[Day1] The journey starting from the missed flight...

On this trip, I met my best friend-Guoguo. The first day of complicated travel...

After thinking about it, almost every October, some "memorable" experiences happen to me. This year is no exception. Let's not talk about anything else, but the beginning of this trip to Lijiang-Shangri-La made me feel so lost...

You may have only heard of "wake-up qi" and never heard of "wake-up joy". Coincidentally, I am a typical "wake-up joy" player. But this time the joy of getting up did not rewrite the sad reminder of missing the plane. I got up early in the morning and washed and cleaned up with joy. Although it was not early to go out, it was not too late. I made a mistake to catch the morning rush hour, so I took a taxi. The car was so jammed that I wanted to go down and grab my luggage. Walk to the airport.

Drivers I met in the past would basically say when they encountered similar situations: "Don't worry, I'll hurry as soon as possible. I should almost make it." The driver this time was really fun. Since I got on the bus, he kept repeating: "I can't make it, no matter how fast I drive, I can't make it... I can't, I can't make it, I can't make it... I will definitely not catch up..." I gave the driver a throat lozenge,"Master, I've been talking all the way, my throat is dry, moisten my throat, and rest for a while. Just deliver me as soon as possible. You don't have to worry about whether I can make it in time."

After arriving at the airport in panic, Guoguo told me that I had boarded the plane early. The security check at the airport entrance was determined that I could not catch up with it. In desperation, I let Guoguo get on the plane first and I went to change my ticket for a later flight. That's funny, there are no flights that can be changed that day! Yes! Here! I can only choose to change my ticket to the next day or refund the ticket and buy again. It took me 60 seconds to think and decided to refund the ticket and buy it again! Looking at the price, I wanted to cry but not shed tears. Why are they all in four digits?! Among the four-digit flights from Chengdu to Lijiang, I found a three-digit flight: Chengdu-Mianyang-Lijiang. So, after sitting blankly at the airport for about an hour, I used the refund of 50 yuan and added more than 600 yuan to buy this air-rail combination.

Trailing luggage, we started the following journey: Chengdu Shuangliu Airport--subway-Chengdu North Railway Station--Mianyang Station--Mianyang Airport. The plane leaves around four o'clock and arrives in Lijiang around six o'clock. It's also a good time to check in for nightlife first. Being optimistic by nature, I can always feed myself a good medicine for a good attitude in various situations. Then? Do you know what happened?

It seems that someone got the right answer. The dust machine is late, and the dust collection time is to be determined. Hahaha. Why didn't you say it should be late in the morning? While the departure time was to be determined, I spent more than two hours "happily"...

After 16 hours from 06:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., I finally landed in Lijiang. How can I describe my mood at this moment?

There is no beer, no midnight snack, other than lying in bed, I just want to sleep. Lijiang, good night

[Day2] A place where time stands still-Dayanhua Lane, Lijiang

Lijiang

In Lijiang, what woke me up in the morning was not the alarm clock or the dream. It was the blue sky, white clouds, and the most intoxicating sunshine here.

Here seems to really verify the saying: the most precious things are often free. Everyone says that Chengdu is a slow pace, but I think Lijiang is really a slow pace. Whether you are lying in a B & B where you can see the entire ancient city through the window, or walking aimlessly along the street, whether you are in the noisy crowd of the ancient city, or in the literary and leisurely environment of Huaxiang, you will have an illusion: Time seems to have stopped silently, no longer passing, time has disappeared. So, you can finally relax and calm yourself down, focus on looking at the little beauty around you, the newly born little cat, the dog basking in the sun, take a careful sip of hot tea, or just sit quietly and stare blankly in the sun. When a person's desires decrease, he becomes more happy and his heart becomes more stable. This is a feeling of living in the present. Only then can you see yourself within yourself. How long has it been since you have quietly felt your heartbeat?

