March is coming to an end. Dear friends, do you want to visit Yunnan? I have to mention that the beautiful Yunnan, Lijiang and Dali, which have become popular this year, must be visited in this life. April is coming soon, and when it comes to travel, this month is the most suitable month. If you want to know specific information, please refer to the following! The best time to travel to Lijiang and Dali
Lijiang and Dali have a mild climate, making them suitable for travel all year round. It is recommended to visit during spring. Generally, the best time to visit is at the end of April to May. The climate is neither cold nor hot, and the average temperature is around 20 degrees. During this period, you can enjoy beautiful scenery such as the "Wangfu Cloud" in Erhai Lake and the "Jade Belt Cloud" in Cangshan Mountain.
Even if you have already been to Lijiang and Dali, seen the ancient city and Erhai Lake, or even if you think it is too commercialized and there is nothing interesting, you still want to go there again. Because the blue sky, white clouds, sunshine, snow-capped mountains, bricks, flowers, and courtyards there can give you the illusion that you can escape from the earthly world.
However, if you decide to go to Dali, Lijiang for the second time, there must be good reasons, such as the real ancient town style outside of the commercialized ancient city, and less people. There are more red-billed gulls, Erhai time.
For example, visit the most original Naxi village, the world-class "Ancient Naxi Kingdom" Baisha Ancient Town, pursue the Tea Horse Road business center, and the Chinese Rural Cultural Heritage Landmark Village List Shaxi Ancient Town, and experience life in the Xiashan Yard In life, check in at the "Yunnan Hanging Temple" grotto Taoist temple and Baoxiang Temple built on the cliff;
For example, not only check in at the yellow wall of Xizhou Internet celebrity Xilinyuan, but also live directly in the century-old mansion of Xilinyuan , listen to the butler telling the story of Xizhou, eat vegetarian food at the most beautiful nunnery, climb the Cangshan Yudai Road to overlook the Erhai Lake, and kayak to watch the sunset over the Erhai Lake; or, drive around the sea by yourself, savor the scenery at Shuanglang, and finally, go to Jinsuo Island in the center of the Erhai Lake Sea view B&B, watching the clouds rolling and relaxing. Lijiang Dali 4-day tour
Day1
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Starting point-Lijiang-Shuhe Ancient Town
This is my second trip to Dali, Lijiang. If you want to go to a niche place, of course you have to drive yourself.
Rent a car at Lijiang Airport and start your unique journey.
The first stop is Shuhe Ancient Town.
Shuhe Ancient Town is second only to Lijiang Ancient Town in fame. It is not as popular as Lijiang Ancient Town because of its commercial atmosphere. It is also located at the core of all scenic spots in Lijiang. It is the ideal place to visit Lijiang Ancient Town, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Lugu Lake, It is the hub of the First Bend of the Yangtze River and the Three Parallel Rivers Scenic Area and gathers tourists.
We just got off the plane, so don’t rush to visit. Our first goal is to stay at Lijiang Leling Dream Butterfly Villa next to the south gate of Shuhe Ancient Town.
Mengdie Village was founded by Mr. Sun Mian, the founder of "New Weekly". Over the years, it has attracted celebrities and literati, making it a place that celebrities from all walks of life are attracted to. Lijiang Leling Mengdie Manor has a garden of 5,000 square meters and can only accommodate a dozen people (eleven new Naxi-style buildings). No wonder it has been dubbed "the most luxurious courtyard-style manor in Lijiang".
It is true that such "luxury" must be expensive. Ctrip's last night price was around 1,600. But Mengdie Villa is not only "luxury", but also has an excellent location. It is adjacent to the bustling ancient town and overlooks the Jade Dragon Snow Peak. The scenery is always new in spring, summer, autumn and winter. What's more, when tourists come here, they don't so much stay in an inn or hotel as they do to enjoy the villa courtyard and scenery to themselves.
When you land in Yunnan, you can’t just stay in a nice inn. You have to go out for a big meal, especially try something new - the customizer recommends the time-honored Shiquanjiu Meimei Cured Pork Ribs and Wild Mushroom Hot Pot.
