Dashanbao Nature Reserve includes two major scenic spots: Dahaizi Wetland and Jigong Mountain. Every year, large numbers of black-necked cranes migrate to Dahaizi Wetland from Tibet Plateau in the end of October, and leave in April the next year. Covering an area of 350 hectares, with an area of 80 hectares and an average depth of 2 meters, it is the largest winter habitat of black-necked cranes in the area of Dashanbao Reserve. The open terrain surrounded by hillsides, is an ideal place for black-necked cranes. There are a large number of small fish, shrimps and aquatic creatures in the wetland, surrounded by vast grassland and agricultural land, with many insects, grass roots and residual crops inside, providing sufficient food for the black-necked crane, which is regarded as a paradise for migratory birds to spend winter. Thus it becomes a unique destination for sightseeing, photography, scientific study and adventure.
Dahaizi Wetland is located in the north of Dashanbao Reserve. Dashanbao Black-necked Crane Nature Reserve is situated in Dashanbao Township in Zhaoyang District of Zhaotong Municipality, geographical east longitude 103 ° 14 ’55” ~ 103 ° 23′ 49″, north latitude 27 ° 18 ’38” ~ 27 ° 29 ’15”.
Trains, buses and planes are optional ways from Kunming to Zhaotong. There are several trains from Kunming to Zhaotong. At least, the train journey is about 9 hours. Via expressway, Zhaotong City is about 350 km away from Kunming. The flight time is about 1 hour. Dashanbao is about 80 km away from the seat of Zhaotong. There are regular buses. Howerver, self-driving is more convenient.
The best way for tourists to get to Dashanbao is car-rental. Many of the attractions in the scenic spot are 2- 5 kilometers away from where you are staying.
The best traveling time is autumn and winter. From the beginning of August to the beginning of October, the flowers, oat and grass on the mountain are all in pieces, stacked on top of each other, with various colors. In the winter, large numbers of black-necked cranes migrate to Dahaizi Wetland from Tibet Plateau in the end of October, and leave in April the next year when the black-necked cranes “dance” on the wetland, leaving deep impressions on tourists’ minds.
If you want to see the sea of clouds and sunrise, it is recommended to stay at Dashanbao Town while if you just want to watch the sunset, stay at the Zhaotong city where the accommodation condition is better.
► If you want to see the black-necked crane, it is better to come from the end of September to the end of January.
► There are strong ultraviolet rays at Alpine meadow, so protect yourself from the sun.
Huanglianhe Scenic Area:
Located in Daguan County, it has a grand waterfall group hidden in the depths of the mountain valleys. Water curtains, caves and many other spectacles make this scenic area an attractive spot in Zhaotong.
Islamic Style Park:
It is only 5 kilometers away from Ludian county seat. It is a national tourist attraction integrating the ethnic culture, wedding culture, food culture, clothing culture of Hui ethnic people and the most distinctive ethnic tourism in southwest China.
Wanghailou Tower:
Wanghai Tower is located in the southern suburbs of Zhaotong city at the foot of Fenghuangshan mountain, built in the Qing dynasty(Qianlong 25 years). It was designated as a city-level cultural relic protection unit in 1983.
6 Days Northeast Yunnan Winter Birding Tour to Dianchi Lake, Nianhu Lake and Dashanbao
8 Days Yunnan Winter Birding Tour to Dongchuan Red Land, Nianhu Lake and Dashanbao Nature Reserve
9 Days Yunnan-Guizhou Winter Birding Tour with Dianchi Lake, Caohai Lake, Nianhu Lake and Dashanbao Nature Reserve
Erzhang Village, located in Pig Street(Zhujie猪街) village committee of Nanuo Township, Yuanjiang County, has a long history. It was listed as the fourth batch of traditional Chinese villages in 2016. Going along the village’s only way into the village, you can see the entire village quietly “lying” in the Castle Peak, and haunts the smell of primitive nature, as if forgotten by the world. What’s even more amazing is that this is a traditional village characterized by Han nationality.
Erzhang(二掌) is a village with the administration of Zhujie(Pig Street) Village Committee in Nanuo Township(那诺乡), Yuanjiang County(元江县), Yuxi City, Yunnan, covering an area of 6.71 square kilometers. It is suitable for planting crops. The village terrain is west high and east low, south and east are surrounded by a large area of forest, west and north are surrounded by a large area of farmland, the surrounding landscapes environment is better.
The tea culture of Erzhang Village has a long history. Zhujie(Pig Street) tea is the local specialty of Zhujie Village Committee in Nanuo Township, Yuanjiang County.
