Three mornings about coffee road odot2020
Nu River
The first morning: the coffee shop on the Double Hongqiao
The suspension bridge across the upper reaches of the Nujiang River is a century-old bridge named Shuanghong Bridge, and the hillside opposite it is full of lychee, mango and arabica trees.
Walking through the ancient bridge, you can find a small coffee shop. The owner of the coffee shop is a Dai girl. She makes hand-made coffee with two representative local arabica coffee varieties-Katimo and Typica. "Katimo coffee is the main product in our region. It has a good body and complex spice taste. And Typica, we also call it an old variety, it has a jujube-like fruity sweetness, a balanced acidity and bitterness, and a long-lasting coffee. Repent."
"Then which one do you recommend?"
"Try it yourself!" The Dai girl showed a shy smile on her face.
Through the fragrant water vapor of the two kinds of coffee, you can just see that in the early morning when the mist gradually dissipates, the rain that lasted for the whole summer has just ended, the Nu River dyed yellow by the sand is turbulent, and the lychees and mangoes on the bank of the turbulent waves are turbulent. Young young leaves are sent out after harvest, and the coffee berries slowly turn red on the branches.
The second morning Lujiangba Xinzhai Coffee Farm
At Lujiang Dam downstream of Shuanghong Bridge, although the drive time is less than one hour, the sharp drop in altitude makes it present a tropical scenery like Southeast Asia.
Through the branches and leaves of the ancient banyan tree with the tree protection sign, you can see a beautiful brick building with colonnades and arches.
This building called Xinzhai Coffee Manor used to be an old local government building and a movie theater. It took four years for the famous architect Hua Li to rebuild it into its unique style today, and it was shortlisted for the top ten Chinese architecture in 2020. "My husband saw Mr. Hua Li's work - Paper Museum in Tengchong, and liked it very much, so he was invited to design this coffee farm for us." The hostess of Xinzhai Coffee Farm said to us.
"Our coffee museum has an exhibition of the life of coffee beans, and you can also experience the whole process of roasting coffee beans in the ancient way in the courtyard under the big banyan tree."
"So can we taste our own roasted beans?"
"Yes, you can still take it away as a gift from our estate."
The third morning Gaoligong Mountain Baihua Ridge
Baihualing was originally called Baihualin, because there are large white sheepshoe flowers planted here, and the local villagers like to pick this flower for food. Later, because the biologists who studied the ecology of Gaoligong Mountain discovered that there were a variety of plants and animals here, they changed this charming name for it.
Baihualing in spring is famous for rhododendrons, and in autumn, the mountain forest is full of small yellow impatiens, white begonias and purple-blue flowers of Gesneriaceae. There are more vines and ferns with various shapes and luxuriant branches, changing different green patterns, which make people feel peaceful.
At the foot of the most famous beauty waterfall in Baihualing, there is also a hidden hot spring called Yinyang Hot Spring. The proprietress of the inn in Baihualing said: "When we were young, people from the nearby villages would come here to soak in the hot springs in winter."
"Are you not coming now?"
"Now that there are fewer people in the village, it's quiet here."
In fact, it is not quiet. The morning sun casts light and shadows on the water, the heat of the hot springs is transpiring in the virgin forest, and amidst the sound of the waterfall, you can hear the laughter of the elves in the forest.
"You can take a hot spring bath here. It's a rare opportunity to soak in wild hot springs in the primeval forest!"
"I think wild baths are too open for shy people, so let's soak our feet."
Ganoderma lucidum Inn
itinerary summary
1. Ten thousand mu coffee garden in Lujiangba, Baoshan
Excellent coffee beans require two conditions, low latitude and high altitude, so most of the coffee producing areas in the world are in tropical alpine areas. Yunnan, China happens to have such conditions.
Backed by Gaoligong Mountain, Lujiang Dam is about 1,500 meters above sea level. It has a hot and dry valley climate, which is very suitable for growing coffee. After the French priest Tian Deneng brought coffee to Yunnan in 1892, Baoshan area tried to grow coffee for the first time in 1952, which happened to be half of China's century-old coffee history.
In Lujiangba, we will witness the coffee trees full of fruits in the fields, learn about different coffee varieties, process coffee beans by ourselves, and witness the transformation process from red fruits to crystal beans.
coffee plantation
2. Xinzhai Coffee Manor
Xinzhai Village, located in the core area of Lujiangba, has a coffee planting area of more than 13,000 mu. It has a long history of planting arabica coffee. The village has a continuous area of 10,000 mu of coffee. It is known as "the first village of coffee in China".
The early introductions of Xinzhai were all good varieties of Arabica - Typica and Bourbon, these two coffees are also called old varieties. However, in order to pursue production, they began to switch to the higher-yielding Katimo variety. Now because of the promotion of the concept of specialty coffee, many coffee farmers have turned their attention back to the ancient Typica and Bourbon varieties.
In the coffee village experience center, we will see the whole process of coffee roasting and making under the guidance of professional baristas, taste different coffee flavors, and learn the essentials of making various beans. The only thing to pay attention to is to keep your tongue Keen!
