Why is Huanglianhe River Scenic Area So Special?
Huanglian River is a famous tourist destination in Zhaotong and is reputed as the hometown of waterfalls. It boasts the pretty of south China and the landscape of north China, which integrates the sceneries of mountains, rivers, forests and caves into one. The grand waterfall group hidden in the depths of the mountain valleys is the highlights here.
Where is Huanglianhe River Scenic Area – Location
It is located 5.5 kilometers southeast of Daguan County, Zhaotong City, Yunnan.
Legend about Huanglianhe River Scenic Area
Once upon a time, Miao people lived a rich life in Huanglian River area where there are beautiful mountains and clear waters. A couple of young people named Alusuo(a good hunter) and Amanpa(a good weaver), who knew each other in the labor and fell in love with each other during the Song of May 5.
One year, when they were ready to get married, the drought devil suddenly burst into the Huanglian river cutting off the stream, the grass and trees withered, all the Miao people facing the survival danger. Later they knew that a man and a woman must sacrifice their lives to jump off a cliff, splattering their blood on the drought devil to save the people. The two young chose to exchange the green mountains and clear waters with their life. So the place where they lived before became waterfalls forever existing in the world.
Features
The groups of waterfalls of Huanglian River have more than 40 various beautiful waterfalls distributing in the beauty spot which covers an area of 25 square kilometers. Here are also thousands of peaks and gullies competing with each other, and even limestone caverns like White Elephant Cave. The mountains, waters, forests, and caves make one integrated mass; ruggedness, elegance, strangeness and remoteness make this place a real wonder.
How to Get there
Tourists can arrive at Zhaotong city first, then take bus No.1 to Zhaotong Bus Station to take the coach to Daguan County. Located 5 kilometers away from Daguan county, there are special lines and mini-bus running to Huanglian river scenic area.
Main Attractions
Gepu Waterfall: The major ones are the Gepu Waterfall (the Singing Waterfall) in the east of the scenic spot and got the name for the antiphonal singing of the elegantly-dressed Miao people at the Maypole Festival.
Shuishangwutai Waterfall: Also called The Stage in Water, it’s named after a huge stone platform resembling a stage. In fact it’s a flat slate slanting westward. Underground spring overflows out of the crannies, runs across the slate and finally falls into the swag. Over the slate covers projecting cliffs and around it circles the spring. All these would remind you of a stage on the water.
Welcoming Waterfalls: Two Waterfalls Welcoming Visitors is also named Suona Waterfalls (suona: a kind of Chinese music instrument with loud and clear sound) because visitors always hear its noisy sound first before they can see it.
Reunion Waterfalls: Reunion Waterfalls gets its name because three waterfalls pass through woods and dykes, and then, like a family reunion, join under the cliff.
Pearl-curtain Waterfall: It is just like a curtain interspersed with shining pearls.
Water Shade Long Corridor: It derives the name for the rocks under the waterfall have been air or a long time and thus become now a long arc-shaped corridor hiding in the water shade.
Waterfalls of Matchmaker and Mandarin Duck: Waterfalls of Matchmaker and Mandarin Duck is, of course, divided into the upper part, Matchmaker, and the lower part, Mandarin Duck.
Virgin Waterfall: Virgin Waterfall lies among vines, grass and trees, which make the waterfall even more elegant and graceful.
Beau Waterfall: Beau Waterfall, right opposite Virgin Waterfall, is situated among high cliffs so that the water seems to effuse from clouds. Then the Waterfall folds into three steps. First two steps go in the same direction with a fall of nearly one hundred meters. The third step turns towards Virgin Waterfall with a fall of more than forty meters, playing the role of a beau.
Great Slide board: It is like the water slide board of the pleasure ground in big cities. Most visitors are willing to have a try on the “slide board” because it is exciting and safe.
Best Time to Go
The recommended travel time is from May to October. Summer is the best time to enjoy the cool of Huanglian River Scenic Area.
Accommodate at Huanglianhe River Scenic Area
At present, there are more than 100 beds in Huanglian river scenic area, and more than 1000 beds in Daguan county which can meet the needs of travelers.
Why is Moon-shaped Bend of Jinsha River So Special?
Also called the Great Bend of Jinsha River, it is one of the top 40 landscapes in China. Jinsha River, the upper reach of the Yangtze River, is blocked by mountains on its way southward, running around the pyramid-like Rizhui peak and forming a beautiful U turn as a natural wonder. A panoramic view from the observation platform on the hill makes one feel relaxed and happy.
Where is Moon-shaped Bend of Jinsha River – Location
The bend is 15 km north of Benzilan Township of Deqin County, between Deqin County in Yunnan and Derong County in Ganzi Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan.
How to Get There?
At the Shangri-la Passenger Station there is a scheduled bus running to Benzilan Town. While rent a car getting there is the best way. Yunnan Exploration can provide car-rental service for you with the best skilled driver and good vehicle.
Best Positions to View Moon-shaped Bend of Jinsha River
The view platform for the Moon-shaped Bend of Jinsha River is the best position to see the whole bend. There are some free view poingt along the roadside while you can only see half of the bend.
Best Time to Go
Spring and Autumn are the best seasons to visit the bend for the clear water. Summer is the rainy season of Yunnan province and the color of the river is yellow which is not recommended.
Attractions Nearby
Dongzhulin Monastery
Built in 1667 and located in Benzilan Town of Deqin, Dongzhulin Monastery is the largest one of the three Gelu Sect monasteries in Deqin County and one of the religious cultural activity centers in Kangnan District. With orderly-distributing architecture complex, the lofty monastery can be mistakenly deemed a town when looked from the distance.
Baima Snow Mountain
Baima Snow Mountain National Nature Reserve is located at the south-eastern part of Deqin County of Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture, northwest of Yunnan province. It’s high in the north and low in the south, in the transitional zone between Qinghai-Tibet plateau and Yunnan-Guizhou plateau. It is the largest national nature reserve for protecting Yunnan golden monkey in China. The main objects of protection are alpine coniferous forest, mountain vertical vegetation landscape and Yunnan golden monkey.
Feilaisi Monastery
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.
Meili Snow Mountain
Meili Snow Mountain is one of the most sacred mountains of Tibetan Buddhism. In the 1930s, they were praised by American scholars as the most beautiful mountains in the world. Meili Snow Mountain boasts numerous snow-clad ridges and peaks, thirteen of which are more than 6,000 meters above the sea level. The highest peak Kawagebo, which rises to 6,740 metres, has never been summited.
