Dali City Museum

Dali City Museum, located in the Neizheng street of Zhongmen Town, Dali City, Yunnan Province. Founded in 1986, the museum enjoys the collection of cultural relics, research and exhibitions in Dali, and is a local comprehensive museum. The museum covers an area of 2,650 square meters mainly displaying stoneware, pottery, bronze, porcelain, jade, stone carving, jade carving, wood carving, calligraphy and painting etc.

Why is Dali City Museum so special?

The mansion was listed as a culture relic under provincial protection in 1993. Due to the significance of Du Wenxiu’s uprising and his resistance to the control by Qing Dynasty, the mansion was appointed as the Patriotism Education Base in 1998 by the Yunnan Provincial Party Committee and the People’s Government of Yunnan Province.

The Dali City Museum has been rated as “Provincial Patriotism Education Base” and “Provincial Science Education Base”. In 2010, it was entitled as the “National Science Education Base”. On May 18, 2009, it is free and open to the whole society.

How to get to Dali City Museum?

Take No.8 bus in Xiaguan Railway Station and get off in FuxinG Road Station, then walk 1000 meters south along Fuxing Road.

Take No.4 bus in Meideng Bridge of Xiaguan and get off in Honglongjing Station, then walk along the Bar Street.

History

Once named the Marshal Mansion, the Museum was originally home to Du Wenxiu(杜文秀) (1828-1872). Du is well known for leading the Hui ethnic minority revolt against the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) in 1856. Once Du conquered Dali, he was elected Marshal of the military forces and the original mansion of Yunnan Province was re-named the Marshal Mansion. The battle lasted 18 years. The mansion was destroyed soon after Du’s defeat in 1872. It was not until 1884 that the mansion was restored.

Extensive renovations returned the mansion to its original glory, the mansion finally opened to the public as a museum in 1987. The 360 meters (1181 feet) high wall once surrounding the mansion can now only be found in the southern section of the estate. The museum consists of a front hall, a back hall, Meridian Gates inside the mansion and two floral halls in the southern and northern parts. The mansion also boasts many functional rooms: military-political-affair setup, living rooms, studies, and storerooms.

Main Attractions

Flora Hall

The Flora Hall (located in the southern paThe costumes of ethnic groupsrt of the museum) has more than 120 pieces of stone steles carved in different dynasties ranging from Song Dynasty (960-1279) to Qing Dynasty on display. It is reputed as the most influential forest of steles in Yunnan Province. These exhibits provide valuable materials and historical data tracking the development of the local culture in the past dynasties. The Flora Hall (located in the northern part of the museum) showcases stoneware, crockery, bronze implements, porcelains, and jade articles that were excavated in and around Dali. On display throughout the museum are also wood carvings, stone carvings, jade carvings, calligraphies and paintings. The wood caving ‘Manjusri Bodhisattva Riding on a Lion’ has received recognition worldwide while exhibiting in Japan and Switzerland during the 1990s.

Historical Relics Exhibition Hall

Dali has a long history and is known as the “City of Letter”, enjoying many rich cultural heritages. The Beiqiu Site of Yinsuo Island in Dali Haidong is the earliest Neolithic site in Yunnan, dating back more than 5,000 years. In 1253, Yuan Shizu Kublai led troops to destroy the Dali Kingdom and established the Yunnan Province. At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the bureaucrats at all levels of Dali were sent from other places, and the productivity was further improved. Dali’s porcelain handicraft industry began to develop. In Qing Dynasty, the Admiral House was set up in Dali, making Dali once again the political, cultural and economic center in Yunnan. The historical exhibition hall displays the remains of these historical developments.

Buddhist Art Exhibition Hall

Dali is known as the Kingdom of Buddhism. In 1978, when the main towers of Chongsheng Temple were repaired, thousands of precious religious relics of the Nanzhao and Dali Kingdom were found. The metal statues of the Dali period were called “Dali Buddha.” The Buddhist Art Exhibition Hall displays Buddhist art statues from different periods unearthed and collected in Dali.

Useful Travel Tips

1.Best Time to Visit Dali City Museum
A lot of festivals and events of Bai nationality focused on March to April each year, travel at this time you will feel rich ethnic customs. And there is a song: “March in Dali has good scenery”, so in the spring, it is suitable whether it is traveling to Dali, or climbing Canshang Mountain, visiting Erhai Lake.

2. What to Pack
Dali belongs to the low altitude plateau monsoon climate and ultraviolet ray is strong. Travelers should bring usual clothes and necessities as well as sunscreen cream and sunglasses to protect yourselves.

A brief introduction of Dongba Culture Museum

Dongba Village is within the Yushui Village Scenic Area that is a Naxi theme park with a museum, gardens, ponds, and a stream. There are a few old Naxi teachers teaching about the ancient Naxi hieroglyphic writing system, the Naxi religious system called Dongba, and Naxi culture and history. The Naxi people in the region lived in a number of towns and participated in the regional and international trade of the Chama Road that is also called the Southern Silk Road. In exchange for tea (cha in Chinese pinyin), silk and other products from the Yunnan region and the rest of China, the Chinese imported horses (in Chinese) and other things from Tibet. So the trade route was called the Chama Road. In this area, the Naxi people who had their own distinct language developed a complex writing system of their own using hieroglyphics instead of Chinese characters. They used this writing system to transmit their religious beliefs, history, and legends. During this visit to this combination of school, museum and little theme park, visitors can gain an appreciation of this ancient culture that is almost extinct.

The Dongba Village site isn’t well known, but it might be one of the best places to go in the Lijiang area to learn about Naxi culture and writing. This is because there are old teachers there who teach the old language to a few students. There is also a museum. However, despite its name, it isn’t an old Naxi Village. It is a new theme park. People interested in learning about the Naxi culture may also want to visit Joseph Rock’s old residence in nearby Yuhu Village. Joseph Rock (1884 – 1962) was an Austrian-American botanist, linguist and explorer who lived in the area for a long time early in the last century and who put together a Dongba language dictionary.
Another good point of a trip to Dongba Village is the special Yushui Village Scenic Area that is rated 4A in China. The theme park area stretches about half a kilometer by 300 meters. There are gardens, some natural parkland, ponds, and a spring. The spring is reputed to have very pure water, and it is said that Joseph Rock liked to drink the water from the spring.