3. Gaoligong Mountain Nature Reserve
Some people say that every grain of Yunnan coffee has the smell of the wind of the Nujiang River and the clouds and mist of Gaoligong Mountain. To understand arabica coffee, one must understand the Gaogong Mountain that bred it. Baihualing was originally called Baihualin, because there are large white sheepshoe flowers planted here, and the local villagers like to pick this flower for food. Later, because the biologists who studied the ecology of Gaoligong Mountain discovered that there were a variety of plants and animals here, they changed this charming name for it. Baihualing in spring is famous for rhododendrons, and in autumn, the mountain forest is full of small yellow impatiens, white begonias and purple-blue flowers of Gesneriaceae. There are more vines and ferns with various shapes and luxuriant branches, changing different green patterns, which make people feel peaceful.
Gaoligong Mountain is a mountain range spanning five latitude zones. It is also the only area on the earth that preserves a large area transitioning from humid tropical forest to temperate forest. It is famous for its extremely precious biodiversity. In 1992, Gaoligong Mountain National The nature reserve is listed as an A-level (the most important in the world) nature reserve by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). In 2000, UNESCO officially approved Gaoligong Mountain National Nature Reserve as a member of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves.
The most unique and interesting activity in Gaoligong Mountain is nature observation, especially bird watching, which has attracted many world-class bird photography masters to come and watch. This time we will choose a relaxed and leisurely walking route to experience the natural features and diverse ecology of Gaoligong Mountain. If we meet a cute bird, even a small mobile phone can record its ethereal beauty.
4. Tengchong Heshun Ancient Town
Heshun Ancient Town is located in a closed, traditional and stable valley near Tengchong. Because the buildings in the town completely retain the characteristics of Chinese Ming and Qing culture, it is known as a living fossil of ancient Chinese architecture. It used to be an important town of caravans and a necessary place for the ancient "Southwest Silk Road". Various foreign cultures blended here, but despite these auras, Heshun still maintains its simple and unsophisticated style. The moment you walk into the ancient town, everything is quiet and peaceful, without any hustle and bustle. Holding a cup of fragrant coffee in the morning sun is probably the best time you can spend in the ancient town, right?
Heshun, which has a lot of lotus ponds and rice fields, is like a natural museum of ancient dwellings. There are ancient ancestral halls, libraries, houses and many beautiful homestays. In addition to delicious breakfast, the morning market also sells rose sauce, air-dried ham and bacon, and condiments. Heshun may be a little noisy during the day. The best way to experience Heshun is to live in the ancient town. The tranquility in the morning and evening is touching. The B&B we stayed in also has a hot spring.
5. Qiluo Tea Manor
The wind, thunder, clouds and mist in Gaoligong Mountain not only breed delicious coffee, but also nourish high mountain tea. Qiluo has the old house of the Emerald King, which still retains the characteristics of Yunnan architecture. There is also an ancient temple full of succulents - Shuiying Temple. Qiluo's tea factory produces raw Pu'er tea and Dianhong tea, as well as Leixiang tea full of the characteristics of the Ancient Tea Horse Road.
Qiluo Tea Manor is a private tea garden with a hundred acres of tea mountains. The green tea trees everywhere make people feel the freshness and elegance of tea culture, which is completely different from mellow coffee. The most primitive tea technology is used in tea making. Tea grinding, fermentation, and roasting are all in accordance with traditional methods. All the charcoal is made of pine wood from the mountains.
In the tea garden, we can taste the delicacy of Shengpu, and under the guidance of the tea mother, we can also see the production process of the unique Mabang tea (Leixiang tea) on the ancient tea-horse road - using roasted glutinous rice to bring out the deepest bottom of the tea taste. Perhaps only in this original ecological place full of pine firewood, shallow-bottomed old tea bowls, and rough pottery tea pots, where you can hear the sound of boiling water like thunder, can you truly taste this earthy tea-drinking method. charm.
6. Mangshi Hougu Coffee Town
Hougu Coffee is located between the green rice fields and valleys. This factory is completely like a garden. It can be said that it is a local enterprise that brought Yunnan coffee to the world. Here we will explore the growth process and future vision of a local coffee company, and more importantly, visit the coffee factory and experience the production of handmade coffee.
Our travel features
Small but beautiful theme setting: experiential travel themed on nature exploration, plant observation, local culture and lifestyle
Find your own unique way of travel: do not take the usual way,
Full participation of the five senses: walking in nature, exploring and observing in practice, to achieve a balance of limbs-senses-mind activities
Interaction with local residents: Exchange and learn with local craftsmen, farmers, herdsmen and elderly people
Discover the food from the land: visit the vegetable market and the market, taste the delicious food from the farm and the forest to the table, and learn the local specialties
During our past journeys, we have been tracing a magical bond between plants, the earth and people.
Beihai Wetland
This summer, we have explored the glaciers and Tibetan villages where bright red roses grow, the flowstone beaches of Hengduan Mountain full of Meconopsis and alpine plants, the white birch and larch forests in the extreme northern wetlands, and the blueberry ocean under the forest.
And this autumn, we want to focus on some plants that are more closely related to humans: those plants that come and go in our courtyards and dining tables, delight our tongues and hearts, and have a more profound impact on our lives.
The first stop of our autumn journey will start from Baoshan-Tengchong-Mangshi in southwestern Yunnan, and explore two plants that greet us every day-coffee and tea.
The gathering places for this trip are Baoshan and Mangshi, and the cost is 8000 yuan per person.
travel schedule
Emerald Hot Springs
coffee and tea
The road of coffee - from origin to table
This trip is hosted by Doudian, please leave a message if you have any questions.
From December 20th to December 26th, coffee road, two routes: coffee and tea - Emerald Hot Spring.