Introduction

Lincang Qingshuihe National Port in Gengma County travel guide introduces the main attractions, entrance tickets booking, The best time to visit, How to Get there, the highlights, facts, history, photos, weather, accommodation, visiting routes, travel tips, tour maps of Qingshuihe National Port in Lincang(耿马孟定清水河口岸).

Qingshuihe Port is a port between China and Myanmar. It is located in Mengding Town, Gengma County, LinCang City, Yunnan Province. It docks with Qingshuihe Port in Qingshuihe City, the first Special Zone of Shan State of Myanmar, and faces the second Special Zone of Myanmar Shan State (WA State) across the river.

Detailed Information

Name of Port: Qingshuihe Port
Nature of Port: Highway (Bridge)
Opening Time of Ports: On August 1991, it was approved as a second class opening port by the provincial people’s government. On October 14, 2004, it was approved as a first class open port by the State Council.
Acceptance: Port inspection function passed provincial acceptance on May 25, 2006. The main products imported through Mengding Qingshuihe Port are wood, zinc oxide, lead oxide, natural rubber, rice, sesame and various legumes. International ports: at present, Mengding Qingshui River port has not been opened to third country personnel.
Bilateral Ports: At present, Myanmar Qingshui River port has not been opened to third country.
Seasonal Opening Ports: Bilateral ports are open all year round.
Port Inspection Personnel Establishment: 53 customs officers , 44 police ; 90 border inspection; 65 inspection and quarantine. The establishment of inspection units: customs, inspection and quarantine is at the level of the department, border inspection points belong to the level of the regiment.

Geographical Position

The geographical position is located in Mengding Town, Gengma County, Lincang City, Yunnan Province. It is 83 kilometers from the county seat. It is located at 99 °04N, 23 °33N, with an average elevation of 510 meters. The port passage is next to border pillar 145.
Qingshuihe Port radiation Myanmar Laxu, Gunnong, Laojie, Nandeng. There are160 kilometers from the Qingshui River to Laxu Commodity distribution center of Myanmar. As the border became stable, the government of the Burmese Army gradually relaxed foreign trade restrictions, allowed private trade, and opened the border trade of neighboring countries.

Attraction

The main tourist attractions are Nanpan Port, Yang Longzhai Port, Heping Cheng, Guanyin Mountain, Lao Xiang lie Golf course, Shuangfeng Tower, ten casinos in Kokang Laojie, Myanmar, Xie Da Lung Dong, Tai Miao Temple, Dongcheng Water Recreation, Myanmar Qingshui River, Qingshui River New Macau!

The Climate of Qingshuihe Port 

More than 90% of the land in Qingshuihe Port  is distributed in tropical and subtropical. The climate is subtropical monsoon climate of South Asia, which is good for plants to grow. Annual average temperature of Gengma county is 18.8℃. The lowest average monthly temperature is 11.6℃ and the highest average monthly temperature is 23.3℃. The annual average precipitation is 1311 mm. Rainfall in summer and autumn is much more than winter and spring. Altitude in this area is between 450 meters and 3323 meters above the sea level. 

Because temperature in Qingshuihe Port  is relatively high throughout the year, tourists may pay a visit anytime. You don’t have to wear thick clothes in winter, which can lighten your baggage.

Transportation

Highway

China Burma Road (Zhenqing Line), Linqing Expressway [under construction]

Railway

Kunming-Dali-Lincan-Qingshuihe Railway [Planning]

Aviation

Lincang Airport, Mengding Airport [Planning]

Travel Tips

1. Dressing: Large difference temperature between day and night, it is easy to catch a cold. Keep warm and avoid catching cold.
2. Sunscreen: When it rains, ultraviolet ray is weak; while sunny days, ultraviolet ray is strong, wearing sun cream, wearing a hat or a thin long-sleeve coat is necessary.

Why is Guzhou Wild Forest So Special?

Xinping is located at the eastern foot of Ailao Mountain, which is rich in tourism resources, with the characteristics of natural scenery “Grand, Beautiful, Precipitous”. Guzhou wild forest has more than 300 species of higher plants, and so far has 700 years of original forest history. The altitude is between 1870 and 2550 meters above sea level. The ancient forest is characterized by high humidity, high deciduous layer and high coverage, with a coverage rate of more than 90%.

Guzhou wild forest is a kind of feng-shui forest, which is closer to the town than the same altitude area and has a larger continuous area. It is a famous original forest scenic spot with intact mixed coniferous broad leaved forest. There are dense forests, huge ancient trees, thick mosses and old vines in the scenic area. Go along the winding stone steps, it’s like walking on a different land from the outside world.

Where is Guzhou Wild Forest?

The famous Guzhou Wild Forest is located in Xinhua Village of Xinhua Township, Northwest of Xinping County, 30 km from the county seat. Xinhua新化, called Ta Lang Dian他郎甸 in Song Dynasty and Xinhua Prefecture新化州 in Ming Dynasty, is the ancient political, economic, cultural center of Xinping, also known as Guzhou古州.

