The Stone Drum in Shigu Town

At the river’s bend, there stands Stone Drum (Shigu) Town, named after a drum-shaped marble plaque. Built during the Jiaqing era (1548-1561) of the Ming Dynasty, the stone drum is a monument commemorating the victory of Lijiang’s Naxi ruler over an invading Tibetan army. It is one point five meters (five feet) in diameter and zero point five meters (two feet) in thickness. The stone drum has an obvious vestige of what appears to be a “rip” in it. It is said that the stone drum would rupture prior to any war and then fold when peace returned.

Throughout time, Stone Drum Town was always a significant and vitally strategic military area where many famous historical events have been taken place. It was here that Zhuge Liang, the famous and highly acclaimed military strategist of the Three Kingdoms Period, chose to cross the Yangtze River and gain “battle advantage” over his opponents. The first emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, Kublai Khan, used this place for his expeditionary forces to ferry across the river. In April 1936, the Second Route of the Red Army, led by General He Long and Ren bishi, crossed the river here and continued to march north. There are memorials here honoring the people whose histories are entwined with the Stone Drum Town.

Lion Hill in Lijiang Ancient Town

Lion Hill(丽江古城狮子山), located in the center of Lijiang Ancient Town, is an important part of the world cultural heritage of Lijiang Ancient Town and the main attraction of the national scenic spots. It is like a lying lion, hence the name. The ancient town is at the foot of the Lion Hill. It is the best place to see the panoramic view of the ancient city of Lijiang. 

Where is Lion Hill?

Lion Hill is situated in the Lijiang Ancient Town. 

Distance from other main attractions in Lijiang

• About 5.9 km from Shuhe Ancient Town
• About 16 km from Baisha Mural Painting in Baisha Village
• About 24 km from Former Residence of Joseph Rock in Yuhu Village
• About 25.8 km from Jade Dragon Snow Mountain

How to get to Lion Hill?

Lion Hill is in Lijiang Ancient Town, and travelers can walk to foot of Lion Hill.

By taxi: There is no taxi in the ancient city of Lijiang, and motor vehicles are prohibited. The main taxi stop in Lijiang is located near the Yulong Bridge at the junction of the ancient city and the new city. 
By bus: The fare is 1 yuan for one ticket. There is no need to find a supplement. In addition, the mini-cars or mini-trucks in the urban area are also one yuan for a person. Travelers can take No. 2, 3, 11, 28 buses and take off at the Gonglu Zongduan Station, then walk 1.3 km to Lion Hill.

Features

On the top of the Lion Hill, there is a Wangu Building. When you climb the Wangu Tower, you can see the magical and beautiful Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in the north, the Lijiang Old Town in the east with the creeks and bridge, the colorful Lijiang New Town in the west, and the idyllic village in the south.In the far south, there is also a “Wenbi Peak” like a giant pen. Combined with the ink-slab of Lijiang Ancient Town, they show the Naxi culture in terms of the worship to study.

Main Attractions

Lion Hill enjoys the area of 15 hectares, with the singing birds and green trees etc.

▪ Wangu Tower (万古楼)

Located on the top of Lion Hill, Wangu Tower is 32.8 meters in height with 123,000 dragon head of Naxi style on the top, which ranks the world’s greatest. Standing on the top of the tower, you can hace panoramic view of the whole Lijiang Old Town and rivers to the east, the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain to the north and Naxi villages to the south, which is magnificent.

▪ Baima Longtan Temple(白马龙潭寺)

Located in the south of the park, it was built in Qianlong Period of Qing Dynasty. It is the key historical protection unit of Lijiang City. There is a clear and crystal pond in this temple, connecting with the Three-eye Pond of Naxi People.

Nearby Attraction

Lijiang Ancient Town

The beauty of the Old City is also due to the integrity of geographical nature and harmony. In 30 km northwest to the Old City lies the unconquerable Yulong Snow Mountain of 5,596 m and the relics of glacier in the Quaternary Period. The spring is divided into three branches to flow into the Old City relatively from east, middle and west. The countless small branches are threading among the stone-paved lanes, just as the poem describes “spring crossing around each household forms a poem while flying willow before every household draws a painting”. Many architects give highly praise for it and it has gained such a beautiful name as “Suzhou in Highland” and “Eastern Venice”. A great number of travelers are attracted by the beauty and charm of the Old City and the Snow Mountain, keeping pouring and lingering on their primitive simplicity and quietness. And, now, the Lijiang Old City is being reported as one of China Historical Cultural Cities in the whole world’s cultural heritages. Thus, as a bright pearl of our country, it will be more splendid.