Dayan flower Lane

The first little hairball who attracted me deeply was sitting at the entrance of Dayanhua Lane when he met Lijiang Square. He looked at the passing pedestrians and tourists through his eyes and really wanted to know what the world he knew was.

Dayan flower Lane

One side of water and soil not only supports one side of people, but also supports one side of animals and plants. In Lijiang, dogs of different breeds can be seen everywhere, whether in the Ancient City or in Huaxiang. Perhaps, their eyes also record the story of Lijiang.

Dayan flower Lane

A favorite set of tea bowls in the Craftsman Collection Hall.

Dayan flower Lane

Dayan flower Lane

The worker uncle sitting in the flower alley also adds some humanistic feelings to the place.

Dayan flower Lane

Dayan flower Lane

Dayan flower Lane

Dayan flower Lane

Lijiang has too many encounters and stories recorded, and every corner of Dayanhua Lane seems to have a small surprise reserved. Standing in the Eye of Lijiang seems to embrace the entire town. It is like a quiet girl in literature and art, but also like a warm and simple guy. If one kind of music was used to describe it, it would definitely be-folk songs. About love, about friendship, about family affection, about every bit of life, joys and sorrows.

Therefore, from sunrise to sunset, we witnessed the changes in the entire Eye of Lijiang and Folk Song Square.

Lijiang Eye Observation Deck

The blue sky here, and the clouds that always make me feel that there is a fairy tale world hidden inside, make me believe that this is really a favorite of God, fortunately favored, as if I want to give it the best.

Minqu Square

Looking down from the Eye of Lijiang at night at Dayanhua Lane Folk Square and the entire ancient city of Lijiang has a unique flavor. During the day, Lijiang is like a shy and simple girl. At night, Lijiang may have transformed into a passionate and elegant martial arts woman because of the "Meeting Lijiang Craft Beer".

After dinner, everyone can go to the folk square to sit. Order a bottle of Meet Lijiang Craft Beer and sit down. Listen to the touching stories told by the singing on the stage and feel the unique flavor of Lijiang at night.

The rich taste gives Lijiang Craft Beer a different charm from other beers. Just like Lijiang, although it is one of many ancient cities, it is the most unique among them.

<Food>

Travel, beautiful scenery, and food seem to be three indispensable parts. If travel broadens the breadth of our lives and the beautiful scenery during travel satisfies our visual enjoyment, then food must be the switch that turns on our sense of smell and taste buds. How can a trip without delicious food be called a real trip? After all, only love and food cannot be disappointed. This time we chose two healing sites for the stomach. Meet the Caban-themed restaurant and Lao Wang's restaurant next door.

As a child who does not eat meat, I can better taste the taste and taste of vegetarian food. The following are the dishes we selected. They taste very good, but the pictures can only be barely looked at. The thing I don't know about taking pictures of delicious food...

Let's start with a group of Lao Wang's Restaurant next door:

Dayan flower Lane

Dayan flower Lane

Dayan flower Lane

The cooking skills of "Lao Wang Next Door" were beyond my expectations, and the service attitude was particularly commendable. They ask for relevant opinions and suggestions for each table, accept them with an open mind, actively adopt them, and the chef personally takes care of them, which makes us feel the fresh and refined tone of the restaurant.

Then there is Meet the Caban-themed restaurant:

Dayan flower Lane

Dayan flower Lane

The tender and delicious grilled fish paired with the whole merag in Lijiang craft beer made me really want to give it a five-star rating. What we eat here is not only horse caravan food, but also taste the spirit of horse caravan.

Folk songs, beer, accompanied by a aimless journey, maybe after each journey, we will return to our respective lives, but the story belonging to Lijiang has been engraved in Dayanhua Lane this night, and the bottle You handed me the whole merag.

Dayan flower Lane

Dayan flower Lane

Dayan flower Lane

<Laojun Mountain Liming Liguang Danxia Landform Scenic Area>

This is a point that was not included in our original plan. But isn't travel like this? Stop and go, and follow your heart, haha.