Spring March, at the pig street tea mountain, tea farmers are busy with picking spring tea. The pig street has been the key point of the ancient tea horse road since ancient times, especially the pig street tea grows in the Ailao mountain around 1800 meters above sea level. There is no industrial pollution for nearly a hundred miles around. The cold air of Ailao Mountain and the moist and hot air flow of Red River Valley blend here, the cloud and mist are wreathed all the year round, which is very favorable to the growth of tea and has brought up the best quality of the Pig Street Tea. At present, the planting area of pig street tea is more than 30 hectares.
In the early years of the Republic of China, Pig Street Tea took part in the provincial “Saibao Conference(赛宝大会)” and won the Golden Prize, and Pig Street Tea was also quite famous in Kunming. In the early period of liberation, Yunnan tea department was established. In order to develop Yunnan tea, to select improved varieties and to collect the original database of breeding, the tea production area of Pig Street was listed as one of the key investigation areas of tea in Yunnan Province.
1. Ailao Rice Terraces in Yuanjiang County元江哀牢梯田
The Yuanjiang 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.
2. Nanuo Market那诺集市
Nanuo is famous for its Sea of Cloud of terraces and Hani culture in central Yunnan. Nanuo market is on the even-numbered days(双日), at that time, there are many Hani people, young and old, but more women. There are exchanges of various items, such as chicken and duck, farm goods, mountain products, meat, vegetables, sugar cane, piglets and department stores, as well as dyed fabrics and colorful ethnic ornaments.
You can visit Erzhang Village(二掌村) all the year round.
If you want to go to Erzhang Village(二掌村) of Nanuo Township(那诺乡), you should go to Yuanjiang County of Yuxi first. When you are there in Yuanjiang county(元江县), you can choose to take regular bus or minibus from Yuanjiang county to Nanuo Township, it takes about 2 hours.
You can stay overnight in Nanuo Township(那诺乡), or go back to Yuanjiang County for accommodation. Accommodation in Yuanjiang County is relatively good.
1. The road to Erzhang Village is not so good, especially on the rainy days.
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.
Honghe River(It is called Moshajiang river in Mosha Town of Xinping County) comes from the north, and all the way south to Ailao mountain, alluvial out a lot of fertile lands along the river platform. These platforms are located in the deep valley with hot weather. Because of lush vegetation and good light and heat conditions, they are rich in rice, mango, banana, pineapple and other products, can be called as the Xanadu of agrarian age. As early as thousands of years ago, there was a mysterious ancient Baiyue ethnic group百越民族 migrated and settled here. They dressed in gorgeous costumes, dyed the gold teeth, believed all things have spirits, and claimed to be the royal descendants of ancient Dian kingdom. After thousands of years, gradually, they extended to Jiasa Town of Xinping County新平县戛洒镇 in the north and the narrow river valley in Yuanjiang County of Yuxi玉溪元江县 in the south, formed a cultural peculiar “Huayao Dai ethnic corridor花腰傣民族走廊”. There are hundreds of Huayao Dai villages in all size distributed on this corridor, Nanhao village南薅村 is one of them.
Nanhao village南薅村 is a very small village, with 40 families and 168 people. They are all Huayao Dai people. The village is surrounded by streams and rivers. The environment is elegant and clean, and the village is clean and tidy. Almost all the houses in Nanhao Village are typical Huayao Dai traditional architecture, Tuzhangfang土掌房(Earthen House), which has a solid structure and flat roof. The biggest advantage is warm in winter and cool in summer. If properly maintained, they can stand at least 100 years. Most of Tuzhangfang houses in Nanhao Village look old. In recent years, as the villagers become richer, a small number of villagers have begun to renovate or build new houses, but the new buildings still follow the ancient style. As a whole, Nanhao village is still a rare and original Huayao Dai traditional village.
Although Nanhao Village南薅村 is thought to be one of the ancient Huayao Dai花腰傣 villages in Xinping新平, because there is no written language in the history of Huayao Dai, it is impossible to verify when the village was built. All the cultural traditions of Huayao Dai are still preserved in the Nanhao Village. And different from the Dai minority in Xishuangbanna西双版纳 and Dehong德宏, Dai people in Nanhao Village worship natural totem, advocate primitive religion of everything has their spirits, so they don’t believe in Buddhism. You can’t see the pagoda in the village, but you can see sacrifice trace under the big banyan tree, the advocation of all things have spirit faith has been prevalent among the Baiyue ethnic people in the ancient time. Up to now, Huayao Dai people still regard it as an important part of daily life.