Useful Travel Tips

1.Accommodation

There are many high-quality hotels and recommended guest house in Lijiang Ancient Town. Travelers can choose one to stay. 

Inter Continental Lijiang Ancient Town Resort(丽江和府洲际度假酒店)
Hotel Indigo Lijiang Ancient Town(丽江古城英迪格酒店)
Lijiang Wangfu Hotel(丽江王府饭店)
Manty House(漫庭美宿酒店)
Lijiang International Hotel(丽江国际大酒店)

2.Naxi Festivals held in Lijiang Old Town

Bangbang Festival: January 15 on lunar calendar
Sanduo Festival: February 8 on lunar calendar
Torch Festival: June 25 to June 27 on lunar calendar
July Festival: middle July on lunar calendar

Why is the Site of Loiwing Central Aircraft Manufacturing Company So Special

In 1939, the CAMCO Factory was built here. Its predecessor was the Hangzhou Aircraft Manufacturing Factory. It was forced to move in with a part of equipment and technicians during the Anti-Japanese War. Because Loiwing was at the border and close to the transportation artery, overseas equipment and materials could be transported here easily through the Yunnan-Burma Road. It is unknown where the where the runway was at that time. It was said that the plane entered into Myanmar after leaving the ground.

The CAMCO factory was built according to the American design. It was the largest aircraft manufacturer in China at that time. It had assembled more than 100 P-40 and Hawker warcraft, some of which were equipped with Claire Chennault’s Flying Tigers.

There were nearly 3,000 people when the scale of the Loiwing was the largest. The plane of the Chairman Chiang Kai-shek was also maintained here. In January 1942, the Japanese army occupied Myanmar. The situation was tight. Soon the Yunnan-Burma Road was cut off. The aircraft factory was also bombed by the Japanese. It was said that Chiang Kai-shek’s plane was also damaged. In May, the Japanese army occupied China’s Longling and Tengchong.

The CAMOCO was blown up before the Japanese army captured it. It was estimated that even the factory buildings were not left behind.
The Japanese army captured all parts of Myanmar and occupied part of the territory on the west bank of the Nujiang River. It completely cut off China’s major arteries and the only land transportation channel to overseas. The situation of the Anti-Japanese War was extremely sinister. For this purpose, China and the United States had to maintain the only air transport at the high cost. Therefore, the most dangerous air route- “Hump Route”, has staged countless thrilling tragic stories.

History of the Site of Loiwing Central Aircraft Manufacturing Company

In 1933, American William Pawley started the Central Aircraft Manufacturing Company, CAMCO, in Hangzhou, China. The company assembled Curtiss-Wright aircraft for the Nationalist Chinese Air Force. As the Imperial Japanese Army moved down coastal China in the winter of 1937-38, the CAMCO plant relocated to Hankou, 600 km inland, where it repaired war-damaged airplanes and possibly assembled new ones. When Hankou fell in October 1938, CAMCO moved 400km SSW to Hengyang. At the same time, it built a new factory a further 1500km west on the China-Burma frontier at Loiwing, which opened in early 1939. In the winter of 1940-1941, CAMCO also became involved in recruitment and supply for the 1st American Volunteer Group (AVG), later known as the Flying Tigers.

The CAMCO factory at Loiwing was virtually destroyed by a Japanese air strike in October 1940, and “was rebuilt as a maintenance and repair facility for the [Chinese Air Force]”; subsequently it was used to repair AVG P-40s, and its airfield was briefly used by the AVG to mount raids into Thailand and Burma. Following the Allied retreat from Burma in the spring of 1942, the Loiwing plant was lost to the Japanese.

Where is the Site of Loiwing Central Aircraft Manufacturing Company-Location

It is located in Loiwing Village, Ruili, Dehong Jingpo and Dai Autonomous Prefecture.

