Lijiang has always been a tourist destination in the minds of many people. It is like a graceful Naxi girl. Under the warm plateau sunshine and leisurely slow time, accompanied by bright flowers everywhere, she greets every friend who comes with a smile. Different people will have different feelings when they come to Lijiang. When you come to Lijiang this time, you are ready to experience Lijiang's leisurely atmosphere and strong Naxi style.
Since I had a bad experience with a group tour many years ago, I didn’t sign up for a group tour after that. In order to have a better travel experience, I had to go on my own. Make a travel strategy in advance, watch the weather and book a good time , Book the air ticket (pay attention to the special air tickets on the major platforms), I have to say that it is a very hard work to make a guide by yourself. Go through the travel guides of the major websites to see where the fun is, where it is delicious, and which one The inn is cheap and good, and the eyes are almost blind~ Next, I will share my itinerary in Lijiang, and I will also sort out some practical strategies and share them, which can give some useful references to friends who go to Lijiang for the first time.
[About accommodation] You must live in a B&B when you come to Lijiang. Some people say that whether you can have a good time in Lijiang depends on whether you can find the right B&B. Comments, various comparisons, the last one I liked because there was no room at the end of the night, and then I chose another house, but I was not satisfied in the end. There are really a lot of inns in the ancient city of Lijiang. When looking at a homestay, you first need to look at the location, whether it is in the central area, or if you want a good view overlooking the ancient city, then you should live in a higher inn. The advantage is that the scenery is good , the downside is that you have to drag your luggage up the steps. Secondly, check whether this style is what you like, and whether the inn is hygienic and clean. Another thing to look at is the service, whether the boss is enthusiastic and the people are good. If the boss is good, it can save you a lot of trouble. Generally, the B&Bs in the ancient city are made of wooden structures, which look pretty, but they are not soundproof, which is a big problem. Friends who have trouble sleeping are advised to bring earplugs. In the off-season, the price is generally 1-200. If it is better, you can book it for 2-300. But don’t think it’s the off-season. If you book later, you can definitely get what you want. You must book early. You can't book the room type you want, and there are many inns with several stores. When you arrive at the inn, you may not live in the one you booked, and it may be allocated internally.
[About food] Attention foodies, knock on the blackboard! ! ! Many people who have been to Lijiang say that Lijiang is commercialized and the food is not delicious~ This is because they didn’t make a good guide before going out~ Lijiang has a lot of delicious things, and there are also many bad ones. If you eat blindly If it is, it is easy to step on the pit! Here I would like to recommend some delicious food that I have eaten and found to be good, so as to avoid everyone stepping on the thunder! [Recommended food in Lijiang Ancient City] Er Ge's chicken rice noodles, you can go to his house to eat chicken rice noodles. Snack Bar No. 88: Naxi Baba, Chickpea Soy Milk Gluten Old Ghost Biscuits, highly recommended, their biscuits are very delicious, and you can also buy a Dongba Shirley Soup. The Chinese wrapped tofu on the tip of the tongue. Grandma's meaning: Their family has eaten matsutake steam pot chicken, rice in bamboo tubes, watery flowers, and Yulong third country. Grandma La Ribs Hot Pot Nanmen Branch: The cured ribs in the La Ribs Hot Pot are super good, and the price is super high. Dian Kitchen Restaurant: Caravan Grilled Fish, Assorted Mountain Wild Vegetables Spoon Rice Noodles: Milk Egg Fermented Glutinous Rice, Fried Mushrooms, Local Chicken Rice Noodles [Recommended Lugu Lake Food] I don’t think there are many foods in Lugu Lake, because it is close to Sichuan, basically Sichuan cuisine is the main food , I have eaten a relatively good Sichuan restaurant called Chengdu Impression Restaurant, recommended: first-class diving lake fish, farm shredded chicken, juicy mashed potatoes
