foreword
"God once made a bet with the people of Yunnan. If he lost, the two parties would exchange places of residence. As a result, God really lost. The people of Yunnan found out that God lost on purpose when they arrived in heaven."
Yunnan, south of the colorful clouds, has always been a tourist attraction in the southwest of the motherland. I have been to Yunnan several times, and visited Kunming, Dali, and Lijiang, but it was the first time I visited Pu'er. The good tea of Pu'er in Yunnan has long been famous at home and abroad, but did you know that in this land of outstanding people, there is not only the fragrance of tea, but also a super mysterious and fun Sun River National Forest Park!
Pu'er Sun River National Forest Park
This is the largest oasis on the Tropic of Cancer, with lush vegetation, high negative oxygen ion content in the air, no severe cold in winter, and no scorching heat in summer. Live in a wooden villa that "grows in the forest", get in touch with rhinos, red pandas, and gibbons, travel through the jungle like Bell, and take a nap and drink afternoon tea in a lawn tent, not to mention The attractive Pu'er "Three Treasures Banquet" and "Peacock Banquet"... Parents, couples, and group building are all suitable here!
Beautiful accommodation: Pu'er Red Panda Manor Forest Hotel
Well, let's talk about the most attractive jungle fairy house in Sun River National Forest Park - Pu'er Red Panda Manor Forest Hotel!
78 forest wooden villas are scattered in the forest, all built with old ship wood, even the fans are made of wood, the rooms in the villas are large, and the room types are also diverse, including standard guest rooms, standard suites, and standard family suites; fully transparent glass landscape rooms : Hexagon Guest Room, Hexagon Single Room, Hexagon Suite, etc. It feels especially suitable for family and parent-child travel!
Take a look at the one with the best view in the forest villa - 360-degree transparent forest view! You can watch the rhythm of the red panda while taking a bath!
The hotel's service is also very good. The hotel lady not only put local wild chestnuts, but also considered the heavy humidity in the mountains, turned on the electric blanket in advance to dry the quilt, which is considerate and considerate.
Scenic Spot: Rhinoceros Ping Scenic Area
Let's put it this way, you can regard Rhinoceros Ping Scenic Area as a giant zoo where you can have close contact with animals and plants. The main tourist attractions here are: "The Hermitage of the Rhinoceros, the Paradise of the Macaques, the Fish Shadow Trace the Stream, the Cymbidium Trail, the Ape Peninsula, and the Watermelon Pond Wetland, Traveling Red Panda, Playing Bird Paradise" and folk song and dance performances.
Under the leadership of Mr. A Qian, who is known as the "Rhino Prince" in the scenic spot, you can not only observe rhinos at close range, but even give these "small land tanks" weighing several tons a massage——Mr. A Qian and these African The rhinoceros has a very good relationship and has a good understanding of the rhinoceros' temper. The rhino hide is surprisingly thick, but the rhino's ears are very soft-by the way, do you know how to distinguish the male and female rhinos?
The rhinos here are actually "imported" from South Africa, and after the last two rhinos were killed in 1933, there are no traces of native rhinos here. However, these migrant households live very happily in Xiniuping.
Hmm, here you can also see a slow loris that looks like "Lightning" in "Zootopia" - it is said that this cute creature can secrete venom to protect itself; the macaque mother and her child are proudly A gibbon swinging from tree to tree; a night owl who stares during the day; and the cutest red panda! I found that these guys, who are close relatives to Mr. Gancrimian, are real "fruit fans" - always chewing on a large bowl of apples.
By the way, Yunnan is a multi-ethnic area, and the ethnic minority compatriots are good at singing and dancing. There are also colorful and unique ethnic song and dance performances in the scenic spot every day from 11:00-11:30 and 14:30-15:00 , you can watch it for free!
have fun
Already guessed it! You must ask, what else is there to do besides living in a big forest? Don't need too many, just because you won't be able to play! And listen to me slowly.
1. Jungle Fly
Absolute Jumanji! A reserved item for outward bound training! It starts with the zipline jumping over the treetops and ends with the zipline jumping out of the jungle. All the crossing projects that make you tremble and tremble are carried out in the midair of the jungle. To be honest, it really takes a lot of physical strength to complete the entire flying project. But looking thrilling, there is no danger! Zi Mo actually experienced how strong a safety rope is...haha. There are experienced coaches escorting you along the way, so you don't have to worry about safety.