Tours including Moon-shaped Bend of Jinsha River
7 Days the Upper Yangtze River Rafting Tour from Deqin to Lijiang
7 Days Shangri-La Meili Snow Mountain and Yubeng Village Trekking Tour
12 Days Yunnan Three Parallel Rivers Overland Tour with Biluo and Meili Snow Mountains
20 Days Yunnan Three Parallel Rivers Adventure Trekking Tour
The Foreigner Street
The ideal place for shopping in Dali must be Foreigner’s Street (大理古城洋人街)(its Chinese name is Huguo Road) in the Ancient City of Dali. There are all kinds of ethical clothes, characteristic handicrafts and special local products from many places. Visitors from all corners of the world enjoy lunch alfresco sunshine served on a traditional Dali blue and white tie-dyed tablecloth. Local senior ladies dressed in traditional Bai costumes hawk antique silverware on the street, and upon entering the art gallery visitors are fascinated by abstract paintings that speak of the world, its peoples and the convergence of their lives and cultures. Foreign visitors usually stay here for at least six months, or until their pockets are empty, and only head backing to the West to earn enough money for their next stay. Local people are accustomed to their migratory habits.
Why is Foreigner Street so special?
This ancient street was once a vital communications hub where the population was dense. Many trade caravans gathered here and the markets were prosperous. The local government has given high priority to its preservation. It is the place gathering diverse local products of Dali now. It is famous at home and abroad.
Where is Foreigner Street?
The Foreigner Street of Dali Ancient Town is located on the Huguo Road, starting from Yunnan-Tibetan Highway. It once was called Huguo Road, meaning the locals fighting with Yuan Shikai and protecting the country. It is 1,000 meters long, 7 meters wide and connects with Bo’ai Road and Fuxing Road.
How to get to Foreigner Street?
- By Bus
Taking bus No.4, No.8 in Xiaguan about 40 minutes to the Dali Ancient City, the fare is 2 yuan. People who take bus No.8 can choose to get off at the east gate. In Yuer road there is touring bus passing Wind Flower Snow and Moon Hotel, Guozi Garden, Bluestone Bridge, Yeyu Road, Yuer Park, Boai Crossing and Cangshan Mountain Gate. In addition, visitors can take the minibus to Dali Ancient Town in Jianshe Road and Cultural Road, about 30 minutes to reach the old city. There are three options of transportation of electro mobile, mountain bike and walk for tourists in Dali Ancient City.
- By Bicycle
- Dali Ancient City Yuer Road (Dali Lanlin Pavilion Hotel)—Cangshan Mountain West Gate—214 National Road—Chongsheng Three Pagodas—Erhai Ring Road—Xizhou (Xizhou Mango Cabin Inn) —Shuanglang
- Dali Ancient City Yuer Road (Dali Lanlin Pavilion Hotel)—Cangshan Mountain East Gate—Dali Road—Caicun Village MTB Theme Inn—Erhai Ring Road—Xizhou (Xizhou Mango Cabin Inn)—Shuanglang
Introduction
The Foreigner Street was called Huguo Road, meaning the locals fighting with Yuan Shikai and protecting the country. In order to develop the tourism, Dali Ancient Town was designated as the main attraction. Hongshancha Hotel was designated as a hotel for foreigners, and Hongshancha Hotel was in the western section of the ancient city Huguo Road. As a result, Huguo Road became the top attraction for foreigners. With the development of tourism, tourists are increasing and foreign guests are gathering in this street. Foreigners come here for traveling, sightseeing, tasting local food, working, even looking for true love.
The traditional Bai architecture is gradually disappearing in other parts of Dali, but it has been carefully preserved in ‘Foreigner Street’ and has become a restaurant with a unique style. Each small building here can be regarded as a boutique building of the Bai people.
Chinese and Western restaurants, jewelry stores, antique shops, tie-dye shops, galleries and all walks of life have emerged, paved on both sides. All of these create the famous “Dali Foreigner Street”. It the contribution of the harmony of Chinese and Western culture.
What to See
Tie dyeing
Tie dyeing is the featured handicrafts of Dali, representing the colorful Bai culture and wisdom of local people.
Wood craving
Wood carvingin Jianchuan County, which known for its exquisite designs and multi-layer carving, is a 1,000-year-old traditional handicraft. Exquisite workmanship and novel design, gold, silver and copper ornaments are matchless handicrafts of Bai People. Other traditional handicrafts from the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture include embroidery, ink slabs, pottery, and porcelain.
Nearby Attractions
Nearby Attractions
Dali Ancient Town is a historic town with rich culture located between Cangshan Mountain and Erhai Lake. Unlike any other Chinese town, the traditional Bai ethnic houses give the town distinctive feel. Travelers can wonder in this leisure town to appreciate the unique ethnic architecture and discover its profound history and culture.
The Three Pagodas,the symbolic building of Dali, was first built in the time of Nanzhao Kingdom and Dali Kingdom in 9th and 10th century. Looking from a distance, the pagodas are like three ballpoint pens standing between the magnificent Cangshan Mountain and elegant Erhai Lake.
Cangshan Mountain,located west of Dali Ancient Town and Erhai Lake, is with nineteen peaks and eighteen streams. Travelers can take cableways to reach the top of Cangshan Mountain or explore the breathtaking scenery along Jade Cloud Road.
Erhai Lake (Ear-shaped Sea), reputed as “Pearl of Plateau”, is the second largest highland lake of Yunnan. Taking a boat and cycling around the lake are fantastic ways to explore “Silver Cangshan Mountain and Jade Erhai Lake” scenery.
Best Time to Visit
Dali Ancient Town is a very comfortable and leisure site which can be visited all year round. There is a saying going “Good Scenery is the month of March”. March to April is the best time to visit Dali Ancient City. If you want to enjoy Bai’s grand festival, you can come in the beautiful spring and catch the rare chance to join in March Fair.
Useful Travel Tips
1.Best Time to Visit
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.
Why is Ringha Dabao Monastery Special?
Built on a rugged green hillside at an altitude of 3,300m, Dabao Temple is one of the earliest Tibetan Buddhist temples built in Shangri-La City. It is destroyed in the Cultural Revolution it was rebuilt in 1984. The sacred surroundings that are the draw here, with hillsides dotted with sheep, fluttering prayer flags and pine trees. At the foot the hill there lies a 2 km-long stone wall with delicate Buddhas and scriptures carved on it.
Where is Ringha Dabao Monastery – Location
It’s 15 kilometers away from Shangri-la county seat, and situated in the pastoral countryside of Hongpo Village.