In 2010, Nanhao village南薅村 was listed as a special tourist village in Yunnan province. In 2013, it was listed as a special cultural tourism village of ethnic minorities in Yunnan province again. At present, all roads in the village have been hardened, the folk culture museum has been taken on a new look, some of the traditional Tuzhangfang 土掌房buildings have been effectively protected. The village is close to the main road of traffic, and more and more tourists have paid attention to this small village with strong flavor of Huayao Dai.
Nanhao南薅 means pure water in Dai language. Nanhao Village is a village with the administration of Manxian Village曼线村 Committee of Mosha Town漠沙镇 in Xinping county新平县, located in the southeast of Mosha Town and the west bank of Moshajiang River漠沙江. It is 440 meters above the sea level, and highway runs through the village. Nanhao village is 20 kilometers from Mosha Town, 84 kilometers from Xinping County, 182 kilometers from Yuxi City and 270 kilometers from Kunming, the provincial capital of Yunnan Province.
There are 6 non-stop buses a day from Kunming to Xinping County. Then another 2 hours and a half drive needs to spend from Xinping county新平县 to Nanhao Village南薅村. Of course, you can also take the regular bus from Xinping bus terminal to Mosha town漠沙镇, then go to Nanhao Village by chartered bus.
Kunming-Xinping County
Departure Time: 8:30, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 14:10, 16:30
Ticket Price: 73 CNY
Distance: About 180 kilometers
Consume Time: About 2.5 hours
Here are several recommended hotels in Xinping County.
1. Shiguang Xiaozhu(Golden Time) Hotel新平时光小筑酒店
Address: Jiaxia Avenue, Jiasa Town, Xinping County, Yuxi玉溪新平县戛洒镇戛洒大道
Tel: 18887730188
Starting Price: 115 CNY
2. Nature Outdoor Villa新平大自然户外农庄
Address: Daha Liangzi, Daha Village, Jiasa Town, Xinping County, Yuxi玉溪新平县戛洒镇达哈村达哈梁子
Tel: 15758024198
Starting Price: 93 CNY
3. Xinping Ailao Mountain Hotel新平哀牢山酒店
Address: The Middle of Jiasa Avenue, Jiasa Town, Xinping County, Yuxi玉溪市新平县戛洒镇戛洒大道中段
Tel: 0877-7393878
Starting Price: 111 CNY
1. Respect and learn Huayao Dai culture;
2. Transportation to Nanhao village is convenient.
This small town is 28km up the highway from Dali Ancient Town. Zhoucheng is a tie-dyeing center, is named “the Land for National Tie-Dye” by China Culture Administration. Tie-dye is an old Chinese textile dyeing technique. Tie-dyeing is the traditional folk art of the Bai ethic minority. It can be dated back to 1,000 years ago. This traditional technique is still popular in Zhouzheng. Behind Zhoucheng’s main marketplace, the Butterfly Spring is a deep, blue pond haunted by clouds of butterflies in early summer. The Butterfly Festival is held on the 15th of the fourth lunar month (Late May or early June).
Zhoucheng Town is known as the hometown of tie-dyeing of Bai ethnic group. Tie-dyeing is the traditional folk art of the Bai ethic group. The history of tie=dyeing can be traced back to 1,000 years ago. Travelers can watch how the Bai people make their tie-dyed pieces and learn to make it. The tie-dyeing products in Zhoucheng Village are well sought after, both at home and abroad. Do drop by and witness for yourself the process of this historical craftsmanship. Who knows, you will return home with some cheap and beautiful crafted cloths. Zhoucheng also maintains the traditional wedding of Bai people.
Zhoucheng Town is located in Binchuan County of Dali, 23 km north away from Dali Ancient Town, Yunnan Province.
Zhoucheng Town is located in the 23 km north of Dali Ancient City, people can take bus from Dali Ancient City.
1. Take bus from Xiaguan North Bus Station to Zhoucheng Town directly. People can take public bus No.8 or No.9 in Jianshe Road or Jianshe Shopping Mall in Tai’an Road to Dazhantun and then people will reach North Station. From Xiaguan North Station take bus to Heqing and Eryuan. The midibus to Heqing or Eryuan will pass by Xizhou, Zhoucheng Town and Butterfly Spring.
2. Walk from the west gate of Dali Ancient City, there are many midi buses going to Xizhou and Zhoucheng Town.
1.Architectural Form
Here you can see a typical “a reflecting wall while the other three serve as living spaces”, “quadrangle courtyard with two extra patios in the two sides” enclosed courtyard formed Bai local-style dwelling houses building.