Tips before the trip: Luggage: Because you are going to a plateau area with an average altitude of more than 2,000 meters, the average daily sunlight is sufficient and the ultraviolet rays are strong. You must bring sunscreen and sunglasses. The temperature difference between day and night is large, so it is best to bring clothes that can be layered , T-shirts, shirts, sweaters, coats, this kind of matching can be taken off when it is hot, and can be added when it is cold. Medicines: motion sickness medicine, cold medicine, stomach medicine are still necessary, we also brought effervescent tablets, about altitude sickness, online people said to take rhodiola rosea, in fact, these days it is not necessary, because it is only more than 2000 meters away , I was a little uncomfortable when I slept on the first night, and there was no pressure in the next few days. If you want to go to Yulong Snow Mountain, you may have to pay attention to this aspect. Skin care: The climate here is particularly dry, so moisturizing must be done well, and facial masks and lip balms are also indispensable. Itinerary setting This time, because the time is relatively tight and I don’t want to rush too much, so the itinerary setting is relatively easy. Day1: Lijiang Eternal Scenic Area - Overnight in Lijiang Old Town Day2: Lijiang Old Town (wandering in the ancient city, big waterwheel, Mufu, Sifang Street, Lion Rock to see the panorama) Day3: Lijiang Ancient Town - Lugu Lake Day4: Lugu Lake - Lijiang Ancient Town Day5: The first stop of this trip is a must-see performance in a lifetime. Lijiang’s eternal love, because the scenic spot opens at 12 noon, so after flying to Lijiang, go to the booked hotel to put your luggage Let it go, eat lunch and set off.
Starting from the ancient city of Lijiang, there is actually a free shuttle bus to Qianguqing. I didn’t know it because I came here for the first time. I took Didi to the Qiangu scene area, and it was only about 20. The ancient city of Lijiang is about 6 kilometers away from the Qiangu scene area, which is quite good. convenient. I have seen the Eternal Love series before in other cities, such as Hangzhou's "Songcheng Eternal Love" and Jiangxi's "Mingyue Eternal Love", both of which are performed by Songcheng Group. It is said that each piece of Eternal Love , are all cultural legends of a city, so I am quite looking forward to the eternal love of Lijiang this time.
The white pagoda and prayer flags at the entrance of the scenic spot instantly drew my thoughts to the mysterious snow-covered plateau.
Strolling along the Tea Horse Street gives you a sense of time travel. Lijiang was established and prospered because of the Ancient Tea Horse Road. There are many shops on Tea Horse Street, including silk and satin, gold and silver jewelry, and breweries, which are worth visiting.
Mufu recruits a son-in-law. This is a classic program in Songcheng, and it is also available in other Songcheng scenic spots. It is usually called outsiders to recruit relatives, and the performance of real people interacting with tourists is quite interesting.
Snow Mountain Beach is the highest beach in China, and the only beach in China with snow on the feet. The blue sky and white clouds reflect the snow-capped mountains in the distance.
Walking the Marriage Bridge is a place where Mosuo men and women meet. Mosuo people follow the custom of "walking marriage" that "men do not marry, women do not marry". During the day, adult Mosuo men and women express their hearts to their loved ones by dancing and singing at the party. If a man falls in love with a woman, he will go to the woman's "flower house" in the middle of the night after making an appointment with the woman during the day. Here, men call their female lovers "Axia", and women call their male lovers "Azhu". As night fell, the "Azhu" who were going to the appointment came and went on the marriage bridge.
Cherry Blossom Valley, because the location is relatively biased, many people may miss it. Don’t miss it when you come to the scenic spot. This large sea of Gesang flowers is a good place to take pictures.
Go to the square, feel the fiery atmosphere of the Chili Festival, experience the authentic Lijiang ethnic customs, and enjoy the unique cultural feast of chili. This is a sea of chili.
In the Chili Museum, you can visit all kinds of chili peppers, try hot sauces with different degrees of spiciness, feel the hotness, and buy them on the spot if you like.
The shopping is almost done, and the performance of "Lijiang Eternal Love" is about to start. The performance of "Lijiang Eternal Love" was created by the famous director Huang Qiaoling, and it is called a must-see performance in a lifetime. Seats are almost full every day, the flood and rain, the bells of the caravan ring, and the magnificent dance beauty, the scene is very shocking. (Tips: The performance is divided into three sessions, the first session: 13:30-14:30 the second session: 16:30-17:30 the second session: 19:30-20:30) Opening, Naxi Genesis
A roc with its wings spread its wings, opened up the land of Lijiang in the chaotic creation era, the oldest era.