How to Get the Site of Loiwing Central Aircraft Manufacturing Company

After arriving in Ruili City, the best ways to the Site of Loiwing Central Aircraft Manufacturing Company are taxi and self-driving. 

Best Time to Go

It is suitable to visit the Site of Loiwing Central Aircraft Manufacturing Company all year round.  

Nearby Attractions

One-Tree Forest
In fact, One-Tree Forest is a large banyan tree, which has a history of more than 900 years, with 32 earial roots streight pinning into the earth. Banyan is a special and unique landscape in Ruili, it’s everywhere no matter in the vallies or villages or on the sides of the roads. people value banyan as holy tree, so they only plant these trees but don’t cut them. The big Banyan is in the one-tree forest park, and it’s 28 meters, what makes it more precious is that it has been standing there for over 200 years. The tree has many aerial roots hanging down from above, and they are interwined with one another, ending in the root. there are also so many aerial roots hanging down and they took roots in the earth, forming a forest that makes up of pillar-like roots, thus one-tree forest is shaped. It’s a very attractive and magical natural scenery. One-tree Forest has become a scenery that tourist must go, and it’s one of the hottest sceneries in Ruili. 

Zhaduo Waterfall
Moli Waterfall is located in Moli Valley, also called Zhaduo Waterfall, and hides in deep mountains and forest. the clean water falls from 40-meter cliff, it’s like a white silk flying and dancing in the wind, you can hear the falling sound of water far away. There is a small brook flowing under the waterfall. The whole part of the waterfall is the soul of the scenic area, it’s very enjoyable to watch and feel the waterfall in the morning when the sun rises. It’s also very worthy to go there in summer, you can feel splashes from the waterfall and splash on your face, it’s very nice and cool.

Moli Tropical Rainforest
Moli Tropical Rainforest, is known as its tropical rainforest view and Buddhist holy land, the whole scenic area is 1.5 kilometers long. Moli, also known as Zhaduo, refers to a grand waterfall. Moli is known as a natural oxygen bar, which is healthy for people.

About Sangushui Scenic Area

Lijiang Sangushui（三股水） Scenic Area is located on the northeast side the mountainside, Hongwen village, Yulong Naxi Autonomous County, Lijiang City. Lijiang Sangushui（三股水） Scenic Area, Maojindi(冒金地) scenic spot enjoys natural landscapes such as landscape, canyons, pastoral scenery and the tea horse street, Naxi village, Naxi culture, and cultural landscapes in the integration. It is the fork road for tea and horse and other goods transported to Tibet and to Lijiang in the ancient times. Sangushui（三股水） Maojindi(冒金地) scenic spot is the important hub in the ancient tea horse road with natural and simple customs, mountains and rivers, and beautiful environment.

For thousands of years, dozens of simple Naxi people living here. The caravans of Tibetan, Naxi, Bai, Han and other ethnic groups continuously travel across here and hence to get accommodation and supplementary for both people and horses. They get on well with each other, help each other, regard the virtues as life, and see virtues as the soul of business. The ancient tea horse road here has been operated for thousands of years, so people call it “the golden land”(Maojindi冒金地), and hence the village was called “Deshengzhuang”.

The Elements of Sangushui Scenic Spot:

◆ thetop manor in Naxi, Lijiang
◆the top spring in the south of clouds
◆China’s first osier bed
◆the top Geomantic Treasure Land in the south of clouds
◆The most beautiful ancient village
◆the birthplace of Shangri-la
◆the 1944 accident ground of the flying tiger

Main Attractions

Sangushui（三股水） Maojindi(冒金地) scenic spots are built on the slope, which combines the local color, the original ecological flavor, and the multi-ethnic culture. As for the attractions in Maojindi, tourists can see: products showcase of the Tea Horse Road – Virtues Springs – Wanfu Wanshou tablet -the Tibetan mastiff Yard-Lijiang Dongba School – the sightseeing station of Yangtze River Bay- the cultural corridor of Ancient Tea Horse Road-garden terrace – local downtown – stone pavilion.

The ancient tea horse cultural corridor, the tea and horse trade, and the tea horse road show the environment, life and learning style of the horse caravan. At the same time, visitors can appreciate this magical ancient culture.

