At the beginning of 2021, someone kept talking about going to Dali to see seagulls. Thinking about it, I haven’t gone out for more than a year since the outbreak. I have been to Yunnan twice, and this time I arranged to take the Great Ring Road.....

Line overview: Kunming - Jianshui - Yuanyang - Luoping - Dongchuan - Lijiang - Dali - Kunming

Team introduction:

the fish

moon

Xiaobai who accompanied us for 9 days

Financial summary:

1. Sylphy car rental fee: 1933 yuan/8.5 days;

2. Travel expenses and fuel expenses: 2115 yuan;

3. Accommodation fee: 1716 yuan;

4. Meal expenses: 2178 yuan;

5. Ticket fee: Yuanyang 195 yuan + Luoping 60 + Lashihai 90 + Shuhai 90 = 435 yuan;

6. Other fees: 350 yuan;

Air ticket: 4170 yuan;

Total: 12897 yuan, per capita: 4299 yuan.

D1: Guangzhou-Kunming-Jianshui Accommodation: Jianshui Yirui Chunqiu Inn (196KM, 2 hours and 30 minutes)

Departure at 4 o'clock in the morning today, take the plane to Kunming at 7:10, after getting off the plane, go to the car rental point of Yihi Airport to pick up Xiaobai at 10:30, and go directly to Jianshui, the first stop of our trip, 2 At half past one, the first scenic spot in Jianshui, Jianshui Seventeen-Arch Bridge: also known as Shuanglong Bridge, is located 5 kilometers west of Jianshui Ancient City, across the intersection of Lujiang River and Tachong River. This ancient bridge was built in the Qing Dynasty and is a famous historic site in Yunnan. The ancient bridge has 17 holes connecting each other, and there are three-storey pavilions on the bridge. It looks old and magnificent.

At the bridgehead of Shuanglong Bridge, uncle and aunt are seriously taking pictures

And encounter Jianshui sightseeing train

D2: Jianshui-Yuanyang Accommodation: Yuanyang Ailao Impression Homestay (133KM, 3 hours)

Departing from Yuanyang in the morning, I just turned from the Qingta Line to the side of National Highway 323. I ate Jianshui’s most authentic delicacy, Jianshui beef noodles for 15 yuan (you can decide how much beef, beef ribs, and noodles you eat).

Arrive at Yuanyang Hani Terraced Fields at around 12 noon. It is located in the south of Ailao Mountain. It is a masterpiece left by the Hani people for generations. Yuanyang Hani Terraces are mainly composed of four parts: Qingkou Scenic Area, Laoyingzui Scenic Area, Bada Scenic Area, and Duoyishu Scenic Area.....

Entering the scenic area is the Qingkou Terraced Fields, because Qingkou Hani Folk Village is just under maintenance and cannot be entered. After playing, go directly to the accommodation: Yuanyang Ailao Impression B&B.

And had lunch at the B&B. Under the enthusiastic recommendation of the boss, we set out for the Eaglezui Scenic Area at 4 o’clock (later I thought it would be better to take pictures of the sunset in Eaglezui than in the Bada Terraces. There are too many people in the Bada Terraces)

The online introduction of Bada Terraced Fields belongs to the majestic, most extensive and three-dimensional terraced fields among the Yuanyang Terraced Fields! . But it may be due to the weather, the flow of people, etc., I think it is not as good as the Eagle's Mouth Terraced Fields, and I will return to the B&B after sunset.

D3: Yuanyang - Duoyishu Scenic Area - Aichunlan Terraced Fields - Luoping Rapeseed Flower Scenic Area (Old Jianshan) - Luoping Huahai Impression Inn Accommodation: Luoping Huahai Impression Inn (393KM, 5 hours)

At 6:30 in the morning, I came to the Duoyishu Terraced Fields to watch the sunrise. There were already so many people that I couldn’t even get in. I took a few photos in a hurry and then withdrew. As soon as I walked through the scenic spot, a few tourists walked up the slope next to it. After inquiring, walking down the slope is the filming location on the other side of the Duoyishu Terraced Fields. Tickets are not required. There is really a scenery in one place.....

Shooting in the area

Shooting on the other side of the Duoyishu Terraced Fields

Go back to the B&B, have breakfast, check out at 9:00 and go to Aichunlan Terraced Fields: Aichun Terraced Fields is near Duoyishu, also known as Blue Terraced Fields. The water in the terraced fields reflects the blue sky. Blue, quite nice.

At 10:30, go to Luoping along the Aiwu Section-Geyuan Highway-Kaihe Expressway-Lumi Expressway. I came to the Rapeseed Blossom Scenic Area at almost 4 o'clock in the afternoon. I saw that the rapeseed flowers on both sides of the road had no flowers, and most of them were fruited. ...