Bai Dwelling House pays attention to decoration of reflecting wall, door and window, gable and gate house. The reflecting wall is a necessary main building of two wing-rooms and three courtyards, it is cornice grey tile and caping wall; the main house is to connect gable of two wing-rooms and make it an enclosed courtyard. The center of the reflecting wall was whitewashed by lime, written inscription, and embedded with marble wall; the surrounding sector inlaid and drawn the outline of rectangular and circular design, and painted with pastel. Doors and windows, especially the panelled door of main room, mostly are cloud wood, toon, Chinese catalpa wood, and other rare wood, carved on the golden chicken, kylin, and other auspicious patterns.
2.Zhoucheng Town Belief
Zhoucheng Town Bai ethnic believes in mainly Buddhist. In Zhoucheng Town, there is Yinxiang Temple and Longquan Temple and other buddhist temples, etc. Like other Bai village, Zhoucheng Town has their own local deity worship, in Zhoucheng there are two local temples. Lingdi Temple consecrates its local deity hero Du Chaoxuan who chopped the boa in the Butterfly Spring; Jingdi Temple consecrates Zhaomulanggang who was the earliest ancestor of Zhoucheng Town. They were the legendary heroes and ancestors, also the patron saint of the local village. Here people can visit Bai local-style dwelling houses, street market, Bai tie-dye, and can appreciate Bai wedding, but also taste the Bai flavor food, buy Bai folk arts and crafts.
3.Ethnic Features
► National tie-dye products
In Zhoucheng Town, you can see the rich ethnic tie-dye products. Since the late Ming dynasty and early Qing dynasty, tie-dye is Bai people’s traditional folk craft in Zhoucheng Town, tie-dye crafts are in collection of culture and art as a whole. Tie-dyed cloth is made by hand suture needle, repeatedly immersed by cold dyeing method. The color is green, dignified and elegant, and it is fine production, design pattern is pure and fresh, colorful, sold at home and abroad. The handicraft made of tie-dyed cloth is full of strong ethnic flavor, is also full of modern flavor.
► The ancient stage
In the north square, there is a brick structure of the ancient stage, built in Guangxu period 21th year (1895) in Qing dynasty. The ancient stage face east, stage up to 2 meters high, and it is gablet roof and raised-beam frame construction with hanging written words. Ancient stage is in front of the two big green trees, this is the place for fair trade in the afternoon daily. During the Torch Festival, Dali Zhoucheng erected huge torch here, and here became a celebration performances place.
4.Festival Activities
Zhoucheng Town Bai ethnic in addition to celebrate the same festivals like the Spring Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival, and Mid-Autumn Festival with the Han nationality, they also celebrate traditional Third Month Fair, Raosanlng, Torch Festival and other national holidays. Every June 25 in the lunar calendar, the annual Bai Torch Festival was held here, strong ethnic characteristics, and large scale scene create the Torch Festival a lively atmosphere.
1 Days Dali Ancient Culture Tour with Dali Old Town, Three Pagodas, Xizhou, Zhoucheng and Erhai Lake
March to November is the best time to visit Zhoucheng Town. During that time there is traditional Third Month Fair, Raosanling, and Torch Festival. Every June 25 in the lunar calendar, here will host annual Bai Torch Festival. At that time everywhere is full of ethnic features.
Butterfly Spring is the gather place of butterflies. Butterfly Spring where thousands of butterflies flutter among the branches and blossoms and over the spring forming an amazing ‘ Kingdom of Butterflies’. Travelers can view the spectacular sights of thousands of flying butterflies and booing blossom.
Travelers should respect the local ethnic custom and protect the traditional architecture.
Plan your Puer Ethnic Villages Tour to Puer? Visit Wensuo Zhongcun Village of Zhentai Town in Zhenyuan County, Puer which is one of the most fascinating ethnic villages in Puer. Explore the local folk ethnic culture including History, Food and Dining, Clothing, Customs and Traditions, Architecture, Festivals, Crafts, Religion, Language of local ethnic people in Wensuo Zhongcun Village of Zhentai Town in Zhenyuan County, Puer.
Chinese Name: 镇沅县振太乡文索中村
English Name: Wensuo Zhongcun Village of Zhentai Town in Zhenyuan County, Puer
Wensuo Ancient Village locates north to Middle Wensuo Village 4 km northeast to Zhentai County. 157 families of 16 ethnic groups such as Han, Yi, Hani, Dai and Wa have been lived there since 1842. The streets, architectures, decorations and house layouts have remained for over 170 years by now. The local natives obsesses leading business consciousness, they started international trade by the ancient tea-horse route reaching countries in South and Southeast Asia. Zhentai people brought wealth and new ideas from other places around the world to build their hometown a better place.
