D5
Enjoy breakfast at the hotel, check out and drive to Shwedagon Pagoda in Menghuan, 7 kilometers by car, 15 minutes. The Menghuan Great Golden Pagoda is located on the top of Leiya Rang Mountain. You need to walk a short winding road to reach the parking lot on the top of the mountain. On the left of the parking lot is the Menghuan Great Golden Pagoda, and on the right is the Great Silver Pagoda. The two scenic spots are very close, so you can Complete the tour by walking. The tour groups all go to the Shwedagon Pagoda, while relatively few people go to the Shwedagon Pagoda, but I think it is worth visiting. Get off the parking lot and walk 300 meters to the Shwedagon Pagoda. It is already 10 o'clock at this time, and the departure is late today, which makes the whole itinerary extremely compact.
The "Menghuan Great Golden Pagoda" is golden and dazzling. It is a landmark building in Mangshi and a holy place for the Dai people living here. Legend has it that Sakyamuni lived here when he was reincarnated as the Golden Rooster Aluan. The Menghuan Great Golden Pagoda was destroyed in 1966, and the current golden pagoda was rebuilt in 2007. Menghuan Great Golden Pagoda is located on the top of Leiyarang Mountain at an altitude of 1,079 meters by the southeast of Mangshi Kongque Lake. In front of the gate of the Golden Pagoda, two golden dragons soared down the hillside and turned into two giant claws in front of the Golden Pagoda. Climbing up the steps from the mountain gate, you can see the five big characters of "Menghuan Great Golden Pagoda" shining brightly, and peacocks, Buddhas, and magic tools are carved around it. A little lively. The Shwedagon Pagoda is the largest main building in the temple. It belongs to the style of the Dai palace in South Asia. It has a magnificent appearance, white jade walls, and stairs on the side, like a beautiful garden. The Shwedagon Pagoda is 76 meters high. It is an octagonal four-door hollow pagoda with four floors, but the lower three floors are actually hollow halls. There are 8 small towers on the second and third floors of the Shwedagon Pagoda, and 8 vase towers are also built on the outer platform of the fourth floor. These 16 small towers surround the central Dajinding, which not only enhances the momentum of the main tower, but also beautifies it. the Shwedagon Pagoda. The Shwedagon Pagoda has four gates, east, west, north, south, all of which can be entered. Before entering the hall, you need to take off your shoes. Surrounding the Shwedagon Pagoda, there is a promenade for tourists to rest. You can overlook the entire cityscape of Mangshi, and the mountain breeze is very pleasant. There is also a scenic spot worthy of attention in the scenic area - the relief of the reclining Buddha. On the wall on the right side of the gate, a lying giant Buddha statue is serene and kind, and the golden cassock, together with the green mountains and green trees, transforms into nature. In addition, there is a bodhi tree next to the pagoda, which is the third generation of the bodhi tree that Sakyamuni became a Buddha more than 2,000 years ago. Later, the branch was passed from India to Sri Lanka, and the branch passed to Sri Lanka was full of vitality. This sapling was spread from Sri Lanka to Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province in 2005, and is currently planted in Banna, Kunming and Dehong Mangshi.
Menghuan Shwedagon Pagoda
Overlooking Mangshi
Leave Menghuan Shwedagon Pagoda, go back to the parking lot, and then walk 100 meters downhill from the parking lot to the Silver Pagoda. Menghuan Silver Pagoda, a new tourist landmark in Mangshi, Dehong, was completed and opened to the public in April 2019. The Menghuan Silver Pagoda is 66 meters high and 46 meters in diameter. The overall body of the pagoda is smaller than the Golden Pagoda. However, because the mountain where the Silver Pagoda is located is about 20 meters higher than the Golden Pagoda, the height of the two pagodas is visually equal. The silver pagoda building is based on pure white, which is in sharp contrast with Menghuan Shwedagon Pagoda in color. The two towers stand on the top of Leiya Mountain and the bank of Peacock Lake. One is graceful and gorgeous, the other is elegant and quiet, forming an interesting contrast. The ticket for the scenic spot is 40 yuan, because the scenic spot is not big, so I didn't take the battery car. After entering the scenic spot, walk along the central axis. The road on the right is the ladder up the mountain, and the road on the left is the driveway. Therefore, it is recommended to go up to the right and down to the left, so that it will be relatively easy to go down the mountain and leave the scenic spot. The overall design of the scenic spot takes Dai culture as the main line, and the main spatial layout is "one ring, six areas and thirty nodes", among which, the first ring is the sightseeing experience ring; Square area, Yinlun square area, Linjianxingyun area, Yinta Huayu area.