Naxi culture is special because the people are less modernized and the people developed a writing system, a music style, and a religion different than the majority of Chinese. The Naxi people created a unique and distinctive ethnic culture. Perhaps some of the distinctiveness arose from the wide-ranging contact that the Naxi had with other Asian cultures. The Naxi developed two writing systems. They had a phonetic system called Geba. They also developed a hieroglyphic (pictorial) writing system that is said to be the world’s sole surviving hieroglyphic writing system. Hieroglyphs were used in China and Egypt millennia ago. The ancient Maya had such as system, and more recently the people of Easter Island used such a system of writing. However, these other civilizations died out. The Naxi Dongba writing system almost died out too. After 1949, the Communist government attempted to eradicate both their religion and their writing systems. However, about 30 old Naxi still can read the remaining old manuscripts. There is now an attempt to preserve and teach the system of writing that is said to be beautiful and poetic, and younger people are learning the language at the Dongba Village site.

About the Dongba Culture and Naxi People

The Naxi People, or Naxi National Minority, is a minority with a long history and excellent culture. They mainly live in Yulong Naxi Autonomous County, Yunnan Province. With a population of a little more than 3000,000, the Naxi group has been worldwide known for its own prominent and unique Dongba culture. That’s like a miracle that such a small ethnic minority created magnificent culture.

Dongba Culture

Dongba Culture actually is the culture of the Naxi People because Dongba Religion is the main religion believed by them. The culture is mainly about the language and sculpture, or architecture. There are over 1,400 picture-like characters and symbols in Dongba literature that are still used by nowadays, which makes great contributions to the culture study of mankind and the publicity of Lijiang City. On August 30, 2003, the Dongba classical literature was listed as a written world heritage by UNESCO.

The Dongbaism believers mainly worship the great nature and the ancestors of nation, and sometimes also worship the ghost and spirit. The priests of Dongba are the most important inheritors of Dongba culture. Every one of them was a wizard, doctor, painter, scholar, musician and craftsman simultaneously. The etiquettes and religious rites of the Naxi people are omnipresent and diversified as many as about 30 kinds of forms. In the historical changes, the thoughts and religious traditions of Dongba culture have already seeped to Naxi people’s daily life at each aspect, especially at the heaven worshipping ceremony, the traditional wedding and funeral.

The Dongba characters, also named Naxi pictographic characters, is one of the oldest hieroglyphics and the only hieroglyphic writing with complete system in the world. There are all together around 1500 commonly used graphics and text, which are beautiful in forms and structures. The more than 20,000 scriptures of Dongbaism are written in Dongba characters, with contents about philosophy, history, religion, medicine and art. Therefore, the scriptures are regarded as the encyclopaedia of Naxi. The translations of various languages are also kept in the museums and libraries of 17 countries and regions.

The current situation of Dongba culture makes people worried. Since ancient times, Lijiang has been the cradle of Naxi Dongba culture. Other Naxi areas include Northwest Yunnan, Southwest Sichuan and Southeast Tibet. Unfortunately, the Dongba traditions in Lijiang are impacted greatly by the modern development and are nearly instinct. Except a handful of experts and scholars, and a few Dongba elders, most people know very little about the Dongba culture. It only exists in the museum and library now.

History of Dongba Culture Museum

The Naxi people are a Tibetan-Burmese people. People say that perhaps the Naxi settlers around Lijiang were driven south to the area by the Mongol tribesmen who conquered China. The Mongols founded the Yuan Dynasty in the year 1271. The Naxi towns were astride the Chama trade route, so they had contact with people who passed through including the Tibetans, the Hans, and the Bais who lived in the Dali area. Baisha Town about 6 kilometers to the south of the theme park was one of the major old towns.
There are now about 200,000 Naxi people living in Lijiang County. They live in other places too. About 300,000 people still speak the Naxi language in China. In the 1960s and 1970s, the government tried to eradicate their religion, traditions and writing system. Thousands of documents were destroyed. By the late 1990s, only some old people could read and write their language.

In 1997, UNESCO put three districts in Lijiang on their World Heritage List. Baisha Town just to the south of the Dongba Village area is one of the special districts. UNESCO explained that the three ancient towns of the Naxi are important to preserve because they are in a dramatic landscape where the cultures of the different peoples blended to “produce an urban landscape of outstanding quality” over many centuries. The towns were a key commercial and strategic site.
After 1997, the city of Lijiang became a major tourist attraction in China drawing millions of visitors annually. People came to see the Naxi people and the old districts. For foreign tourists and foreigners living in China, the county of Lijiang became popular as a hiking area with spectacular natural scenery and accommodations available at a variety of hostels, hotels, and inns. Tiger Leaping Gorge became known as one of China’s best hiking places.
The J.W.V. company built the Yushui Village theme park in 2001. In 2006, it was designated as a State-4A scenic attraction. Now there are about 10 students learning the language, and musicians play Naxi music there.

What to see in the Dongba Culture Museum?

● Architecture

The museum was built mainly in accordance to the Naxi People’s house, which is in quadrangle courtyard style. The Naxi group made full use of the unique landform and environment, from north to south, created various residential houses in different time.

● Historic Relics

There are over 12,000 historic relics in the Dongba Culture Museum, including paintings, holy books, sacrifice tools and etc.
Naxi People’s life and customs: You can approach the local people and know their life, and all their traditional habits or festivals.

How to get to Dongba Culture Museum

First of all, you need to get to Lijiang, and then you can take bus there.

Get to Lijiang

By Air:

There are fights linking Lijiang and Kunming, and also direct flight from Shanghai to Lijiang. For a detailed schedule and fares of the flights, refer to the table at the bottom of the page. In peak season, there are be extra flights and schedules may alter accordingly.

Lijiang airport is a fair distance from the city center, about 28km east. There is a RMB20 road tax to the airport, and a taxi to the airport takes about 40 minutes and costs about RMB75-80.