This is a very popular restaurant in the local area with a comfortable environment and mainly serves waxed pork ribs hot pot. If you order some side dishes and some wine, this is the right way to start your trip to Lijiang.
Day2
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Shuhe Ancient Town-Jade Dragon Snow Mountain-Shuhe Ancient Town
I feel sorry if I don’t stay in bed and get up late in Lijiang The lazy sunshine here. So the next day, you take your time, sleep until you wake up naturally, have a hearty breakfast at Mengdie Village, and then think about it, you want to see the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, the sacred mountain of the Naxi people, and then go to the fairyland Blue Moon Valley.
Or just wander around the ancient town and look for the most beautiful cafe in your mind?
(Yunnan produces high-quality coffee, and the Impression Manor boutique coffee roasting next to the waterwheel in the ancient town provides it
The coffee is of high quality, the hand-brewed coffee is full of aroma, and the environment has a nice bourgeois atmosphere. I recommend you try it. )
Of course, you can have them all, or you can do nothing and just enjoy them. The sun, breathing the free and loose air, so fragrant!
Day3
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Shuhe Ancient Town-Baisha Ancient Town-Shaxi Ancient Town
Why is Lijiang so famous? Because it was simple and artistic twenty or thirty years ago. Want to see Lijiang twenty or thirty years ago? Then go to Baisha Ancient Town.
Baisha Ancient Town is located 10 kilometers north of Lijiang City, bordering Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in the north, Longquan in the south, and Zhishan Mountain in the west. It is the ancient capital of the Naxi people and a world-class "ancient Naxi Kingdom". It was once the political and political center of Lijiang for the Naxi people. Center of economy, commerce and culture.
As one of the important birthplaces of Naxi culture, Baisha Ancient Town is the ancient town with the most Naxi heritage and the most original Naxi village. Here, you can see the ancient fireworks that you are curious about and miss.
The town is very small. After the exploration is completed, there is still time, so continue setting off.
The next stop is Shaxi Ancient Town, the only surviving ancient market on the Tea Horse Road.
Shaxi is a small Bazi, surrounded by green mountains. The Heihui River runs through the Bazi from north to south. It has abundant water and grass, fertile land, and is known as a land of plenty.
Shaxi Ancient Town has a long history. Bronze smelting began here more than 2,000 years ago. With the rise of the Ancient Tea Horse Road,
Shaxi has become a famous commodity distribution center due to its superior geographical location. This is also the place where Buddhist culture spreads. The Shizhongshan Grottoes in the ancient town are the largest and best-preserved grottoes in Yunnan;
Originally, Shaxi Ancient Town, which has a long history but is extremely low-key, was just a quiet place away from the bustle. It was accidentally discovered by foreigners, and then slowly spread among travel experts.
It is said that the process of foreigners discovering Shaxi is also very interesting - about ten years ago, an ancient building restoration team from Switzerland planned to repair the ancient city in Jianchuan County not far away, but during the research stage After discovering Shaxi, through communication with local scholars, I discovered that Shaxi has incomparable historical value, and started to restore Shaxi. So now you see that most of the ancient buildings in Shaxi were built in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and they are not dilapidated.
Probably because the early tourists were all foreigners, the few shop menus here have English on them. Moreover, the business atmosphere is also very casual and open. Shops often close early or there is no one to guard the door. ?
(This shop is called "Cosmic Bread". The bread is very popular and the boss is very willful?)
Shaxi is still very small, but the sunlight hits the khaki walls. The picture is so beautiful that the migrant workers can't move away. They just want to sit by the wall, play with the cats and dogs, and think about whether they can save enough money by staying here.
However, Mr. Wu Er recommends that you try the afternoon tea in the hotel where you are staying tonight before the sun goes down.
I like Shaxi so much that I can’t stay there for one night. What's more, Shaxi already goes down the mountain.
