Away from the hustle and bustle of the city, put down the busy work
No longer worldly glitz, let go of all troubles
Find a piece of pure land and enjoy life
Give your soul a vacation 🍃
Not long after the National Day of the 11th National Day, it is a good season to travel on the wrong peak
This time the destination is Tengchong, Yunnan --- the hometown of hot springs.
schedule:
day.1 Heshun Ancient Town - Rhododendron King Ancient Wood Expo Park - West Yunnan Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall - Atami
day.2 Volcano Park - Ginkgo Village - Alpine Oolong Tea Scenic Spot - Dream Tengchong
day.3 Longchuan River Rafting - Beihai Wetland - Tea Expo Garden - Liu Yongzhou Shadow Play
One leaf knows autumn, items and precautions for Tengchong trip in early autumn:
1⃣️Tengchong has a tropical monsoon climate, with a warm climate, sunny and rainy in summer and autumn, cool climate, with an average temperature of 15°C in winter and an average temperature of 25°C in summer, so it is suitable for vacation all year round. Of course, it is recommended to bring a big shawl when traveling in this season, because it is still a bit cold here in the morning and evening.
2⃣️Tengchong is located on the border of the motherland, and flying is the most convenient means of travel. At present, there are direct flights to Tengchong in major cities across the country. If not, you can also take a flight to Kunming for a transfer. There are many flights from Kunming to Tengchong.
3⃣️In addition to general items for travel, it is recommended to carry some medicines to prevent mosquito bites.
day.1 Heshun Ancient Town - Rhododendron King Ancient Wood Expo Park - West Yunnan Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall - Atami
Heshun Ancient Town
Compared with Wuzhen and Zhouzhuang in the south, this ancient town is not so commercially developed. I chose to travel after the 11th, so there are very few people here, but it allows me to feel the simplicity of this ancient town. .
The main scenic spots are Heshun Library, Damabang Museum, Heshun Military Mansion, Shuanghong Bridge, Heshun House, Wanlouzi Folk House Museum, Heshun Alley, etc.
Walking along the path paved with volcanic stones, wandering in the ancient town of Heshun, you can see Chinese-style old houses and lifelike wood carvings everywhere, "three squares, one screen wall, four in five courtyards".
Heshun Library is one of the largest rural libraries in China. It was funded by overseas Chinese. The library preserves the characteristics of typical Chinese classical courtyards. There are gardens and buildings. It is worth visiting.
The main display in the Da Ma Gang Museum is the matter of caravan trade.
The ancient town is connected to the houses, and there are many local residents selling local specialties, such as various mountain mushrooms, wild honey, etc., which add a lot of fireworks to the ancient town.
Rhododendron King Ancient Wood Expo Park
The Rhododendron King Ancient Wood Expo Park is the only expo park in China that focuses on the appreciation of rare ancient trees and ancient tree roots. The park has a special hall: keep the roots, a product exhibition hall: root art world, and a theme restaurant: Dujuan Wangfu.
There are more than 300 rare and ancient woods exhibited here, including dozens of species such as yew, torreya, and golden nan, which are endangered in the world. In the root carving exhibition hall, you can buy your favorite root carving artworks, ranging from cheap There are all kinds of high prices.
West Yunnan Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall
The West Yunnan Anti-Japanese War Museum is the first privately funded museum in my country to commemorate the people of West Yunnan who died during the Anti-Japanese War in West Yunnan. There are a large number of precious historical relics preserved in the museum, which have very high educational significance and research value.
The Western Dian Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall is a must-visit place in Tengchong. Take the No. 6 bus from the main gate of Tengchong Heshun Ancient Town, and get off at Xiaotuanshan after two stops. The opening time is 9.00-16.00. It is closed every Monday and is free by identity Permit to visit!