It was quite a beautiful and shocking opening. It was clearly distinct feathers. With the change of the music, the wings turned into several human figures, and they landed in unison. The wings hanging by the steel cables were all actors. The stacked ones are displayed horizontally in the air, and I have to admire the creativity of the main creators. Act I, Lugu's Daughter Country
In the performance of Lugu's Daughter Country, the stage directly introduces the design of the waterfall from the sky, and the water flows directly from the top. The audience appreciates the performance of the actors through this thin waterfall, making the whole stage full of hazy artistic conception.
The quiet and beautiful Lugu Lake, the ancient and mysterious daughter country, is a paradise on earth that haunts people's dreams. The Mosuo people living here are a branch of the Naxi nationality. They are the only ethnic group in the world that retains the matrilineal clan relationship. They still continue the custom of "walking marriage" that "men do not marry and women do not marry".
This scene uses beautiful songs and dances to express the joy and joy of the young men and women in this paradise on earth to love freely, and the long-cherished wish of the Mosuo people to yearn for freedom and break free from bondage.
Act Two, The Legend of the Caravan
Lijiang is famous all over the world because of the ancient tea-horse road. In a sense, the glory of Lijiang is the glory of the horseshoe.
For thousands of years, on the rugged Rongma Ancient Road, there has been a life movement of caravans shaking the world and weeping ghosts and gods every day.
And this article uses the experience of a caravan man to tell us about an unsung hero of the former caravan team who abandoned their love for their children and the love of their small family. In order to deliver official food, they went through the ravine , bravely rushing into bandits and man-made disasters, sacrificing his life, and sending official food to each other is an epic and epic heroic story.
Scene III: Ancient Road and Today's Wind
Lijiang prospered due to the mutual trade of tea and horses. During the 471 years when Mufu ruled Lijiang, it maintained good-neighborliness and friendship with neighboring ethnic groups, Myanmar, Nepal, India and other countries, and Lijiang became an economic and cultural hub in the southwest of the motherland. In 1382 AD, the central government of the Ming Dynasty conferred the surname "Mu" in recognition of Lijiang Tusi's achievements in loyalty to the emperor, patriotism and hard work in governance. When the news came, all ethnic groups and friendly neighbors came to congratulate!
Generations of caravans are endless. The Ancient Tea Horse Road, known as the "Southern Silk Road", is a civilized road for economic and trade exchanges between ethnic minorities in southwest China and foreign countries.
Today, Lijiang, as a unique transit and distribution center on the Ancient Tea Horse Road, has also ushered in the splendor of the convergence of Han and Chinese, the gathering of merchants, silk and bamboo orchestras, dancing and singing.
In this scene, a grand song and dance scene with large-scale singing and dancing, drums and music, shows the glory of Lijiang in the Mufu era. When the beautiful dancers are slowly stepping from your side, when you admire their graceful figure and elegant dance steps at close range, marveling is probably the only thing we can do at that time!
Act IV: Jade Dragon Third Kingdom
The Naxi nationality is a nation that advocates the freedom of love. In the process from the original walking marriage system to the order of parents and the words of matchmakers, they paid a heavy price for love.
For the sake of free love, the young people chose to die in love, which is full of songs and tears.
Tail: Looking for Shangri-La
When the dancers in costumes of ethnic minorities sang and danced on the stage, the electronic curtain behind them was slowly opened, and the indoor stage was merged with the outdoor artificial landscape. Really achieve the combination of man and nature, technology and simplicity, beautiful and wonderful!
The seasons change, the stars move, and we come from history. The snow-capped mountains are still there, and the ancient city is like a song. Tens of millions of debaters gather in Lijiang every year, shocked by the past "sacrifice for love", inspired by the belief in the freedom of love, they are looking for the Shambhala in their hearts here!
After watching the performance of Lijiang's Eternal Love, I was immersed in the deep shock and hadn't recovered. After resting in the theater for half an hour, the 5D live-action experience drama "Great Earthquake" started again. It is a bit different from the big earthquakes I saw in other cities before. This time the performance was performed with live audiences.