As soon as you enter the Silver Pagoda Scenic Area, "wrapped in silver" and "holy" are the most intuitive feelings. Going up the mountain from the left is the eco-friendly driveway, and going up the mountain on the right is the walking path. It takes about 15 minutes to walk to the top. It is recommended to go up to the right and down to the left. The whole scenic spot is not tiring, and it is very relaxing, because the number of tourists is far less than that of the Shwedagon Pagoda, and it is very fun to play. Looking out from the viewing platform with unique Dai elements of buildings and sculptures, the white is hidden in the green, showing a beautiful scene of "people in the painting". Different from the Shwedagon Pagoda, the Silver Pagoda cannot be entered and can only be viewed from the outside. The architectural style here is mainly based on the Dai nationality and Buddhist culture, and it is because of the different styles of buildings that it forms a unique style. When I went out of the scenic spot, I happened to see the locals taking wedding photos in the scenic spot. The white wedding dress was set against the solemn white pagoda, making it even more holy and pure.
Menghuan Great Silver Pagoda
Today’s itinerary is in a hurry, and the departure in the morning was delayed, so I can only leave the Silver Pagoda in a hurry. The next scenic spot is the Shubao Pagoda, a scenic spot in the urban area. It only takes about 10 minutes to navigate there. There is a parking lot around the tower. Really You can visit it by parking. Shubao Pagoda is a Dai-style pagoda, formerly known as Tiecheng Pagoda, built to commemorate a war. The pagoda is a solid brick pagoda covered by tree roots, hence the name Shubao Pagoda. It is the earliest built by the local Dai people. stupa. The magical and unique tree-wrapped pagoda is like a King Kong standing on the ground, majestic and majestic, and the majestic bodhi tree protects the top of the pagoda like an open giant umbrella. The thick canopy stretches to the sky like an arm, the bronze trunk is strangely curved, tightly wrapped around the tower body, the tree wall falls to the ground like a waterfall, bathing the base of the tower, the tree wraps the tower, and the tower embraces the tree, interdependent and complement each other , forming a unique tree-packed pagoda wonder, well-known in western Yunnan and Southeast Asia. There is an elementary school next to it, and it coincides with the end of class time. There are elementary school students on the side of the road. They carefully drove out of the school area, left Mangshi, and headed for the border of our country - Ruili. Ruili City is a 1.5-hour drive from Mangshi City. It is the terminus of the Hangrui Expressway. It is connected to the mountains and rivers of Myanmar, with villages facing each other and adjacent to Muse, a national port city in Myanmar. Ruili is the largest inland port in southwest China, an important jewelry distribution center, and one of the first batch of excellent tourist cities in China. Ruili is also one of China's 17 international dry port cities, and it is also the first stop of the China-Myanmar oil and gas pipeline entering China. The first scenic spot is Jiegao Country. I stayed here for 20 minutes. There is a parking lot in front of the country gate, which is very convenient. Jiegao is a Dai language, which means old city. Here, a special supervision mode of "domestic and customs" is implemented. There are famous "China-Myanmar Street", "Ruili Port National Gate", and "The End of the World". Beside Tianyadijiao, you can see Burmese people queuing up to enter the customs through the barbed wire. According to the locals, Burmese people can work in Dehong Prefecture, but they cannot leave Dehong, otherwise they have to hold a passport, and a passport For Burmese locals there is a big fee to pay. The "Tianyadijiao" monument is on a corner of the country gate, donated by an XX company, and I don't know why this monument has become a check-in attraction.
