During the May Day holiday, my husband and I temporarily mentioned the Wumao Earth Forest in Yuanmou, Yunnan. We heard that it was very spectacular, so we decided to take advantage of the May Day holiday to visit together. Searching from the Gaode map, the distance is actually more than 800 kilometers. Although the journey is a bit far away, the temptation of the huge beauty is still decided to go. I simply did some homework. There are Miyi Terraced Fields nearby, the Rhododendron Sea in Longzhu Mountain, and Gesala in Yanbian. It feels very good. This route is basically an unpopular tourist route. Squeeze.
It was after 7 o'clock in the morning on May 1st, and the husband and wife set off after breakfast. Free highway tolls during May Day is also the motivation for us to go out and play (haha). The toll for the expressway is about 1200 yuan round trip, which is basically enough for food and lodging, but it is indeed a bit high.
Since we are going, we must book a room in advance. Wumao Civil Engineering is located in Wumao Township, Yuanmou County, 20 kilometers away from the county seat, so we booked the Yuanmou Hotel in Yuanmou County. It is a four-star hotel with good conditions and costs more than 200 yuan. One night. However, after arriving at the scenic spot, I still have some regrets, because I should live at the entrance of the scenic spot, so it is recommended that friends who are going to book the "Yuanmou Tulin Hotel" at the entrance of the Tulin Scenic Area. If you stay here, you can enter the scenic spot the night before. Enter the scenic spot early the next morning. The scenery in the morning and evening is really beautiful, and it is easy to make a big movie (haha).
Departing from Luzhou, along the Xiamen-Chengdu Expressway, Hangrui Expressway, Zhanhui Expressway, Yinkun Expressway, Yunnan Central Ring Expressway, and Beijing-Kunming Expressway, the total length is more than 830 kilometers, arriving in Yuanmou County, passing through Guizhou Bijie, Liupanshui, Xuanwei, etc. Tourist cities, these places have beautiful scenery to play, but for us, firstly, time is tight, and secondly, these places have been visited, so we did not go down the road. The Guizhou section of this expressway is basically viaducts and tunnels. We must pay attention to the safety of the journey. We encountered six car accidents along the way, which delayed us for some time. Three of them happened in the tunnels. After nearly 11 hours of driving, I arrived at Yuanmou Hotel safely after 6:00 p.m., and it was still dark. The climate here is not good, the temperature is a bit high, more than 30 degrees, and the locals basically wear short sleeves and shorts. The rainfall here is not estimated to be abundant because the vegetation is not dense, but it is precisely because of these reasons that Maybe there is such a beauty as earth forest.
After a night's rest, I got up at six o'clock the next morning, and went to the scenic spot after breakfast at seven o'clock. It takes more than 30 minutes from Yuanmou to Tulin Scenic Area. When I entered the soil forest scenic spot, the scenery in front of me can only be described as shocking. Looking down from the top, the endless strange sand sculptures and clay sculptures and weird and confusing geological features have created this magical land in Yuanmou. , I have to lament the uncanny workmanship and meticulous carving of nature. In fact, soil forest is a peculiar natural geological phenomenon, which is formed after tens of millions of years under the action of external forces in nature (mainly water). The soil forests here are of different shapes, different heights, different poses and with different expressions, and are unique, which is breathtaking. Ok, just go straight to the picture.
our little friend
The fly in the ointment is that it is supposed to enter the scenic spot early in the morning and evening, and the morning glow, sunset glow, and light at that time will be more beautiful than this time. During our visit, firstly, the light was too strong, and secondly, the temperature was too high (thirty degrees Celsius). At noon, it was so hot that we lost our desire to play, and the heat collapsed. In addition, we had to rush to another scenic spot in the afternoon, so we decided to leave the park Leave, only save the regret to come back next time. In addition, it is recommended that you walk into the scenic spot, and then take a sightseeing bus to return after arriving at the end of the scenic spot.