Legend about Ringha Dabao Monastery
According to the legend, a venerable Buddhist monk has taken the way to Tibet to carry out a pilgrimage with his goat in the countryside. After 3 years of the whole trip, they stayed in the valley of Ringha where the goat refused to continue the way any further more. The monk then counts that it had found there as a sacred place, and decided to build a temple right there on the hill in the middle of this marvelous valley.
History and Culture
Except this legend, the origin of the Ringha temple (also named as ” Temple of the 5 Wisdom Buddhas “) still remain the mysterious, it keeps an essential place in the Tibetan community that they consider there as the one of the five most important Tibetan monasteries among Yunnan.
Date back for at least 700 years; the temple was visited by the 5th Dalai Lama. While the principal buildings were destroyed during the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), the villagers raised the funds to rebuild the principal lobby, with a simple and modest structure. Unfortunately, there are only 3 small original statues in the temple nowadays.
Several religious practices are associated with the Ringha Temple. The worshipers come here to pray to obtain a good health, heal the diseases and bless for their children. To accumulate a good karma, chickens and the other animals are taken and left in liberty. After that, the worshipers do the kora in clockwise around the hill and pray for their greetings.
Surroundings
There are thousands of Tibetan prayers’ flags floats in the wind around the monastery. It blows in continues on the prayers and inscribed mantras on the flags in offering to the gods, perpetuating the please by putting these flags on the hill.
While descending, you will go through a trimmed stairway of prayer wheel, with the inscriptions of the mantra “Om Mani Padme Hung” on every cylinder, invoking the attention and the blessings of Chenresig, the incarnation of compassion. The Tibetan think that every rotation of the prayer wheel tells to places them the mantra that there is inscribed. While turning these flags and wheels, the faithful ones accumulate merit, replace their negative actions by positive actions, and improve their karma for their next life.
How to Get there
The access carries out itself by car from Shangri La (40-50 minutes). A Jeep is necessary to rejoin the Ringha Temple because the road is in poor condition; it becomes slippery when it rains. From Shangri La, it is also possible to access there by bicycle. This is a beautiful trip by going through several Tibetan towns in which you will be able to stop anywhere you want and to revitalize with a good cup of Yak butter tea!
There is also special buses to the temple during the spring fair every year. Many trekkers prefer to start their journey on the rugged footpath behind Jiangtang Hotel, and it would take 4 hours to get there.
Attractions Nearby
Dukezhong Ancient Town
Just like the meaning of its name in Tibetan, the “Castle built on Stone”, Dukezong Ancient Town is built on the mountain foot. As one of the largest and best-preserved Tibetan residence groups in China, the 1300-year-old Dukezong Ancient Town, not only plays an important role in the Old Tea – Horse Road, but also serves as a corridor connecting Chinese and Tibetan language, people, religion and cultures.
Songzanlin Monastery
Songzanlin Monastery is the largest Tibetan Buddhist temple complex in Yunnan Province. It is called the Little Potala Palace. In 1993, it was listed as a Key Provincial Protection Unit of Cultural Relics by the government of Yunnan Province. It is said that the Fifth Dalai Lama decided the location though divination and gave the name—Gedansongzanlin. At its height, the monastery housed 2,000 monks. Now about 700 monks live there or around the region.
Pudacuo National Park
Pudacuo National Park is a 1,300-square-kilometre (500-square-mile) national park located in Shangri-La County, Yunnan. It is notable as the first national park in China to meet International Union for Conservation of Nature standards. As such they are part of the Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas World Heritage Site.
Tours including Ringha Dabao Monastery
1 Day Shangri-la Lamaist Monasteries Tour
7 Days Shangrila Students Education Course
9 Days Kunming-Dali-Lijiang-Shangri-La High Speed Train Tour
12 Days Yunnan Three Parallel Rivers Overland Tour with Biluo and Meili Snow Mountains
Why is Guanglu Ancient Town So Special
Guanglu Ancient Town has the profound cultural accumulation with many ancient buildings and ancient relics. There is Longhua Temple(龙华寺), which was built in the Tianyou Period of the Tang Dynasty(唐朝天佑年间). The main building of the Tribal Command(军民总管府) (one type of the agencies created to administer southwestern aboriginal groups) in Yao’an Road of the Yuan Dynasty is still in existence. the Wenchang Palace of the Qing Dynasty was exquisitely crafted. During the Republic of China, the Gao Xuejun Ancestral Hall(高雪君祠), as a combination of Chinese and Western elements, was built with a unique architectural pattern. The overall layout of the old residential buildings in Beita Street(北塔街) is unique, with complete structure of “回” character and unique architectural pattern. Guanglu Ancient Town has a long history, with beautiful mountains and rivers, numerous scenic spots and historical sites.
Where is Guanglu Ancient Town
Guanglu Ancient Town is located 12 kilometers north of Yao’an County, Chuxiong Prefecture, Yunnan Province. It has a long history, beautiful mountains and rivers, numerous historical sites, and many high-quality tourist attractions.
How to Get There
After arriving in Yaoan County, taxi or car rental is the best way to get to Guanglu Ancient Town, which takes about 19 minutes.
Best Time to Go
Guanglu Ancient Town is a small town dominated by historic culture and farming culture. Throughout the year, the pastoral scenery changes can show different natural views in spring, summer, autumn and winter, which forms the beautiful idyllic scenery. It is suitable to visit Guanglu Ancient Town at any time.
Nearby Attractions
Yaoan Longhua Temple
Yao’an Longhua Temple is located in 12 kilometers north of Yaoan County, the foothill of Xishan Mountain, Guanglu Town. The shape of the Xishan Mountain is like a dragon, and the mountain is known as Longhuashan Mountain(龙华山) by the locals.
Zijiuhai Sea(自久海)
Zijiuhai Sea was built in the early years of Ming Hongwu(明洪武), which has been more than 600 years. It is said that Zijiuhai Sea was excavated by the groups led by Zijiu(自九), the leader of the Yi nationality. There is a peninsula on the east bank of the sea, which is surrounded by the long embankment .
Defeng Temple
Defeng Temple is located in Defeng Road, Dongchuan Town, Yao’an County, Chuxiong City, Yunnan Province, which is a group of ancient buildings, built in the second year of Ming Yongle(明永乐二年,1404 AD). It is the ancient architectural group of Sanzhongtang(三重堂). It is a contemporary building with the Forbidden City in Beijing. It is the most complete one of the existing Ming Dynasty Dougong buildings(斗拱建筑) in Yunnan Province.