There is no public bus to or from the airport. Upon arrival, there are a few transfer services to the city but the service is very unreliable. From the city, an infrequent airport shuttle bus leaves from the Guanfang Hotel. The best thing to do is to check with the hotel and the airport about up to date public transport information.

The Ticketing office is directly opposite the Senglong Hotel on Nanguojing Lu, beside a Branch of the Bank Of China. (Tel: 5128445). There is another branch on Fuhui lu at the intersection with Shangri-La Dadao. (Tel: 5180281), and another branch on the intersection of Xindajie and Jinxing Lu. (Tel: 5161291).

By Bus:

The biggest bus station is at the Intersection of Mains Lu and Changshui Lu. The main bus station has both Gaokuai (express) and normal buses.

Express buses runs to Kunming at 08:20,09:20,10:20 and 12:00. The fare is RMB151 and the trip takes 8 Hours. Buses to Xiaguan/Dali are scheduled for 14:30 18:30 11:30am. The trip costs RMB50.5 and takes 3 hours.

Normal buses to Kunming are usually night sleepers, there are several of these and the trip costs RMB115 and takes 10 Hours.

Mini buses to Zhongdian are available. There is one bus an hour between 7am and 3PM.

There are smaller bus stations in the town: among these, the biggest is at the old Guluwan Hotel on the northern end of Xindajie, opposite Mao’s square. From here buses run to Zhongdian, Qiaotou and Shigu. Buses to Dali and Kunming can also be found here.

The other sub-stations are at the Yuquan Hotel (Jade Spring) and The Lijiang Hotel.

There is an express bus station (for fast buses only) on Shangri-la Dadao opposite the Guanguang Hotel (Tel: 5183758).

Lijiang—Dongba Culture Museum

Buses: 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, and get off at Black Dragon Pool (Heilong Tan), Walk ahead from the gate of Black Dragon Pool for about 300meters, you will arrive at Dongba Culture Museum.

Travel Tips

1. If interested, you can taste Naxi food in the restaurant of Dongba Museum.

2. The Black Dragon Pool nearby is an extreamly beautiful scenic spot that you should not miss.

Why is Lijiashan Bronze Museum So Special?

Lijiashan Bronze Museum was completed and opened in the autumn of 1994. It displays such precious cultural relics as the “bull and tiger bronze ware” unearthed in the 1970s and became a sensation in the world. It can also undertake the task of repairing, sorting and duplicating cultural relics. And it is the first professional bronze museum with complete functions. Thethe first professional bronze museum with complete functions shape is archaistic architecture, displaying the precious cultural relics unearthed in the ancient tombs of the royal family of Yunnan. According to research, this batch of cultural relics is the works from the ancient warring states period to the early eastern Han dynasty, has 2,000 years of history.

Lijiashan Bronze Museum is outstanding cultural relic of national treasure level and a miracle in Chinese bronze culture. These bronze wares not only have historical origins with the bronze culture of central plains and northwest China, but also have distinct national characters of frontier areas. It is of great value for us to study the history of nationality, agriculture and animal husbandry, metallurgy, fine arts, folk customs and so on in ancient China, especially in ancient Yunnan.

Where is Lijiashan Bronze Museum – Location

Located in Jiangchuan District, Yuxi City, south of Kunming, Lijiashan Bronze Museum is about 110 kilometers away from Kunming. It takes about two hours driving from Kunming to Jiangchuan.

Features and Main Classifications

The museum has eight exhibition halls, among which the bronze exhibition hall displays 279 of the more than 2,000 cultural relics. They are classified into production, life, military, dance and decoration according to their functions and uses.

1. Social Production

It includes pointed leaf shape copper hoe, trapezoidal copper hoe, curved blade copper hoe, flat blade copper hoe, bar copper hoe, engrave copper hoe, wide blade copper hoe, curved copper axe, serpentine engrave bronze ware and other agricultural implements. In addition to agricultural production, animal husbandry, fishery and hunting also accounted for a large proportion in ancient Yunnan society.

2. Life

It includes male and female figurines of copper, copper house model, copper furnace, copper canister, copper kettle, sacrifice buckle, sacrifice storage containers, copper casket, etc, reflecting people’s housing, clothing, hair style, life custom, etc, in the ancient Yunnan society.

3. Military

It includes copper fork, copper dagger-axe, copper axe, copper hammer, copper, iron sword with golden sheath, bronze peck, copper spear, copper sword, sword sheath, copper bar, etc. We can understand military equipment, weapons and combat characteristics of the ancient Yunnan. The appearance of iron weapon shows that the productivity level of ancient Yunnan has been greatly improved and the production technology is quite developed.

4. Music and Dance

It Includes bianzhong, bronze drum, crouching frog bronze drum, drum type storage container. A set of chimes with 6 instruments, they can produce different sounds, dedicated to grand celebrations, and often accompanied by bronze drums. A large number of bronze drum painted dance scenes, solo dance, four-person dance and group dance. The drum was a common percussion instrument. The gilt bronze drum, squatting frog bronze drum, drum shape storage container, etc, which deformed from the bronze drum, had lost the original function and meaning, and been given new connotation.

5. Decoration

Most of the ornaments were worn by the nobles at that time, including headwear, necklace, earrings, waist decoration, arms and legs decoration. A wide range of materials, such as bronze, gold, agate, malachite, turquoise. Part of them are the decorative accessories on the dress. In the ancient Yunnan war, there were a considerable number of horsemen, so the decoration of the horse was also valued, including horse titles, bristles, buckles, bells and Danglu and other horse accessories.

How to Get there

Tourists have two ways to get to Lijiashan Bronze Museum, long-distance bus and train.

1. By Long-distance Bus

You can take midibus from Kunming East Bus Station to Jiangchuan District. It takes about 2 hours to take the bus. After arriving at Jiangchuan District, you can walk to arrive.

2. By Train

If you want to take train, you should go to Yuxi station first, and then take the bus or taxi to Jiangchuan District. You will spend about 1 hour and 15 minutes on the train. The lowest ticket price is CNY 16.5. Then you will arrive at Lijiashan Bronze Museum after 1 hour drive.