Atami
Tengchong has a unique group of volcanoes and hot springs, and it is the county with the most hot springs and the highest density in Yunnan. And the hot springs in Rehai are like a big gathering of hot springs in Tengchong. Not only the number but also the types are complex and complete, and there are rare high-temperature boiling springs, low-temperature carbonated springs and so on in China. Compared with the hot springs in other provinces, the hot springs here in Atami are more authentic, which can make you feel the integration of hot springs and natural scenery.
It is no exaggeration to say that this is Atami. Entering the scenic spot is like being in a fairyland, because there are many above-ground hot springs, so the temperature is very high, and the heat from the hot springs rises, which looks like a fairyland on earth from a distance.
Rehai Scenic Area is a national 5A-level scenic area. The main attractions here are Pearl Spring, Pregnancy Spring, Rehai Stone, Big Rolling Pot, Bath Valley, Beauty Pool, etc. The most spectacular one is the Big Rolling Pot. The highest water temperature reaches 102 degrees.
Because the temperature of the hot springs in the entire Atami is very high, about 80 degrees Celsius, there are many stalls selling hot spring eggs and hot spring rice in the scenic area. The price is not high, so you can try it.
In addition, there is a special place for hot springs in the scenic area called Atami Yugu Hot Springs. It is a clubhouse for tourists to soak in hot springs. It is built on the basis of a hot spring in a big rolling pot. There are dozens of pools in it. It feels very smooth when you go in for a while and come out. The experience is good, and you can choose according to the temperature and efficacy of different pools.
After a day of walking and stopping, in the evening, I came to a homestay called Yunbian that I had booked before. Cloudside B&B means that the heart is there, and the meaning of being at the edge of the cloud.
This poetically named B&B is located in Heshun Ancient Town, and it is designed by well-known designers as a whole. It is made of logs and glass, simple and elegant.
The overall environment is very quiet, and the overall room environment is simple in style. The warm-toned log furniture makes people feel at home. You can see the courtyard and the opposite scenery through the balcony. There is also a corgi named Oreo in the homestay, it is so cute~
The facilities in the room are complete, there is a refrigerator, the bathroom mirror is still anti-fog and constant temperature, and the toiletries are still the Herborist series.
The breakfast here is also very rich, you can eat porridge and rice noodles, and the corn is very soft, including flower cakes~
There is a small garage next to the B&B, which can park about 2 cars. You can also open an open space to park in the front. There is also a parent-child room, which is suitable for a family trip. Because it is in Heshun Ancient Town, you need to buy a ticket before entering. You can come in, the ticket is 55 per person, and you can manage it for 3 days. If you stay for a long time, you can go to the scenic spot to continue the time.
day.2 Volcano Park - Ginkgo Village - Alpine Oolong Tea Scenic Spot - Dream Tengchong
Volcano Park
Here is one of the largest young volcanic groups in the country. There are volcanic cones, lava caves, volcanic lakes, waterfalls, etc. in the park, making it the best place to explore volcanic landforms.
Volcano Geopark in Tengchong, Yunnan Province, you must experience a hot air balloon when you come here, 280 yuan per person, only available from 8 to 11 in the morning, not open in the afternoon, the experience time is about 8 minutes, you can look at the whole panorama on the hot air balloon In the face, you can also see the crater, the round cone is empty, seemingly nothing, but it has the infinite mysteries of nature. In addition to sightseeing cars, you can also ride up the mountain.
Ginkgo Village
Ginkgo Village, as the name suggests, is a village full of ginkgo trees. At this time, you can just see the magnificence of the yellow leaves of ginkgo trees. The wind blows and the leaves rustle, which is very poetic.
This is also the main shooting location of the movie "Martial Arts" directed by director Chen Kexin. Our lunch is held in a ginkgo forest. Is it very artistic conception? One table, two chairs, three meals, four seasons, I want to spend my whole life with you like this.
There are many farmhouses in Ginkgo Village, and each farmhouse can provide food and accommodation, which is very convenient. This is the farmhouse where we ate. The boss is very honest. We ordered four dishes and couldn't finish them all.
There are many attractions in Ginkgo Village. The Ginkgo King Tree is more than a thousand years old and has been guarding the Ginkgo Village from generation to generation.
