This self-driving tour is planned to take 4-5 days to travel through Chishui and Liupanshui to Kunming and then return to Chongqing from Zhaotong and Yibin.

D1. Depart from home in the morning and drive along the Chengdu-Chongqing Ring Expressway to Chishui. On the way to Chishui, I saw the road sign of Bing'an Ancient Town and decided to take a look.

The ancient town of Bing'an is located on the edge of Chishui. Due to the high mountains and long roads, there has been almost no war here. The Chinese Communist Party once held a workshop here to educate local farmers.

Enter Bing'an Ancient Town. At the end of the town, Bing'an Ancient Town has built a bridge for cars to pass through. After crossing the bridge, park your car in the parking lot of the ancient town and follow the signs to enter the ancient town. This is a plank road along the river. Tourists can enter the castle of the ancient town along the stone road, cross the short street along the stone street, and then walk along the river. At the end, there is a suspension bridge called Bing'an Ferry. Remains of the Young Red Army's activities.


Looking at Bing'an Ancient Town from the south side of the ancient town, the river is Chishui River.

Looking at modern Bing'an Town from the side of the ancient town, the river is Chishui River.

The Red Army Ferry in Bing'an Ancient Town

Walking across the suspension bridge, you will find Bing'an Town. There are hotels and restaurants for tourists along the street. The ancient town is very small, and there are many old residences where the Red Army used to be active. I had lunch on the street of the ancient town. The lunch is not cheap. A chili fried bacon and two bowls of rice cost 75 yuan. Continue south to Chishui.

Stay at Yunhu Tianxiang Hotel in Chishui. This hotel is at the foot of the mountain at the exit of the expressway. It is located in a villa area that has been built but not occupied. The hotel room is large enough and quiet, but there is no business around. You have to drive to the city for dinner . If you are not driving by yourself, it is recommended not to choose this hotel. Of course, if you are driving by yourself, this hotel is quite good, quiet, the yard is quite quiet, and there is a small theme playground next to it.

D2: Drive to the destination: Chishui Waterfall, halfway there, there is a sign on the side of the road saying that due to falling rocks, the road to Chishui Waterfall has been cut off, please detour. Reluctantly, I turned around and turned back. I met the road sign of Yanziya Scenic Area on the way, turned around and entered the special road for Yanziya Scenic Area.

Swallow Cliff Scenic Area is also a waterfall, but it has to climb a long section of the mountain road with steep slopes and long roads. The scenery on the road is average. in front of you.

Along the steps up the mountain, several waterfall viewing platforms are designed in the scenic spot.

The characteristic of this waterfall is that tourists can pass through the Yulian Cave along the road and watch the waterfall from the back, and then walk along the mountain road to the top of the mountain, walk into the stream and watch the waterfall from above.

The above four pictures are the waterfall viewed from the front, the waterfall viewed from the back, and the waterfall viewed from the top of the waterfall.

Get out of Yanziya National Forest Park and drive to the nearby Datong Ancient Town. The parking fee is 5 yuan. After parking the car, you walk in. You are stopped by the villagers. After paying 20 yuan, you enter the gate of the ancient town. This is a building along the Chishui River. In the ancient town of Chishui, there is a road leading to the ancient wharf of Chishui. There are houses and shops on both sides of the street. In the middle of the road is a sewer built with bluestone slabs. It has been functioning for hundreds of years.

Datong Ancient Town is deserted and deserted. I wonder if it will be more popular during holidays?

Turning around, I suddenly saw a market, leading in all directions, and immediately realized that the 20 yuan ticket just now was the tuition fee we paid for not doing homework. Searching the Internet, you should know that you can enter and leave the ancient town for free by parking at the gate of the market town.

The ancient town still retains the original site where the Communist Party held a workshop in Chishui at that time.

After coming out of Datong Ancient Town, go directly to Liupanshui and stay at Pawell Hotel in Liupanshui. After checking the time is still early, drive to Minghu National Wetland Park near Teachers College. The park is very large and beautifully maintained. It has become a leisure activity for citizens of Liupanshui. the main place.