Features of Guzhou Wild Forest

Guzhou wild forest is an epitome of the Ailao Mountain original forest ecological resources. There are dense forests, huge ancient trees, thick mosses and old vines in the scenic area. The whole scenic area is divided into three parts by nature: broad-leaved forest, coniferous forest and ancient rattan forest. The most amazing is the ancient rattan forest area, in which climbing plants are particularly rich, there are nearly 100 kinds of climbing plants, including dragon blood rattan, beauty rattan and so on. Diameter of thick Vines is more than 50 cm, 50-60 meters long, while thin vines are as thin as hair. There are thousands of acres of meadow on the top of Liuzu Mountain六祖山 at the Guzhou wild forest, and below the meadow are shrubs, including rhododendron, camellia, orchids and other plants, flowers are in bloom from March to May.

Nearby Attraction

Ailao Mountain Nature Reserve哀牢山自然保护区

Ailao mountain, with an area of 50,660 hectares, is located at the junction of the five counties in Yunnan province, including Xinping County. Established in 1986 with the approval of the people’s government of Yunnan province, and promoted to national level in 1988, the main protected objects are evergreen broad-leaved forest and wildlife.

Best Time to Visit

Different seasons have different scenery at Guzhou Wild Forest of Xinping County. From March to May, various flowers, such as Azalea and Camellia, are all in bloom. Guzhou Wild Forest is beautiful and is full of vigor.

How to Get there

There are 6 non-stop buses a day from Kunming to Xinping County. Then another 1 hour drive needs to spend from Xinping county to Guzhou Wild Forest.

Kunming-Xinping County

Departure Time: 8:30, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 14:10, 16:30

Ticket Price: 73 CNY

Distance: About 180 kilometers

Consume Time: About 2.5 hours

Accommodation Around Guzhou Wild Forest

You can get accommodation and taste local specialties at Xinhua Township of Xinping County新平县新化乡. Or you can also go back to county seat of Xinping county for accommodation.

1. Shiguang Xiaozhu(Golden Time) Hotel新平时光小筑酒店

Address: Jiasa Avenue, Jiasa Town, Xinping County, Yuxi玉溪新平县戛洒镇戛洒大道

Tel: 18887730188

Starting Price: 115 CNY

2. Xinping Shihao Hotel新平世豪大酒店

Address: Shihao Shopping Mall, Gucheng Subdistrict, Xinping County, Yuxi玉溪市新平县古城街道世豪大商城

Tel: 0877-7612222

Starting Price: 185 CNY

3. Xinping Qinhuai Chateau新平琴淮酒庄

Address: Xinping Avenue, Xinping County, Yuxi玉溪市新平县新平大道

Tel: 0877-7019688

Starting Price: 134 CNY

Useful Travel Tips

1. Understand the general situation of Xinhua Guzhou Wild Forest Scenic area in advance, if you are traveling with the tour group, the tour guide will explain the cultural geography of Xinhua Guzhou Wild Forest Scenic area.

Why is Yuquan Temple So Special?

Yuquan Temple, located in Daying Street of Hongta District, Yuxi City, is adjacent to Yingyuetan映月谭 leisure culture center and Yingyuetan hot spring. It is a large-scale Buddhist activity site and a national AAAA level tourist attraction. The seven halls of Yuquan Temple are magnificent and grand in scale. The Buddha statue of Sakyamuni is 26.8 meters high and is the highest indoor Buddha in Southeast Asia. White jade reclining Buddha of Pharmacist hall weighs 16 tons, it is rare in the world.

Features of Yuquan Temple

According to records, there was an ancient temple called “Yuquan Temple” more than 200 years ago. The present Yuquan Temple is a large Buddhist activity site and a national AAAA class tourist attraction expanded on the basis of the original Yuquan Monastery. In December 1998, it broke ground and was fully completed on May 26 2002. The architectural format has the typical style of Chinese Buddhist monasteries in the south. Although not rebuilt on the former site, the name is no changed, its scale is far beyond the original temple. There are lush trees, bamboos and magnificent palaces in Yuquan Temple. The 16-ton Burmese white jade sleeping Buddha is the remains of Sakyamuni when nirvana. There are the grand buddha’s hall大雄宝殿, heavenly king’s hall天王殿, the hall of patriarch祖师殿, pharmacist hall药师殿, Dizang palace地藏殿, hall of 500 arhats五百罗汉堂 and wealth hall财神殿, magnificent and quiet. In addition, there are also quadrangle courtyard, Monks’ dwelling, guest hall, long corridor, free life pool, incense paper storehouse and other ancillary building facilities, for devotees to meditate禅修, incense上香, free life放生, get accommodation and rest.

Main Attractions of Yuquan Temple

1. Heavenly Kings’ Hall天王殿

The temple enshrines and worships Maitreya Bodhisattva (the future Buddha of Buddhism), Wei Tuo Bodhisattva, the four heavenly kings. Maitreya means mercy. Wei Tuo, also known as Wei Tuo Tian or Wei Tuo Heavenly General, is one of the main protectors of Buddhism. The four great heavenly kings are the Eastern Dhrtarastra(Chi Guo Heavenly King), the Southern Virulhaka(Zengzhang Heavenly King), the Western Virupakkha(Guangmu Heavenly King), and the Northern Vaisravana(Duo Wen Heavenly King), guarding the four great regions respectively.