The performance truly reproduced the tragic scene of the Wenchuan earthquake, landslides and ground cracks, houses collapsed, and 3,000 cubic meters of floods poured down in an instant...
The mother desperately protecting her child, the bride-to-be in a wedding dress, the lovely daughter in the eyes of her father...every living individual was left forever in the ruins of Wenchuan when the earthquake hit ten years ago .
The PLA, firefighters, doctors, nurses and other rescue teams rushed to the disaster area at the first time, and their brave and magnificent earthquake relief proved that the Chinese nation cannot be conquered in the face of any difficulties and obstacles!
The rescue fighters found a child who had survived under the protection of his mother. After waking up, the child couldn't accept it and cried for his mother. Finally, the soldiers forcibly took him away.
Without a bridge deck, the soldiers used their bodies to build bridges to allow the survivors to pass, and the squad leader sacrificed his life for it.
Each true story and each touching picture show the boundless love of the Chinese nation to fight the earthquake with one heart and one mind.
The audience was immersed in the sadness of the eternal separation between man and nature, and was also moved by the spirit of disaster relief. They wept bitterly for a while, and were proud of being the sons and daughters of the Chinese nation for a while. Finally, the audience picked up their mobile phones, turned on the lights, and waved them together. The small lights are passed on continuously, converging into an ocean of light, conveying love, and wishing the world peace. Lijiang Old Town Lijiang Old Town is a famous historical and cultural city in China and a world cultural heritage. Every inch of land here is soaked with rich national culture, every small bridge here is accompanied by distant myths, every stone is condensed with historical feelings, and every small river tells a moving story. Lijiang Ancient Town, also known as Dayan Ancient Town, is the largest ancient city in Lijiang. There is also Shuhe Ancient Town not far from Lijiang Ancient Town. It is said that there are not many people. There is also Baisha Ancient Town a little further away. But for me, Lijiang Ancient Town It's enough for me to walk around.
In fact, if you have enough time, you can stay in the ancient city for ten days and half a month. There are all kinds of inns, food, and bars in the ancient city, and you will not be bored at all. The atmosphere in the ancient city is very comfortable, with a slow and leisurely pace. You can stay in a daze in the inn, or wander around in the ancient city. At night, you can go to the bar to sit, drink wine and listen to music.
Cherry Blossom Restaurant is a place where many people take pictures. It is covered with flowers, there is a huge teapot, there is a statue of the Ancient Tea Horse Road, and there is a pirate captain.
Grandma who bought pomegranates.
There is a dog named Xiaobai in the inn on the road, very cute.
The big waterwheel is a landmark building in the ancient city of Lijiang, and it has become a landmark of the ancient city of Lijiang. It is a place that tourists in Lijiang must go to take pictures.
The Zhaobi with President Jiang Zemin’s inscription written on it, there are three-bedroom houses with one Zhaobi in the ancient city, and the houses look like this. On the right of the entrance of the ancient city is the water dragon pillar. The dragon is in charge of water. Civil buildings in the ancient city are most afraid of fire, but water can overcome fire, so this water dragon pillar was erected to express the desire of the people in the ancient city to avoid fire. For thousands of years, the people of the ancient city have loved the ancient city as much as their own eyes. Mufu - a chieftain's mansion, half of national history
If we say that what we see in Lijiang Old Town is the secular life of Lijiang, then in Mufu, we will read the history of the rise and fall of a great chieftain family that was once glorious in the southwest. "The beauty of the palace is like that of a king." How much imagination is left to future generations by the magnificence and luxury!
Mufu is the "Grand View Garden" of the ancient city of Lijiang. The Mu family, the leader of the Naxi ethnic group, has gone through 22 generations and 470 years in the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties since the Yuan Dynasty inherited Lijiang Tusi. Mufu is located in the southwest corner of the ancient city. In the Ming Dynasty, its architecture was magnificent. Xu Xiake once sighed at Mufu and said: "The beauty of the palace is like that of a king." It is a pity that most of the buildings were destroyed by war in the late Qing Dynasty, and the surviving stone archway was also destroyed by the "Cultural Revolution". After the great earthquake in 1996, the World Bank, with its eyesight and knowledge of treasures, lent huge sums of money to help rebuild Mufu. Lijiang Junjie carefully designed and constructed it. After three years of hard work, Mufu reappeared in the world like "Phoenix Nirvana".