2. Forest Adventure
The delicious "four-leaf grape" and the precious dendrobium may be next to the "broken grass" that can seal the throat... Taiyanghe National Forest Park is also known as the "Southern Yunnan Medicine Valley". Various rare medicinal materials emerge in endlessly. In the eyes of Mr. Afeng, who is better than Bell, the primitive jungle we traveled through is full of treasures—forgive me for not remembering their names. This is simply the backyard of Mr. Afeng who was born and raised in Pu’er. He knows all plants, but in our eyes, it is just "this grass and that grass"... This expedition has simply refreshed our worldview. It turns out that our understanding of nature is so superficial.
Tips: Forest adventure activities need to keep up with the pace of the teacher! The forest is densely covered with trees, it's not fun to get lost!
3. Night observation
What kind of experience is it for a group of people wearing headlights to "night observe" in a national park surrounded by night? The night in the big forest is actually far more noisy than imagined - insects and birds are singing endlessly, and along the way I saw praying mantises, spinners, grasshoppers, wasps and a series of unknown beetles... The companions also saw a small brown Snakes... For people who have lived in the city for a long time, this is indeed a rare experience. Also don't worry about safety or finding objects to observe - this is also one of the contact experience projects in Sun River National Park. The natural jungle leader who dares to spend the night on the jungle treetops will definitely make your trip worthwhile .
Tips: There is no light pollution in Forest Park, and stargazing is also good!
4. Forest Tent Afternoon Tea
This is my favorite project! After the forest adventure, eat a meal of plantain rice in the tent in the forest - mix dried beef, sauerkraut, and peanuts in glutinous rice on plantain leaves, and then serve with delicious tomato and egg soup, don't be too delicious!
After a full meal, take a leisurely meal in the forest tent afternoon tea, iced mixed fruit juice, paired with Pu'er hand-ground coffee prepared by yourself, and then make a woodcut of your own under the guidance of the teacher. This is the forest A leisurely afternoon.
5. Yoga Meditation
In the yoga and meditation class, we were amazed by our jungle flying coach-Mr. Afu! The benevolent and kind-hearted teacher A Fu once taught in Beijing for many years. Later, he was attracted by the local customs and beautiful scenery of Yunnan, and moved his family here, living a life of harmony between nature and man! It can be described as a master of the world! At the same time, he is also a master of mountain cross-country!
The yoga movements taught by Mr. A Fu are not the kind of difficult movements that are basically the same as gymnastics and acrobatics, but simple and easy-to-learn moves. With frequent practice, it will greatly improve the body and mind.
Tips: In the extremely high negative oxygen ions in the big forest, doing yoga with the sound of rain is really a different experience! In one breath, the whole person relaxes!
6. Tea making experience
Pu'er tea is famous all over the world, and you can also make your own tea cakes in the Red Panda Manor! It is very meaningful to drink it after ten or twenty years!
Food
With beautiful scenery and fun projects, how can there be no delicious food? You can immediately think of Yunnan rice noodles as a reserved item for breakfast every day. The following are the special meals you should experience!
1. Healthy hot pot
It is undoubtedly a good thing for me, a Sichuanese, to have an authentic flavor and health-preserving hot pot in the forest! The health-preserving small hot pot soup in Red Panda Manor is carefully cooked, and the ingredients are also very local - there are fresh seasonal vegetables and various ecological meats. The key is that the dipping water here is very Yunnan style! I believe everyone will enjoy it.
2. Dustpan rice
No 98, no 88, only 38! That’s right, that’s the price of the dustpan rice (that’s actually what I named it…) with bacon, sausage, duck legs, glutinous rice and sweet mango! Not to mention the good taste, there is no such thing as super cost-effective!
3. Three Treasures Banquet
Authentic Yunnan Pu'er dinner! The Dendrobium Goose Cup alone is worth the ticket price! In the Three Treasures Banquet, there are crispy red beans with Pu’er tea, grilled fish with herbs, barbecued meat, fragrant chicken with Dai flavor tea, crispy tea leaves, steamed eggs with Dendrobium flowers, mixed mountain delicacies, fried dried bacon, fried pork with Pu’er tea, seasonal vegetables in Nanmi, a great harvest, Fresh cold tea, purple rice and pineapple rice, three-treasure cake, triangular cake, black tea hand-picked rice, fried rice with special fresh tea, assorted fruits...is it so rich that you are dizzy?