2. Jiulong(nine dragons) Wall九龙壁

The four Chinese characters “福田妙果(Fu Tian Miao Guo)” on the front of the Jiulong Wall is written by famous Confucian Zhu Ming朱明 in Yuxi. Fu Tian(福田) is representative of the heart and soul, doing good deeds without begging to do, so that people can get the greatest blessing, what goes around comes around. Nine dragons totems of Jiulong Wall in China has the meanings of disaster prevention, peace, auspicious, fortune and so on. It symbolizes wealth, divine power and prosperity. In the feudal dynasty, nine dragons represented imperial throne.

3. Free Life Pond放生池

Kindness, abstinence from killing can make people live longer and eliminate disasters. In order to reflect Buddhism’s benevolence, Yuquan Temple built a free life pond, so that believers can free a variety of aquatic animals such as fish and turtles. There are nine stone lotuses in the pond, representing the purity of the Buddha.

4. Wealth Hall财神殿

The temple enshrines the statue of wealth God, the traditional folk deity of China. The wealth God is one of the five auspicious gods. Wealth Bodhisattva is the god in charge of the world’s wealth. The fifth day of the first lunar month is the birthday of the wealth god. Every New year, each family hangs wealth god figure, hoping the wealth god to bless a great fortune.

What’s more, there are the Great Buddha’s Hall, Pharmacist Hall, Patriarch Hall and Arhats hall, etc.

Nearby Attractions

1. Yingyuetan Hot Spring映月谭温泉

Yingyuetan Hot Spring upholds the natural style, carries forward health, leisure and ecological balance. It combines the most traditional hot spring culture and the latest concept of healthy leisure, coupled with the most considerate, sincere service to every tourist.

2. Yingyuetan Leisure Culture Center映月谭休闲文化中心

Yingyuetan leisure culture center is built by Yunnan Yuxi Tipping Paper Factory, the largest production enterprise of tipping paper in Asia, covering an area of more than 300 mu. It is a tourist service enterprise which integrates bath, accommodation, catering and tourism.

Best Time to Visit

Yuquan Temple visit is mainly indoor activities, therefore tour is possible all the year round. 

How to Get there?

The fastest way to get to Hongta District of Yuxi is by train. And then, there are many taxis and minibuses at Yuxi Station you can choose to get to Yuquan Temple.

Kunming South Station-Yuxi Station

Departure Time: 8:10, 9:55, 10:07, 18:47, 19:13

Ticket Price: 32 CNY or 40 CNY

Distance: 81 kilometers

Consume Time: 32 minutes

Kunming Station-Yuxi Station

Departure Time: 5:36-17:20

Ticket Price: 16.5 CNY

Distance: 105 kilometers

Consume Time: 1 hour 20 minutes

Accommodation around Yuquan Temple

Located at Daying street of Hongta District in Yuxi, there are many hotels you can choose around Yuquan Temple. Hongta District is the government seat of Yuxi City.

1. Yingyuetan Hot Spring Hotel玉溪映月谭温泉酒店

Address: 玉溪市红塔区大营街街道公园路

Tel: 0877-2770666

Starting Price: 411 CNY

2. Hongta Hotel玉溪红塔大酒店

Address: No.32, Hongta Avenue, Hongta District, Yuxi玉溪市红塔区红塔大道32号

Tel: 0877-2066666

Star Rating: 4-star

Useful Travel Tips

1. Hongta district is the government seat of Yuxi, so all aspects like transportation and accommodation are more convenient.

2. Yuquan Temple is close to Yingyuetan hot spring. Going to take a bath in Yingyuetan hot spring must be a good choice to relax yourself, after the visit at Yuquan Temple.

Why is Jinping Mountain Scenic Area So Special?

Jinping Mountain is composed of three areas, Main Scenic area, Shuangjiang area双江片区 and Xixiang area西乡片区, with fresh air and luxuriant vegetation, including Yunhai Pavilion云海阁, Linhai Pavilion林海阁, Baihua area百花区, Tea Mountain Pearl茶山明珠, Yuncha Tea Villa云茶山庄 and other scenic spots. 

Every March, along the path in the mountains, you can see the camellia, rhododendron, Maying flowers马樱花, Azalea, Bay leaf flower, colorful flowers dotted with the forest. The scenery is breathtaking. At the foot of Jinping Mountain, there is the Linjiang Park临江公园 of Eshan County.

Where is Jinping Mountain Scenic Area?

Jinping Mountain Scenic Area, a provincial scenic area in Eshan County, is located in Eshan County of Yunnan Province, 1.5 km from the west of Eshan County. It is named after “the mountain is like a beautiful screen in the west of the county”. The scenic area is composed of Jinping Mountain main scenic area, Shuangjiang area and Xixiang area, with a total area of 120 square kilometers.