Driving out of the country, about 30 minutes' drive is the "One Village, Two Countries" scenic spot. There are actually many small scenic spots in Ruili, but due to time constraints, this time Li Mengbo only chose the two places of Guomen and Yizhai. There are quite a lot of tourist buses here in the scenic area of Yizhai and Two Countries. The gate of the scenic spot is very small, but there is indeed a cave inside, to be precise, it surrounds a large piece of land. Tickets for Yizhai and the two countries only cost 27 yuan. From the name of the scenic spot, you can know that this scenic spot straddles China and Myanmar. Tour along the road on the left, and then return to the transnational swing on the same road, and then visit the right part of the scenic spot. Swinging on the transnational swing can cross the border between China and Myanmar, and go back and forth between China and Myanmar, which is full of fun. Passing through a shop, you can see a well of the two countries, and then there is the No. 71 boundary marker on the China-Myanmar border. The national border line winds through the center of the village, and you can enter Myanmar without a visa by crossing a narrow road. . You can't stay on the road, because the border guards will prohibit tourists from taking pictures on the road. This is called Yinjing's border inspection office. The one on the Chinese side is called Yinjing, while the one on the Burmese side is called Mangsoo. Entering the village in Myanmar is a very small village. You can take a look at the simple houses in Myanmar and a small shop, but all the products are sold in Thailand. After visiting the village in Myanmar in a few minutes, I returned to the big swing on the same road. Walking along the fence of the national border, you can see a high-altitude corridor for a fee, but you didn't go up that day if it wasn't open. There is also "One Tower and Two Countries" and a large Burmese architectural complex. I left the scenic spot at about 14:30 and set off for Tengchong Bus Station. The journey took about 3 hours and arrived in Tengchong at 17:30. After returning the car, I caught up with the last bus Tengchong-Baoshan at 18:00. I fell asleep in the car. After getting off the car, Didi went to the Landu Hotel (a four-star hotel). The hotel has a central air conditioner, and the air conditioner is not strong enough, so I fell asleep immediately.
Ruili Port
Yizhai and Two Kingdoms Scenic Area
Yizhai and Two Kingdoms Scenic Area
D6
In the morning, I almost missed the bus to Xiaguan, Dali (No. 1105, fare 82 yuan). Fortunately, the driver of Didi took a shortcut, caught the bus, and gave the female driver a small red envelope. It takes 2.5 hours to go to Dali, all the way at high speed, looking at the scenery outside the window, lamenting how time flies, today is the sixth day. When we arrived at Xiaguan and the train station, the classes were over. We asked the driver how to get to Dali Ancient City. The driver said that he was just going to drive to the Dali Ancient City Bus Station for handover. As a result, Nice took us to the ancient city. The ancient city is quite far away from the urban railway station. , 40 minutes by car. It takes 10 minutes to walk from the bus station to the ancient city of Dali. Pulling the suitcase on the street makes a "gurgling" sound, and you will meet many people who pull you to stay in the hotel on the road. I deliberately chose to be in the ancient city and far away from the gate of the ancient city. The nearest "Nuan Nuan Inn" (belonging to the nature of youth travel, located at No. 12, Boai Road, ancient city), the room layout is simple, and the shower facilities are also very simple. We were arranged in the new store, which is quieter, which I prefer. Compared with some well-known ancient cities in China, such as Fenghuang Ancient City and Pingyao Ancient City, Dali Ancient City is much larger. After all, it is a royal city. It was the political, economic and cultural center of Yunnan during the Tang and Song Dynasties for more than 500 years. The ancient city resides in Cangshan Mountain Below, the shore of Erhai Lake is majestic. The history of the current ancient city can be traced back to the Tianbao period of the Tang Dynasty. The Yangjumei City built by Nanzhao King Ge Luofeng was its new capital. The tour route of the ancient city is along the Fuxing Road, from the south gate to the north gate, with a total length of 1500 meters. The shops on both sides of Fuxing Road maintain the architectural style of the Qing Dynasty. It is the main commercial street in Dali Ancient City. There are many shops on both sides of the street, selling local specialties such as marble carvings, ethnic costumes and local specialties. There is also a foreigner's street from west to east, which is also very famous. The ancient city is too big. If there is a chance, it is more reliable to use a bicycle. There are four gates around the ancient city, namely Erhai Gate (also known as Tonghai Gate) in the east, Shuanghe Gate (also known as Chengen Gate) in the south, Cangshan Gate in the west and Santa Gate (also known as Anyuan Gate) in the north. The city maintains a typical chessboard structure, with symmetrical north and south gates, and criss-cross streets in the city, known as "nine streets and eighteen alleys". The center of the city is westward, and the north-south axis is not in the center, forming an urban layout that is heavy on the west and light on the east. The east and west city gates are staggered, which is based on the principle of "the east, west, north, south, and north do not take the center" in the architecture of the Bai nationality.
