plan before departure
(There is a lot of nonsense, you can skip this paragraph if you don’t like it)
If you have a 4-day vacation partner, you can refer to our itinerary. Personal feeling is okay.
The child is just over 1 year old, and has been unable to go out to play since having a child (those who have children should know T-T very well). So while grandma brings the child home for a period of time, plan to go out to play once. Before I went, I checked a lot of places, such as Chengdu (there is a high-speed train from Zhengzhou to Chengdu, it takes more than 5 hours to arrive, which is very convenient), and in Chongqing, for example (the traffic is a bit inconvenient, and the high-speed train needs to turn around in Chengdu to get there). The daughter-in-law looked south again, huh? ! Lijiang, with mountains and water, is not bad. So set Lijiang.
I originally planned to travel with a group, the advantages are saving money, not worrying, and going to many scenic spots, (although it is just a quick tour), but I saw that the tour guide in Lijiang is very good in the comment area, my daughter-in-law was afraid of being cheated, so I decided to travel on my own. Then it is to set the time, buy air tickets, book hotels and so on.
(This video can't be added all the time, I don't know what's going on, and finally it's uploaded to other websites, and the link is sent.)
Departure ~ (not in the 4-day itinerary)
I am from Zhengzhou, and the plan is to start from Xinzheng Airport (drive by yourself, park near the airport for 5 days, 60 yuan for 5 days, 1 km away from the airport, pick-up and drop-off are included, convenient and cheap.)
In the afternoon of the previous day (not counted in the 4-day itinerary), flight JD5646 Zhengzhou to Lijiang 16:55-19:25, two 2010 yuan (the price of the air ticket fluctuates)
The advantage does not delay the visit to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain on the first day. The direct arrival time in Lijiang is more than 7:00. Just after getting off the plane, it is still dark and the sun is setting. You will be amazed by the beautiful weather at Lijiang Airport. Surrounded by mountains on three sides, the scenery is superb . (Don't laugh at me for not seeing the world, anyway, it is more beautiful than Zhengzhou's smog every day -,-)
The hotel pick-up service booked in advance, the airport is very small, you can find someone when you go out. A car is 80 yuan. (Many hotels on Ctrip provide pick-up and drop-off services if you stay for two consecutive nights, you can pay attention)
It takes about half an hour to arrive at the ancient city of Lijiang. Cars are not allowed to enter the roads in the ancient city. The road paved with big stones is quite uneven. People who pull suitcases generally have to carry them on their shoulders. This must be noted. Either book a hotel closer to the gate of the city, or directly book a hotel near the ancient city.
We booked an inn in the ancient city for more than 200 yuan a day, and booked 3 nights, because we were going to live in Lugu Lake for one night in the middle. The boss is very nice and likes to make tea. Every time we come back from the outside, he makes us drink the tea he made. The inns are all wooden structures, which look beautiful, but the sound insulation at night is really average, especially if you book a hotel close to the bar street, it will be even more difficult (this should be noted). Another point is that the average altitude of Lijiang is above 2 kilometers, and the climate is relatively dry. The inn is equipped with a humidifier, which must be turned on at night, otherwise the corners of the mouth will be dry and cracked when you get up in the morning.
Arrive at the hotel at 8 o'clock in the evening, put away your luggage, and go directly downstairs for dinner. There is a Sichuan restaurant next to it.
After dinner, we started shopping.
Lijiang Old Town has a serious commercial atmosphere and there are many people. If you like quietness, you can consider staying in Shuhe Ancient Town. I heard it's relatively quiet over there.
The big waterwheel, a scenic spot in the ancient city. There are also many people at night. It feels like there is nothing to shoot, just a square with 2 waterwheels next to it. . . .
Lijiang Bar Street is one of the highlights of the ancient city. There is that kind of crazy dynamic DJ, and there is also a small mood bar of Lijiang folk songs. You may wish to experience it. There is no mandatory consumption, just go in and order two bottles of beer, and just sit there and listen to the music. After shopping until 11 o'clock, I'm too tired, go back to bed~
Day 1 Jade Dragon Snow Mountain
I got up at 6 o'clock in the morning just to take a picture of the sunrise of Lijiang Old Town. This is the benefit of booking a viewing inn in the ancient city. There is a viewing balcony on the 2nd floor of the inn, and the location is very good. The uploaded video is compressed too much. I can't see clearly.