Features of Jinping Mountain Scenic Area

The scenic area is full of undulating mountains and mountains, fresh and cool air, good vegetation protection and various biological species. The landscape is dominated by the natural scenery of Zhongshan woodland on the plateau, supplemented by ornamental flowers, trees, ten thousand mu tea gardens, and national customs and culture. Suitable for vacation, sightseeing, study, scientific research and other activities. It is a natural scenery as the main part, famous for the mountains, and  a summer resort with flowers, trees, bamboo and tea mountain, which attracts tourists to escape the heat there.

Main Attractions

The Jinping Mountain Scenic area is divided into six major attractions, with a six towers, seven pavilions and eight statues.

1. Du Fu Ancestral Hall杜工部祠堂

The ancestral hall was built against the mountain and maintained the solemn and elegant style of the classicists in the Tang and Song dynasties. A large number of poems were left in the ancestral hall. In the front hall of the ancestral Hall, over 70 pieces of Du Fu’s poems, woodcuts and paintings, such as “Lang Shan Ge阆山歌” and “Lang Shui Ge阆水歌”, are hung there. In the middle of the hall, there is a statue of Du Fu杜甫, and both sides of the hall are displayed ancient cultural relics.

2. Zhang Xian Ancestral Hall张宪祠

Zhang Xian Ancestral Hall covers an area of more than 10 mu. Zhang Xian张宪, a famous general in south Song dynasty, Yue Fei’ son-in-law, was born at Jinping Mountain. Like Yue Fei岳飞, Zhang Xian was framed by Qin Hui, died tragically at Fengbo Pavillion风波亭.

3. Guanxing(Stars Viewing) Tower and Luo Xiahong Statue观星楼与落下闳像

Luo Xiahong落下闳, a famous astronomer in ancient China, was born in Langzhong阆中 of the Western Han Dynasty. At Panlong Mountain蟠龙山, north of the Eshan County, China’s earliest viewing platform was set up, and a starview tower was built at Jinping Mountain锦屏山, 24 meters high. We can understand the history of ancient astronomical research in Han, Tang and Song dynasties.

4. Forest of Steles碑林

There is a collection of more than 260 ancient celebrity inks, is a large stone library. Stone tablet written by famous general Zhang Fei in the three Kingdoms Shu Han三国蜀汉 stands in the middle of Forest of Steles. Two sides are Du Fu’s psalms; Zhang Shanzi’s painting, Tiger; Wu Daozi’s painting, Guanyin and Zheng Banqiao’s painting, Bamboo. These four works are honored as “Four Treasures” of stele forest. (Zhang Shanzi张善子, Wu Daozi吴道子 and Zheng Bnagqiao郑板桥 are all painters)

6. Baxian(the Eight Immortals) Cave八仙洞

According to legend, one of the eight Immortals, Lv Dongbin, once cultivated himself according to religious doctrine here. Inside Baxian Cave, the eight Immortals sit in a row, happy and contented. 

Nearby Attractions

1. Tianzi Mountain Hot Spring Scenic Area天子山温泉景区

Tianzi Mountain Hot Spring Scenic Area is located at the Nianjing Village of Xiaojie Subdistrict小街街道年景村 in Eshan County, Yuxi, is a low-salinity light spring water, is the key developing tourism area of Eshan County.

2. Linjiang Park临江公园

Linjiang Park is located at the foot of Nangui Mountain南龟岭 in Eshan County. It got the name because the park is at the bank of Lianjiang River练江. It is a comprehensive park that integrates viewing, leisure and historical commemorate.

How to Get There?

There are three ways you can get to Jinping Mountain.

Kunming-Eshan County

You can take long-distance bus from Kunming South Bus Station to Eshan Bus Terminal directly.

Departure Time: 8:30, 9:50, 11:00, 12:10, 13:30, 14:50, 16:20, 17:50

Ticket Price: 46 CNY

Distance: 103 kilometers

Consume Time: 1.5 hours

Kunming-Yuxi(By train)-Eshan County

There is railway station in Yuxi. You will spend about 1 hour and 15 minutes on the train. The lowest ticket price  is CNY 16.5. Then taking regular bus from Yuxi Chengbei Bus Terminal to Eshan County, which only spends 1 hour on the way. After arriving in Eshan County, there are many minibuses to Jinping Mountain, car fare is about CNY 10. 

Accommodation at Jinping Mountain Scenic Area

There are hotels and inns around Jinping Mountain. Therefore, you can stay around Jinping Mountain scenic spot for overnight or stay in Eshan County.

1. Eshan Hotel峨山大酒店

Address: Huancheng North Road, Eshan County, Yuxi玉溪市峨山彝族自治县环城北路

Tel: 0877-4018888

2. Mifeng Hotel峨山蜜蜂酒店

Address: XiE Road, Eshan County, Yuxi玉溪市峨山彝族自治县嶍峨路

Tel: 0877-4071988

Best Time to Visit

The best time to travel in Jinping Mountain Scenic Area is Spring and Summer. There are a lot of flowers blooming in spring. And in summer, Jinping mountain scenic area is an ideal place to escape the heat.