D4: Luoping－Dongchuan Red Earth Accommodation: Dongchuan Red Earth Autumn Maple Inn (331 kilometers in total, about 4 hours and 20 minutes)

Today's journey is not very far, we didn't get up until 8:30, and arrived at Hongtu Qiufeng Inn at 3:00 p.m. along the Shankun-Kunming Expressway-Yimi Expressway-Dianzhong Ring Road. Just a few guests booked a local car 3 Point to go to Luoxiagou, the proprietress aunt is very enthusiastic, let us go with the master: Hongtu Grand View - Millennium Old Dragon Tree - Luoxiagou route.....

Hongtu Grand View can be seen on the way to Luoxiagou

The thousand-year-old dragon tree is a thousand-year-old fir tree, standing alone on the red soil, simple and vicissitudes

Luoxiagou, also known as the Pond Land, is a depression that suddenly subsides surrounded by mountains. Some people say that Luoxiagou is one of the most beautiful places in the red land. In different seasons, Luoxiagou will present different beautiful scenery, which is like the world. wonderland. Looking from a distance, the red and green color blocks and lines are like a dream, and the colorful colors rush towards the face, making people seem to forget to breathe for a moment.

On the way back to the inn, passing by the music score, I met a smoking old man and a sheep...

Return to the inn at 6 o'clock, park the car behind the inn, and walk to the Waliang house to watch the sunset

someone posing in the field

D5: Dongchuan Red Land - Old Town of Lijiang Overnight: Lijiang Fengqiao Yebo Boutique Inn (593 kilometers in total, about 7 hours)

At 6:30 in the morning, I went to Qicaipo to watch the sunrise, but the weather was cloudy and the clouds were too thick. The sun didn't show up until after 8:00. Damakan is building a viewing platform, and at 9:00 along the Yunnan Central Ring Expressway-Hangrui Expressway- Dali Expressway to Lijiang Old Town.

The ancient city of Dayan in Lijiang at night is still the same ancient city, too many people, too commercialized, I have to wait for a long time to take a picture, I don’t even want to take the camera, all the photos are taken with my mobile phone.....

D6: Dayan Ancient City - Lashihai Wetland Park - Shuhe Ancient Town - Dayan Ancient City Accommodation: Lijiang Fengqiao Yebo Boutique Inn (30KM, 8 hours)

In the morning, Lashihai Wetland Park is a famous gathering place for migratory birds. Every winter, more than 20,000 migratory birds spend the winter here. Lashi Lake covers an area of ​​5,330 hectares, and the lake is 2,437 meters above sea level. It is a wetland with abundant water and grass. The lakeside is surrounded by green grass, fish and shrimps in the water, and the environment is very beautiful. At this time, most of the migratory birds have already flown away...

Shuhe Ancient Town is about four kilometers north of Lijiang Old Town. Shuhe Ancient Town is an important well-preserved market town on the Ancient Tea Horse Road. The neat streets are not like the hustle and bustle of Lijiang...

It is still a holy place to take wedding photos. The photographer who has already done a wedding photo last time will come again this time...

D7: Lijiang Ancient Town - Dali Ancient Town Accommodation: No. 25 Inn in the ancient city (the whole journey is 155KM, time 2 hours)

Sleep until 9 o'clock, check out and return to Dali. Dali can be summed up in four words: "wind, flowers, snow, moon". The wind refers to the wind in Xiaguan; the flower refers to the flowers in Shangguan; the snow refers to the snow in Cangshan Mountain; the moon refers to the moon in Erhai Lake...

A certain person bought the clothes for today's photo shoot because he was a wedding photographer for others yesterday...

D8: Dali Ancient City - Longkan Ancient Ferry - Xiajiyi Water Pump Station - Xizhou - Xiaguan Town Accommodation: Dali Guanlan Apartment (55KM, 8 hours)

Today's original plan was to travel around the sea: Longkan Ancient Ferry - Caicun - Huanhai West Road - Xizhou - Huanhai East Road - Shuanglang Town (the whole line is closed for construction, it is a unified plan, and it should be built into a coastal tourist area, which should be maintained in the future You can’t drive Erhai Lake by yourself, you have to pay, take a shuttle bus or rent a bicycle, I don’t know if you can drive in the inn on the original coastal road?), and then it became: Longkan Ancient Ferry - Xiajiyi Water Pumping Station - Xizhou. ....

The Longkan Ancient Ferry, about 3 kilometers away from the ancient city of Dali, has pure blue, beautiful scenery of the ancient ferry, and is also one of the holy places for wedding photography.

The arrival of seagulls adds to the beauty, and the sun shimmers on the lake

Someone finally saw the long-lost seagull...

Another cameo as a photographer...

Continue to go to Jiyi Water Pumping Station

Xizhou is located 18 kilometers north of the ancient city of Dali, leaning against Cangshan Mountain in the west and Erhai Lake in the east. There are a large number of Bai folk houses preserved, and it is also the birthplace of Xizhou Baba.

D9: Dali Ancient City - Kunming Changshui International Airport (358KM, 5 hours)

Sleep until you wake up naturally, this 2,300-kilometer journey is coming to an end, someone’s wish has come true, thank you for walking along the way.