Mufu is also a garden with famous trees and ancient trees in the ancient kingdom of Naxi, where exotic flowers and plants gather together, which integrates the elegance of heaven, earth, mountains and rivers with the elegance and splendor of the royal palace. Stopping at the Sanqing Hall in Mufu, you can have a panoramic view of pavilions, pavilions, carved railings and murals, and there are also beautiful Naxi ethnic customs paintings, which are a feast for the eyes.
The story of the TV series "The Wind and Cloud in the Wood House" is performed here. This chieftain's mansion carries the glorious history and splendid culture of a nation, and it is a symbol of Naxi people's pride and pride for their ancestors.
Mufu is the most noteworthy stroke in the history of the development of the Naxi nation. The ancient Mufu buildings of Ming and Qing Dynasties left in the world, the grandeur of the buildings, the brilliance of the palaces, the exquisite carvings, the exquisite components, and the brilliant paintings are truly magnificent and unparalleled.
This is simply a splendid garden of architectural art, which fully reflects the style and temperament of the Central Plains buildings in the Ming Dynasty, and at the same time retains the simple and rough style of the Central Plains buildings in the Tang and Song Dynasties. The layout can also see the spirit of Naxi traditional culture.
A chieftain's mansion, half of the national history. The majestic Mufu has the aura of the snowy land and the spirit of the jade water. When you visit the Mufu, you can have a panoramic view of the secrets of the ancient Naxi country.
Sifang Street - an important hub of the Ancient Tea Horse Road
Sifang Street is the center of the ancient city of Lijiang, with convenient transportation and quiet alleys around it. It is said that it was built by the chieftain of the Mu clan in the Ming Dynasty according to the shape of his seal. This is the most important junction on the Tea Horse Road. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, merchants from all over the world have gathered here, and the cultures of various ethnic groups have gathered here. It is the center of Lijiang's economic and cultural exchanges.
Sifang Street is well-known for its unique streetscape of colorful stone pavement, clear water washing the street, day and night as the city, and dusk washing field. Around it, 6 colorful stone streets follow the trend of the mountains and radiate away. The streets and alleys are connected, extending in all directions, and the transportation is extremely convenient.
Walking up the path in front of Sifang Street, you can climb to the Lion Rock to overlook the panoramic view of the ancient city.
On the top of Lion Mountain, you can see a wooden structure building - Wangu Building. This is a landmark building in Lijiang City. It is 33 meters high and has 16 main columns, all of which reach 22 meters to the sky.
Climbing the Wangu Tower, you can look at the magical and beautiful Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in the north, the ancient city of Lijiang with small bridges and flowing water in the east, the colorful Lijiang New Town in the west, and the Naxi village in the south.
Tips: Tickets for Lion Rock Scenic Area are 35 yuan, and the gate will be closed and cleared at 6:30 in the evening, so there is no way to take a night view at Lion Mountain. You can walk down from Lion Rock Scenic Area, and there are various small bars below. Observation deck.
I found a viewing platform with a good location, ordered a drink, and could sit from afternoon to night.
The viewing platform overlooks the panorama of the ancient city, and the perspective is not inferior to the Lion Rock.
Coming down from the Lion Rock, I saw Sifang Street lighting a bonfire, singing and dancing.
Lugu Lake-Visiting the Beautiful Daughter Country In fact, Lugu Lake and Erhai Lake in Dali have been entangled in which to go. , It is said that it used to take 6-7 hours by car to get to Lugu Lake, but now it only takes 3 and a half hours.
The scenery along the way is very beautiful, and the mountain road here has more than eighteen bends, which is quite steep.
The car drove to a rest area, which is also a viewing platform, overlooking the Jinsha River and the 18th bend of the mountain road. It is said that the river is yellow and turbid in summer, so it is called Jinsha River, and it is another scene in winter.
After nearly four hours of ups and downs, the car arrived at the entrance of the Lugu Lake Scenic Area. It is time to get off the car and buy tickets. After buying the tickets, get on the car and continue walking. The fare is 70 yuan per person. The price is not much different at 68.5, and I bought a ticket directly from the machine next to it.