D2, starting from Liupanshui, heading to Danxia Mountain. According to the Internet, the landform of Danxia is very special. The Huguo Temple on Danxia Mountain is very famous, so I drove through several villages, and even passed a reservoir. The narrow road was built on the embankment, and finally arrived at Huguo Temple. At the foot of the mountain of the National Temple, I entered the temple and saw a few Buddha statues. I walked out of the temple and looked around at the fence built by the Huguo Temple. Because the mountain where the Huguo Temple was built is hundreds of miles higher than the mountains in a radius meters, standing on the mountain, there is a feeling of climbing high and looking far, and seeing all the small mountains at a glance.

Standing in the courtyard of Huguo Temple, look at the surrounding mountains.

This is our way up the mountain.

D3 Arrive in Kunming, check into the scheduled Orange Hotel - Select, this hotel is very interesting, there is an empty lobby on the first floor, there is a security guard on duty, the front desk is on the 9th or 11th floor, I can't remember clearly, because it is in the city center and nearby There is a school, and the roadside parking spaces are full. When I was wondering how to park, the security guards chased me after learning that we were staying at the hotel and guided me to a very hidden parking lot behind the hotel.

After completing the check-in procedures, walk to Cuihu Lake, and it is only a 10-minute walk from the hotel to Cuihu Park. Walking into the park, people who gather together to sing, play cards, and chat make the park full of life. The most harmonious thing is that there are a few people standing by the lake, holding bread, and the river gulls will fly close to it and take it away. bread. A beautiful scene where people and birds live in harmony.

See the hand and the bread on the right side of the photo? River gulls would come and fetch them.

Opposite the Green Lake is the Army Lecture Hall, a huge courtyard with a playground in the center and former student dormitories around it, which is now the Lecture Hall Museum. When we went in, it was almost closing time and tourists were no longer accepted.


D4: Drive to Stone Forest. The gate of the scenic spot in Stone Forest is closed for maintenance, and the map has not been updated yet.

Turn back to the gate of the new scenic spot, park your car, and buy a ticket to enter the Stone Forest Scenic Area. As soon as you enter the gate, there is a lake and a bridge. It is said that the lake was dug by Premier Zhou Enlai, so it is called Enlai Lake. Continue forward, slowly along the scenic road to the stone forest. The stone forest is a pit with an area of ​​less than 0.1 square kilometers. There are several strange stone pillars erected. We have to take pictures in front of the word "Stone Forest". Then wander along the various paths built between the stone crevices.

After coming out of the stone forest, I wondered whether the total number of people in the stone forest has exceeded 100 million. It is also a commercial miracle that Yunnan can manage such a small scenic spot so well. Don’t underestimate the stones in the stone forest. They have brought Yunnan There may be more wealth than the equivalent weight of gold. This is the second time I have bought a ticket to visit.

Ashima and Ahei

Back from Stone Forest, the weather was still early, so I drove to Dianchi Lake, located in the west city of Kunming, on the west bank of Dianchi Lake, there is a wetland about one kilometer wide.

Kunming has built this wetland into a wetland park.

Many Kunming residents fly kites and have picnics here, and some just lie on the grass and enjoy the afternoon sun.

On the edge of Dianchi Lake, fishermen are fishing with their nets

D5 Departs from Kunming to Zhaotong. The purpose is to visit the ancient city of Zhaotong. Arrive in Zhaotong in the afternoon and stay in the Qingtian Boutique Hotel. The reason for emphasizing the boutique is that there are two Qingtian hotels in Zhaotong, which are still far apart. This hotel is located in the city center, the first floor is a parking lot, and the reception is on the fifth floor.

This is Shaolin Temple in Kunming

D6 I originally planned to go to Yibin to visit the Wuliangye winery, but because I ate unclean food in Zhaotong, I started to have stomach troubles, so I canceled the rest of the trip and went home directly from Zhaotong to end the trip.