As Shaxi goes down the mountain, the courtyard is inherited from the old house of a large Bai family. The hotel is consistent with the cultural connotation of Shaxi. The gate follows the traditional Shaxi architectural design method of sloping the main entrance. The door is facing the highest point of the distant mountain, with the meaning of "convex as yang and concave as yin", which is a good Feng Shui.
The architectural form of Xiashan·Shaxidian presents four Bai courtyards, and at the same time blends modern Chinese garden style, like a small village. The overall building adopts a traditional courtyard structure, with two old courtyards and two new courtyards. The courtyards are independent and connected by courtyards.
All decorative paintings inside the hotel are also created by Dali farmers. The paintings range from Dali plants, workshop labor scenes to Dali’s traditional worship activities, with strong and vivid colors. The hotel rooms are based on a simple style and are mostly made of solid wood furniture. The presence of a large number of handmade products such as bamboo door wardrobes, traditional wooden wedge tables, hand-sewn lampshades, etc. weakens the hotel feel and makes you feel like you are living in a traditional Shaxi home. .
If you still want to see the quieter and uninhabited Shaxi at night, go to Yujin Bridge, an ancient bridge on the riverside, to watch the stars.
Day4
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Shaxi Ancient Town-Shibaoshan
I know you will fall in love with Shaxi as soon as you see it, just like Other foreign tourists, Chinese tourists; you are considering whether to stay, but someone has already stayed. So coffee shops, bakeries, and hotels all have romantic stories. You can slow down a little more in Shaxi and talk more stories. Maybe one day you will have your own story in Shaxi.
However, if you really want to stay in a place, in addition to looking at its appearance and listening to its stories, you must also read its history - go to Shaxi Pioneer Bai Bookstore!
I didn’t expect that in such a remote, low-key, and ancient place, there would be a bookstore, and it is the “Pioneer Bookstore” that is “the most beautiful bookstore in the world”.
The Pioneer Shaxi Bai Bookstore is located in Beilong Village on the east bank of the Heijiang River in Shaxi Town, Jianchuan County, Dali Prefecture. Its overall building was renovated from an original grain processing station in Beilong Village. The architect responsible for the pioneering Shaxi Bai Bookstore is Huang Yinwu, one of the project leaders of the "Shaxi Revitalization Project". He restored the messy site into a landscaped courtyard, and the granary was transformed into a book warehouse. There is also a towering tobacco room, which was transformed into a very spiritual poetry tower by Huang Yinwu's masterful hands. With layers of fan-shaped wooden stairs spiraling up, poetry seems to be placed high in the soul.
On the bookshelves going up the stairs in the bookstore is the most localized and spiritual Shaxi cultural landscape. The gazes of poets such as Tagore, Bei Dao, Szymborska, Porrel, and Mu Xin are placed at the height of light and vision. The poets' portraits and poems are scattered and arranged, forming a poetic picture of shining stars. In the space scattered up and down, you will find themes such as "Dian", "Tea-Horse Road", "Dali", "Jiama", "Bai", and related Yunnan history, geography, archeology, education, culture and folk customs. , scenery and other books, as well as books on the Naxi, Dai, Yi, Lisu and other ethnic minorities are also on display, among which there are especially many books on the Bai ethnic group - this is really a cultural oasis in Shaxi.
The Pioneer Bookstore built right next to the fields is also a good place for viewing. When you are tired of reading, just look at the clouds and the mountains.
This place is so beautiful, I really don’t want to leave.
But the surprises don’t end here.
Continue the small itinerary, and then meet the small Shibaoshan, and encounter one of the only cliff-hanging temples in China, Baoxiang Temple in Yunnan.
Baoxiang Temple has a cliff cave attached to the temple, which is high and dangerous. The main hall is built on the cliff. Every rainy day, mountains and rivers are all around, and waterfalls fall straight down to the courtyard in front of the temple. If it's a sunny day, the blue sky and dolomites will be stunning. The cliff is covered with inscribed poems: "Nanzhou Lingyan", "Treasure in Eyes", "Buddha Capital", "Where Are the Clouds", "Not in the Human World" and so on.
Are you excited? Why not take action and get ready to go!