Travelers here can push the stone mill, step on the wooden pier, touch the fermented wine trough, walk around the pot and stove, imagining and experiencing how people used to grind, tamper with rice, make wine, make tofu and so on. On the grain shelf is the special local product “ah hi pepper”, which is the best product for friends and relatives in faraway places.

The highest point of Sangushui is the “viewing platform”. Here visitors can see the blue sky, the majestic Haba Snow Mountains and Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, and the Tiger Leaping Gorge.
In Sangushui scenic spot, tourists can ride rubber boat to experience Jinsha river drift, challenge the high-altitude glass walkway, and walk along the legendary horse caravan road. What’s more, taveling here, people can enjoy Naxi special buffet barbecue, and dance with Naxi nationality.
Walk to “De shengzhuang”, you can see the idyllic scenery which is beautiful more than a dreamland. The falls in the forest, gushes all along the mountain. Except the blue sky and white clouds, there are also breathtaking layered terraces.

How to get to the Sangushui Scenic Area from Lijiang

Sanshui Water is located in Longtan Township, Yulong County, Lijiang City. Take the Lijiang-Shangri-La shuttle bus at Lijiang Bus Terminal (40 minutes a day). After 20 minutes, the bus will take you to the Yangtze River First Bay and walk 10 minutes to Lijiang Sangushui Scenic area. 

Attraction Travel Tips

Traveling Hours: Vary with each individual
Traveling Seasons: All seasons
Sightseeing fee: 120 yuan, including items: large ticket for scenic spots, scenic battery car, inside the scenic spot Note: does not include horse riding, cable bridge fees.

Xidang village is under jurisdiction of Yunling township, connecting by dirt road. In 2009, there were 215 households and 1,088 rural residents, with a total workforce of 855, including 675 working in agriculture. The altitude is 2,234 meters, the annual average temperature of 15 ℃  and suitable for planting crops such as corn, wheat, highland barley. The main industries of the village are tourism and forestry. The village is currently developing featured tourism industry and the related tourism culture industry.

Xidang village is the only way getting to Yubeng Village. When arrive at Xidang Hot Spring, tourists have to walk or ride a mule into. Suggest you to stay at Xidang village before starting your Yubeng hiking for the better accommodation condition of the village.

Chinese Name: 丽江古城科贡坊
English Name: Kegong Archway in Lijiang Old Town

Into the Lijiang Ancient City, near the Square Street, and the bar street, there is an inconspicuous three-story building, this is the Kegong Archway, which reflects the Naxi people advocating culture, good at learning. The ancient city was built in the Qing Dynasty and was built for the Yang family. It was built in three years. In the first year of the Qing Dynasty(1723), Lijiang implemented the “reform of the soil”, which was changed by central Government. Lijiang has entered the feudal society for a certain period of clique administration. The reform of the social system has greatly stimulated the enthusiasm of the folk children to study. From the “returning to the soil” to the abolition of the imperial examination in the late Qing Dynasty for 180 years. In the time, Lijiang has more than 60 Jurens and seven Jinshis. During the Jiaqing period, Yang Zhaolan and Yang Zhaorong, both of whom lived in Gongongfang, performed in the exam. Then, in the Daoguang period, Yang Zhaorong’s son, Yang Shuochen, was raised again, so the government and the people donated money to build a high-rise Kogong Archway in the alley. In the third day of the first month of 1944, it was destroyed by fire. 

the Location:

Ninong Grand Valley is located in the lower reaches of the Yubeng valley. The stream of Ninong valley is formed by the snow water from several snow mountains in Yubeng village, which stretches for more than 10 kilometers, and finally flows into the Lancang river. The spectacular valley is the only way getting out of Yubeng village from Ninong, with a one-metre wide road cut between the waist of the steep mountains. 

Recommended Visiting Route

The Ninong Grand Valley is another hiking route getting out of Yubeng Village, which leads to Lancang River. After entering into the mountain, the road becomes narrow and steeper, with many boulder on the way. Then walk up to Ninong water canal in which flows the living water of Ninong village. This part of road is very narrow and dangerous. 

On the left is vertical hillstone and channel, right is cliff of hundreds of meters, below is surging river, no fence, no flat road, only rugged and rocks of different sizes. The canal takes up about two-thirds of the water, and sometimes the road is full of water, with only a few stones to be trample down. Later it forms a mountain waterfall.