The Ginkgo Story Museum is the story consulate general of the cultural tour of Ginkgo Village. It covers an area of 30 mu. It adopts modern architectural forms and incorporates elements of ginkgo and traditional village architectural patterns. The village cultivates and guards the frontier, cultivates and reads the heirloom, and inherits the historical and cultural characteristics at the fingertips.
Ginkgo Village has a farming culture, and more than 1,000 mu of colorful fields are planted by the villagers themselves. They are self-sufficient by planting in spring and harvesting in autumn.
Alpine Oolong Tea Scenic Area
The tea garden here covers an area of 3,500 mu, and it is the origin of Jibian oolong tea. The tea garden exudes the fragrance of tea leaves everywhere, which makes people feel refreshed and happy.
The most conspicuous sign is such a big teapot, the water in the pot seems to never run out.
There is an Oolong Tea Museum in the scenic area. When you enter the museum, you will know: "Jibian—the story of a leaf", you can learn about the tea history of Tengchong, the development history of Jibian Oolong tea, and get a detailed understanding of the processing technology of oolong tea , you will get a comprehensive understanding of the uniqueness of the polar oolong.
Dream Tengchong
In the evening, watch a Tengchong cultural feast---Dream Tengchong large-scale performance.
The dazzling lighting effects and the superb performances of the actors added a lot of color to this trip to Tengchong. A dreamlike song and dance feast with beautiful lights and dances. The performance lasts for 120 minutes. It is divided into five chapters based on the theme of Tengchong's history and humanities.
Many young actors, state-level performances, integrated high-tech means and artistic expression techniques, the whole performance is magnificent, the lighting background is beautiful, and the regional characteristics and cultural charm of Tengchong are vividly displayed!
Overnight in the charming Banyan Tree among the green mountains and green waters
Banyan Tree Tengchong Mayugu mainly features local hot springs. The hotel is located between Beihai Wetland Park, Volcano Park, Heshun Ancient Town and other scenic spots.
The overall decoration style of the hotel is very Yunnan-style, with quaint cornice buildings, winding stone paths, exquisite gardens, and artificial lakes surrounded by traditional Chinese poetry and painting.
The hot spring village has 37 exquisite soup houses and soup courtyards, equipped with modern facilities and decoration styles, displaying the distinctive Tengchong hot spring culture.
The water in the hotel is hot spring water, and the hotel has complete facilities, including a gym, SPA, chess and card room, billiard room, etc. The hotel will also change the essential oil aromatherapy in the hotel every day. From Monday to Sunday, there are different tastes and messages!
The room I live in is very large, and there is a large private bath that can communicate with the outside scenery. You can soak in the hot spring unlimited times throughout the day. The room is equipped with a safe, speakers, coffee machine, a full set of tea art, scented candles, and big-name bath products. The fruit compote is also changed daily.
Hotel catering:
In order to ensure that guests can fully enjoy the freshest and healthiest organic ingredients, Banyan Tree has made full use of the rich local soil resources to grow ingredients organically. Let the guests have a healthy holiday while enjoying the natural hot spring.
In the past few days in Tengchong, I fell in love with the feeling of soaking in hot springs. According to traditional Chinese medicine, soaking in hot springs can relieve fatigue, promote blood circulation, and make the skin smooth and firm. Rheumatism patients can also relieve pain. The Angsana Hot Spring Village next to the hotel is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with beautiful scenery. When you come here, you can not only enjoy the hot springs with excellent water quality, but also have a super SPA for your body and mind.
There are many types of hot springs here, including 37 bathing pools such as slate baths, old age pools, and handle pools. In terms of privacy, there are public bathing areas and private baths for couples. For travelers, soaking in hot springs not only relieves travel fatigue, but also gives them a chance to relax their minds.
day3. Rafting on the Longchuan River—Beihai Wetland—Gaoligong Mountain Tea Expo Garden—Liu Yongzhou Shadow Play
Longchuan River Rafting
Longchuan River rafting is located in Linjiawan, Qushi Town, Tengchong City, Yunnan Province, 30 kilometers away from Tengchong City. The Longchuan River rafting has a small drop, curved river courses, and gentle water flow. The widest part of the river is nearly 100 meters, and the deepest is nearly 10 meters.