Warm Inn
At about 12 o’clock, after putting away the luggage, head to the South Gate. There are more group tourists here, and it is also the starting point of the sightseeing bus. It is close to the South Gate Visitor Center. The sightseeing bus is 35 yuan per person, and it goes around the ancient city for a week. The south gate tower was rebuilt in 1984, and the city wall was restored on the site of the original city wall in 1998. The architectural style maintained the original Ming Dynasty style. You can take pictures here, but because there are too many tourists, Li Mengbo didn't stop too much, but went directly along Fuxing Road to visit. There are indeed shops on both sides of the street, and the things are not cheap, and the list is not big. The asking price of the black haired pork skewers is 15 yuan. In view of the need to worship the Wuzang Temple, I will try to get two skewers. There are also many silver shops on the street, all of which are Cunjia silver shops. Could it be that they are from the same line as the Cunjia ancestral hall in Tengchong Heshun ancient city? The closest attraction is Du Wenxiu's Mansion. Du Wenxiu, the leader of the Hui uprising in Yunnan, his family has been in business for generations. In 1856, he was rescued and released from prison by Cai Chunfa, the leader of the Hui uprising in Yunzhou. He set up troops in Menghua (now Weishan), Yunnan, recruited thousands of Yi people, and conquered Dali on September 16. On October 17, he was elected as Grand Marshal, established a political power, announced "the call of Nanjing from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom", opposed the narrow national concept, and proposed "to integrate Hui and Han into one, erect a flag of righteousness, expel the Tartars, restore China, and cut off The slogan of "corruption, people's misery" has been adopted, and measures have been taken to develop production and reduce the burden on the people, abolish local harsh officials, and strictly enforce military discipline. In 1872, the Qing army attacked Dali. Du Wenxiu took poison and went to the Qing camp on December 26, demanding to save the lives of Dali soldiers and civilians. He was killed by Cen Yuying, and the uprising failed. The gate of the Shuai Mansion, part of the walls of the Forbidden City, the gate of the inner hall of the Shuai Mansion, the Baihu Hall and the wing rooms on both sides still exist. After the failure of the uprising, Cen Yuying, governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, rebuilt the Shuaifu. After repairing in 1988, it became the Dali City Museum. At present, it is also the Dali City Museum, which mainly displays stoneware, pottery, bronze ware, porcelain, jade, stone carvings, jade carvings, wood carvings, calligraphy and paintings, etc. Not far from Shuai Mansion is Wuhua Building. There is a McDonald's at the junction of Fuxing Road and Renmin Road, and the problem of lunch was successfully solved, so I took a small turn from Fuxing Road to Renmin Road and continued walking. Renmin Road is under construction, with small shops on one side and local houses and Dali No. 4 Middle School on the other. The Catholic Church here is very distinctive. Li Mengbo thinks it is necessary to take a look. After that, he can go back to Fuxing Road and continue to visit. I chose to go along Renmin Road to see Erhai Gate. That section of the road has no scenery and is far away. Moreover, the Erhai Gate is surrounded by small vendors, which is meaningless. Let’s talk about this Catholic church. Group guests don’t come here, and there are few individual visitors, but it is a nice building. The church is located in a quiet alley in the ancient city of Dali. It is a simple and simple church that combines Chinese tradition and Bai architectural art style - Holy Three Church. The architectural features of the church are unique. It is a national treasure that integrates the local Bai cultural characteristics, Han and Western architecture and other national characteristics. It is famous at home and abroad for its unique style of architectural structure, exquisite carving art, and blend of Chinese and Western architecture. The church was built in 1927 and fully repaired in 1983. The church has a history of more than 90 years. It is about 16 meters high. There are four floors from the ground floor to the bell tower. It is about 34 meters long from east to west and about 15 meters wide. The church faces east and west, and the cornices are decorated with Bai nationality-style carvings and traditional Chinese paintings. The cornices are 4.5 meters above the foundation. The indoor area is 600 square meters and can accommodate more than 500 people. The church is in the temple style of the Bai nationality. The altar in the church is made of rich local marble. The inside and outside of the church are carved with beams and painted buildings, which has a strong architectural style of the Bai nationality. In 2002, with the care and support of the party and the government, Dali Church underwent another comprehensive renovation. From the front, the church looks like a soaring dragon, with its head raised and its tail raised, reflecting a strong traditional Chinese cultural thought—Chinese descendants, descendants of the dragon; from the side, it looks like a huge ship, symbolizing that the church is anchored like Noah's Ark Voyage, to bring hope, justice, peace and love to mankind. Walking into the church is like walking into an ancient gallery and museum. The north wall is covered with ancient and excellent Western paintings, and the south wall is inlaid with beautiful Chinese landscape ink paintings. There are three paintings on the front, and the middle one is the church. The miniature of it records its history and style.