Move forward and you can see the Yubeng River flowing into Lancang River. With another 2-hour walking, arrive at Ninong village. 

Note: The perfect route of Yubeng Village Hiking is getting in from Yubeng Village and getting out from Ninong village. The scenery to Ninong is very beautiful and it’s a pity if you miss it. However, the hiking path along the way is also dangerous for there are hikers died every year.

Chinese Name: 德宏大盈江
English Name: Dayingjiang River in Yingjiang County, Dehong

Beautiful Dayingjiang River runs through Yingjiang County in west Yunnan border area. The river mouth is open and its surface is as flat as a mirror. In the sunny days, the limpid river lies as smooth as silk. Along the both sides of the river, distant mountain loom and forest is dyed black. Umbrella-like banyan groves looks lush and green. In the converging place of clouds and water, a bamboo raft is moving away… In the distance, since the river is set off by bamboo forest, a unique scene appears that the river overflows the bamboo groves and bamboo groves place the river in between. The hundred-meter-wide river is tightly locked by two pieces of rock cliff at Tiger-jumping Gorge. The distance between the two cliffs is only seven meters. The pouring torrent clashes the high mountains which rise abruptly along the gorge. The increasingly large fall of river generates glittering foam and the thundering uproar in the gorge can be heard several kilometers away. Considering the pouring torrent, deep riverway and giant stone emerging in the middle of the river, small waterfalls can be seen everywhere. The mountains stand facing each other on both sides of the river, posing a natural wonder of “a seam of sky if people look up and a thread of river when having a bird view.”

About Jiuzihai Village

Lijiang Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is one of the most scenic spots, but I bet that most tourists know little about Jiuzihai Pasture in the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. It is named after the village in the snow mountain, Jiuzihai. The majority people living here are mostly Han people, while the minority one is Lisu and other nationalities.

What to see in Jiuzihai Pasture 

On the east side of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, about 30 kilometers from Lijiang city, there are more than 666 acres of plateau meadow, and there are more than 30 mysterious sinkholes scattered on the huge meadow. The spring emitting from a small cave is divided into three curving and winding down, and bypassing the village suddenly until disappearing at the foot of the mountain.

More than 666 acres of plateau meadow is just like a vase, showing a picture of nature in the woods on the east side of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. More than 30 sinkholes are inlaid in the meadows like the shining stars. Because of the mysterious and natural worship of the villagers, local people use “Jiuzihai” as the village name. Jiuzihai is evolved from a beautiful sea. There is a mysterious mountain spring in the land and mysteriously disappears after the meadow.

What attracts tourists most is fresh and beautiful flower sea. These flowers have many varieties. The flowers are white this month, and turns yellow next month. What’s more, some of them change several colors of the season. Several generations in the village felt strange about the various phenomena in this dam, but no one has ever explained these mysterious natural phenomena. Every flower seems to be carefully carved. Here a highlight of the sea is primroses colored with dreamy purple, pink and tender yellow evenly decorating on the green grassland. Their beauty is natural, pure, and all elements are god’s masterpiece, while nature is the best designer.

There are more than 30 circular pools distributed without rules in the meadow of Jiuzihai. Looked from distance, it is a strange “crop circles”. but it looks more artificial closely. The most amazing part is that most of the round water pools running by a unique tree. There is a large amount of water in the pool except winter, and the water depth is more than one meter. Standing on the slope of Jiuhaizi village, the whole meadow looks like a lot of silver mirrors, flashing in the sea of flowers and meadows.

Among the trees in the entrance of the village, there is pool where the locals call it “the Divine Spring”. It goes east, returns to the right side of the village to the right of the village, and finally disappears all of a sudden. People now can still not figure out where it flows from, or where to disappear.

How to get Jiuzihai

1. Enter the scenic spot toll booth of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, and turn right to the special roads to Jiuzihai.
2. Hiking or riding bikes to Jiuzihai from Dongba Valley

Attraction Travel Tips

1 Find out right away what feed supplements you are going to need for winter. Get help to do a proper feed budget.

2 If you don’t have enough feed, get rid of stock now.

3 If you have to buy silage or hay, open a sample bale to inspect its fermentation and freedom from weeds and moulds.

4 If you are offered ‘baleage’, check it closely as it may have been hay that was baled when slightly wet so it could be mouldy.