At 8 o'clock, I arrived at the gate of Lijiang Ancient City and waited for the pick-up. Oh, I forgot to say that the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain one-day tour boutique group I booked online had a total of 8 people. Including cotton clothes, oxygen cylinders, big cableway, Impression Lijiang performance, Blue Moon Valley, and a buffet at noon. 499 yuan per person, all inclusive for entering the scenic spot, no other charges.
At the foot of the snow-capped mountains, I distributed oxygen cylinders, water, and cotton coats
Then we started queuing up for the cableway. There are 3 cableways in Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, and the other two are relatively low. The big cableway we took directly reached the glacier park at an altitude of 4506. The latter needs to climb the ladder by itself, and the highest altitude that tourists can climb is 4680. Unfortunately, halfway through the climb, my daughter-in-law and I were both hypoxic and out of breath. Take two steps to inhale oxygen. I was worried that I wouldn't be able to go down for a while, so I didn't make it to the top in the end.
Finally, the time-lapse recorded at the highest point I climbed. Then I hurried down the mountain, because at 1:30, I felt that Lijiang's performance was about to start. Go down the mountain and eat the buffet (the taste is so-so, very ordinary) and then enter the venue to watch the show. How to say this show, if you have a chance, you can still watch it. The scene is quite magnificent. The stage set up with the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain as the background, directed by Zhang Yimou, is very characteristic of Yunnan. If you really don't like this kind of humanistic performance, you can give up and go directly to Blue Moon Valley.
The performance took less than an hour, and after I came out, I took a car and went directly to Blue Moon Valley.
Blue Moon Valley was formerly known as "White Water River". On sunny days, the color of the water is blue, and the valley is crescent-shaped. From a distance, it looks like a blue moon inlaid at the foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, so it is called Blue Moon Valley. The name Baishui River is because the mud at the bottom of the lake is white, and the water will turn white when it rains, so it is also called Baishui River. -----From Baidu Encyclopedia
The scenery is beautiful, so there are too many people who come to take pictures, and there are many wedding dresses. So here, my wife and I just strolled around casually without taking many photos. Because there are too many people, it is impossible to grab the C position.
After shopping for about 2 hours, we arrived at the parking lot by car, and then we all left the scenic spot together and returned to Lijiang Old Town.
Day 2-Day 3 Lugu Lake
At that time, I discussed with my daughter-in-law whether to go to Erhai Lake in Dali or Lugu Lake, and checked some related travel notes.
Dali's Erhai Lake is closer to Lugu Lake. The lake has a larger area, more people and more lively. But the relative man-made environmental damage is also relatively heavy. Internet celebrity check-in place.
Lugu Lake is relatively less famous than Erhai Lake. The lake area is small, but the scenery is not bad at all, and the lake water is very clean, because the boats on the lake are all hand-rowed. Oil-burning ships are not allowed, so the environment is better maintained. So I finally decided to go to Lugu Lake, which is a little less popular.
The newspaper group also belongs to the Xueshan family, a two-day tour of Lugu Lake, 8 people, a business car, and stayed at Qiman Hotel, which is also a small Internet celebrity hotel. A lake view room costs more than 800 yuan per person. Regardless of food, only the hotel manages a breakfast.
There are many such observation decks on the road, and the driver stops at one or two places to rest.
Arrived at a small county town next to Lugu Lake at around 12:00 noon, and ate at a restaurant that the tour guide found, the AA cost was about 30 per person. The taste was so good that when we came back at noon the next day, everyone unanimously proposed to eat at this restaurant.
After eating, we walked for more than half an hour to reach the scenic spot. The aborigines of Lugu Lake are the Mosuo, one of the only two matriarchal clans in the world. Haha, it's women who are in charge of the house, and men have no status.
There is an observation deck just after entering the scenic spot, and you can almost see the whole picture of Lugu Lake, blue sky, white clouds, green mountains, and green water.
After stopping for a while, we drove directly to Qieman Hotel.
The hotel is close to the lake, this is the place where Internet celebrities check in at the entrance of the hotel.
Standing on the balcony of the hotel, looking at Lugu Lake.
In the afternoon, I went to the Marriage Bridge. The original arrangement was to go to Lige Island, but the local road was closed due to road construction. It seems that the documents were issued until the end of August. Friends, if you want to go, pay attention. It's a pity that I didn't go to Lige Island.