After walking a long way, we arrived at Erhai Gate, turned from Erhai Gate to Yuer Road, and walked towards Fuxing Road. Yuer Road is also wide enough for buses. Take another small turn to Fuxing Road, here is another section of pedestrian street, one side of the street is being repaired, there are fewer people here than the first half of Fuxing Road, and you can climb the North Tower (also known as "Anyuan Tower"), overlooking the whole In the ancient city, the North Tower was repaired in September 2016. The gate tower closed at about 17:30, and the uncle who closed the gate called down the gate tower. The ancient city is also lit up at night, and walking along Fuxing Street is also very fun. In addition, listening to music and clubbing in Foreigner Street is also a good choice.
Panorama of Dali
church
North Gate
dinner
south gate
D7
Use Didi Taxi for 16 yuan to Dali Bus Station (this bus station is located near the railway station), take a minibus to Nanjian Yi Autonomous County, the "hometown of jumping vegetables", 32 yuan, and drive to Nanjian Bus Station in 3 hours. It cost 400 yuan to pack a minibus to go to Tulin + Cherry Blossom Valley. It was almost noon. The driver took us to lunch and got a bowl of noodles for 10 yuan. Nanjian Earth Forest is located around Nanjian River Valley Bazi, Nanjian County, Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Province. There are four or five scenic spots in total, including Xishanjiao, Zongfuzhuang, and Camp. The largest and most spectacular one is behind Zongfuzhuang in the southeast of the county. soil forest area. The Nanjian soil forest under the sun is a beautiful oil painting. The lines of different thicknesses undulate with the mountain, and the bright colors are very similar to the oil painting masters splashing ink on it at will. Sometimes the golden light shines, and sometimes the yellow is like orange. The vegetation growing in it is so green that it makes people happy. Some of the soil forest shapes are like shy beauties, some are like tall men, some are like giant Buddhas, some are novice monks, and some are like mushrooms growing in patches. The overlapping combination of earth peaks and earth pillars, the scenery depicted with rough but not lacking in delicate brushstrokes, the orderly combination of ravines and caves, and the graceful demeanor depicted with real and ethereal brushstrokes can be described as diverse in techniques and infinite in style. For the convenience of tourists, Nanjian Tulin also built a plank road with 168 steps leading directly to the Wuliang Pagoda. The plank road and stone road with a width of 1 to 2 meters and a total length of 1.8 kilometers were installed with 130 garden lights, 280 floodlights, There are 990 point light source lamps, a parking lot of 4109 square meters has been built, and a series of projects such as afforestation and greening of the scenic spot have also been carried out.