About Ailao Mountain and Rice Terrace
Ailao(哀牢) region is steep with high mountains and deep valley, the elevation changes between 600 meters and 3000 meters, forming a three-dimensional climate of cold temperate zone, subtropic and tropic. The stories of Hani people are hidden in the rolling mountains. Hani people with strong perseverance have created the world-renowned and magnificent rice terrace in Ailao mountain. This land not merely gives Hani people material needs, but also gives us a beautiful place of art.
Hani Rice Terrace in Yuanjiang County
The Yuanjiang(元江) Ailao rice terraces are mainly concentrated in Yangjie Township(羊街乡) and Nanuo Township(那诺乡), among which Nanuo rice terrace is the most spectacular.
1. Nanuo Rice Terraces那诺梯田
Nanuo rice terraces, located in Yuanjiang county of Yunnan province, the south central of Ailao mountain, are a masterpiece of Hani people. Nanuo rice terraces vary with mountain and terrains, and are suitable for the local conditions. Nanuo rice terraces are grand and magnificent, stretching throughout the whole south central Ailao mountains. They are the gateway of the Hani rice terraces in Yunnan. Departing from Nanuo Rice Terrace, all the way towards south, you will open the gate to Honghe County Rice Terraces, Yuanyang Rice Terraces and Lvchun Rice Terraces. The main scenic spots of Nanuo Rice Terrace include A Lang Bang Ke(阿郎邦克), Village Affection(山寨情), Terraces Family(梯田人家), Shuangru Terrace(双乳田), Damang(打芒) and Mailong(麦拢), etc. If you drive up the winding mountain road and enter the deep Ailao mountain, the vast terraces will appear in front of you, which can make you suddenly enlightened. It is like you get into another world. This is Nanuo Rice Terrace, the gateway of the Hani rice terraces. It is also the first stop to enter the world heritage core reserve.
More information about Nanuo Rice Terrace.
2. Yangjie Rice Terraces羊街梯田
There is a place named Yangjie Township(羊街乡) in Yuanjiang County of Yunnan Province, is the habitation of Yeche People(叶车人 A branch of Hani minority). Yangjie Township is located in the Ailao Mountain. With high mountain and deep valley, as well the altitude changes between 600 meters and 3000 meters, Ailao mountain forms a three-dimensional climate of cold temperate zone, subtropic and tropic, brings abundant rainfall and spectacular cloud sea, as well as moistens the magnificent rice terraces in the Ailao Mountain. Yangjie rice terraces wind and stretch along the mountain, tier upon tier, like silver staircases, connecting several mountains together. The rice terraces are the most beautiful scenery here.
Best Time to Visit
Although Ailao Rice Terrace scenery in Yuanjiang County are different in four seasons, November to the following April is the best time to visit the rice terraces. Whether you can capture sunrise, sunset and cloud sea landscape depends on the weather during that time. Therefore, if you have high requirements for photography, you can reserve enough time to stay there.
How to Get There
If you want to go to Ailao Rice Terrace in Yuanjiang County, you have to go to Yuanjiang County of Yuxi first. When you are there in Yuanjiang county, you will transfer there to Yangjie Township(羊街乡) and Nanuo Township(那诺乡). You can choose to take regular bus or minibus from Yuanjiang county to Yangjie Township and Nanuo Township.
Kunming South Bus Station-Yuanjiang Bus Terminal
Departure Time: 9:00, 12:00, 15:20, 16:30, 18:00, 19:30
Price: 90 CNY
Distance: 231 kilometers
Consume Time: About 3 hours
Yuangjiang County-Nanuo Bus Terminal
There are few buses from Yuanjiang bus terminal to Nanuo bus terminal.
Departure Time: 7:30, 8:00, 9:00, 13:00
Price: 23 CNY
Distance: 66 kilometers
Consume Time: About 2 hours
Accommodation in Yuangjiang County
You can stay overnight in Yangjie Township or Nanuo Township. You can also go back to Yuanjiang County for overnight. Accommodation in Yuanjiang County is relatively good. Here are several recommended hotels.
1. Yuanjiang Hotel元江大酒店
Address: No.2, Hongqi Road, Lijiang Town, Yuangjiang County, Yuxi玉溪市元江县澧江镇红旗路2号
Tel: 0877-6012888
Starting Price: 185 CNY
2. U HOTEL元江优家酒店
Address: No.118, Wenhua Road, Yuanjiang County, Yuxi玉溪市元江县文化路118号
Tel: 0877-6559900
Starting Price: 60 CNY
3. Dayu Jinyuan Hotel元江大宇金源酒店
Address: Wenhua Road, Yuanjiang County, Yuxi玉溪市元江县文化路
Tel: 0877-6515555
Starting Price: 105 CNY
Useful Travel Tips
1. Ailao Rice Terrace in Yuanjiang County is high in elevation, ultraviolet ray is strong on sunny days, you’d better bring sun cream. sunglasses, sun hat and other sunscreen products.
2. With large temperature difference between daytime and night, it is easy to develop a cold, therefore, you are suggested to bring coats and some cold medicine.
3. Compared with Honghe Hani Rice Terrace, Ailao Rice Terrace in Yuanjiang County is remote, not many people are familiar with it. However, like Honghe Hani Rice Terrace, the beauty of the Ailao rice terraces is pure, they are the painstaking efforts of Hani people for hundreds of years.
About Nie Er
Nie Er聂耳, whose original hometown is Yuxi, was born in Kunming in 1912. He is a famous Chinese musician composing the national anthem of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). It is great pity that he was drowned when swimming in Japan in 1935.
Nie Er, who grew up poor and had deep feelings for the laboring masses, wrote 37 revolutionary songs in his limited 23-year life. His series of works are the products of the people’s revolution led by the communist party. Nie Er opened up China’s new music road, he was the music pioneer of the Chinese proletarian revolution.
About the Former Residence of Nie Er
Former residence of Nie Er was built in the late Qing dynasty by Nie Liandeng聂连登, Nie Er’s great-grandfather, and left to Nie Er’s father Nie Hongyi聂鸿仪. In the 28th year of the reign of emperor Guangxu光绪(in 1902), Nie Hongyi went to Kunming to practice medicine. The house was left to Wang Jingzhen王静珍, the sister-in-law of Nie Er. In 1927, after he graduated from Junior Middle School, Nie Er returned to Yuxi with his mother, Peng Jikuan彭寂宽, he reviewed his lessons here from the 22nd day of the 6th lunar month to the 10th day of the 7th lunar month.