Useful Travel Tips

1. Temperature difference is a bit large between morning and evening, you’d better bring the coat.

2. In summer, Eshan county is rainy, remember to bring the umbrella.

The news was updated on March 27, 2019. 

On the morning of March 23, local time, witnessed by Chinese President Xi Jinping and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, the Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces in southwest China’s Yunnan province inked an agreement in Rome with the Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato in northwest Italy.

The two sides will jointly carry out activities aiming to promote public understanding of heritage sites, serve the development and progress of social research and social relations, and support cooperation in culture, tourism, agriculture, economy, trade and sustainable development.

The Honghe Hani Rice Terraces and the Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato were inscribed into the UNESCO world heritage list in 2013 and 2014 respectively.

The Honghe Hani Rice Terraces is located in southeast Yunnan’s Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture and covers a total area of 16,600 hectares. It is famous for spectacular terraces that cascade down the slopes of the towering Ailao Mountains to the banks of the Honghe River. Over the past 1,300 years, the Hani people have established a complex system of channels to bring water from the forested mountaintops to the terraces. 

In recent years, an integrated farming system is created to support the sustainable production of ducks, fish and red rice in the terraces. This helps increase the yield per mu(0.067 hectare) from 2,000 yuan to about 10,000 yuan, benefiting more than 20,000 local farmers. 

In the meantime, local government has taken measures to protect cultural heritages related to the Hani rice terraces. These include farming techniques, festivals and celebrations, songs and dances, costumes, delicacies and architectures. And the development of agriculture and tourism goes hand in hand with cultural protection.

The 87,000-hectare Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato covers five distinct wine-growing areas with outstanding landscapes and the Castle of Cavour. It encompasses the whole range of technical and economic processes relating to the winegrowing and winemaking that has characterized the region for centuries. 

The news was updated on March 27, 2019.

More than 30 actors with the Lahu, Hani, Yi and Yi ethnic groups in southwest Yunnan’s Pu’er presented their colorful customs at the China International Fashion Week on March 25.

The China International Fashion Week kicked off with an autumn-winter 2019-2020 International Young Fashion Designers Contest runway in Beijing Hotel, drawing in 16 international fashion brands from Canada, Korea, Denmark, and the Netherlands.

“In designing the costumes, we got inspired by Lahu’s creation epic Mupamipa and their ancient songs passed down from generation to generation,” said Zhang Yujia, designer of the Pu’er costumes. The Lahu is an ethnic group that directly entered socialism from the primitive society.

The news was updated on March 22, 2019. 

A Chinese railway engineering company on Thursday drilled through Boten Tunnel, the first major tunnel over 5,000 meters along the China-Laos railway.

This marks an important milestone in the construction of the project. The Boten Tunnel, with a length of 6453.5 meters, is among the 10 major tunnels longer than five km along the China-Laos Railway.

Khamsouk Bounyavong, vice president of Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee’s Inspection Committee, and Ju Guojiang, chairman of the Laos-China Railway Co., Ltd, the joint venture in charge of the construction and the operation of the railway, attended the drilling-through ceremony in Boten on Thursday.

The tunnel has to pass through unfavorable geology such as karst, bedding rock, fault fracture zone, gypsum, carbon mudstone, and water inrush, and it varies, thus creating lots of difficulties to the Chinese engineering company, China Railway No. 5 Engineering Group (CREC-5).

The Boten Tunnel was selected to be built as a high-quality demonstration model for the railway project. Since March 2017 when the construction started, the Chinese engineers have strictly implemented the managing requirements of mechanization, industrialization, informatization and profession.

The CREC-5 strengthened the on-site safety and quality control and extensively applied tunnel construction kits, vigorously carried out scientific and technological research, actively promoted the application of new technologies, and paid close attention to process management so as to ensure the safe and orderly advancement of tunnel construction, and lay a solid foundation for the Thursday’s victorious breakthrough.

The China-Laos Railway is a strategic docking project between the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative and Laos’ strategy to convert from a landlocked country to a land-linked hub.

The 414.332-km railway runs from Mohan-Boten border gate in northern Laos to the capital of Vientiane within an operating speed of 160 km per hour.

The electrified passenger and cargo railway is built with the full application of Chinese management standards and technical standards

The project started in December 2016 and is scheduled to be completed and opened to traffic in December 2021.

Why is Hexi Confucius Temple So Special?

Hexi Confucius Temple was rebuilt in 1471 and overhauled by Guang Xu in the Qing Dynasty in 1890, covering an area of more than 9000 square meters. The main existing architectures of the temple are the Dacheng Hall大成殿, Wenmingfang文明坊, the Dacheng Gate大成门, the East-West Corridor veranda东西廊庑 and the Minglun Hall明伦堂. Hexi Confucius Temple is grand and spectacular. On April 30, 2001, it was listed as the first batch of municiple key cultural relics protection units, and in 2003 was listed as provincial key cultural relics protection units.

