February 22, 2019, morning, Tengchong Heshun Ancient Town
After getting up in the morning and having breakfast, we set off to Heshun Ancient Town. The chartered driver came on time, picked up the six of us, and went straight to Heshun Ancient Town.
Heshun Town is located 4 kilometers southwest of Tengchong County. It was named "Yangwendun" in ancient times. Because a small river flows around the village, it was renamed "Heshun". Heshun Town, with a population of more than 6,000, and more than 12,000 Heshun people living overseas, is a famous hometown of overseas Chinese in Yunnan.
Arrive at the ancient town at 9:15. Tickets include Heshun Library, Yuanlong Pavilion, Ai Siqi’s Former Residence, Wenchang Palace, Wanlouzi Folk House Museum, Yunnan-Burma Anti-Japanese War Museum, and Heshun Alley.
Heshun Ancient Town is the first town facing South Asia. The town is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and is built around mountains, with beautiful mountains and clear waters. Heshun is the hub of trade between Yunnan and South Asia. Heshun people have made contributions to the cultural exchanges between China and South Asia. The establishment of Heshun Girls' School, Women's Normal School and Yiqun Middle School has influence both inside and outside the province and even in South Asia. Heshun Ancient Town is a window for the blending of Han culture, South Asian culture and Western culture.
Heshun Ancient Town is a leisure resort surrounded by volcanoes. Heshun Town covers an area of 17 square kilometers and is a national scenic spot. Surrounded by volcanoes on all sides, the famous and ancient trees on the mountain are lush. The Daying River passes through the horseshoe nest-like dam, and the Sanhe River passes around the village. Wetlands, Longtan, waterfalls, canyons, all kinds of wonders; camellia, lotus, osmanthus, plum blossoms, flowers in four seasons, here is like spring all the year round. Rich in hot springs and mineral water resources, it is a resort for people's life and leisure travel.
Heshun Ancient Town is the hometown of emeralds carried by the Dama Gang. Heshun people have gone abroad from the mountains for generations, using the big caravan as the main means of transportation to connect China, India and Myanmar, and produced a group of wealthy merchants such as the Jade King, the Cotton Yarn King, and the Rice King, forming the Yi Nong, Yi Confucianism, A way of life that is both business and overseas. Heshun people have gone abroad from the mountains for generations, and more than 10,000 people have lived overseas so far, forming "Overseas Heshun".
Here, you can appreciate the charm of Huizhou architecture with white walls and black tiles, the small bridges and flowing water in the ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River, and the elements of Western architecture and South Asian architecture. The South Asian-style gate of the Cun’s Ancestral Hall, the European-style windows of Ai Siqi’s former residence, and the British ironwork of the “Wanlouzi” dwelling are all perfectly integrated with the ancient Yunnan dwellings such as four-in-five patios, three-bedrooms and one screen wall. Ancient buildings such as laundry kiosks, large platforms, and main gates are unique among ancient towns across the country. The eight ancestral halls are well preserved, and the genealogy and clan activities have been handed down to this day. Seven temples, Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism coexist. The 600-year history has formed a large number of poems, plaques, couplets, and books, and has nurtured a large number of celebrities such as the philosopher Ai Siqi, the national teacher Yin Rong of the Four Dynasties of Myanmar, the educator Cun Fuqing, the Cun Shusheng, and the overseas Chinese leader Cun Rudong. .
Heshun Ancient Town is an ancient town scenic spot where six thousand residents live harmoniously. The 6,000 residents are the inheritors and creators of Heshun culture, and their lives are the beautiful scenery of the ancient town. Here, you can see the village women pounding clothes under the laundry kiosk, and the old farmers reading in the rural library. What is shown is the idyllic life that is yearning for, and the home dream of modern urbanites is here.
Mr. Li Gengen, the patriarch of the Republic of China, wrote a poem, "The distant mountains are vast, the rivers near the water are melodious, and the mountains are under the hills of thousands of homes. It is absolutely better than the small Suzhou and Hangzhou."
Our tour itinerary
Walking into the ancient town, after passing the "Wenzhi Guangchang, Heshi Minshun" archway, we took a photo at the Jiuqu Bridge next to the entrance of the town.
This is the old archway and ancient bridge that used to enter and exit the ancient town. It is under maintenance and cannot be entered or exited.
Then cross the bridge and enter the Heshun Library to visit the Yunnan-Burma Anti-Japanese War Museum. Then enter the Cun's Ancestral Hall, then wander around the alleys of the ancient town, visit the Wanzi Tower, walk from the big camphor tree to the lake, walk along the lake, pass the Liu Family Ancestral Hall, the Li Family Courtyard, Yuanlong Pavilion, and arrive at the Dashuiche We took photos and tasted the legendary Aunt Lin Songhua Cake.
The Yunnan-Burma Anti-Japanese War Museum displays the materials of the Chinese Expeditionary Army's Anti-Japanese War.
Cun Family Ancestral Hall
Three entrances, three squares and one screen wall, the Li family's curved building has been turned into a folk house museum.
Walking through the streets and alleys, passing the busy farmers' market and quiet homestays, you arrive under the big camphor tree by the lake.
The scenic spot is still being repaired, and reliefs have been added on the walkway by the lake to narrate the stories of the gentle people and increase the cultural highlights.
Take a short break by the Wild Duck Lake and continue the tour.
Panorama of lakes and mountains
Walking along the lake, passing the Liu Family Ancestral Hall and the Li Family Ancestral Hall to the big waterwheel.
On the opposite mountain is Yuanlong Pavilion. The sun is too strong, and I am a little tired. I didn’t go up, so I bought Aunt Lin Songhua Cake nearby to try.