Best Time to Visit

Museum visit is dominated by indoor events. Therefore, it is possible to visit all the year round.

Accommodation at Lijiashan Bronze Museum

Around the museum, there are also various hotels for you to choose. Here are several recommended hotels.

1. Tianchen Hotel玉溪天辰酒店

Address: No.6, West Xingyun Road, Jiangchuan District, Yuxi玉溪市江川区星云路西段6号

Tel: 0877-8555999

The Distance to Museum: 250 meters(Rhumb line)

2. Dongfang Hotel玉溪江川东方宾馆

Address: No.5, West Xingyun Road, Jiangchuan District, Yuxi玉溪市江川区星云路西段5号

Tel: 0877-8555777

The Distance to Museum: 350 meters(Rhumb line)

3. Yuxi Yuquan Hotel玉溪玉泉酒店

Address: 玉溪市江川区抚仙路33号

Tel: 0877-8021888

The Distance to Museum: 400 meters(Rhumb line)

Useful Travel Tips

1. Do not make noise in the museum;

2. Do not touch the exhibits;

3. Before entering the museum, please look at the signs and learn about all matters needing attention.

4. Do not use a flash when taking photos. There are many precious cultural relics, such as famous historical paintings and ancient colored statues, which are “afraid of the light”. Under the irradiation of strong light, they will accelerate their “aging” and even form permanent damage.

5. During the visit, you should pay attention to the instructions next to the exhibits. In this way, you can not only know the basic information of the exhibits, but also make a judgment on their value. You should pay attention to the “No Touch” sign that will be visible in the description of some exhibits.

Lugu Lake International Museum of Art of Yang Erche Namu

Yang Erche Namu International Art Museum is located in Xiaoshui Village, Luguhu Lake. It is a must for the tour around the lake. It is said to be the maiden of Yang Erche Namu. There are books written by Yang Er and national costumes of Mosuo people in the yard. There are photos of Yang Er and his family members and friends on the wall.

As the museum is on the hillside next to the Ninghu Highway, it is necessary to climb a section and many people will bypass it directly. But when you climb the summit, you will find that the view here is wide, the lake is light and the scenery is good. Behind the museum is a large compassionate sea snail hall, which is said to have been donated by the villagers of Xiaoluoshui which had been working for two years. You can also take a look.

How to get to Lugu Lake

Lugu Lake is located on the border of Yunnan and Sichuan, so travelers can visit Lugu Lake from Yunnan or from Sichuan. At present, there are three highway leading to Lugu Lake, one is from Xichang (Sichuan) to Lugu Lake for 258 kilometers, one is from Panzhihua to Lugu Lake for 220 kilometers and the third is from Lijiang to Lugu Lake for 230 kilometers.

Luguhu Airport, opended in October 2015, has limited flights from/to Kunming, the capital of Yunnan. The airport is about 25 kilometers from Lugu Lake with airport shuttle linked each other.

1. From Lijiang:
1) Transport Service Center Bus Station to Daluoshui Village:
Departure Time: 09:00, 10:00.
Ticket Price: CNY 65
Duration: around 7 hours
2) Take tourist bus arranged by local travel agencies:
Departure Time: unfixed
Ticket Price: CNY 140 to 200 for a round-trip
Duration: around 7 hours
Notice:
1). Departure time is changeable. Usually, the bus driver informs the tourists of departure time and pick-up location in advance.
2). Most hostels help their guests to book the bus tickets. Visitors can ask the hostel owners if they provide this service. The reservation should be made one day in advance.
3). Visitors who take tourist bus might be arranged to go shopping, visit a Mosuo family, go boating or take part in a bonfire party. Undoubtedly, they need to pay extra money for these activities.

2. From Xichang, Sichuan Province:
1). Take regular bus from Xichang Tourist Transport Center Bus Station to Lugu LakeTown (also called Zuosuo Town).
Departure Time: 08:10, 09:30
Ticket Price: CNY 95
Duration: 7 to 8 hours
2). Take regular bus from Xichang to Yanyuan, change bus to Zuosuo Town.

	Departure Time	Ticket Price	Duration
Xichang – Yanyuan	every 30 minutes from 06:00 to 15:00	CNY 32	around 4 hours
Yanyuan – Lugu Lake Town	09:30 to 12:30	CNY 30	around 3 hours

Notice:
1). Lugu lake is about 3 miles (5 kilometers) from Lugu Lake Town. After arriving in the town, visitors need to charter a car to reach the village where they plan to stay. The fare is around CNY 20 to 40.
2). Bus schedules and ticket prices might be adjusted without prior notice.
3). Extra buses from Xichang to Lugu Lake Town will be provided during the high season (May to October).
4). Visitors are suggested to buy return bus tickets upon arrival in case the tickets are sold out quickly.

Recommended Tour with Lugu Lake

2 Days Lijiang Lugu Lake Tour and Matriarchal Society Discovery

Best Time to Visit Lugu Lake

Lugu Lake is surprising beautiful place which can be visited all year round. Flowers are blossom in different season, presenting you a charming painting scenery. The best time to visit Lugu Lake is from March to November and as for photographers, come from March to May and September to October that you will shoot brilliant pictures.

Spring: it is a land of idyllic beauty – emerald lake like a clear mirror with the surrounding peach flowers and pear flowers blossom happily, mountains reflecting in water, boats sailing quietly on the tranquil lake…
Summer: it is a summer resort – pleasant and cool weather with gentle breezes blowing, mist floating in the midair after rainy, azalea in pink and white blossom in the mountain…
Autumn: it is a fairyland as beautiful as Jiuzhaigou – the surrounded mountains turn into a red and golden world with leaves changing, the glittering lake, the gorgeous sunglow, geese chirping in the sky that you can image how beautiful the scene is.
Winter: it is a world of waterfowl – different kinds of wild ducks playing on the water.

If you interested in the grandest festival of Mosuo people, come to the lunar July 25 that you can see Mosuo people dressed in traditional festival to pay a worship to Gemu Goddess Mountain.