5 Don’t rely on nitrogen fertiliser to grow all the extra feed you need. Response to N depends on moisture levels and soil temperatures so it’s not a guarantee.

6 Be aware of the impact N fertiliser has on the environment and take care to keep it away from waterways when spreading.

7 Make sure stock clean up hay or silage fed out to them. Feed racks, which can be moved, will avoid pugging and pasture burning from silage bales dumped in one place.

8 Avoid pugging pastures at all costs. Feed and stand-off pads must meet environmental drainage standards.

9 Do a soil test if there hasn’t been one done for over a year.

10 If weeds were bad last year, find out how to fix them for next season.

11 Plant some willows and poplars to feed in future droughts.

Why is Mingyong Village So Special?

Mingyong village is a typical Tibetan village in northwest Yunnan plateau. Since 2000, the number of visitors has doubled every year, and Mingyong village is reputed as a tourist village. Usually the tourists who want to see the Mingyong Glacier will set Mingyong village as a rest stop.

Where is Mingyong Village – Location

Mingyong village is located at the foot of Meili snow mountain in the Midwest of Deqin county, Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture of Yunnan province, the south facing Lancang river and the west closing to Kawakbo mountain. It is under jurisdiction of Sinong Village, Yunling Township, Deqin County.

History and Culture

In the village, there are still well-preserved Tibetan-style Tuzhang house, built along the hillside, which looks very spectacular from a distance, with ethnic characteristics in a close view. The four walls and the roof of the house are built with earth, with square door, most of three floors. The ground floor is used for livestock keeping, second for living room and the third for storage.

With the travel boom of Shangri-la of Diqing prefecture and the declare success of world heritage “Three Parallel Rivers”, more tourists come to Mingyong Glacier for sightseeing. Since 1998, cavalry transport serves the people from the county seat to the village. It’ll take about 1 hour from county seat to the village. Tourists can take a horse-riding up the hill to see the Mingyong Galcier. Since 2000, the number of visitors has doubled every year. Mingyong village has built one agritainment after another, receiving thousands of tourists from home and abroad, which is reputed as a tourist village.

About Meili Snow Mountain

Meili snow mountain is the most spectacular snow mountain cluster in Yunnan. Moreover, there are rare medicinal materials in the mountains. Meili Snow Mountain literally means “medicine mountain” in Tibetan.It is famous for the “thirteen peaks of Taizi Mountain”. Actually, this is not the exact thirteen peaks, but the general designation of many peaks, just taking the auspicious number in the Tibetan language “thirteen”. Among them, Kawakbo is the highest peak in Yunnan with the height of 6,740 m.

How to Get There?

From Deqin:
Deqin County is about 182 kilometers from Shangri-La city. Tourists can arrive at Shangrila city first and then take the bus or car-rental to Deqin. At Deqin Bus Station, there are unregular scheduled bus running to Mingyong Village. It takes you about one hour to drive there. And you can also rent a car directly to Mingyong Village from Shangrila.

From Feilaisi:
Another way to get there is to take a bus to Feilai Temple from a number of nearby destinations: Kunming, Dali, Lijiang (albeit, via Shangri-la), and Shangri-la itself. Then rent a car to Mingyong village. Due to lots of tourists going to Mingyong Glacier, you can share a car with others for the money saving.

Attractions Nearby

Feilaisi Monastery, Deqin
Feilai temple, the best place to watch goden peaks of Meili mountain at sunrise. So if u plan to watch sunrise, it’s absolutely a good idea to live at Feilai temple the night before. But actually it is unusual to see the goden peaks. The peaks of the mountains are often surrounded with clouds due to the high altitude they are. And this makes more interestings for Meili. There’s a kind of saying that, if any Japanese appears in this area then people can’t see the golden peaks that day. This is because Japanese are not welcomed by Tibetan people. Yes, they hate Japan and Japanese, just like people in notheast of China.