4. Candlelight singing and dancing dinner on the terrace
Haha, this is actually a mixture of the elegance of a long table banquet by candlelight + the enthusiasm of an outdoor BBQ! Barbecue on the terrace, with meat and wine, singing and dancing, Pu'er night, full of colorful colors and extraordinary enthusiasm! If you are a big family or a team, remember to book with the manor in advance! It must be a memorable experience for you!
transportation
To go here from all over the country, you can take a plane to Pu'er Simao Airport first. There is a shuttle bus in the scenic spot from the airport to the Red Panda Manor, and the drive takes about 1 hour.
Tea Horse Ancient Road & Tea Horse Ancient Town
Pu'er used to be an important stop in the ancient southern tea-horse trade market. Not far from the Little Panda Manor Forest Hotel, you can see the ancient tea-horse road that caravans walked through in layers of tea gardens. Now here, you can see the cormorant fishing performance in the lake at the foot of the mountain, and you can also take the cable car to the top of the mountain, reliving the hardships of the caravans that transported tea back then.
The Tea-Horse Road Town is at the foot of the Tea-Horse Road, with dense merchants and bustling business. Not only can you taste tea and experience authentic food here, but even the square dancing in the town is quite upscale—dancing around the bonfire, the atmosphere should not be too enthusiastic!
Food
Peacock Banquet in Dai Garden
A great collection of famous Yunnan foods! It is said that there are more than 20 local specialties - such as glutinous rice, meat dregs, barbecue and fried bamboo worms! Hmm, this worm doesn't have any strange smell, and the fried one tastes quite delicious! In addition to the peacock head, the chef also used dry ice to create a smoky effect, also known as "Yaotai Peacock Feast".
hotel
Qiyunlou Ancient Road Inn
This inn has ethnic characteristics and local characteristics - there are tea leaves on the bedside... The whole inn is also a wooden antique structure.
Jiangcheng: One City Connects Three Kingdoms
Even in Yunnan, which is rich in customs and customs, Jiangcheng is a very special one - this small town is known as "one city connects three countries". This is the only county in Yunnan that borders Laos and Vietnam, with a border line as long as 183 kilometers.
Starting from the Pu'er Red Panda Manor, the mountain road has eighteen bends before arriving at Jiangcheng. In such a small border town, the local customs and customs naturally have its own unique features. The town of Zhengdong in the south of Jiangcheng we went to is one of them. The southeast of this small town is bordered by Laos. There are 11 ethnic minorities such as Dai, Hani, Yao, and Yi, among which Dai is the majority, accounting for about 1/3.
Zheng Dong, here "understand the true meaning of a happy life"
This is the center of Zhengdong Town - Mengsangluo Square. I heard that a certain variety show came to Zhengdong to shoot a while ago, and this square is the main shooting location. Qi Wei, Lee Seung-hyun, and the immortal goddess Zhu Yin are all here!
The most famous thing in the square is these big banyan trees with luxuriant branches, each of which is said to have a thousand-year history! As time goes by, the big banyan tree has become a forest alone. It is said that there was a flood here in ancient times, and the local people escaped by hiding under the big banyan tree. So these big banyan trees are sacred trees in the local area! The local people said that as long as the big banyan tree has lush branches and leaves, people's life will be smooth.
Next to the square is the authentic Dai village of Zongdong—Chengzi Sanzhai Village in Zongdong Town. This is the first batch of villages listed in the list of traditional Chinese villages. name. In the 1920s and 1930s, this place was an important transit point for caravans, and it was once very prosperous.
Stepping into the village is like stepping into the paradise described by Tao Yuanming. The village is not big, but it is very tidy. The cement roads in the village are not narrow, and they are cleaned very cleanly. There is also a large space between the buildings, without feeling cramped. . Dai people have lived in bamboo buildings for 1,400 years. Most of them have a structure with one floor and one bottom floor. The sight of a good harvest.
The Dai village is built on a gentle slope next to the forest. The greenery is very good. Papaya, carambola and jackfruit are planted along the roadside. There is also a Southeast Asian style temple beside the village.
The former residence of Zhao Cunxin, the old governor of Xishuangbanna, is also in the "Three Villages of the City". This is a local celebrity who organized an anti-Japanese guerrilla. The leader of the chieftain, very prestigious.
Former Residence of Zhao Cunxin——
Like many Chinese villages I have been to, there are not many young people in Zengdong Township, and most of them are old people living in the village with their grandchildren. The Dai people are hardworking and kind, and the old people can't stay idle in the village. They enjoy drying corn, peeling bamboo shoots, and feeding their grandchildren.
