanlin Temple ~

Songzanlin Temple is built in accordance with the appearance of the Potala Palace, also known as the Little Potala Palace. In the past few years, I have seen the real Potala Palace, and there is really no comparison between the small one and the large one. The Potala Palace in Xizang is the best place to experience Tibetan Buddhism. If your body allows, I would recommend it there. If you are worried about high rebellion, it is also good to come here. The small one has its own characteristics. The style inside the hall is completely different from the large one, and it is not a smaller version of the big one. The Songzanlin Temple in the morning is set off by incense and sunshine. There is a religious beauty ~

I accidentally discovered that there was Tibetan on the mountain behind the temple. I asked the monk, and it was written a ma ni bei mei hong. I didn't know how to write those words, so I would just write them in pinyin.

On the sightseeing bus on the way back, I suddenly turned my head and saw that this was the best panoramic shooting point ~~ The picture taken on the speeding bus was not bad

When leaving Shangri-La, I passed by this white tower, which is a sign to enter Shangri-La, similar to our usual county sign. It seems to be the largest white tower in the country, with a smaller version of the small white tower inside. As soon as you enter, you will unconsciously say: Wow! It's really big! You can turn around when you have time.

Prayer wheel in front of the tower

On the way back, I saw the Haba Snow Mountain that revealed its true appearance. There was a white cloud floating halfway up the mountain. The white snow on the top of the mountain was shining under the sun. Unfortunately, the master did not stop for this beautiful scene. The photos taken through the car window cannot capture the beauty of the snow mountain. At our strong request, the master finally stopped at a point where he could go to the toilet, but the angle was no longer as beautiful. Some beautiful scenery may need to be kept in mind.

After a nap, we arrived at the last attraction of this trip, Tiger Leaping Gorge! Due to the recent rainy season, now is the best season to watch the Tiger Leaping Gorge! The amount of water is very large, so I won't show much pictures. The scene is quite shocking! If you really look at the water for two or three seconds, you will feel dizzy! It feels like thousands of horses galloping! Before I came here, I saw many people comparing the Tiger Leaping Gorge with the Hukou Waterfall. My feeling is that the Hukou Waterfall focuses on the drop of the highland, while the Tiger Leaping Gorge focuses on the huge amount of water and the sudden narrowing of the water. The water flow is very rapid. Each has its own merits ~

The day ended perfectly again ~~~

Day 7 Lijiang-Dali

Due to the temporary change in the itinerary, I returned the three-day car I rented at that time and planned to rent it for one day. But I found that temporary rental of a car and returning the car from another place made it extremely expensive to rent a car. The price of renting a car alone for one day was as high as 1000+. Coupled with the fuel fee and tolls, I decisively gave up. I found a ride on Didi. The time and place are very suitable. I only need 200 yuan to get to Dali. Happy! Facts proved that I was happy again. This was a full-time driver under the guise of taking a ride. The master not only took orders from the two of us, but also took orders from two other people. As a result, he had to wait again after getting on the bus. At least more than half an hour ~ I was suffocating again early in the morning. My experience was to ask the master if there would be other passengers on the bus and the specific situation. Moreover, I understand that you shouldn't have to pay an extra high-speed fare for a ride. Even if you have to pay, shouldn't you share it equally with the master? The full-time ride is a little stale. Since the trip was relatively smooth after that, I didn't care about it anymore!