It takes 1.5 hours to drive from Nanjian Tulin to Cherry Blossom Valley, and arrive at the scenic spot at about 15:45. Wuliangshan Cherry Blossom Valley currently only charges parking fees and does not require tickets. The flowering period of the cherry blossoms is about 25 days from the end of November to the beginning of December every year. The area of the Cherry Blossom Valley is about 2000 mu. The first acquaintance of Wuliang Mountain originated from "Tianlong Babu" written by Mr. Jin Yong. In the opening chapter of "Tianlong Babu", Duan Yu entered Wuliang Jianhu Palace by mistake, entered the cave and saw the statue of the fairy sister, and practiced "Lingbo Mountain". microstep". It used to be a large tea garden. While the tea trees were planted, winter cherry blossoms were also planted in order to shade the tea trees and improve the ecosystem of the tea garden. The cherry blossom trees grow up, blooming in the twelfth lunar month, and they are full of will, which contrasts with the green and neat tea gardens, forming a grand scene of cherry blossoms. Gradually, people call this place "Sakura Valley". The entire Cherry Blossom Valley is roughly divided into three parts, called No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 scenic spots. In fact, from the top of the mountain, the mountainside, to the valley, and even the Shanhua Village at the bottom of the valley, there are patches of winter cherry blossoms. The observation deck of the No. 1 scenic spot may be a better place to watch. You can look at the No. 3 scenic spot and overlook the No. 2 scenic spot in the valley. The "panoramic view" of Cherry Blossom Valley that frequently appears on the Internet is actually the No. 2 scenic spot overlooking it, almost taken from this area. Li Mengbo’s suggestion is to walk from Camp No. 1 to Camp No. 2, which is more convenient if there are major roads in between; then return to No. 1 Scenic Spot to watch the sunset at No. 3 Scenic Spot on the opposite side, and take pictures together with the top of the mountain. Understanding from multiple angles. If time does not allow, don’t go to the No. 3 scenic spot. When the sun sets, go down the mountain behind the No. 3 scenic spot, so after about 16:00, the No. 3 scenic spot will gradually darken. Back to the county by car, I ate Nanjian black-bone chicken for 66 yuan for dinner, and finally went to Yunzhishang Hotel to stay for 108 yuan. The hotel’s facilities are average, and the washbasin is also leaking. late.
Nanjian Soil Forest (1)
Nanjian Soil Forest (2)
Sakura Valley
Sakura Valley
D8
After breakfast, Didi took a taxi to Nanjian Bus Station, and took a minibus back to Dali Bus Station for 32 yuan. Because of the previous miscalculation of the route, the Dali Three Towers did not go. I originally thought that the Three Pagodas of Dali were located in the city center, but later found that the Three Pagodas were located near the ancient city, so I rented a Volkswagen Lavida and continued to drive by myself. Tickets for the Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple in Dali are not cheap. It costs 74 yuan. Because of the rush of time, I didn’t go to Chongsheng Temple. I only went to the Three Pagodas Reflection Park and Three Pagodas. I never entered Chongsheng Temple. The Three Pagodas Reflection Park is located 1 km south of the Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple in Dali, Yunnan. The park faces south and is backed by the Three Pagodas. The reflections of the three pagodas are exceptionally clear. The stars in the water around the pagoda shadows are twinkling, and the jade rabbit moves lightly. One suddenly feels that the heaven and the earth are only in one thought. The Three Pagodas Reflection Park does not sell tickets separately, and must purchase a joint ticket together with the Chongsheng Temple. The landmark of the resort is the three pagodas, the floating map and the secret ghost work. The Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple is a symbol of Dali's "literary state", and it was also a royal temple during the Dali Kingdom, and the largest ancient temple in Dali's history. The big pagoda is also known as Qianxun Pagoda, and the local people call it "Wenbi Pagoda". There is harmony in the changes of the three towers, and there is unity in the opposites. They complement each other and are completely natural. This picture is excellent: behind is the Cangshan Mountain covered with snow all the year round, and in front is the rippling Baihai Lake, which is integrated with "Yu'er Yincang", showing a natural and elegant oriental beauty. The Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple were first built in the period of Nanzhao Wang Quanfengyou (824-859 A.D.). The big pagoda "Qianxun Pagoda" was first built. It is 69.13 meters high. It is a square brick pagoda with dense eaves and a total of 16 floors. Later, the south and north small towers were built, both of which are 42.19 meters high. They are a pair of octagonal brick towers with 10 levels. The construction of the Three Pagodas, in addition to the Buddhist preaching that one can become a Buddha, there is another important reason is that Dali was known as "the country with many floods" in ancient times. It is said that in ancient times, when building three pagodas, a layer of soil was used to build a pagoda. After the pagodas were repaired, the soil was dug out layer by layer to make the pagodas appear. explain. The bridge built when the tower was built is as high as a hill and is more than 10 miles long. After the construction of the three pagodas, the large-scale Chongsheng Temple was built. Chongsheng Temple was once famous for its five major relics (Three Pagodas, Nanzhao Jianji Bell, Rain Bronze Avalokitesvara Statue, Sansheng Golden Statue, and "Buddha Capital" Plaque), but Chongsheng Temple is different from the other four relics. All were destroyed by wars and natural disasters in the past dynasties. The current Chongsheng Temple was newly built in 2005, and the reconstruction project of Chongsheng Temple with a total investment of 182 million yuan was completed.