Laojun Mountain Liming Liguang Danxia Landform Scenic Area

Laojun Mountain Liming Liguang Danxia Landform Scenic Area

Laojun Mountain Liming Liguang Danxia Landform Scenic Area

[Day3] Release yourself-Lashihai, the mirror of the sky

After finishing the humanities walk, we chose natural scenery on the third day. If you love photography, don't miss it either as a photographer or as a model-Lashihai. Let's start with a set of natural scenery:

Lashihai, Lijiang

Here's another set of self-letting:

Lashihai, Lijiang

This group of photos was taken under high temperature, strong ultraviolet rays, hot ground, and light that couldn't open your eyes. It is true that you have to pay a price to take good photos, but a good mood suddenly put all these unfavorable factors away from the sky, as if this is what heaven on earth should look like.

After bidding farewell to Lashihai, Guoguo and I dragged our luggage and rushed to Shangri-La, which we were most looking forward to on this trip.

I couldn't tell the difference between Xishuangbanna and Shangri-La when I was a child, but I suddenly discovered that in this special 2019, I had visited both, intentionally or unintentionally. One was a gift to himself; the other was to take a look at the sun and moon in his heart.

What is Shangri-La? That's right, Tibetan translates as the sun and moon in the heart. With such a romantic name coupled with such a poetic translation, this is destined to be a place that will haunt people's minds.

Unexpectedly, it took more than four hours to drive from Lijiang to Shangri-La. From day to night, I saw the most beautiful moon in my memory. Perhaps it was not the moon, but the lost fairy who sometimes hid in the clouds and was shy of being seen. Arriving at Shangri-La, it was already past nine o'clock. As soon as I got off the bus, I smelled the air belonging to Shangri-La. It was fresh and chilly, but it couldn't resist the burning flames in my heart. This night, there is a big event-Guoguo's birthday. I rushed to the hotel as soon as possible and ordered a cake. This was a must-have ritual feeling for birthday wishes. The fifth meteor lightyear hotel made our fatigue from a day's journey disappear. The combination of Tibetan tradition and modern fashion makes our Tibetan birthday star happy.

Dukezonghua Lane Fifth Meteorite Light Year Hotel

Captain Guoguo, big red and big purple 丨ˇ

[Day4] The Sun and Moon in my Heart-Shangri-La

The all-weather diffuse oxygen supply system makes it impossible for an altitude of 3300 meters to affect us who sleep until we wake up naturally. Everything is so natural, comfortable and tacit. After a delicious breakfast, our day of exploring Dukezong began.

Duke zonghua Lane

This is the mysterious fifth meteorite. I heard such a legend here: In "The Lost Horizon", it is said that there are five meteorites in Shangri-La, four of which are preserved by famous local families, representing courage, wisdom, love and health respectively, and the most mysterious The fifth lucky meteorite was accidentally encountered at the place where the protagonist Convey's plane crashed. Elderly people in Shangri-La said that anyone who has seen this meteorite and prayed piously in front of it will receive the protection of the gods. From then on, their families will be safe and healthy, their love will be happy, and they will turn into good luck when things happen. Unfortunately, since then, the meteorite has been missing and no one has seen it again. Today, 87 years later, the fifth meteorite, symbolizing "luck", has reappeared in the world again. This mysterious meteorite is placed in the lobby of the hotel, bringing luck to everyone who comes to Huaxiang.

Duke zonghua Lane

Lucky Meteor Restaurant. At 9:30 in the morning, the sun fills the entire restaurant.

Duke zonghua Lane

I chose a picture of tofu that I thought was the most delicious.

Dukezong Ancient City and Dukezong Flower Lane are only a turning distance away. There is a lot less commercial atmosphere here, but more of the most simple local folk customs and sincere smiles. It seems that everyone is very enthusiastic and willing to help others, which makes us realize that it is not travel, but travel. We are not only tourists, but also walking city witnesses.