Yubeng Village in Deqin County, Shangrila
Yubeng is a secluded small Tibetan village tucked away at the foot of Meili Snow Mountain in Deqin county, the northwestern corner of Yunnan Province. It is only accessible by foot or horse/mule. But the trip, however arduous, is worth it. Yubeng is divided into an upper and a lower section. Both parts offer fabulous views of the Mei Li Snow Mountains. Lower Yubeng is smaller, quieter and closer to the lakes and waterfalls that you will likely visit during your stay.

Lancang-Mekong River Grand Canyon
It is called the Lancang River after it reaches Changdu. The river runs south until it leaves China at the Nanla Bayout of Yunnan Province and therefrom changes its name from the Lancang River to the Mekong River. The river finally empties into the Pacific Ocean in the south of Ho Chi Minh City of Vietnam.

Why is Tomb of Dao Anren So Special

The reason why Yingjiang Tomb of Dao Anren became a tourist attraction is that Dao Anren made an important contribution to our motherland, as a patriot. He was chased as a general. The coffin was sent back to his homeland and buried in Fenghuang Mountain, Xincheng Township, Yingjiang County. It was destroyed during the Great Cultural Revolution. In 1994, the provincial government allocated funds for reconstruction. On July 19, 1989, it was listed as the Dehong Prefecture Cultural Relics Protection Unit. In November 1993, it was announced as Yunnan Province the Forth Batch Relics Protection Unit. The tomb is 3.2 meters high, 3.741 meters long, 4.4 meters wide, and 2 meters wide at the end. It is inlaid with a figure-eight shape. It is an earth-filled tomb with a building area of 1,240.5 square meters. The passage length is 56 meters and the width is 3 meters. There are 29 steps.

Introduction of Dao Anren

Dao Anren (Yunnan patriot) is also known as Xi Anren, first name as Peisheng, male, the twenty-fourth Generation Tusi of Xuanfu Division in Ganya Yunnan(now Xincheng, Jiucheng, Nongzhang, Yingjiang County). In his youth, he repeatedly called on the Dai, Han, Jingpo, Lisu, and Achang people to fight against the British aggressors. He visited India and Japan to inspect the capitalist system. Under the influence of the democratic revolutionary thought, after returning to China, he engaged in revolutionary work in his hometown. In 1906, he went to Japan and established contacts with Sun Yat-sen and Song Jiaoren and other revolutionary parties and became an early member of the Tung Meng Hui(Chinese Revolutionary League). In 1907, he returned to China to implement industrial plans and reform cultural education and tusi system. In 1908, the uprising of Hekou in Yunnan Province failed, and its Tusi Yamen(Government office in feudal China) was used as a base for the revolutionary party to prepare for a new armed uprising. And the revolutionary members Zhang Wenguang and Liu Fuguo established the Revolutionary Organization Self-Government Comrades Association in Tengchong, and launched the Tengyue (now Tengchong) uprising on September 6, 1911, and established the Dianxi National Army Metropolitan Government. After the Revolution of 1911, he was arrested by Yuan Shikai’s government of the Republic of China. After being released from prison, he was appointed to the Army Department for consultation. In the spring of 1913, he died in Beijing.

Where is Tomb of Dao Anren -Location

It is located in Fenghuang Mountian, Xincheng Township, Yingjiang County.

How to Get to Tomb of Dao Anren

In the Tomb of Dao Anren, there are no transportation methods, such as buses. Self-driving and taxi are the best choices for visitors at the price of about 80 yuan, which takes about half an hour.

Best Time to Visit

It is suitable to visit the the Tomb of Dao Anren all year around. Visitors can learn the patriotism of Dao Anren.

Nearby Attractions

XiangEhu Lake
Located in the southwest of Jiucheng Town of Yingjiang County, the beautiful XiangEhu Lake is the gateway and business card of Jiucheng Town. There are natural wetlands, sparkling natural lakes, and thousands of acres of lotus ponds with unique charm. XiangEhu Lake has a large amount of water, is not dry all year round, has good water quality, and contains many trace elements needed by the human body. There are more than ten kinds of wild fish in the lake, as well as birds such as egrets, yellow ducks and wild ducks, as well as aquatic plants such as lotus, reed and water hyacinth.

