Since ancient times, the Chinese have advocated the tradition that "food is the most important thing for the people", while modern people believe that only when they are full can they work hard. In one sentence, the true meaning of Chinese life is "happiness is eating enough and sleeping well".

There are all kinds of cuisines in China. Chinese cuisine, French cuisine and Turkish cuisine are called the three famous cuisines in the world. Among them, Chinese cuisine is shocking with its huge variety and complicated process.

Food has already become a kind of culture, and eating is an excellent way to understand a place.

Some people say: "The more you see the scenery and eat more delicacies, the more you miss the pure and simple taste." In fact, in my opinion, this taste is the taste of "home".

Different places have their own unique flavors. As a Yunnan native, I found that the cuisines of different cities are different. Even the same dish is made differently in different counties, so the taste is also different.

For those who love food, the comfort brought by the delicious taste on the tip of the tongue is not inferior to the scenery seen during the journey.

So this time [Wuding Lion Mountain Tour], I define it as a "food journey", only to find the top taste made from the simplest ingredients during the journey.

Wuding County is a place inhabited by the Yi people, so the food here has the characteristics of the Yi people. Although this time it is for the food, the beautiful scenery is not to be missed.

In Wuding County, the two most worthwhile places to visit are Wuding Lion Mountain and Luowuyi Village. These two places are very close to Wuding County and the transportation is very convenient.

Wuding Lion Mountain Tour - Food Tour

For foodies, Wuding is the most unmissable place around Kunming. In many people's opinion, all the worldly flavors of the Yi people can be found here, and there are not only delicious food, but also the scenery, whether it is an exquisite restaurant. Even the roadside stalls have a strong Yi ethnic style.

travel information

Itinerary: Kunming - Wuding

Travel mode: 60 minutes by car

Sightseeing attractions: Wuding Lion Mountain, Luowu Yi House

Day 1 Taste wild mushroom hot pot, visit Luowu Yi house, and participate in the bonfire party

Depart from Kunming on Saturday afternoon, arrive in Wuding County an hour later, find a place to live, and prepare to look for delicious food.

What you can’t miss when you come to Wuding is Wuding Zhuang Chicken Wild Mushroom Hot Pot. Although it is no longer the season for wild mushrooms, you can still eat authentic wild mushroom hot pot.

There are many hot pot restaurants with wild mushrooms in Luowuyi House, each of which tastes different. We don’t know which one is delicious, so we found a hot pot restaurant with a lot of families and had to queue up to eat, so we entered the restaurant with an uneasy mood. In the middle, I was worried about the bad taste at first, but when I took the first bite, it was so delicious that it flew away.

The aroma of wild mushrooms such as matsutake, chicken fir, boletus, chanterelles, and chanterelles floats out of the pot. The aroma is overflowing, and the saliva is crazily secreted.

After dinner, night fell, the whole ancient town became lively, and the night carnival officially began!

The entire ancient town is crowded with tourists, the lights are gorgeous, and the barbecue stalls are full of people. They are happily making skewers, and the fragrance is floating in the whole street. Try a skewer of roast beef and lamb. The meat is tender and smooth, and the taste is very authentic. Try it again Take a bite of Buckwheat Baba, the aroma in your mouth is "driven" away by the sweetness.

Continue to wander in the ancient town, there are people dancing to the music of the Yi nationality, there are aunts dancing in the square, and children playing on the street, the whole ancient town is full of fireworks.

After visiting the ancient town, it was too late, so I went back to the hotel to rest, recharge my batteries, and continue the itinerary for the next day.

In the early morning of the next day, I woke up slowly under the invitation of the sun, had breakfast, and went straight to Lion Mountain according to the itinerary.

Day 2 Climb Lion Mountain, visit ancient temples, watch chrysanthemum exhibition, taste Lion Mountain snacks

The weather is cool in the morning, which is the most suitable for mountaineering. Lion Rock is known as "the first mountain in the Southwest". The scenery is worth seeing.


When we came to Lion Mountain, we went straight to the destination—the top of the mountain. After an hour of climbing, we finally reached the top of the mountain. The warm sunshine fell on the grass, and the crystal dew reflected the dazzling light. The forest and grass turned this place into a natural landscape. Oxygen bar, take a deep breath, wash the lungs "oxygen" heart.


In front of Guanri Pavilion, you can overlook the view of Lion Mountain Peony Garden. In front of Wanfo Pagoda, you can marvel at the majesty of the pagoda. In front of the flat-topped Yuhu Lake, you can enjoy the autumn water.

The morning time flies by, and it’s time to go down the mountain, but there is one more thing before going down the mountain-watching sugar painting artists perform sugar painting stunts, tasting handmade sugar paintings, and recalling the happy childhood when I was a child.

The spoon feels alive in the hands of the sugar painting artist. In the constant flipping, lifelike animals appear one by one, peacocks, phoenixes, mice, dragons, roses, sunflowers, from simple to complex patterns, Finally, it can be made into sugar painting.

Half an hour down the mountain road, when I arrived at Zhengxu Temple, I was so hungry that my chest was sticking to my back. I finally decided to find a roadside farmhouse for dinner. Although they are all home-cooked dishes, they taste very good and the portion is very large. Cabbage tofu soup, yellow braised strong chicken, and various farm dishes are delicious and satisfy the stomach.

If you don’t want to eat, all kinds of Wuding special snacks are also your choice, fried potato, rice jelly, barbecue, you can try each of them, and compare them with what you usually eat.


After dinner, the last stop - Lion Mountain Peony Garden, Zhengxu Temple is not far away.

The peony flowers in the peony garden have withered long ago, but the chrysanthemums are blooming just in time. Chrysanthemums of various colors, such as yellow, white, purple, red, pink, green, ink, mud gold, and snow blue, are blooming in the peony garden. The variety is not inferior to the scene when the peony blooms.

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happy every day

Taking pictures, playing, in such a scene, you can play for a day, after shooting this one, there is another one around the corner, so you don't want to put down the camera, just want to take pictures of the chrysanthemums in the whole peony garden.

Coming out of the Peony Garden, the Zhengxu Temple is next to it. With a pious heart, visit the Maitreya Hall, the Daxiong Hall, the Fifty-Three Cans, the Huidi Temple Pavilion, and listen to the legend between Emperor Jianwen and the Zhengxu Temple. It is said that please use your mobile phone to scan the QR code of [Visit Yunnan with a mobile phone] in the scenic area to listen to the explanation.

The weekend trip to Wuding around Kunming has ended and we are going back to Kunming. Wuding is not far from Kunming and has a lot of delicious food. It is worth visiting again and again.

[Editor] Reading Yunnan Yijing

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