In September 1984, the former residence of Nie Er was published by the people’s government of Yuxi as a municipal key cultural relic protection unit. In February 1992, the people’s government of Yuxi city restored the former residence of Nie Er, covering an area of more than 1,500 square meters. It is composed of memorial area, green area and music activity area. There is Nie Er statue in the courtyard. In this year, the government set up management organization and former residence of Nie Er opened to public officially. In November 1998, the government of Yunnan province announced Nie Er’s former residence as the fifth batch of provincial key cultural relics protection units.
Best Time to Visit
Former residence visit is mainly indoor activities, consequently, tourists can visit former residence of Nie Er at all seasons.
Transportation and Accommodation
The former residence of Nie Er is close to Yuxi Museum. For transportation and accommodation, you can refer to Yuxi Museum.
Useful Travel Tips
1. With convenient transportation and strong cultural characteristics, the museum is definitely a good place to enrich your knowledge about Nie Er.
2. The former residence of Nie Er is close to Yuxi Museum, you can pay a visit to Yuxi museum.
Why is Zhiziluo village So Special?
Zhiziluo was the government seat of Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture before 1974. In history, Zhiziluo was a pivot along the Nujiang River and an important courier station on the Tea and Horse Road which connected Nujiang with central China in the past. Nowadays, it is often called “the city of memory”. It is a place where old architectures are well preserved and maintained which could give you a vintage tour back to the 1980s.
Where is Zhiziluo village – Location
Zhiziluo village is under jurisdiction of Pihe Nu Township(匹河怒族乡) of Fugong County of Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, which is located in the east of Pihe township, adjacent to Lanping Bai Pumi Autonomous County(兰坪白族普米族自治县) in the east, Puluo village(普洛村) in the south, Jiajiu village(架究村) in the west and Shava village(沙瓦村) in the north, 44 kilometers away from Fugong county.
History and Culture
Zhiziluo, means “a good place” in Lisu language. More than one thousand years ago, the descendants of one Wuman Tribe of Diqiang, crossed the Biluo snow mountain from the Lancang river and reached the “Zhiziluo” for settlement. In the past, it only took about 1 day from ancient Nanzhao Kingdom(Dali) to Gaoligong Mountain via Zhiziluo and Biluo Snow Mountain, then Zhiziluo became an important post and market on the ancient tea horse road.
Due to its special location, it was once the core city of the Nujiang basin. The seat of Nujiang prefecture and Bijiang county were located here, becoming the most prosperous political and economic center of nujiang state. On December 25, 1986, the Bijiang county, with a newly built building on a hillside was abruptly abandoned because it had been analysed by experts from the geology department that extensive landslides were possible in this area. So the name “Bijiang county” disappeared from the map of China forever.
Features
Zhiziluo is a small village located in northwest Yunnan’s Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture. What makes Zhiziluo unique is its old-fashioned look which arouses people’s nostalgic feelings. The octagonal library is a must-see attraction in Zhiziluo. Today it sits unused, its doors propped open so random tourists can climb the stairs to reach its wrap-around balconies. The slogans in the 1980s and the images of Chairman Mao are still posted on the walls in the library, just like what old movies show.
Much of the local populace are of the Lisu and Nu minorities and many of them practice Christianity. An old church is one of the few non-residential buildings put to use on a regular basis and is still a place of worship for those left in the village. In recent years, especially after the film “Zhiziluo” hit the screen, more and more tourists are attracted by its well-protected architectures. It is reported that there is a high-end tourism project under construction in Zhiziluo now.
How to Get there
There is no direct long-distance bus to Zhiziluo from Kunming and Dali. Tourists can only transfer to at Liuku. There is direct night bus from Kunming to Fugong. For the last leg of the journey you will need to arrange a ride in a minibus from one of the Liuku locals. Bargain hard, this should be very inexpensive. Keep in mind the final push from Liuku to Zhiziluo is another 108 kilometers and depending on road and weather conditions, can easily take four or more hours.
Accommodate at Zhiziluo Village
There are several agritainments which can provide accommodation for tourists.
Useful Travel Tips
▪ Do take a camera. The scenery is extremely beautiful there
▪ Respect the customs of ethnic minorities and avoid disturbing the lives of local people.
▪ Grab your rain gear. There’s a lot of rain during the rainy season from May to August.
Why is Lufeng World Dinosaur Museum So Special
Lufeng is the site of numerous Jurassic dinosaur discoveries, first found there in 1938. Most well known is Lufengosaurus, a Jurassic prosauropod. More recently, teeth and a skull of Ramapithecus, a Miocene period primate related to the orangutan, have been found in Lufeng.
The Lufeng Dinosaur Museum includes the hall of ancient living beings where four complete dinosaur skeletons ranging from 2.4 meters to 9 meters in length are on display, say Woo casino Canada experts. In addition, there is a display of photographs and diagrams of dinosaurs from around the world. The museum includes the hall of ancient bronzeware and earthenware and the hall of ancient Pithecanthropus.
Where is Lufeng World Dinorsaur Museum
Lufeng World Dinosaur Museum is a part of the Lufeng World Dinosaur Valley, and located in Jingshan Town, Lufeng County, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China.
How to Get There
After arriving in Lufeng County, it is very convenient to get to Lufeng World Dinosaur Museum, which only need few minutes to get there. If there are not two many luggages, walking is the best choice to get there.
Introduction of Lufeng World Dinosaur Museum
Lufeng is nicknamed the Home Town to Dinosaurs. Back in 1938, Bian Meinian(卞美年), one of China’s famous geologists, and Yang Zhongjian(杨钟健), one of China’s renowned paleontologists, discovered whole clusters of rare dinosaur fossils as well as other fossils of extinct plants and animals from ancient times. They are named “Lufeng reptiles and dinosaur clusters”. In the same year, the complete skeleton of a dinosaur was unearthed. Ever since then, the Lufeng dinosaur became famous. There are dozens of other dinosaur fossils which were excavated in the following years. It is found that the distribution of dinosaur fossils extended for 10 sq.km (6. 2 sq.miles), with Lufeng being at the center. It is believed that dinosaurs found here are the best vertebrate fossils that are the most primitive, the oldest, with the most varieties and in their most complete form. China’s first assembled dinosaur for study purposes was unearthed in Lufeng, and it has been dated to have more than 180 million years.
There are some kinds of unearthed dinosaur fossils, which are displayed in the Lufeng World Dinosaur Museum. At the end of 2008, the newly constructed Jurassic Park was finished, adding a more scientific and trendy atmosphere to the ancient dusty place.