Luguhu Lake Accommodation

In the Lugu Lake tourist area, there are more than 400 hotels and rooms ranging from inns and guesthouses to five-star hotels. The accommodations are mainly located in Caohai village, Dazshui village, Sanjia village, Lige village and Dazui village. If you have a fixed budget, it is recommended to live in local dwellings and experience local Mosuo’s customs. Here we list some of the accommodations for your reference.

Hotel Name	Rating	Add.	Tel.
Lijiang Lugu Lake Daughter States Hotel(丽江泸沽湖女儿国大酒店)	3 star	Daluoshui Village, Lugu Lake, Ninglang County, Lijiang	0888 – 5881266
Lijiang Lugu Lake Nagu Hotel(丽江泸沽湖纳古大酒店)	3 star	Daluoshui Village, Lugu Lake, Ninglang County, Lijiang	0888 – 5881076
Valley Inn(宁蒗阿夏谷梦家园客栈)	3 star	Sanjia village, Lugu Lake, Ninglang County, Lijiang	15108864818
Lugu Lake Bishuiyuntian Inn(泸沽湖碧水云天客栈)	3 star	200 meters to the entrance of Sanjia village, Lugu Lake, Ninglang County, LIjiang	1309997618
Lige Holiday lnn(泸沽湖里格假日酒店)	3 star	Lige Bay, Lugu Lake, Ninglang County, LIjiang	15708898820
Lugu Lakeside Apu Guest House(泸沽湖阿普驿馆)	3 star	In the middle of Lige village, Ninglang County, LIjiang	0888-5881366
Lugu Lake Mosuo Hotel(泸沽湖摩梭大酒店)	4 star	Daluoshui Village, Lugu Lake, Ninglang County, Lijiang	13988821439
Bai Ge Lian Diao Hotel(安驿客栈)	4 star	Crossroad of Daluoshui Village, Lugu Lake, Ninglang County, Lijiang	1810888712
Lugu Lake Biyunju Inn(泸沽湖碧云居客栈 )	4 star	Near Ninglu Road, Sanjia village, Lugu Lake, Ninglang County, Lijiang	0888-3011555
Qingfeng Yard(宁蒗彝族自治县泸沽湖清枫别院)	4 star	Near Ninglu Road, Sanjia village, Lugu Lake, Ninglang County, Lijiang	1886908708
Lige Half Insland, No.7 Inn(泸沽湖里格半岛7号客栈)	4 star	Near Lige Pier, Lugu Lake, Ninglang County, Lijiang	1889599110
Traveller＇s house(泸沽湖旅行者之家)	4 star	Near intersection of Lige Half Island	0888-5881196
Comfort Home Hotel(良宿观景客栈)	5 star	No.5, Daluoshui New Village, Lugu Lake, Ninglang County, Lijiang	13980836403
Manidui Hotel(泸沽湖玛尼堆精品酒店 )	5 star	Daluoshui pier, Lugu Lake, Ninglang County, Lijiang	0888-5881234
Ting Yuan Ge(泸沽湖庭缘阁店)	5 star	Daluoshui pier, Lugu Lake, Ninglang County, Lijiang	18869083251
Yi cloud unadorned Hotel Lugu Lake(泸沽湖逸水云缦酒店)	5 star	Near S307, between Daluoshui village and Sanjia village	18288891866
Yonsamity Inn Lugu Lake()	5 star	No.4 Sanjia village, Lugu Lake, Ninglang County, Lijiang	1318775972
Lu Gu Lake Qian Wang Hotel(泸沽湖里格半岛浅忘小筑 )	5 star	Lige Half Island, Lugu Lake, Ninglang County, Lijiang	0888-5822400
Island Sunsine Holiday(泸沽湖里格半岛阳光会所)	5 star	Near Lige Pier, Lugu Lake, Ninglang County, Lijiang	0888-5881677, 15368608177

Useful Travel Tips

1. What to Pack

Lugu Lake is situated at 2690 meters high and ultraviolet ray is strong. The lowest temperature is 4 ℃ and the highest temperature is around 19 ℃ and the rainy months are from June to August. Sun-blocking scream and sunglasses are needed in four seasons. When visit in Summer, bring a light jacket and umbrella.

2. Accommodation

You are guaranteed to enjoy comfortable stay when visiting Lugu Lake. You can choose your accommodation from luxury hotels to budget but featured hostels. All the hotels and hostels are facing with Lugu Lake which means you can enjoy the lake scenery on the deck or in your room.

3. Food & Dining

Muosuo people offers you good meal and fine wine. You can try Preserved Pork, Roast Fish and Suluma Wine (low alcohol, taste sour and sweet with faint scent).

4.Be cautious about the “visiting marriage”

Know the rules and customs about “visiting marriage” and think again when someone shows his affection to you.

Why is Yuxi Museum So Special?

Yuxi museum focuses on the history and culture of Yuxi, which is the essence of Yuxi culture. There are many exhibition halls, such as the vivid paleontology exhibition hall, the exquisite bronze museum exhibition hall and the Nie Er culture exhibition hall, and the exhibition hall of Yuxi history deduction, which record the details of Yuxi’s past and present.

The Yuxi museum consists of eight basic exhibition halls and a temporary exhibition hall, covering over 5,000 square meters, including paleontology hall, new paleolithic hall, bronze hall, porcelain hall, painting and calligraphy hall, modern and contemporary history hall, culture and art hall and tobacco hall. All the exhibition halls are applied the novel display and exhibition concept, cooperated with the modern sound, light and electrical technology, and assisted with the three-dimensioned animation, touch screen, simulation scene and other methods.

Where is Yuxi Museum?

Yuxi museum, located in Hongta Avenue of Hongta District, Yuxi, Yunnan, adjacent to Hongta hotel and Nie Er park, has beautiful environment and convenient transportation. It is a comprehensive and multi-functional museum integrating collection, display, scientific research and external publicity and communication.

Features of Yuxi Museum

1. Ceramics Exhibition Hall: The ceramic exhibition hall takes the Yuxi kiln which produced blue and white porcelain in the Yuan and Ming dynasties as the masterpiece of Yunnan blue and white porcelain. It is the most abundant exhibition hall in the whole museum.