Where is the happiest place in China? There are different opinions on this answer, but in Jiangcheng Zongdong, I really felt the leisure, comfort and happiness of the villagers here. Every villager we met With a warm smile, he is also willing to communicate with us foreign tourists. It is a sincere smile, not because everyone here is rich, but because of the pure blue sky, fresh air, full of Greenery, sweet fruits, and a contented heart.
The bamboo shoots dried on the ground are said to be used for wrapping Pu-erh tea.
Pu-erh tea being produced——
Mantan Village in Daoxiangli
"Remember when you said home is the only castle
Continue to run with the Daoxiang River
Smile slightly, I know my childhood dream"
When I arrived at Mantan Village hidden behind a large rice field, I couldn't help humming the song "Rice Fragrance" by Jay Chou. Compared with the "Chengzi Sanzhai" in Zongdong Township, Mantan Village is more original. It is said that Mantan is the transliteration of "Moxu" in the Dai language, which means a dry salt well. According to legend, there is a salt well with a high yield, which has caused disputes among all parties.
Now Mantan Village is a quiet small village on the border between China and Laos. It is rich in good rice and has the name of "Village of Fragrant Rice". When we arrived, the native Dai compatriots here were preparing lunch—look at this big pot, deep-fried fatty pork, the smell is incredible!
Mantan Village is also built on the hillside next to the forest, but the layout of the buildings is more compact than that of Zongdong Town. Minjun in Mantan Village is also a typical Dai-style wooden building with one floor and one floor. The pillars are erected with thick wood on the big stone pier, and the roof is paved with black tile hooks made of black mud. It is said that in addition to In addition to sheltering from wind and rain, it also has the effect of being transparent and cool.
Rice fields, small bridges, running water, high eaves, lush jungles and ancient trees, traffic in the fields, chickens and dogs, the days of Mantan Village are comfortable and quiet.
Recommended accommodation in Jiangcheng
Jiangcheng Tianhao International Hotel should be one of the best hotels in Jiangcheng. It is located in the center of the county. The facilities are very new, the service is warm, and it has a four-star standard. The view from the window is even more invincible. The attitude and standard of service are also remarkable, and the most important thing is that the online price of a standard room in the hotel is only less than 200, and the price-performance ratio is amazing! The hotel also has its own restaurant, which has breakfast and lunch. The variety of buffet breakfast is also quite rich, and authentic Yunnan rice noodles are also available!
Jiangcheng County is not big, and Tianhao International Hotel is right next to the square in the center of the county. The location is excellent. There is a parking lot downstairs. The hotel has just opened, and all facilities are in good condition.
Although the hotel lobby is not too big, it is well-decorated and practical.
This is a hotel room. The big bed room I live in has an area of 35-40 square meters. It is very large, clean and hygienic. The decoration is simple and business-like. The configuration of the room is comparable to that of a four-star hotel. The bed is big and very comfortable Soft and very comfortable.
Take the elevator to the upper floor of the hotel, and there is also a platform for viewing the scenery. Jiangcheng Tianhao International Hotel is a taller building in the local area, so it is natural to see all the mountains and small ones! The night view of the entire Jiangcheng county can be seen almost at a glance.
The square opposite the hotel is tree-lined and has a beautiful environment, suitable for a walk after dinner at night.
In the night of Jiangcheng, the buildings here have a strong ethnic style.
Ninger Qingshuiwan Holiday Apartment
Ning'er Qingshuiwan Holiday Apartment is also a good recommendation! The hotel is located in a quiet street in Ning'er County. In front of the hotel is a large area of rice fields. The scenery in the sunset is especially beautiful! The hotel also focuses on ethnic characteristics, and there are good tea spaces on the first floor and nearby.
Mohei Ancient Town: The earliest international actress in China was born here, and she is known as the number one beauty in the film industry!
"Dali is beautiful in March, and it's easy to dress up by the Butterfly Spring" - people who are a little older should be familiar with this song "Butterfly Spring", which is the song of the well-known movie "Five Golden Flowers" in the last century The theme song, this movie and this song have influenced a generation, and the actress who plays the heroine in the movie is also the leading role of another well-known masterpiece "Ashima", known as "the Yang Likun, the "No. 1 Beauty", was born in Mohei Ancient Town, a well-known town in Pu'er, Yunnan.
Speaking of this ancient town of Mohei, it has been famous for a long time. It was an important town on the ancient tea-horse road a long time ago, and it is also a famous "salt capital" in southern Yunnan. It has always been very prosperous. Up to now, there is a Salt factory.