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At the north side of Lufeng County, about 9 km (5.6 miles), away is the site where the fossil, one of China’s most ancient homo sapiens, was discovered. In May 1975, archaeologists found a tooth fossil in a pile of coal deposits. After that, more than 700 pieces of bone fossils were excavated. They were named Lama Ancient Homo Sapiens by archaeologists and anthropologists, believing that they lived about eight million years ago. In January 1988 the site of the coal deposit, where the first tooth fossil was found, was designated as a national key protection area, and the surrounding area of 20 acres (1.4 hectares) was walled. Within the protected area, an ancient ape statue monument was erected to mark this important archaeological discovery.
Best Time to Go
It is appropriate to visit Lufeng World Dinosaur at any time.
Nearby Attractions
The Grand Courtyard of Wu Family
The Grand Courtyard of Wu Family is a typical Ming and Qing architecture that has been preserved to now. The Grand Courtyard of Wu Family was built in the 16th year of Daoguang in Qing Dynasty. It was expended in the 7th year of Xianfeng in Qing Dynasty and was built along the mountain. It is a “王(Wang)-shape”, with a unique layout. It consists of four patios with 99 houses. It, with a building area of 10,000 square meters, is well-connected and is one of the rare ancient residential buildings in Yunnan.
Feilaisi Temple
Feilaisi Temple is located at the hillside. Because of the steep mountain, looking from the bottom of the mountain, the whole temple is like a big bird entwined in the mountain. It seems to be flying and it also seems to have just landed from the sky. Therefore, Feilaisi Temple got its name. Looking down from the temple, the Longchuanjiang River(龙川江) passes through the deep canyon, and the town’s buildings are dotted on both sides of the river.
Heijing Confucius Temple
The Heijing Confucian Temple is located in the Longchuanjiang River Gorge(龙川江峡谷), Lufeng County, Chuxiong Prefecture. The Heijing Confucius Temple was built in the 45th year of Ming Wanli (1617). It was repeatedly destroyed by mudslides in the Qing Dynasty and was repeatedly rebuilt. The Confucius Temple is large in scale. There were 13 scholars (进士), which could show the prosperity of Heijing culture education.
Heijing Ancient Town
With traditional folk residences, archways, and religion architectures, Heijing Ancient Town is well conserved in a traditional style as others do in China. Among them, 27 have been listed as county-level cultural relics protection units, and are known as “the treasure house of historical relics – the living fossil of Ming and Qing Dynasties”.
Travel Tips
- Do not make a loud noise in the museum and turn the phone into vibration mode;
- Do not touch any exhibits in the museum at will;
- Do not use the flash when taking photos. Because precious items will suffer from the permanent damage under the strong light.
Tour including Lufeng World Dinosaur Museum
1 Day Chuxiong Lufeng World Dinosaur Valley Tour from Kunming
Why is Yubeng Village So Special?
Yubeng Village is known for the beautiful valley it lies in and beautiful day treks which depart from it. Under the extraordinary craftsman by nature, Yubeng village is called the miniature version of the real Shangri-La.
It’s divided into two parts: the Upper Yubeng Village and Lower Yubeng Village, about 1 miles between the two parts. From Upper Yubeng, trekkers have access to the Base Camp, and Ice Lake hikes. From Lower Yubeng, you can find the paths to the Sacred Waterfall, and if you are a hardcore hiker, Holy Lake, which from a higher vantage point, has an unobstructed view of the Kawa Karpo Peak (6,740 meters), and most of the rest of the mountain range.
Where is Yubeng Village – Location
Yubeng is a Village in Northwestern Yunnan, situated at the foot of the Wuzi Mountain Peak of Niancimu Mountain Peak on Meili Snow Mountain, Yunling Country, Deqin County. One can only get there by trekking or mule-riding for 18 kilometers, and crossing over a pass of 3700 m.
Legend about Yubeng Village
Legend has it that for centuries Yubeng Village was unknown to the outside world. One day, an old man arrived in Xidang Village near Lancang River (the Mekong River) and tried to buy highland barley from the villagers there. No one knew where he came from, so some of the villagers followed him when he left, but on the way over the mountain the old man disappeared.
Later, the old man came back to Xidang to buy food again. The villagers objected and told him “we aren’t going to sell you barley or wheat, but just some millet.” When they loaded the food for the old man, one of the villagers made small holes on the bags. After he started his journey back home, the old man was followed again. He didn’t realize that the holes in the bags had spilled the millet along the way. However, when he reached a huge rock, he disappeared. So the villagers pried up the rock and Yubeng Village was discovered.
How to Get There
Due to no highway to access Yubeng village, one can only get there by trekking or mule-riding for 18 kilometers from Xidang Village, and crossing over a pass for 3700 meters.
How to Get Xidang Village?
By Bus
There are four buses from Shangri-la to Deqin every day and one bus from Deqin to Xidang.
By Car-rental
Tourists can rent a car from Deqin to Xidang Village. Remember to discuss the price with the driver and confirm the destination and route in advance to reduce unnecessary trouble.
What to See?
Sacred Waterfall
Apparently best seen in the morning to catch rainbows. 4-5 hour hike. The path starts by crossing lower Yubeng, and turning right near the stupa. There are green trash cans along the path. There is a tea shop about 2/3 of the way to the waterfall. In the summer, the tea shops also provide basic lodgings and bedding if you want to stay overnight in the mountains.
Holy Lake
A high mountain lake south of Yubeng. 10 hour hike. Begin in Lower Yubeng, crossing the bridge to the left of the stupa and then taking an immediate right up a steep trail through a wooded mountainside. This part of the hike is slippery in parts and could be difficult in wet weather. After around 3 hours the trail contours round a slope into a meadow at 4300 m which has a partial shelter. This is followed by a relatively shallow ascent over rocky (and snowy) ground to the lake. Once at the lake it’s possible to go a little further towards the peak.
Base Camp and Ice Lake
From Upper Yubeng to Base Camp take about 3 hours. From the base camp to the lake is about another hour. The path leads towards the snow mountains, and starts off fairly easy, getting progressively steeper as you get to the top. Just before the lake, you may have scramble up some rocks for the last section of the walk, which could be a bit dangerous in winter. To reach the lake, you can scramble down the rocks to reach the bottom.
Recommended Visiting Route
Route 1. Xidang Reshuitang(西当热水塘) – Nanzongla Yakou (南宗拉垭口) – Upper Yubeng Village – Lower Yubeng Village, then backtrack. This is the traditional way for most hikers. Horse-riding is available.