2. Marine Biological Hall: There are models and fossils of ancient Marine life species, especially the famous trilobites, Yunnanozoon云南虫 and Fuxianhuia抚仙湖虫.

3. Dinosaur Fossils Exhibition Hall: It displays all kinds of dinosaur fossils from the Jurassic period, most of which are from the Chengjiang Maotianshan animal fossil coenosis澄江帽天山动物化石群.

4. Intangible Culture Exhibition Gallery: It displays ethnic costumes, historical culture, national, provincial and municipal intangible heritage protection projects of 8 counties and 2 districts in Yuxi.

How to Get There

The transportation in Hongta District is convenient. You have two ways to get there. The museum is located on the main road of the city, and it is also convenient to take a taxi. The price starts from 6 yuan.

1. By Long-distance Bus

There are many buses from Kunming to Hongta District of Yuxi. After arriving at the Yuxi bus terminal, you can take No.4 bus, getting off at Oil Company Station.

Kunming South Bus Station-Yuxi Chengxi Bus Terminal in Hongta District

Departure Time: 7:00-20:00

Price: 37 CNY or 55 CNY

Distance: 107 kilometers

Consume Time: About 1.5 hours

2. By Train

The fastest way to get to Hongta District of Yuxi is by train. After arriving at Yuxi Railway Station, you can take No.9 bus, getting off at Power Center Service Station.

Kunming South Station-Yuxi Station in Hongta District

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 in Hongta District

Departure Time: 5:36-17:20

Ticket Price: 16.5 CNY

Distance: 105 kilometers

Consume Time: 1 hour 20 minutes

Nearby Attractions

1. Nie Er Park聂耳公园

The ancestral home of Nie Er, a famous musician of our country and the composer of the China national anthem, is in Yuxi. Now there is Nie Er park in Yuxi city. Founded in 1985, there are Nie Er bronze statue and memorial hall in the park. Completed in July 1987, the park is a comprehensive park mainly dedicated to the memory of the people’s musician Nie Er, integrating culture, rest and recreation. The park is divided into memorial area, recreation area, cultural activity area, quiet rest area, children’s recreation area, flowers production appreciation area and park management area.

2. Yuquan Temple玉泉寺

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. uquan temple is majestic and grand in scale, consisting of seven shrine buildings, including 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. The grand buddha’s hall enshrines Sakyamuni Buddha carved from sandalwood, 26.8 meters high, which is the highest indoor Buddha in southeast Asia.

3. Yingyuetan Hot Spring映月谭温泉

Yingyuetan Hot Spring映月谭温泉 is located in Dayingjie Subdistrict of Hongta District, Yuxi, Yunnan. It is a unique place for recreation and recuperation, also a pure Japanese style hot spring tourist resort.

Best Time to Visit

Museum visit is mainly indoor activities, consequently, tourists can visit Yuxi museum at all seasons.

Accommodation Around Yuxi Museum

Hongta District is the government seat of Yuxi City. Accommodation is convenient here.

1. Hongta Hotel云南红塔大酒店

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

Tel: 0877-2066666

Starting Price: 379 CNY

Rating: 4-star

2. Longma Hotel玉溪龙马大酒店

Address: No.48, Hongta Avenue, Hongta District, Yuxi玉溪市红塔区红塔大道48号

Tel: 0877-2067102

Starting Price: 134 CNY

Rating: 3-star

3. Home Inn如家快捷酒店

Address: No.40, Fenghuang Road, Hongta District, Yuxi玉溪市红塔区凤凰路40号

Tel: 0877-2021777

Starting Price: 107 CNY

Useful Travel Tips

1. Please keep quiet and don’t make any noise when you enter the museum。

2. Some objects in the museum are not allowed to be photographed or touched, and there are warning signs inside.

3. With convenient transportation and strong cultural characteristics, the museum is definitely the best place to enrich your knowledge. If you want to visit Yuxi, you can visit Yuxi museum first to learn about it, and then the field trip will be more interesting.

4. Adjacent to the Hongta Hotel and Nie Er Park, there are plenty of restaurants and entertainment venues to choose from around Yuxi museum.

5. The Museum is closed on Monday, except Chinese legal holidays.

Chinese Name:保山市博物馆
English Name: Baoshan City Museum
Baoshan City Museum in Baoshan City 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 Baoshan City Museum in Baoshan City.

Located in downtown of Baoshan, this museum is one of the newly built prefecture-level museums of Yunnan province. It stands as the (cultural) landmark of Baoshan as well. Facing the north, the museum building is designed in a profile of an ancient bronze drum that was very popular in the south of China in the ancient times. Comprising seven exhibiting halls with a total circumference of 400 meters, it includes eight themes such as “Pre-history Culture”, “Ailao Culture”, “Yongchang Culture”, “War against the Japanese in West Yunnan during World War II”, “Historic Figures”, “Ethnic Culture”, “Achievements of 50 Years since Liberation (1949)”, and “Natural Resources”. Approximately 663 relic items and natural samples, 762 photos, 58 paintings are used to display the social evolution, and the rich natural and human resources of Baoshan since the late Paleolithic Period.

Chinese Name:红河州博物馆
English Name: Honghe Prefecture Museum in Mengzi City
Honghe Honghe Prefecture Museum in Mengzi City 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 Honghe Prefecture Museum in Honghe(红河州博物馆).

Honghe Prefecture Museum is located at the west end of Honghe Administration Center of Honghe Prefecture. It has an area of 3266 square meters and was built up in 2003. Being a cultural department under Honghe Culture and Sports Bureau, it officially opened on October 8, 2005. It has collections of over 8000 pieces including paintings, potteries, fossils and etc. It has three floors that respectively focuses on themes as “Rich and Beautiful Honghe”, “Colorful Minorities” and “Mysterious and Historical Honghe”. Based on these themes the works are exhibited accordingly.

The museum has successfully organized many exhibitions and fairs such as the 13th Yunnan Orchid Exhibition, Hani International Clothing Culture Seminar, Beijing Hani Minority International Clothing Exhibition, A-Hundred-Year Yunnan-Vietnam Railway Exhibition and etc.

It has been open to the public for free since June 15, 2008 and has at least 1000 visitors per day. With support of various entities, it is an important window for Honghe to open to the world.