Not far from the Three Pagodas is the ancient town of Xizhou. There is no entrance fee to enter the scenic spot. There are also primary schools, residential buildings and other facilities inside. This is an important town inhabited by the Bai people, and it has the most preserved and best Bai people's residential buildings. From the layout point of view, it is a typical Bai courtyard pattern of "three squares and one screen wall" and "four-in-one five patios". These dwellings are colorfully decorated with carved beams and painted buildings, overlapping bucket arches, angled eaves, gate towers, screen walls, and gable walls, fully reflecting the architectural talent and artistic creativity of the Bai people. Enter from Zhengyi Gate, go straight ahead, pass the Hall of the Ten Gods and the primary school, and walk to Sifang Street, where shops form a small square. There is a stone square here, which is the "civilization square" built in recent years. The original stone square in this place was called "Timing Square", which was built after several Jinshi came out of the town in the Ming Dynasty. At that time, all the villagers who had achieved fame in the imperial examination could engrave their names on it. Xizhou is an administrative division. The seat of the suppression government, but historically it has the size of a city. Long before Nanzhao moved to the area around Erhai Lake, this was the settlement of the "Heman" ancestors of the Bai nationality. It was called Dali City at that time, and there were already many residents. According to legend, a general named Shi Wansui of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty lived here. Soldiers and horses are also called Shicheng, and Pingbazi nearby is called "Shibo" (赕 has the same meaning as Dianbaozhou). When it came to Nanzhao Mou, the imperial palace was built here again. The layout of the city can be traced from the place names. There are village names such as the north of the city, the east of the city, and the south of the city. . Next to it is the Yan Family Courtyard, which costs 18 yuan. Located in the ancient town of Xizhou, the Yan family residence was built by Mr. Yan Xuehou, the 20th descendant of the first family of the "Four Great Masters" in Xizhou. The main body is composed of three courtyards. The compound gathers the typical architectural forms of Bai people's houses, such as "three sides and one screen wall", "four-in-one five patios", "one entrance and two courtyards", "walking horses and turrets", majestic cornices and brackets, three drops of watercolor painted gates, magnificent three The multi-layer flower board color painting screen wall and the exquisite three-story open-carved wooden lattice door fully display the architectural art of Bai folk houses. The first courtyard is a courtyard with "three squares and one Zhaobi". "Hou Lu" is written on the gate. The second courtyard has a pattern of "four-in-five courtyards" and is called "Hou Minju". The husband and wife each take a word in their names, which symbolizes the meaning that the woman in the family can hold up half the sky; the backyard is called "Kailiyuan" It is named after the children's names. The front two courtyards form a "six contract spring" pattern of "one entrance and two courtyards". "Five Phoenix Building" pattern. This building is bold and innovative in architecture, perfectly moving the most quintessential courtyard design of the Bai nationality to the second floor, while the first floor is used as a restaurant. Walking from the "Zoumazhuanjiaolou" in the front yard to the "Diejinlou", what you see is not the scenery upstairs, but the elegant and fresh courtyard style of the Bai nationality. The wood carvings, stone carvings and clay sculptures of the Yan family's residences strive to maintain a purely traditional approach and are meticulous. There is a marble landscape painting inlaid in the center of the screen wall, surrounded by a traditional folklore "Fishing, Woodworking, Farming and Reading" to show the hard work and bravery of the Bai people. It is also the prototype of the characters in Jin Yong's novel "The Eight Parts of the Dragon". On both sides of the screen wall, there are two large-scale clay sculpture patterns of "Red Plum Heralds the Spring" and "Songhe Yannian", which fully demonstrates the superb folk sculpture art of the Bai people. In terms of stone carvings, there are gates carved from pure white marble, and unicorns, elephants, human-faced beasts and other animals that symbolize auspiciousness are carved. The steps of the two courtyards are all paved with marble. In front of the east and west halls, there are line-carved marbles. In terms of wood carvings, it shows the exquisite wood carvings of the Bai nationality. There are a total of 19 lattice doors, 114 lattice doors, more than 250 carved windows in the whole hall and some carved beautiful windows, plugs, hanging columns, hanging squares, hanging squares, and face-to-face Fang and so on adopt various carving methods, including three-layer openwork, two-layer openwork, deep carving, flat carving, etc., and there are few similar patterns.