The driver estimated that we were almost done with the tour, and called to tell us how to get out of the scenic spot. She was waiting for us in the parking lot.
Along the trail, pass Heshun Alley Bar Street to exit the scenic spot
Walk all the way and take pictures, walk out of the ancient town quickly, and get on the car in the parking lot. Then I passed the ** cemetery and didn't go in to mourn. I went directly to the Xingshunyuan restaurant on the edge of the Dieshui River scenic spot for lunch. There were six dishes, mainly vegetables, and a jelly was bought next door, which was economical.
In the afternoon of February 22, 2019, Dieshui River Scenic Area
After the meal, you can walk to the scenic spot for a few minutes. Buy a ticket to enter, 10 yuan a ticket, 9 yuan online, and 5 yuan for a half-ticket. Dieshuihe Waterfall is the only "waterfall in the city", with a height of 46 meters. There are wonderful columnar joints on the cliffs on both sides of the waterfall. The Daying River flows through here and falls from a high rock of more than 30 meters. , The water splashes in all directions, forming a magnificent landscape of "the flowers disperse without bows". Above the waterfall is a Taiji stone bridge built by Zhang Wenguang, the governor of western Yunnan. On the opposite mountain peak is the waterfall viewing tower built by Yan Shitai, the prefect of Yongchang in the Ming Dynasty. couplet.
First go up the mountain, see a Taoist temple, then go down the mountain to the Dieshui Waterfall, and feel the roar of the waterfall at close range, which is endless.
Panoramic photos, single photos, and couple photos were taken non-stop.
Going down the steps to the bottom of the valley to see the waterfall is quite tiring going up and down.
Tengchong Rehai Hot Spring Scenic Area
If you have not been to the volcanic geothermal hot springs in Tengchong, you have never been to the hot springs. You must soak in the hot springs.
Tengchong is a famous geothermal scenic area in China. There are currently 64 thermal activity areas in the region, more than 80 hot springs, and the highest water temperature reaches 96.3°C. Among them, the one with the strongest heat and the most wonderful external display is Tengchong Rehai, which is inlaid about 20 kilometers west of the city. Surrounded by green hills and turbulent water, it starts from Sulphur Pond in the north, Songshan Qing in the south, Zhongxiao Temple in the east, and Banana Garden in the west. Within an area of about 9 square kilometers, there are various types of geothermal landscapes. At present, more than ten scenic spots have been developed, including the Big and Small Rolling Pot, Hamazui, Beauty Pond, Lion Head, Pearl Spring, Guming Spring, Pregnancy Well, Immortal Bathhouse and Bathhouse River Waterfall.
The package ticket bought yesterday can continue to be used. After entering the door to exchange for a traffic ticket, take the scenic spot traffic car to the main entrance of the scenic spot and get off, and start to enter the first scenic spot - Hamo Spring.
As soon as you get inside, you can feel the steaming heat, and a sulfur smell hits your nostrils. These hot springs and steam springs can be divided into carbonate springs, sulfur springs, and sulfuric acid springs according to their chemical composition. In the carbonic acid and sulfuric spring area, the vegetation is lush and green; while in the sulfuric acid spring area, a piece of ground about 80 meters long and 40 meters wide is steaming, with hissing noises everywhere, and the sand and gravel on the surface are bare, and no grass grows. Don't dare to set foot in it and become a natural "forbidden zone".
Do a few black stones look like a few toads spraying hot air upwards?
Gumingquan
The tour route is well designed. You don't have to go back on one road, just walk along the mountain road.
There are two hot spring places in Rehai Scenic Area, Meimeichi Hot Spring and Yugu Hot Spring. This is the scenic spot of Pregnancy Well, and the following is Meimeichi Hot Spring. Since we chose Yugu Hot Spring, we put it in the hot spring when we go out at the end. Behind the Atami Big Rolling Pot attraction.
take a closer look
Legend has it that drinking water from this well can lead to pregnancy
The diameter of the hot sea boiling pot is more than 3 meters, and the depth is about 1.5 meters. Potatoes, peanuts, etc.
The Atami Big Rolling Pot scenic spot is promising, so I sat down by the big tree below and rested for a while, and first ate some food that I brought with me to replenish some energy, so as not to be exhausted when soaking in the hot spring. At this time, it was already 5:45 in the afternoon, and we rushed to the hot spring at 6 o'clock to start soaking in the hot spring. There are many hot spring pools here, with various names, and the temperature is mostly 39-42 degrees. Each pool is usually soaked for 10-15 minutes. It should not be soaked for too long. Due to time constraints, you can’t soak too many pools. Get up, come up to drink some water, sit down, then go to the steam room to lie down for a while, and then come out after a stroll in it. It is already past 7:30, and I still have to taste the big rolling pot bait. The hot spring here is the most authentic mineral hot spring. After soaking, the skin feels smooth and comfortable.
After coming out of the hot spring, take a tour bus to the door of the restaurant, and receive the bait with a ticket, which is a big bowl. First serve a large bowl of hot soup, then pour in shredded bait, side dishes and seasonings. The bait silk is actually soaked with rice, steamed, rolled into pieces with wooden reef toon, which is the bait block, and the bait block is cut into shreds to be the bait silk. In fact, the first half is the practice of rice cakes, which are kneaded into thin skins and cut into shreds when they are hot and soft.
Start tasting Atami Big Rolled Pot Shredded Bait. Brother, why are you still talking, is it delicious? Eating bait can't stop your mouth?
The driver has been waiting outside the restaurant for a long time. After the meal, we will be sent back to the hotel to have a rest. We will go to Mangshi tomorrow morning to see the Shwedagon Pagoda!