Why is Tobacco Museum So Special?

Yunnan is famous for its Yunnan Tobacco. The Yuxi Tobacco Museum introduces and displays the tobacco planting, processing, smoking set and the content related to tobacco. The tobacco museum is divided into three parts. On the left, it introduces tobacco cultivation, smoking set(tobacco pipe, snuff bottle, cigarette case, tobacco puches, lighter, opium pipe, etc.), cigarette production and processing (tobacco leaf, filter tip technology, silver paper, etc.), tobacco companies and famous brands at home and abroad, and poems related to cigarette, smoking celebrities. Of course, Yuxi(玉溪), Hongtashan(红塔山) and other cigarettes brands are sold there.

At the entrance to the tobacco museum, there are many bronze statues. These bronze statues include figures who are planting and collecting tobacco leaf, some are transport tobacco by means of cattle or by pulling or carrying, and some are disposing tobacco. These statues are basically shaped according to the proportion of real people, all lifelike and vivid.

The Tobacco Museum in Yuxi City provides a comprehensive exploration of the tobacco industry’s history and significance in the region. Situated in Yuxi City, Yunnan Province, China, this museum offers visitors a journey through various aspects of tobacco cultivation, processing, and cultural impact.

Visitors can delve into exhibits showcasing the evolution of tobacco cultivation techniques, from traditional methods to modern practices. The museum displays historical artifacts, machinery, and tools used in different stages of tobacco production, offering insights into the industry’s technological advancements over time.

Moreover, the museum highlights the economic importance of the tobacco industry in Yuxi City and its role in shaping the local economy. It also sheds light on the cultural significance of tobacco, exploring its place in local customs, traditions, and rituals.

Through engaging displays and interactive exhibits, the Tobacco Museum in Yuxi City aims to educate visitors about the rich heritage and cultural legacy of tobacco in the region. It serves as a platform for preserving this aspect of Yuxi’s history while fostering a deeper appreciation for the industry’s contributions to the local community.

Nearby Attractions

Hongta Industrial Zone in Yuxi
Yuxi Museum
The Former Residence of Nie Er in Yuxi
Gaogu Tower in Hongta District, Yuxi
Yuxi Ancient Kiln Site

How to Get There

Hongta District is the political and economic center of Yuxi City, so transportation to Hongta District is convenient. When you are there in Hongta district, you can take a taxi to Tobacco Museum.

1. By Long-distance Bus

There are many buses from Kunming to Hongta District of Yuxi. It is about 107 kilometers from Kunming East Bus Station to Hongta District bus terminal, about 1.5 hours. The ticket price is from 37 yuan to 55 yuan.

2. By Train

The fastest way to get to Hongta District of Yuxi is by train. You can take train at Kunming railway station or Kunming south railway station. Departing from Kunming south railway station spends less time.

Accommodation Around Tobacco Museum

Hongta district is located in the central Yunnan hinterland, and is ranked as one of the top 100 industrial regions in China. The economy is relatively developed. Accommodation in Hongta District is convenient as there are many hotels ranging from luxury hotels to hostels.

Useful Travel Tips

1. You can visit Tobacco Museum at all seasons.

2. Hongta District of Yuxi is well-known for the cigarette brand, Hongtashan(红塔山).

3. Learn something about Yunnan cigarette in advance, which can help you visit the tobacco museum well.

Yunnan Provincial Museum

The former one in the downtown has been already closed and the new one was opened in near Guandu Old Town on 18 May 2015. Yunnan Provincial Museum is a magnificent building which is specifically designed to house and display, in a unique setting, the province’s rare and ancient cultural artefacts. The museum is much more than the usual random collection of objects and for this reason is a significant addition to the Kunming’s reputation as the principal venue for cultural exchange between Yunnan and the rest of the world.

The 10-hectare museum consists of six basic exhibitions and four theme exhibitions including porcelains, ancient paintings and contemporary artworks among which are many rare and priceless items on display for the first time.

Yunnan Nationalities Museum

Dedicated to the ethnic culture of Yunnan province,Yunnan Nationalities Museum is the largest of its kind in Southeast Asia, housing and exhibiting a comprehensive collection of Yunnan ethnic communities’ historic and cultural artifacts.

Kunming City Museum

Covering an area of 20,000 square meters, Kunming City Museum is a local comprehensive museum. One of the major reasons for constructing the museum is the Buddhist Sutra Stone which was sculpted during the Dali Kingdom (938-1253) period in the Song Dynasty (960-1279). Other theme exhibition halls include the Flying Tigers Memorial Hall and Bronze Culture Hall and so on.

Kunming Natural History Museum of Zoology

Yunnan is referred to as “The Kingdom of Animals”, and in its capital city Kunming, why not have a look in Kunming Natural History Museum of Zoology which curates the largest exhibition of its kind in Southwest China?

Yunnan Railway Museum

To some extent, Yunnan Railway Museum is dedicated to the Yunnan-Vietnam (Kunming-Hanoi) Railway which was constructed in the early 20th century.

The History Museum of Yunnan Military School

History Museum of Yunnan Military Academy and School in Kunming is namely the former site of Yunnan Military School which is one of the earliest military schools in China established during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) to train modern officers and is of significant historic interest.

China Stone Forest Karst Geological Museum

China Stone Forest Karst Geology Museum is based on 7 galleries, which reflect the evolution of Karst geological landforms, development history of the Earth and so on. It is typically suitable for visitors to the Stone Forest.

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Mosuo Folk Museum

The Mosuo Folk Museum is located in Luoshui Village, Ninglang Autonomous County, Lijiang City, Yunnan. It was founded by the village’s villager Wengjici Erqing and his friend Ruheng Ciren Duojie, the only museum in China that reflects the folklore of the matriarchal clan. Mosuo Folk Museum has a large-scale exhibition hall with the theme of flower garden, grandmother’s house, classic hall, cultural relics, photo materials and world intangible cultural heritage. Folklore show of “walking wedding and climbing flower building” that millions of tourists love.