Route 2. Xidang – Zalang – Ninong – Yubeng River – Lower Yubeng Village – Upper Yubeng Village – Nanzongla Yakou – Reshuitang – Xidang. The route is an inner Circumambulating Pilgrimage route for the Tibetan people. It is too steep and many locals are not going this way.
Route 3. Xidang Reshuitang – Nanzongla Yakou (南宗拉垭口) – Upper Yubeng Village – Lower Yubeng Village – Yubeng River – Ninong. This line is the reverse of line 2.
Best Time to Visit
The best time to visit Yubeng Village is from May to July in late spring and early summer; from September to October in autumn. Flowers bloom from may to July. From September to October, the scenery is charming. Large temperature difference between these two seasons and you’d better bring enough warm clothes when you travel.
Accommodate at Yubeng Village
Both upper Yubeng Village and lower Yubeng Village have hotels, including an international youth hostel. The condition is general, and cannot guarantee 24-hour electricity and hot water bath. There is food and drink in the hotel, but expensive. There are also small Sichuan restaurants. You can choose to stay at the base camp, but camping is not recommended because some campers are frozen to death while camping.
Attractions Nearby
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.
Useful Travel Tips
► The entrance ticket of Yubeng Village are not sold separately and would be included in the package of Meili Snow Mountain.
► On the way from Xidang to Yubeng Village, you can know how far you have walked by watching the number on the wastebasket. No.45 is the location of first rest stop and No. 21 is the second.
► The most practical local delicacies are buttered tea and instant noodles. Yak butter tea is the best food to supply physical strength and prevent altitude sickness on the plateau.
► Before entering the village, be sure to leave your big luggage at the inn and pack light with your necessities.
►Due to the inconvenience of transportation, the supplies here are more expensive than the outside, so bring some food that can supply physical strength such as dried meat, chocolate and so on.
► It takes a certain amount of physical strength and perseverance, and remember to bring waterproof and warm clothes and waterproof hiking shoes. An alpenstock is very useful.
► Respect the local custom. The sacred lake is so sacred to local Tibetans that they can only drink and cannot be used for washing anything.
► The mobile phone may be out of signal on the way.
► During golden week and peak tourist season, it is best to book the accommodation in advance through Internet or telephone.
► Yubeng Village is a great place to take photos of Shennv Mountain Peak. In a sunny day, Nanzongyakou, Sacred Waterfall Inn in lower Yubeng Village, Meili Inn and Hikers Guesthouse in Upper Yubeng Village are the perfect places to shoot.
Tours including Yubeng Village
7 Days Shangrila Meili Snow Mountain and Yubeng Village Trekking Tour
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20 Days Yunnan Three Parallel Rivers Adventure Trekking Tour
About Yufeng Temple
Yufeng Temple (Chinese Name: 玉峰寺), located at the southern foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain with ancient forests clustering around, is 9 km away from the Lijiang. Yufeng Temple is called ‘Kalashicongfeilin’ in Tibetan language. There is a small pond in front of the temple embraced by big pine trees. The whole temple shows a distinctive and conjunct architecture style of Han Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism, Taoism and the local Naxi Dongba Religion due to the cultural communion between different minorities and different areas. It is also the witness of the peaceful coexistence and syncretism of multinational cultures and religions, and still plays a very important role in acculturation of Naxi Ethnic Group.
What to see in Yufeng Temple
One Tree Forest breaks up the idiom ”one tree does not make a forest”. Walking in the park, you can enjoy the sights of the tree, taking photos, riding on an elephant and so forth.
The One Tree Forest scenic spot was rebuilt since March 2012 with a standard of national 4 A’s scenic spot. The spot new added pagodas, 220 boundary marker between China and Burma, and a China-Burma Temple which is built on the boundary, and a China-Burma Grand Theater which is the most splendid and lavishest among southeast of Asia. There are also some handicraft article of nationality and Jewelry & Jade Exhibition Hall. You also can experience the cultural custom of china-myanmar border and Dai ethnic culture. It is suggested to take around 2-3 hours to visit the spot.
Camellias and Ancient Trees
There are three courtyards in Yufeng Monastery, all decorated with ancient trees including ginkgo, magnolia and camellia. Wherein, the famous camellia tree “Ten Thousand Camellias” grows in the northern courtyard.
According to the legend, the camellia tree was planted during the reign of Emperor Cheng Hua in Ming Dynasty (1465 – 1487), before the monastery was built.
500 years ago, two different breeds of camellia “Lion Head” and “Early Peach Blossom” were grafted into one and live as one ever since, thus creating the unparalleled camellia tree.
Only 34 centimeters in diameter and 2 meters in height, the tree is surprisingly to have a crown area of 56 square meters, able to shade the whole courtyard in red when in full blossom.
February to April is the blossom season of Lijiang, when the camellia tree blossoms merrily in a total of 20 batches, each batch with more than 1,000 flowers, reaching a number of 20,000 flowers at the end of the season, thus named the “Ten Thousand Camellias.”
History of Yufeng Temple
Yufeng Temple was built in the last years of the reign of emperor Kangxi in Qing dynasty and it is one of the famous lama temples in Lijiang. Comparing with many lamaseries in China, Jade Peak Temple is smaller and less imposing, but it is an old camellia tree that makes the temple so renowned. Grafted from single-lobe red-flower camellia and multi-lobe Shizitou camellia, for hundreds of years this tree has been growing with luxuriant foliage and blossom in season due to the careful cultivation of the lamas of the temple. Up to today it has been braided into an amazing pergola in less than 3 meters so that visitors can watch it in a close distance. From the beginning of spring to the beginning of summer, this magic camellia can blossom over 20 times, with more than 1000 flowers each time and more than 20, 000 in total every year! That’s why it is hailed as “ten-thousands-flower camellia”. According to garden experts of Yunnan Province, this camellia tree has a history of over 300 years, almost the same with the temple itself.
Layout feature of Yufeng Temple
Yufeng Temple hall is quadrangle courtyard layout, consists of a gate, the hall, and two tigers. And it is harmonious symmetrical layout. The hall is facing east, double-hipped roof. The hall is16.3 meters wide and 12.6 meters deep. Upper eaves are brackets retainer, down eaves are arc-shaped, and it has strong architectural style of the Qing dynasty. Four golden columns in indoor are carved with dragon embossments. Octagonal caisson ceiling on the top was painted with tantric Buddha, beams skirtboard was painted 20 of Buddha figures, and the painting line is concise which has Tibetan “Thangka” style.
Different from typical Tibetan blockhouses, Yufeng Monastery is a traditional Chinese courtyard house composed of a gate tower, a main hall and two wing rooms both on the left and right sides in a symmetrical layout.