Shuanglang Ancient Town
Yan Family Courtyard
Red-billed Gull in Erhai Lake
It takes about 5 hours to drive on the Erhai Lake. This time Li Mengbo only chose a section of it. Going forward from Xizhou is Shuanglang. Shuanglang Town is located in the northeast of Dali City, on the northeast coast of Erhai Lake, bordering Jizu Mountain in Binchuan to the east, Quase Town to the south, Erhai Lake to the west, Shangguan Town to the north, and Huangping Town, Heqing County to the northeast. There is dill song in the north of Shuanglang, lotus song in the south, and Jinsuo and Yuji islands in the front, surrounded by two islands, hence the name - Shuanglang. The water and the sky are the same color, the mountains are emerald and the lake and water colors complement each other. Jinsuo brocade, "Double Islands and Double Songs" are surrounded by the ancient and elegant Bai nationality market towns with rich customs, forming a beautiful natural picture of harmony between man and nature. A small town suitable for living, known as "Dali's scenery is in Cang'er, and Cang'er's scenery is in Shuanglang". Shuanglang has been a place where celebrities and scholars have stayed since ancient times. In ancient times, there were Yang Shengan and Li Yuanyang, and today there are dancer Yang Liping, writer Su Tong, and painter Zhao Qing. At the same time, it is also the place where the main folk architectural sculpture and painting artists in Dali area come out in large numbers. The "Buddhist resort" Jizushan Seventy-two Temple Pagoda and the architectural painting of Baizu Village, Yunnan Minority Village are mostly from the hands of Shuanglang craftsmen. Shuanglang is a place where the Bai people live together. The tourism facilities in Shuanglang town are constantly improving, and there are many various inns. After close contact with the red-billed gull near Little Putuo, I realized that it was getting dark, so I drove back to the train station and caught the train to Kunming after 20 o'clock. The train fare was 109 yuan. When we arrived at Kunming Railway Station, Didi took a taxi to Jinxuan Hotel for 55 yuan, and the check-in fee was 149 yuan, which is next to Kunming North Bus Station.
D9-D10
At 7:50 in the morning, there is a bus to Hongtudi, rushing to the passenger station early in the morning, spending 43 yuan to buy a ticket. But the bus never came. After waiting for 30 minutes, the bus arrived late, with only 5 or 6 passengers. After leaving the passenger station, the car drove for a while, turned two corners, stopped at the side of the road, and the car was full in an instant. After driving for another 3 hours, I arrived at the Red Land Old Star Hotel in Kunming. It was the home of the old man who searched for Red Land and would be automatically matched. The accommodation fee was 96 yuan, and the lunch was 10 yuan. The other party was also very friendly, such as helping me with my luggage. Ah, I also gave me a lot of cooked food (I couldn’t eat it all), I took a short rest in the hotel, and I went out after 14:30, and the chartered car was 200 yuan (including tomorrow’s sunrise and today’s sunset). First went to Red Earth Image, Laolongshu, Jinxiu Garden, and Luoxiagou. There are relatively complete viewing platforms here. At 16:30, we returned to Lepu Au and Tile House to take pictures of the sunset. There are also large wind turbines on the mountain here. The embellishment of Chushan is different. Dinner is 40 yuan. There are only electric blankets here at night. The water is very cold, and I dare not take a bath for fear of catching a cold. I made an appointment with the driver, and went to Tamakan to take pictures of the sunrise at 6:00 a.m. The sunrise was not ideal, and a viewing platform was also being built here, which blocked the line of sight; on the way back, I passed the colorful slope, which was also very beautiful, leaving a good impression remember. From the hotel entrance at 8:30, stop the shuttle bus and return to Kunming for 43 yuan (ask the boss to contact the driver one day in advance and get on the bus at the hotel entrance). After arriving at Kunming North Passenger Station, there is the subway next to it. I went directly to the airport for 6 yuan, and caught the plane back at 19:45 in the evening. I stopped at Bijie on the way, ending this unforgettable trip.
car to red land
street parking
red land after snow
luoxiagou
For dinner, the amount given by the store is too large, thank you very much
Back to North Bus Terminal
Kunming airport sunset
Designated dining spot——Yonghe King