In order to show the authentic Mosuo culture and its development history to the outside world, let everyone know about a real Mosuo and let the Mosuo traditional culture pass on. Since 1998, Erqing and Ciren Duojie collected the Mosuo people’ living production, the items used in life, photographing photos of everyday life,which founded the Mosuo Folk Museum on the basis of a simple showroom. On the basis of the flower house, grandmother’s room, Daba Pavilion, clothing hall, lama hall, folk exhibition hall, photo exhibition hall, and tea-horse ancient pavilion, food halls, Mosuo celebrities, film exhibition halls, real people show labor workshops, etc.

Visiting marriage is a unique type of marriage of Mosuo people, which is also called ‘Axia’ or ‘Azhu’ conjugal relations. It is quite special in which a man does not take a woman as his wife and a woman does not marry off. When a man and a woman fall in love with each other, they become ‘Axia’. The man will go to the woman’s house at night and return home next morning and work, live in mother’ house. They do not establish a common family and has no common economic relationship. Children are taken care of by the maternal family and follow the kinship of mother.

The most proud of the Mosuo people is not how many people have gone, but there is no property dispute between them except for feelings. The Mosuo people usually live in old houses, not separated, so they don’t bother to build new houses. Because the man only lives in his own home, the child is raised by the woman, the man raises his sister’s child as a sly, and the money is distributed to the grandmother, and everyone works together to maintain a big family. There are no third parties, lovers, or illegitimate children in their dictionary.

It was a black-and-white house on the first floor with no windows at all. It was indeed the center of the whole family. There are three things: the big bed where the old grandmother sleeps, the fire pot that does not die, and the life and death door. Under the grandmother’s big bed is the place where the treasures of the whole family are placed， the fire pit is not extinguished 365 days a year, respecting the gods, boiling water, cooking rice, and heating. On the left and right sides are the seats of the old grandmother and the big sister, and the family is seated， the life and death gate, the women are produced in the door, and the family died in the dead.

How to get to Lugu Lake

Luguhu Airport, opended in October 2015, has limited flights from/to Kunming, the capital of Yunnan. The airport is about 25 kilometers from Lugu Lake with airport shuttle linked each other.

	Departure Time	Ticket Price	Duration
Xichang – Yanyuan	every 30 minutes from 06:00 to 15:00	CNY 32	around 4 hours
Yanyuan – Lugu Lake Town	09:30 to 12:30	CNY 30	around 3 hours

Recommended Tour with Lugu Lake

2 Days Lijiang Lugu Lake Tour and Matriarchal Society Discovery

Best Time to Visit Lugu Lake

If you interested in the grandest festival of Mosuo people, come to the lunar July 25 that you can see Mosuo people dressed in traditional festival to pay a worship to Gemu Goddess Mountain.

Luguhu Lake Accommodation

Hotel Name	Rating	Add.	Tel.
Lijiang Lugu Lake Daughter States Hotel(丽江泸沽湖女儿国大酒店)	3 star	Daluoshui Village, Lugu Lake, Ninglang County, Lijiang	0888 – 5881266
Lijiang Lugu Lake Nagu Hotel(丽江泸沽湖纳古大酒店)	3 star	Daluoshui Village, Lugu Lake, Ninglang County, Lijiang	0888 – 5881076
Valley Inn(宁蒗阿夏谷梦家园客栈)	3 star	Sanjia village, Lugu Lake, Ninglang County, Lijiang	15108864818
Lugu Lake Bishuiyuntian Inn(泸沽湖碧水云天客栈)	3 star	200 meters to the entrance of Sanjia village, Lugu Lake, Ninglang County, LIjiang	1309997618
Lige Holiday lnn(泸沽湖里格假日酒店)	3 star	Lige Bay, Lugu Lake, Ninglang County, LIjiang	15708898820
Lugu Lakeside Apu Guest House(泸沽湖阿普驿馆)	3 star	In the middle of Lige village, Ninglang County, LIjiang	0888-5881366
Lugu Lake Mosuo Hotel(泸沽湖摩梭大酒店)	4 star	Daluoshui Village, Lugu Lake, Ninglang County, Lijiang	13988821439
Bai Ge Lian Diao Hotel(安驿客栈)	4 star	Crossroad of Daluoshui Village, Lugu Lake, Ninglang County, Lijiang	1810888712
Lugu Lake Biyunju Inn(泸沽湖碧云居客栈 )	4 star	Near Ninglu Road, Sanjia village, Lugu Lake, Ninglang County, Lijiang	0888-3011555
Qingfeng Yard(宁蒗彝族自治县泸沽湖清枫别院)	4 star	Near Ninglu Road, Sanjia village, Lugu Lake, Ninglang County, Lijiang	1886908708
Lige Half Insland, No.7 Inn(泸沽湖里格半岛7号客栈)	4 star	Near Lige Pier, Lugu Lake, Ninglang County, Lijiang	1889599110
Traveller＇s house(泸沽湖旅行者之家)	4 star	Near intersection of Lige Half Island	0888-5881196
Comfort Home Hotel(良宿观景客栈)	5 star	No.5, Daluoshui New Village, Lugu Lake, Ninglang County, Lijiang	13980836403
Manidui Hotel(泸沽湖玛尼堆精品酒店 )	5 star	Daluoshui pier, Lugu Lake, Ninglang County, Lijiang	0888-5881234
Ting Yuan Ge(泸沽湖庭缘阁店)	5 star	Daluoshui pier, Lugu Lake, Ninglang County, Lijiang	18869083251
Yi cloud unadorned Hotel Lugu Lake(泸沽湖逸水云缦酒店)	5 star	Near S307, between Daluoshui village and Sanjia village	18288891866
Yonsamity Inn Lugu Lake()	5 star	No.4 Sanjia village, Lugu Lake, Ninglang County, Lijiang	1318775972
Lu Gu Lake Qian Wang Hotel(泸沽湖里格半岛浅忘小筑 )	5 star	Lige Half Island, Lugu Lake, Ninglang County, Lijiang	0888-5822400
Island Sunsine Holiday(泸沽湖里格半岛阳光会所)	5 star	Near Lige Pier, Lugu Lake, Ninglang County, Lijiang	0888-5881677, 15368608177