Duke zonghua Lane

At the Shangri-La Intangible Cultural Heritage Center, I experienced the production of pine forest Tibetan incense for the first time, which gave me a new understanding of Tibetan incense and a little more fascination with it.

Duke zonghua Lane

This tranquility seems to obscure the 2014 fire. Until I encountered such a story here.

Duke zonghua Lane

His name is Mongolia, and his dream is to help more lost people regain the "truth, goodness and beauty" that is "the most primitive, natural, and real" in the essence of human beings, shorten the distance between people and heat, and make our The world has become a better and more harmonious place. He and his wife Gillian left their homes and came to Shangri-La. From September 2010 to the present, they have continued to write about their difficult persistence and persistence in pursuing their dreams. The fire in 2014 turned their hard-won life into ashes again, leaving only black adobe bricks and ruins behind the gallery. Without the warm and comfortable environment, the beautiful music, and the company of the pet Tibetan mastiff, what remains unchanged is that A Jiao is still painting, and Mongolia has always accompanied her. They support each other and work harder. In this Shangri-La, which symbolizes the sun and moon in their hearts, they rebuild their galleries, spiritual recuperation stations, and life experience halls. Mongolia said: From a certain perspective, we are not worthy children, but we just hope to do something tangible that is meaningful to mankind in our lifetime. At that moment, I suddenly understood the words on the sign outside the door:

Duke zonghua Lane

Life is really hard, but I love it as always.

Walking out of Dukezonghua Lane, Guoguo and I experienced the most inexplicable beauty of our trip-Napa Sea.

I don't know if you agree: everything has a spirit. Every time I see the magnificent beauty of nature, I will feel an inexplicable shock and touch in my heart, and tears will flow out uncontrollably. There is no communication with words, but it is better than the expression of words. The heart seems to be touched gently accidentally. The warmth scattered all over the body makes every pore and every cell nourished by love.

Napahaiyila Grassland

Napahaiyila Grassland

[Day5] End this trip with humility-Songzanlin Temple

On the last day, we chose the Songzanlin Temple known as the Little Potala Palace. A humble attitude is I think the best way to deal with the unknown, and respect is a must-have quality as a traveler. In respect and humility, we gain a more exciting life experience.

Gadan Songzanlin Temple

Although this trip brought many embarrassment since the missed flight, it was more of a joy and emotion. The untiring and super adaptability allow me to know more about myself on every journey, and the love and dreams in my heart are always ignited. I felt more deeply calm, love and concentration.

Next year, if you are destined to visit Meili Snow Mountain.

|Practical guide|

1. traffic

Lijiang-Lashihai

Public transportation: Bus No. 32/31 can be reached, which takes about 1 hour;

Self-driving taxi: About 11 kilometers, taxi is 20-30 yuan; it takes about 30 minutes.

Lijiang-Shangri-La

Public transportation: Bus, the earliest bus is 07:30 and the latest bus is 17:10; the price is about 80 yuan; it takes 3-4 hours.

Self-driving taxi: About 181 kilometers, taxi is 600-700 yuan; it takes 3-4 hours.

2. hotel

I tried 2 hotels for this trip.

1) Huazhu·Desheng Mansion

Price: 384 rooms/night

The view upstairs has a good view, and you can directly see the entire ancient city of Lijiang through the window. The environment is elegant and the decoration is very elegant. The walking distance to Lijiang Ancient City is more than 500 meters.

Recommendation index:

2) The 5th Meteorite Lightyear Hotel

Price: 399 rooms/night

The location is not very obvious, so if you can't find it, you can ask the locals. The environment is very good and the comfort level is very high. It is right in Dukezonghua Lane in Shangri-La.

Recommendation index:

3. other

1) Money saving tips: If friends departing from Chengdu want to save money, they can pay attention to the air tickets from Mianyang. Sometimes they are much cheaper ~

2) Shooting equipment: iphoneXR

Image processing: Apple phones come with Snapseed