Where is Hexi Confucius Temple?

Hexi Village河西村 belongs to the Hexi Village Committee of Hexi Town, Tonghai County. It is a market town area of Hexi Town. In Hexi Village Committee, the road is cement road, and the traffic is convenient. In 2013, Hexi Village was listed in the second batch of traditional Chinese villages with important protective value. Hexi Confucius Temple is located in the southeast of Hexi Town, inside Hexi Village. There are many valuable cultural relics and monuments, among them, “official inscription of the Ministry of Rites礼部批文碑”, “Confucianism Exhort Stele儒学箴碑”, the stone couplet in front of Xianshi Palace先师殿 and the Tang Cypress are the most popular ones. On April 30, 2001, Yuxi City as the first batch of municiple key cultural relics protection units, in 2003 was listed as provincial key cultural relics protection units.

Nearby Attractions

1. Xiushan Mountain Park秀山公园

Xiushan Mountain Park, located in the south of Tonghai county, is one of the important scenic spots in Yuxi and is also the national AAAA level scenic spot. On Xiushan mountain, there are numerous ancient buildings and couplets, with a thick cultural atmosphere.

2. Bailong Temple白龙寺

Bailong temple, located in the deep forest on the west of Yongjin temple, was founded in 1486. In recent years, part of galleries and service facilities have been expanded, leading water up the mountain, digging the pool to cultivate lotus and various flowers and plants, which has become a new tourist attraction of Xiushan mountain park. The new attraction architecture complex, located in front of the Bailong temple, was built in 1988. It contains Bbaiyun dock白云坞, Sizhu pavillion丝竹馆, painting and calligraphy exhibition room, pool gallery, wealth temple, orchid garden and tea garden.

3. Yuanming Temple圆明寺

Located in the northwest of Tonghai County, Puying foothill is 15 kilometers away from the county seat, and only 1 kilometers from the government seat of Hexi Town. Yuanming Temple is there. The temple has been a Buddhist shrine for more than 600 years since it was rebuilt. In the Qing Dynasty, it has become a tourist attraction in central and southern Yunnan. After the founding of the people’s Republic of China, it was one of the most famous scenic spots in the former Hexi County, known as the “Yuanming Temple Park.” It is still one of the tourist attractions in southern Yunnan. In 1964, it was designated as a tourist attraction open to the outside world, and it was listed as a key cultural relic protection unit in November 1988.

How to Get There

Tourists have two ways to get to Hexi Confucius Temple in Tonghai County, long-distance bus and train.

1. By Long-distance Bus

There are long-distance buses from Kunming to Tonghai County. After arriving in Tonghai County, you can take a taxi to Hexi Village. It takes about 30 minutes. Confucius temple is at Hexi Village.

Kunming East Bus Station-Tonghai Bus Terminal

Departure Time: 6:58-18:00

Ticket Price: 42 CNY

Distance: 138 Kilometers

Consume Time: About 2.5 hours

2. By Train

Kunming Station-Tonghai Station

Departure Time: 7:45, 11:02, 12:30, 15:41

Ticket Price: 21.5 CNY

Distance: 139 Kilometers

Consume Time: About 2 hours

Best Time to Visit

Hexi Confucius Temple visit is mainly indoor activities, therefore tour is possible all the year round. 

Accommodation at Hexi Confucius Temple

Since Hexi Confucius Temple is not far from Tonghai County, you can stay in Tonghai County for overnight. Of course, there are some hotels around Hexi Confucius Temple. Accommodation is convenient there.

1. Tonghai Landun Hotel通海兰顿酒店

Address: No.72, Liyue West Road, Xiushan Subdistrict, Tonghai County, Yuxi玉溪市通海县秀山街道礼乐西路72号

Tel: 0877-3098888

Starting Price: 114 CNY

2. Tonghai Mingbang Hotel通海名邦大酒店

Address: No.219, Xiushan West Road, Sangyuan Industrial Zone, Tonghai County, Yuxi玉溪市通海县桑园工业区秀山西路219号

Tel: 0877-3058999 

Starting Price: 145 CNY

3. Pai Hotel派酒店

Address: No.21, Yixiu Road, Xiushan Subdistrict, Tonghai County, Yuxi玉溪市通海县秀山街道挹秀路21号

Tel: 0877-3010098 

Starting Price: 97 CNY

Useful Travel Tips

1. Learn something about Confucius in advance;

2. Do not make noise when visiting;

3. You can participate in some cultural activities during festivals.

Chinese Name:景东县御笔山古茶园
English Name:The Ancient Tea Plantations in Yubishan Mountain of Jingdong County, Puer
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Located in the southernmost of Jingdong County(景东县), the Imperial Pen Ancient Tea Mountain(御笔古茶山) or Yubishan Mountain covers 279 hectares, and which was distributed in block-shaped. The tea of Wenjing Town(文井镇), Bingbi(丙必村), Qingliang (清凉村), Shanxin Village (山心村) , Zhupeng(竹蓬村) and the ecological tea of Jinping Town(锦屏镇), Shanchong Village (山冲村)are the typical plants in this area.