Walking Marriage Bridge is the only bridge on Lugu Lake. Under the bridge, due to years of sedimentation, the water depth becomes shallow, and there are dense reeds growing there. From a distance, it looks like a sea of grass, so the locals call it "Grass Sea". Walking Marriage Bridge is a place where Mosuo men and women date. The Mosuo people on the banks of Lugu Lake practice the custom of "walking marriage" that "men do not marry and women do not marry". ----From Baidu Encyclopedia
After shopping for a while, I went to a Mosuo family to give a lecture. It is to explain the Mosuo culture to you. I think it is quite interesting. What kind of man has to climb the stairs first when he gets married. The children are usually taken care of by their uncles. , the husband can only come over at night, because he has to go back to his own house during the day to be an uncle to take care of his sister's children. The reported group does not sell silverware. I heard that some low-priced groups will sell silverware during your lectures. Friends need to pay attention.
After almost an hour, dinner was casually settled by Lugu Lake, and we ate local stone pot steam fish. The fish in the lake are quite fresh.
After eating, we took a walk by the lake and watched the sunset.
There was also a bonfire show at night, the light was too dark, so I didn't take any photos. I won't post it.
Time-lapse of the shot.
Woke up and had breakfast at the hotel and started to row the pig trough boat. We sat while the master rowed. The masters are very tired and have rowed for a long time.
Just a shot is a computer screensaver. Arriving at the dear inn opposite, I heard that Liu Tao filmed a show here at the time, I haven't watched it, so I don't know too well.
Then the boat rowed to the sea of flowers. There are a lot of flowers that are called watery flowers, and the hot pot under the rhizomes is quite delicious.
Boating and taking pictures all morning passed quickly. After gathering, return to Lijiang.
In general, it takes one day to get down by car. If you drive by yourself, you can stay for a few more days. Sitting by the lake is very relaxing for the whole person. The feeling is really great! ! !
In the evening, I went to Lijiang to eat the local specialty Apola pork ribs. The marinated pork ribs are very strong. The 99 yuan set meal, the two of us didn't finish it, the portion is too big.
The location is just west of Lijiang Old Town. You can try it if you go. It’s already dark after dinner, and I’m going home tomorrow, so I need to bring some special products back home.
The specialties I eat are mainly flower cakes and yak meat. I asked the owner of the inn and recommended a good flower cake shop. I bought 10 boxes and sent them back with free shipping. The yak meat boss said that many of them are deceptive. Just think about how there are so many yaks for you to kill. But I still bought some and brought them back for everyone to try. A pack of more than 200 is still quite expensive.
There are tambourines for playing, and many young ladies are clapping tambourines in the store. They have never played anything before, and they didn’t go in to ask, but I heard that a normal size is 8.9 hundred.
There are also various silverware sellers, on-site handmade, clothes sellers and so on. Lijiang Old Town has all these. Just buy whatever you want. It's actually sold online.
Day four, ready to go home
On the fourth day, I visited the ancient city again in the morning with my wife. We have been here for 3 days, but we haven’t had time to take a good look around the ancient city during the day, so we went out for 3 days.
The high-speed rail D8782 from Lijiang to Kunming booked at 13:30-16:28 costs 220 per person. I went to Kunming to meet a friend, and I checked the air ticket again, which is much cheaper than returning to Zhengzhou from Lijiang. MU5839 arrives in Zhengzhou at 20:35-23:20. The ticket price is 430, which even includes small snacks. If you go from Lijiang to Zhengzhou, check the cheapest 700 yuan. And it was Xiangpeng's midnight flight. I went to Zhengzhou to make a phone call after 11 o'clock, picked up the airport, picked up the car, and went home.
Although there are many regrets in this trip, I didn't climb to the top of the snow mountain, and I didn't go to Lige Island, but overall it was very good and I had plenty of time. Don't read it like a newspaper group, and go to the next scenic spot quickly. Although we didn't go to many scenic spots, we felt very relaxed. Isn't that what traveling should look like. And I really feel that the pace of life in Lijiang is very slow. Especially in the morning when I was making tea on the balcony and waiting for the sunrise, I really felt very relaxed and at ease. I want to come to Lijiang to retire. Haha~
This is the first time I wrote a travel note, mainly because I also got a lot of help in other people's travel notes, so I wrote so much nonsense. The first time, no experience. The writing is not good, I hope everyone will forgive me. Thanks.