Pu'er in September is sunny and the temperature is suitable. Walking in the ancient town of Mohei, life here is leisurely and comfortable. The local people warmly invited us to taste the dried beef they are making, and in those winding alleys, you can still find it. The cobblestone road of the ancient tea-horse road that the caravan passed by, and the rich mansion of the former chieftain and rich family.
The memorial hall of Yang Likun's former residence is near the central square of the town, and the couplet of "Ashima always stays in the film world, Yang Likun always stays in the world" is engraved on both sides of the statue of Yang Likun.
Yang Likun was born in a salt merchant family in Mohei, with a wealthy family. Later, by chance, this beautiful girl was selected by the director of "Five Golden Flowers" Wang Jiayi in the Yunnan Provincial Song and Dance Troupe in Kunming, and became the director of the film. The heroine, after the film was released in 1959, became an instant hit, causing a national sensation and becoming a household name. Yang Likun's pure and beautiful appearance is also known as "the number one beauty in the film industry"!
Today, when I see the black and white photos of Yang Likun’s former residence in Mohei Ancient Town, I will still be shocked by the smile and face of this peerless beauty—in the generation without plastic surgery and Internet celebrities, the beauty of people at that time is true beauty ah! With her outstanding performance in "Five Golden Flowers", Yang Likun won the Silver Eagle Award for Best Actress at the Asian-African International Film Festival held in Cairo, Egypt in 1960. Therefore, it is not surprising that she is the earliest international actress in China. Pass.
However, in response to the old saying that a beauty is a poor man, after becoming famous all over the world, Yang Likun was hit by the ten-year turmoil, and even became mentally disturbed for a while. However, his body and mind were greatly damaged, and he died at his home in Shanghai in 2000 at the age of 58. Before she died, she never returned to her hometown.
Seeing these beautiful photos here today, when I think of the rough life of the beauty, I can't help but sigh - the meteor is shining, and the youth is fleeting, but Yang Likun's beauty is eternal.
Pu'er Mojiang: The Tropic of Cancer Symbol Park, the place where the sun turns
Mojiang is the last stop of our trip to Pu'er in Yunnan. We especially recommend the Tropic of Cancer Sign Park here for two reasons—the first is because it is called "the place where the sun turns around"! Mojiang is exactly on the Tropic of Cancer at 23°26′ north latitude. Every summer solstice, the sun shines directly on this line, and then gradually moves south, so it is called "the place where the sun turns around".
There is an observatory in the Tropic of Cancer Mark Garden. It has an astronomical telescope with a diameter of 40 cm and an eyepiece with a magnification of 480 times. It is called "the first mirror in southern Yunnan". It is said that this is also the largest and most advanced design of the Tropic of Cancer Symbol Park in the world so far.
The second is even more amazing! The locals in Mojiang call the Tropic of Cancer the "Yin-Yang Line"! It is said that because of the coordination of yin and yang, the birth rate of twins here is very high! There are also two twin wells in the Tropic of Cancer Signature Garden. I heard that drinking the well water can easily give birth to twins!
This "place where the sun turns" also has the "Eleventh Windmill Festival" during the National Day, and my favorite is "Starry Sky Camping"-the sky of the Tropic of Cancer, even on a moonlit night, is also full of stars!
By the way, the Hani pig-killing dishes in Mojiang Tropic of Cancer Signature Garden are also very good—it’s different from the Northeast’s pig-killing dishes. The pig-killing dishes here are more Southwest-style, and the cured meat and soup are both delicious!
Mojiang recommended hotels
Mojiang Secret Realm Qiyuan Ethnic Theme Hotel
This is a hotel full of ethnic style. It is located in the center of the county seat. The rooms are spacious and the hotel has a strong sense of design. There is also a specially designed tea space on the second floor, and displays commonly used agricultural tools and textile utensils by local ethnic minorities. .
Tips:
1. Most of the trip to Pu’er in Yunnan is in the forest and mountainous areas, so mosquito repellent potions need to be kept on hand, and many places are very original, so you must follow the leader’s arrangement when doing forest exploration and other activities to avoid getting lost and destroying the local ecology environment.
2. Now Yunnan Province has launched a special app for smart tourism. Just download the "Travel in Yunnan" app, and you can easily travel around Yunnan with a mobile phone, eating, drinking, and having fun!
3. Our trip is mainly for self-driving, and Wukong self-driving tour provides services.
4. The suggested itinerary is as follows——