Geographic Position

The Imperial Pen Ancient Tea Mountain(御笔古茶山) is the epitome of “a blessed place, Jingdong(景东县) in Wuliang Mountain（无量山）with promising future ”. With the continuous investigation and exploration of Yinsheng culture (银生文化), the Imperial Pen Ancient Tea Mountain(御笔古茶山) has gradually received increasingly attention. The Imperial Pen Ancient Tea Mountain’(御笔古茶山) altitude is from 1600 to 2000 meters, yearly average temperature is 13.5℃, annual precipitation is 1300 millimeter, and the soil classifies as red sandy soil. It’s planted tea trees 12600 acres, and about 4800 acres are planted ancient tea trees.

The Imperial Pen Ancient Tea Mountain (御笔古茶山) is one of the ancient tea mountain among 26 mountains in Pu’er City(普洱市，in the southwest of Yunnan Province). It located in the Wuliang Mountain（无量山） in which is a national natural reserve, and the distance between it and Jingdong County is 9 kilometers, and its altitude is from 1700 to 2150 meters. The ancient tea plantation includes Wukezhuang（五棵桩）, Caizidi（菜子地）, Dengjiagu（邓家古） and Gaolaozhuang（高老庄）, etc. The Imperial Pen Ancient Tea Mountain (御笔古茶山) is the mirror of Jingdong with gorgeous scenery, pleasant climate and nomascus nasutus’s singing.

The source and center of world tea

Pu’er was awarded “the source and center of world tea” by the International Tea Committee in 2013, and Pu’er has become the only complete biological chain in tea family’s vertical evolution in the world. The Imperial Pen Ancient Tea Mountain (御笔古茶山) is one of the significant ancient tea mountain recorded by Chuo FAN(樊绰) in <Man Shu>（《蛮书》, a kind of historical book which recorded the events in Nanzhao） who lived in Tang Dynasty.

Quality And Characteristics

The Pu’er Tea made from raw material coming from the Imperial Pen Ancient Tea Mountain (御笔古茶山) has remarkable characteristics. Its samples seem that every tea leaves are bright red in color, compact in shape. And tea liquid is bright yellow in color, obvious bitter and short astringent in taste. Lasting sweet and elegant aroma is the attraction of the tea. You will enlightened by the smell of the tea, just like you are walking in the forest with lingering flavor.
Translated bu Chen Linxiu/陈林秀
Chinese Version:
http://www.puercn.com/puerchanews/news/81604.html

Chinese Name:澜沧县上允镇芒角村芒京寨(傣崩人构皮手工造纸术)
English Name:Mangjing Village and Paper-Making Process of Daibeng Ethnic People in Lancang County, Puer
Link: http://www.pelcxxw.cn/xcgz/5012743188133811036
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Folk handwork papermaking process of Dai Nationality’s “Beng People” in Mangjing

Why is Xiushan Mountain So Special?

Tonghai Xiushan Park, located in the south of Tonghai county, Yuxi city, Yunnan province, is one of the important scenic spots in Yuxi. The peak is 2060 meters above sea level, with a vertical height of nearly 200 meters, covering an area of 7.6 square kilometers, a sightseeing area of 1.55 million square meters and a building area of more than 50,000 square meters. Xiushan mountain is a historical and cultural park. Tonghai Xiushan mountain, together with Jinma mountain金马山 and Biji mountain碧鸡山 in Kunming, as well as Cangshan mountain苍山 in Dali, was named as four famous mountains in Yunnan during the Ming dynasty. There are Sanyuan palace三元宫, Puguang temple普光寺, Jade emperor pavilion, Qingliangtai清水台, Wanshou palace万寿宫, Doutian pavilion斗天阁, Yongjin temple涌金寺, Bailong temple白龙寺 and other ancient architectural complex. It is now a national 4A class tourist area.

Features of Xiushan Mountain Park

Xiushan Mountain Park is one of the most important scenic spots in Yuxi, with lush trees, numerous ancient buildings and couplets. The rare Song Cypress宋柏, Yuan Cedar元杉 and Ming Yulan明玉兰 on the mountain are honored as “three unique三绝”. Xiushan Mountain is known as “Baishan Lianhai匾山联海” and “stela forest”, and the retained inscribed tablets and stelas have formed a scenic spot featuring human landscape and rare ancient wood. Climb up to the Xiushan mountain and enjoy the scenery of Qilu lake, Tonghai county and basin. During festivals, many people come to pray.

Main Attractions at Xiushan Mountain Park

5. Tonghai Confucious Temple通海文庙

Tonghai Confucious temple is located at the south of Tonghai county. The Confucious temple consists of Wenmingfang文明坊, Zhonglie Ancestral Temple忠烈祠, Jiexiao Temple节孝祠, Dachegn Gate大城门, Minghuan Temple名宦祠, Dongwu东庑, Xiwu西庑, Dacheng Palace大城殿, Chongsheng Temple崇圣祠 and Zunjing Pavillion尊经阁, covering an area of 12,000 square meters. Tonghai Confucious Temple was built in Yuan dynasty and moved to present site in Wanli of Ming dynasty.