Go to the inn to put your luggage first. The B & Bs in Dali feel completely different from Lijiang, but they are also minefield free. It is exactly the same as the pictures I saw on the Internet. The courtyard is also very nice. When the osmanthus fragrance comes, every corner of the courtyard can smell the faint fragrance of osmanthus. I am satisfied ~ Because I didn't want to write travel notes at that time, I didn't take photos of the courtyard ~

After unloading our luggage, our friends from Dali came to pick us up and said they would treat us to Dali's national dish ~ rawhide. Unfortunately, the restaurant sold out of this dish, and it was sold out at noon!! That's too much! I must try it next time I go ~~ After dinner, a friend took me to the seaside for a stroll. In fact, I originally planned to rent a car to tour the Erhai Lake ~ I was too embarrassed to refuse, so I just went with the host! According to the arrangement of a friend, go to this Internet celebrity spot to get a card ~

It's too sunburnt, I just took a few random photos and came out. I took a few photos at the seaside, and I still like this kind of natural scenery. The props for taking pictures for taking pictures are less fond of them.

Originally, according to my friends 'arrangement, we should stroll around the ancient city of Dali. I really didn't want to stroll at such a slow pace, so I told them our plan. They expressed their surprise ~ It felt like it was already afternoon and it was a little too late. In the end, we decided to rent a car and only went to the two places I wanted to visit most-Xizhou Ancient Town + Shuanglang. It was almost 4 o'clock when I arrived at the rental place, and I was worried that there was not enough time in these two places, so I was a little anxious when renting the car. I signed the contract without testing, which made the car I finally rented extremely difficult to drive and was in poor condition. Good, there was still a little smell in the car, which was a hundred thousand miles worse than the car I rented in Lijiang. Therefore, when you rent a car, you must not rush. If you rush, you will not check many things. Although I wasn't satisfied with the car, it didn't affect my mood along the way. It felt good to ride a convertible for the first time

Sitting on the convertible ~ looking at the sea, we arrived at Xizhou Ancient Town shortly. We parked our car in the parking lot outside the ancient town and walked in. Although cars are not prohibited in the ancient town, because the road is quite narrow, it may be more convenient to park outside and walk in. Come to the rice field where Internet celebrities first check in ~~ Blue sky and white clouds + bursts of rice fragrance, everyone is drunk when the scenery is not drunk ~ Start a photo shoot journey

I went to the ancient town to eat the Xizhou Baba and Cuisine Fan recommended online, and drove non-stop to Shuanglang ~~

I think there should be a plank road along the sea, but the end of the road is an inn ~~ I feel that the double corridors give the best scenery to restaurants and inns

DAY 8 Dali-Xi 'an

I slept until I woke up naturally. After breakfast, I went to the vegetable market in the ancient city. Because it was the season to eat matsutake, I planned to buy some and send them home. As a result, in mid-August, there were fewer matsutake, and the ones with slightly better quality were very expensive. I gave up decisively ~ Finally, I bought traditional flower cakes and ham and took them back to send to my friends ~ After buying them, I put the things in the inn and took a taxi to complete the last stop of this trip to Yunnan ~ We went to the nunnery, known as the most petty bourgeoisie in the country-Jizhao Nun. We got off the bus at the entrance of Cangshan Scenic Area. The master also said that we would be there just a turn forward. I found that I was optimistic ~~ The slope of the road is relatively large. If you want to get there at noon, you will have a breather on the road ~·

I finally arrived ~ The vegetarian meal is very popular ~~ I have been taking pictures for a long time, so I quickly took a photo first ~ I tasted it and it tastes good. The rule for making vegetarian meal is twenty-one bowls. If you don't have enough, you can add it, but you must never leave leftovers. If you have to go to the Buddha to confess the leftovers ~~ Eating is so stressful

After dinner, I walked around the nunnery. It was known as the most petty bourgeoisie, but it could only be said that it matched the name and reality. The place in the nunnery was full of petty bourgeoisie ~~ Especially the one raised with more meat is good! Makes me, a flower killer, feel ashamed. Everyone can experience it for yourself ~~ In addition to the large number of people, the 20-year vegetarian food combined with this environment is definitely worth the money ~~ The picture above ~

It was not easy to take a bus when I came back, so I took the through train from the scenic area to the south gate of the ancient city. Dali ice cream was being sold on the roadside and I found that the pattern on the ice cream was the south gate where I was located.