Designed with a total width of 16.3 meters and a total depth of 12.6 meters, the main hall is supported on the roof by “Dougong” — a system of brackets inserted between the top of a column and a crossbeam, revealing a strong Han Buddhism architectural style in the Qing Dynasty.
Inside the hall, there is the well painted Tantric Buddha and 20 Buddha statues of Tibetan “Thangka” style, showing its identity as a lamasery.
There is a wooden plaque hung on the main hall written with four words “Cang Zhi Yin Yu”, which were inscribed by Kong Jixin, a descendant of Confucius and the magistrate of Lijiang during the reign of Emperor Qianlong in Qing Dynasty.
Thanks to the unique aesthetics of local Naxi Minority, Yufeng Monastery is endowed with a picturesque landscape dotted with pine trees all around, a small pool in the front and the majestic Jade Dragon Snow Mountain right behind, not to mention the incredible beauty when the famous camellia tree is in full blossom
How to Get There
● Taking public bus No.7 can reach Yufeng Temple or take taxi from Ljiiang downtown.
● Take bus no. 6 from Qixing Street in the Lijiang Old Town, and get off at Yufengsi (Yufeng Temple) Station.
| Entrance Fee | CNY 25 CNY 230 for a combo ticket including Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Yushui Village (also called Jade Water Village), Dongba Valley, Yufeng Temple, Yuzhu Qingtian Scenic Resort, Dongba Kingdom, Dongba Gods’ Garden and Baisha Mural). |
|---|---|
| Opening Hours | 08:00-18:00 |
| Recommended Time for a Visit | 1 hour |
Best Time to Visit
The best time to experience the ravishing views of Yufeng Temple is in late spring and early summer, because the famous camellia tree is in full blossomy during the period. It is said that camellia tree was planted in Emperor Chenghua’s era of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and that is to say, the tree is older than Yufeng Temple. The flowers of the camellia tree could bloom for more than 100 days, and there are altogether twenty thousand flowers bloom in 20 batches. The camellia tree is three meters (ten feet) in height and 34 centimeters (one foot) in diameter and the Lamas in the temple pleach the blanches of the camellia tree subtly into a 56 square meters (67 yards) flowery canopy. When stepping close to the tree, you find yourself plunging into an ocean of redolent and beauteous flowers. Look at the flowers carefully and see if you can find out the uniqueness of this old camellia tree: the intoxicating flowers are of two different varieties. The bigger ones are pink and nine pistillate while the smaller ones are white and single pistillate; two trees, which originally grew side by side, have now, over the years, entwined. With the irradiation of the brilliant sunglow and the contrast of the green grassland, the flowering tree looks like burning flames from beyond. It is the real ‘King of the Camellia Trees’.
Others Scenic Area:
Lijiang old Town is officially called “Dayan Town”, “Dayan” literally means a “great ink stab”, a graphic description of the town’s location on a piece of rich flatland fed by a river and surrounded by green mountains. It is a well-preserved Naxi ancient town, listed as UNESCO World Heritage site in 1997. It is one of the four best-preserved ancient cities in China. The unique geographical location, historical background and multiracial inhabitants make it one of the most popular travel destination in China.
Located in Yulong Naxi Autonomous County, Lijiang City, Yunnan Province, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is 15 kilometers north of the downtown, which has a highest altitude of 5596 meters and an area of 455 square kilometers. With thirteen perennial snow peak, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain resembles a jade dragon lying in the clouds, hence the name. Featured by its magnificence, precipitousness, uniqueness and beauty, the scenery of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain changes in accordance with seasons and weathers.
Nestled at the foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, 6 km northwest of Lijiang old town, Shuhe Old Town was once a staging post at ancient Tea & Horse Road. With an altitude of 2440 meters above sea level, it is a tranquil town with a population of about 3000 people. Along with its sister town Lijiang, it is also part of the UNESCO Heritage site. Shuhe is the earliest settlement of Naxi people in Lijiang when their ancestors first moved to this region.
Baisha Old Town is one of the oldest towns in Lijiang City. It got its name “Baisha” meaning “white sand” from the natural white sand in the area. It was the cradle-land of the Tusi Dynasty evolved from the Mu Clan. It was also the earliest settlement of the Naxi people. In ancient times, Baisha was a center of silk embroidery in southwest China and an important place on the Ancient Tea and Horse Road.
Why is Ejia Rice Terraces So Special
The Ejia Rice Terraces are the rare landscapes sprinkled by the celestial beings. It is the witness of the farming culture of Ejia. The hundreds of thousands of acres of natural scenery along the mountain can make people enjoy themselves as much as to forget to leave, and can be compared with the Yuanyang Rice Terraces that is well-known at home and abroad. The scenery of the Ejia Rice Terraces can catch the eyes of the tourists and photographers in the world. Its shape and atmosphere are worthy of visitors to stay. The Rice Terraces scenery of Ejia is a paradise for tourists and photographers. No matter when you go or from any angle, it is beautiful.
Where is Ejia Rice Terraces
Ejia Rice Terraces is located in the eastern part of Ailaoshan Mountain, in the southwest of Shuangbai County, Chuxiong, 175 kilometers away from the county.
How to Get There
After arriving in Shuangbai County, there are regular buses to Ejia Town. Car rental and taxi are the best way to get to Ejia Rice Terraces.
Legend of Ejia Rice Terraces
Legend has it that a newly married couple went to the field to cut rice, all the rice was cut off before the evening. Before returning home, the honest man counted his own paddy field again, and found that a piece of land was missed, his wife was also anxious. It was right just now, and they had to take off their clothes, but they both enjoyed it. It turned out that it was just covered with a strain rain cape! This story may be a joke, but the smallest of Ejia’s Rice Terraces is the same as a strain rain cape.
Best Time to Go
The Rice Terraces scenery of Ejia is a paradise for tourists and photographers. No matter when you go or from any angle, it is beautiful. In autumn, it is the most splendid season in Ejia Rice Terraces and also the most poetic and picturesque season in the mountain village.
Nearby Attractions
Ejia Jiutian Wetland
Ejia Jiutian Wetland is located in the national Ailaoshan Nature Reserve, with an altitude of 2,400 meters. It consists of Damafang Wetland, Laowangping Wetland and Xiaoheba Wetland. It covers an area of about 20,000 mu and is the largest mountain wetland in central Yunnan. The terrain of Ejia Wetland is open and flat, with water, verdant grass, and wild flowers everywhere. The wetland is surrounded by dense forests and closely follows the core area of the reserve.
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