From here, take a kayak and drift along the river. Along the way, there are Yuelaotan, Hewan Hot Spring, Lotus Roots, Mountains and Waters, Millennium Love (Lover Forest), Huayun Tingquan, Enlightenment Stone Zen, Xueyue Liuyan, Yuwangdongfu , Muya Water Curtain, Anzhi Tinglan and many other natural landscapes. The whole journey is about 6 kilometers
Beihai Wetland
Surrounded by mountains on all sides, Beihai Wetland has a large piece of land floating on the water surface, just like a giant colorful tapestry. It has the reputation of "water grassland" and has extremely high ecological tourism value and scientific research value.
Walk all the way to Pier No. 3, take a boat to enjoy the beauty of the wetland, and there are many things to play in it, such as boating, fishing, grass rafting, and grass skiing mats. Take a walk, breathe the fresh air, and feel refreshed.
It is said that the most beautiful place is in the middle and late April every year. At that time, the Beihai wetland is full of Beihai orchids, which is too beautiful to behold. Although it is autumn now, the color of the grass is a little yellow, but the fragrance of the grass leaves floats in the air, and the quacking of wild ducks can be heard from time to time among the reeds, it is still too beautiful to behold.
Gaoligong Mountain Tea Expo Garden
Gaoligong Mountain Tea Expo Park is a tea estate integrating sightseeing, leisure, vacation and health preservation, a scientific and cultural estate built on the basis of academician and expert workstations, and a characteristic estate full of beautiful scenery and delicacies.
The back mountain is the tea garden, which can be visited, and the tea picking season has passed, but after shopping around, I found that there are many varieties of tea, including tea displays and places where tea is made in the museum.
There is also a tea art experience here. Under the guidance of a tea art teacher, you can fully understand the brewing method of oolong tea. Make a cup of tea, close your eyes and savor the aftertaste, the sound of copper bells, the fragrance of tea slowly, as if you saw the people selling tea on the ancient tea-horse road, walking in the process of history.
Liu Yongzhou shadow play
Tengchong shadow puppetry is a traditional art form that is popular among the people of Tengchong, Yunnan, and has been passed down for a long time. Locally known as "lamp shadow", "skin man play". Liu Yongzhou shadow puppetry is one of the representatives of Tengchong shadow puppetry.
Today, the traditional art of shadow puppetry is also combined with modern cartoon images. The fusion of tradition and modernity makes this ancient art come alive.
At the scene, you can also see that the teachers are making the performance roles of shadow puppetry, and you can also visit the backstage of the performance. There are also some exhibitions on the site to understand the culture here at a deeper level.
Before you know it, the trip to Tengchong is over. Stay away from the hustle and bustle of the city, meet Tengchong at close range, stroll through the ginkgo forest, watch the crater, soak in hot springs when you are tired, and enjoy the fragrance of tea without wine. With deep reluctance to end the five-day trip, Tengchong is not the world, but it is better than the world. ☁️
Scenic spot ticket information TIPS:
Heshun Ancient Town ticket 55 yuan
Rhododendron King Ancient Wood Expo Park free of charge
West Yunnan Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall free of charge
Atami Hot Spring ticket 278 yuan
Volcano Park ticket 35 yuan hot air balloon 280 yuan
Ginkgo Village ticket 30 yuan
Alpine Oolong Tea Scenic Spot Free Tickets
Tickets for Beihai Wetland 70.5 (including boat tickets)
Dream Tengchong ticket 178 yuan
Liu Yongzhou shadow puppet show ticket 68 yuan
Longchuan River rafting ticket 120 yuan (including kayaking)
Gaoligong Mountain Tea Expo Garden free of charge