History

Xiushan mountain historical and cultural park is located in the central and south of Yunnan. It has more than 2000 years history until now. Built on a large scale in the Tang dynasty and experienced Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, seven ancient architectural complexes of grand scale, grand momentum and different styles were formed. Xiushan mountain covers a total area of 1.55 million square meters. There are 250 plaques, couplets, stelas inscribed by scholars in various dynasties.

Best Time to Visit

Tour at Xiushan Mountain Park is available all the year round.

How to Get There

1. By Long-distance Bus

There are non-distance buses from Kunming to Tonghai County. Xiushan Mountain is on the edge of the Tonghai County, after arriving in Tonghai County, you can walk along the south street to Xiushan mountain park. In addition, you can also take train.

Kunming East Bus Station-Tonghai Bus Terminal

Departure Time: 6:58-18:00

Ticket Price: 42 CNY

Distance: 138 Kilometers

Consume Time: About 2.5 hours

2. By Train

Kunming Station-Tonghai Station

Departure Time: 15:41

Ticket Price: 21.5 CNY

Distance: 139 Kilometers

Consume Time: About 2 hours

Accommodation at Xiushan Mountain Park 

You can stay at the county seat of Tonghai County because Xiushan Mountain is not far from it.

1. Tonghai Landun Hotel通海兰顿酒店

Address: No.72, Liyue West Road, Xiushan Town, Tonghai County, Yuxi玉溪市通海县秀山镇礼乐西路72号

Tel: 0877-3098888

Starting Price: 114 CNY

2. Tonghai Mingbang Hotel通海名邦大酒店

Address: No.219, Xiushan West Road, Sangyuan Industrial Zone, Tonghai County, Yuxi玉溪市通海县桑园工业区秀山西路219号

Tel: 0877-3058999 

Starting Price: 145 CNY

3. Tonghai Diannan Hotel通海滇南大酒店

Address: Liyue West Road, Xiushan Town, Tonghai County, Yuxi玉溪市通海县礼乐西路

Tel: 0877-3078888

Starting Price: 173 CNY

Useful Travel Tips

1. Ultraviolet ray there is strong during sunny days, you should bring sun cream, sun glasses, sun hat or other screen products.

2. During the rainy season(Around June to October), the road conditions could be dangerous.

3. Mountain area is prone to natural disasters, so try not to go out in heavy rain.

4. Located on Xiushan mountain in Tonghai County, the temperature difference at Xiushan Mountain park is relatively large. You are supposed take coats to prevent a cold because of the large temperature difference from daytime to night.

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The news was updated on March 22, 2019. 

In March, the Lugu Lake shines like a mirror framed in the surrounding mountains. Under the azure sky, waterfowl gather and forage in the wetlands. In the lakeside areas, petals of blooming peach flowers fly as wind blows.

Dubbed as a “Plateau Pearl”, the Lugu Lake is located at the junction area between Sichuan and Yunnan provinces and it is a 4A scenic spot. To protect local environment, 230 lakeside households and businesses have signed letters of responsibility with the management of Lugu Lake Scenic Spot.

According to the document, they shall be responsible for the sanitary works, parking, forestation, maintaining order, supervision over public facilities in the villages.

“Our awareness has been raised on ecological conservation,” said Naka Zhuoma, a local villager. “We all believe that only if we take good care of the Lugu Lake, can the tourism develops sustainably.” Regulations and rules have been also made and put into practice in lakeside villages to protect ecology. The locals are organized into different groups like sanitary engineers and garbage treatment workers.

But the condition was a different one eight years ago. As garbage was piled around the lake and waste water permeated, the ecology of Lugu Lake was threatened. In recent years, local government has taken comprehensive measures to curb environmental pollution. Up to this February, the ecosystem was restored in 8,528 square meters of lakeside areas. And the water quality has been kept at Class I for a long time.

According to Ruan Xuewu, deputy director of Lijiang Lugu Lake Management Bureau, Yunnan province has invested about 1.3 billion yuan in the lake protection. A 45-kilometer-long pipe network has been built round the lake to collect waste water, covering all the lakeside areas in Yunnan. Now 4,000 tons of sewage can be treated per day in the scenic spot.

Meanwhile, Sichuan and Yunnan have made breakthroughs in jointly protecting the Lugu Lake. They issued a joint action plan in this January, which shows the common view of the two provinces in protecting the lake. To keep the water quality at Class I, they have established the four-level joint meeting system, the joint inspection and supervision system on ecology, the water quality analysis and assessment system and the “negative list” management system.

Ruan Xuewu said the ecological conservation is a long-lasting work. As tourism booms in Lugu Lake, they are facing more pressure in eco-protection. According to statistics, about 1.64 million tourists visited the Yunnan part of Lugu Lake last year, a year-on-year increase of 48.91%. Now the local government is planning to build a Mosuo-featured tourist town outside the lake basin to divert the flow of tourists.