Yunyan Stupa
Yunyan Stupa in Yingjiang County, also known as Manmengding Stupa, is located on the top of Yunyan Mountain, 1 km east of Yingjiang County. “Yunyan” in Dai Language means an auspicious, joyful and fascinating place. It is one of the most important Buddhist pagodas of Hinayana in Yunnan. The pagoda was built in 1947 and it took eight years to complete the work. Although it is a modern product, it is rich in ancient style and is listed as a key cultural relic protection unit in Yunnan Province.

Where is  Wenfeng Temple

Wenfeng Temple (文峰寺) is located in southwest of Lijiang City at an elevation of 3,465 meters. The monastery, built between 1739 and 1743, is situated at the foot of Mt. Wenbi about eight kilometers from Lijiang’s Old Town. The monastery was the supreme academy of the Gagyu sect of Tibetan Buddhism. The property is abundant with numerous varieties and colors of camellias. The structure of this temple was the largest in Lijiang prefecture until the Cultural Revolution, where many of its structure were badly destroyed. In the 1980’s, government rebuilt this temple. This place has now become a very scenic spot with many big pine trees and the beautiful camellia flowers.

Mu Tian Wang and Wenfeng Temple

These temples were founded under Mu Tian Wang, the 17th-century Naxi king. He was a religious man, instrumental in the growth of the Red Hat Sect of Buddhism in his domain.
 Wenfeng Si was famous in its time as a meditation centre. Above the temple is a hole in the earth, near a sacred spring where monks would stay for over three years to engage in intense meditation.

What to see in Wenfeng Temple

Wenfeng Temple is located in the hinterland of writing mountain, was built in the reign of four years (1739), the Tibetan Karma Kagyu (White Sect) four treasures of His Holiness to Lijiang, require prefect Official propaganda advocating to build the temple, which lasted five marble. Dynasty eight years (1828) rebuilt the hall, Tibetan name Lin Sang Najia table. Meaning secret religious shrines and Lotte blessed monastery, later renamed Wenfeng Temple today. Prosperous period in the history of public housing had five homes, Sengfang twenty four homes, up to hundreds of monks, the first temple of the largest in Lijiang. The existing hall and Sengfang two homes. Hall for three storeyed pavilion-style building, the hall is a grand space, up to four meters. Temple has statues, murals and trees, especially camellia, cedar famous. Temple, Tibetan Buddhism Week conifers, gurgling streams, fresh air, quiet environment, are still a tourist attraction.

Wenfeng Temple is the highest institution of China Northwest trips to Lijiang Yunnan Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism thirteen large monastery, where monks have to get all Palestinian degree must sit far away from the Temple Church night sit-year March 3 three forty-five qualify rites. Wenfeng Temple quite famous not only in Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet region, but also have an impact in India, Nepal, Myanmar and other countries in the Buddhist community. 1956, Buddha’s relic (tooth), back to China from Burma, August 8, Wenfeng Temple usher Fozusheli held unprecedented tooth welcome ceremony, becoming an important event in the history of Buddhism, and more so Wenfeng Temple put a glorious religious overtones.

How to get to Wenfeng Temple

First, people need to Yulong County.

Yulong county is an important part of Lijiang central city. The road network of Yulong County covers every township and village. The second largest railway station in Yunnan province, Lijiang Railway Station is located in the county seat. Lijiang airport is 22 kilometers from the county seat. 

Since the scenic spots is relatively far away from each other, we introduce you some detailed information about how to get in/out and get around in Yulong County.

1. Car-rental

There is no doubt that renting a car is the fastest and most convenient way to get around. Negotiate the price with the driver in advance or share a car with other travelers is very economical.

2. Bus

For some budget travelers, bus travel is a good way to save money. Make sure where you want to go, and then use the electronic map to find where and when to take the bus. You can also ask our consultants about how to get there.

3. Cycling

Cycling is a better way to enjoy the scenery along the way. For some sights in Yulong county, it’s very convenient to cycle there.

Where to stay in Yulong County

Generally the tourists who pay a visit to the sights in Yulong County will choose to stay in Baisha Old Town or back to Lijiang Old Town. There are many characteristics hotels, guesthouses and inns to choose. People who want a more beautiful living environment can also choose to live in the Shuhe Ancient Town. More information please check the accommodation of Dali Old Town, Shuhe Old Town and Baisha Old Town.

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