The driver is a local Mosuo, and told us some travel precautions at the viewing platform near the entrance of the scenic spot.
We went to the viewing platform to see the panorama of Lugu Lake. There are many viewing platforms in Lugu Lake. Basically, the photos of the panorama of Lugu Lake seen on the Internet were taken from the viewing platform. If you want to see the panorama, this is the best place. The view It is very open, and it is also a must-see point when you go to Lugu Lake. The blue lake, the blue sky, and the lakeshore surrounded by green trees together form a wonderful picture scroll. It is definitely the best place to shoot blockbuster movies.
The Gemu Goddess Mountain in the distance is the highest mountain around Lugu Lake. The lion is called "Gem" in Mosuo language and "Senggemu" in Tibetan. "Sengge" means lion, and "Gem" means white goddess.
In the afternoon, the car took us to Daluoshui Village. This village is the earliest village developed by the Lugu Lake. The accommodation facilities are relatively complete. It is more convenient to live here no matter where you go to any scenic spot. Take a walk by the lake during the day. Looking at the blue lake, the swaying pig trough boats, and the long green hills opposite, the whole person is very relaxed. At night, you can watch the Mosuo people performing songs and dances, which is very lively.
Most people here believe in Tibetan Buddhism, so there are stupas, prayer flags, and prayer wheels.
A commercial street has formed along the lake. It is said to be a commercial street, but it is actually relatively primitive. It has not been developed seriously. In addition, it was the off-season when we went, and it was very deserted and there were no people.
Because of the altitude, it seems that the blue sky and white clouds are right in front of you, and you can touch the sky with your hands!
From Daluoshui Village Station, we took the free shuttle bus to the homestay we booked. The homestay is next to the Goddess Mountain cableway, and behind it is Lugu Lake.
The scenery of Lugu Lake behind the homestay is actually very important to find a homestay with good scenery. If you don’t want to go out around the lake and toss around, you will basically spend the rest of your time here.
The autumn wind is refreshing, and the quiet lake is rippling. It is very comfortable to spend a slow afternoon.
There is a place to take pictures by the lake, and it costs 20 yuan to let you take pictures.
In fact, there is also such a place in the public space of the hotel where you can see Lugu Lake, and the view is not bad.
Homestay for the night.
I wanted to take a picture of the starry sky at night, but the moon here is like a brightened 100-watt light bulb, so I had to give up.
If you want to take pictures of the sunrise, you don’t need to hold a quilt and get up at 4 o’clock, because the sunrise here is usually around 7 o’clock.
The Gemu Goddess Mountain opposite Lugu Lake is surrounded by clouds and mist, full of fairy spirit.
In the ancient city of Lijiang, I returned to the ancient city of Lijiang in the warm time of reluctance. It was already past three o'clock in the afternoon, and I had to go back the next day after taking a stroll in the ancient city.
The homestay that I hadn’t booked before was finally booked on the last night. It is finally an ideal inn. The inn has local regional customs, the owner is enthusiastic, and the guests who come from all over the world are friends.
On the viewing platform on the roof of the B&B, you can lie on the swing sofa and enjoy the wind, watching the great view of the ancient city. My girlfriend likes it very much.
In the old town of Lijiang in the evening, the hustle and bustle of the day has been removed, the smell of food is wafting from the restaurants on the roadside, and the singers in the small bar next to it are singing moving songs. Our eyes feel that our eyes are not enough. , remember this well.
In the night of the ancient city, I saw many people holding up their mobile phones to take pictures. It turned out that Xiaxia Music Workshop had arrived. My memory went back to a few years ago, and the streets were full of babies.
Dabing’s hut, because Dabing is so famous and the hut is really small, people queuing up have already filled the road.
In the off-season Lijiang Ancient Town, there are not many people, and the night is dark, which is intoxicating. I took a quick trip to Lijiang, but I didn’t go to many places, such as Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Lashi Lake, Erhai Lake in Dali, etc. In fact, if you want to have fun in Guanggu City, you can stay for a long time. Goodbye, beautiful Lijiang, look forward to meeting us again.