Jinggu-Zhentai Highway inquires amazing scenery along, with flowers blossom all the year round, and villages distribute among fields of peace and calm.
Plan your Puer Ethnic Villages Tour to Puer? Visit Zimajie Village of Zhentai Town in Zhenyuan County, Puer which is one of the most fascinating ethnic villages in Puer. Explore the local folk ethnic culture including History, Food and Dining, Clothing, Customs and Traditions, Architecture, Festivals, Crafts, Religion, Language of local ethnic people in Zimajie Village of Zhentai Town in Zhenyuan County, Puer.
Chinese Name: 普洱市镇沅县振太镇太和村委会紫马街村
English Name: Zimajie Village of Zhentai Town in Zhenyuan County, Puer
Zimajie is the form site of Zhentai County Government, the name comes from an interesting legend that a purple(Zi) horse(Ma) once showed up in this place. According to historical files, there have been 29 caravans led by 5 “Getou”, which contain 174 horses and 35 members. With leisurely years pass by, unmindful crisscross streets in Zimajie engraved two deep ruts marks and multiple hoof prints.
The hoof prints and ruts marks vividly record how time passes and what a busy and brilliant place it was. Most houses in Zimajie were built in latter 19th Century, wood carvings and plate drawings remain as they used to be. A large amount of the houses had kept old furniture like tables or chairs, architectural craft totem paintings could also be seen on walls.
Some houses in Zimajie remind people of the complicated household-like designs mentioned in the novel The Dream of Red Mansion, the whole construction is divided into separate rooms connecting to each other. Most houses obtain deep wells, some of the local families use the wells till now. Quiet courtyards, deep wells, exquisite carvings and archaic characters on the courtyard gates are filled with ancient architectural charm, highlighting the unique ancient architectural style of pure agricultural era. Households in Zimajie still make tourists feeling the dignity , and reminding people of the past affairs.
Chinese Name: 曲靖市会泽县五星乡
English Name: Wuxing Town of Huize County, Qujing
Chinese Name: 保山市腾冲市腾越镇
English Name: Tengyue Town of Tengchong City, Baoshan
Chinese Name: 保山市腾冲市界头镇
English Name: Jietou Town of Tengchong City, Baoshan
Chinese Name: 保山市腾冲市曲石镇
English Name: Qushi Town of Tengchong City, Baoshan
Chinese Name: 保山市腾冲市明光镇
English Name: Mingguang Town of Tengchong City, Baoshan
Chinese Name: 保山市腾冲市固东镇
English Name: Gudong Town of Tengchong City, Baoshan
Why is Dahaizi Wetland So Special? Dashanbao Nature Reserve includes two major scenic spots: Dahaizi Wetland and Jigong Mountain. Every year, large numbers of black-necked cranes migrate to Dahaizi Wetland...
Why is Erzhang Village So Special? Erzhang Village, located in Pig Street(Zhujie猪街) village committee of Nanuo Township, Yuanjiang County, has a long history. It was listed as the fourth...
Why is Nanhao Village So Special? Honghe River(It is called Moshajiang river in Mosha Town of Xinping County) comes from the north, and all the way south to Ailao...
Zhoucheng Town This small town is 28km up the highway from Dali Ancient Town. Zhoucheng is a tie-dyeing center, is named “the Land for National Tie-Dye” by China Culture Administration....
Plan your Puer Ethnic Villages Tour to Puer? Visit Wensuo Zhongcun Village of Zhentai Town in Zhenyuan County, Puer which is one of the most fascinating ethnic villages in...
Plan your Puer Ethnic Villages Tour to Puer? Visit Zimajie Village of Zhentai Town in Zhenyuan County, Puer which is one of the most fascinating ethnic villages in Puer....
Chinese Name: 曲靖市会泽县五星乡 English Name: Wuxing Town of Huize County, Qujing...
Chinese Name: 保山市腾冲市腾越镇 English Name: Tengyue Town of Tengchong City, Baoshan...
Chinese Name: 保山市腾冲市界头镇 English Name: Jietou Town of Tengchong City, Baoshan...
Chinese Name: 保山市腾冲市曲石镇 English Name: Qushi Town of Tengchong City, Baoshan...
Chinese Name: 保山市腾冲市明光镇 English Name: Mingguang Town of Tengchong City, Baoshan...
Chinese Name: 保山市腾冲市固东镇 English Name: Gudong Town of Tengchong City, Baoshan...
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