The next scenic spot we are going to is Miyi’s Xinshan Terraced Fields and Longzhushan Rhododendron Scenic Area, which belong to the Lisu people’s residence. It is about 200 kilometers from Wumao soil forest to Miyi’s Xinshan Terraced Fields. There is a section of the county road, the road condition is still very good, the whole journey is about three hours, from the highway to the scenic spot is all the way to climb the mountain, after four o'clock we arrived at Xinshan Terraced Fields, because the sun was still high and it was early in the evening, it was not suitable for taking pictures, so we went Take a walk around the neighborhood. Because the temperature here is too high, water is indeed too precious to the local area. Many terraced fields have no water and have become commercial crops. Many loquats and mangoes are planted all over the mountains. Plank roads have been built in terraced fields with water for tourists. Play on foot (see the picture later). There are still some farmhouses, but very few people live in them. Some farmhouses have a lot of fruits planted in front of and behind the house, and there are mulberry trees. The mulberry trees have already produced fruit. We and another group of people are begging for picking under the tree. It’s too sweet. Yes, like eating honey. We asked the local villagers about the situation of Longzhu Mountain, and the result told us that due to the dry weather, Longzhu Mountain has been closed and tourism is prohibited. It seems that the cuckoo can't see it anymore.
In the evening, I decided to stay in Miyi County, and then I will discuss where to go tomorrow. The terraced fields are only more than 20 kilometers away from Miyi County, and it takes about 30 minutes to reach the county seat. After finding a hotel to stay, I went to find the food here. There are still a lot of food here. The three pepper fish here is worth recommending to everyone , unlike in Chongqing, where the whole soup pot is red, the soup is white, but it is spicy and delicious, and friends who go there can try it.
The next scenic spot in the plan is Gesala in Yanbian. "Gesala" means "beautiful paradise" in Yi language. It is a settlement of Yi people, with an altitude of more than 1,500 meters. The climate is pleasant and the vegetation is lush. Stone Forest, Blind Valley, Red Land, and Alpine Meadow are all very beautiful scenery, but according to the introduction of the travel guide, the whole journey to Gesala is more than 300 kilometers, the highway is less, it takes nearly six hours, and the road conditions are not very good good. This time, there is only one exception. The car I traveled this time is really not good (at least an SUV is recommended), so I decided to reluctantly give up. And leave a regret next time.
Finally, I decided to find scenic spots on the way back. This route can also visit many places, such as Xichang Qionghai and Luoji Mountain, Dadu River Jinkou Grand Canyon, Longcanggou National Forest Park, Wawu Mountain, Bifeng Gorge, Liujiang Ancient Town and Meishan Internet celebrity check-in place and so on, due to time reasons, I chose to visit Liujiang Ancient Town.
From Miyi County to Liujiang Ancient Town, it is nearly 500 kilometers, which is a small thing for me, and I slowly moved to Liujiang Ancient Town to live. It is a pity that the weather is not good, and a heavy rain the night before caused the Huaxi River in the ancient town of Liujiang River to swell. A cordon has been set up along the riverside, and security guards are on duty along the riverside, and tourists are not allowed to enter the riverside to play. Several river-crossing passages entering the old street on the other side were all flooded. Now it has become a real "Misty Rain Liujiang".
In any case, I still have to play when I come here, first visit the ancient town along the banks of the Huaxi River. Despite the flood, but because it is the May Day holiday, there are still many tourists here. Because there were too many people, I didn't take any photos. I took a few photos of the rising water, familiarized myself with the terrain, and waited until I got up early tomorrow to take beautiful photos. There are still a lot of delicacies here in Liujiang, such as roasted rabbit, ribs, lamb, etc., rattan pepper chicken, duck, fish, and other snacks, but there are too few of us, and we can’t eat them one by one. I chose rattan pepper chicken, and the taste is awesome, but if you are afraid of numbness, you should be careful.
We got up early the next morning after six o'clock, and arrived on the street at seven o'clock. It was still raining, so we could only go shopping with umbrellas. The morning is indeed a good time, the streets are quiet and almost no one is there, some shops are slowly opening their doors, and the street cleaners are also cleaning the streets. In order to provide tourists with a clean and comfortable environment, I would like to say to them here: hard work up. Today, I found a major feature of this place when I went to the street. There are so many yellow jue trees and ancient banyan trees. There are at least dozens of them. It seems that the trees are not young. Because of the foreshadowing of the green hills and green trees, a beautiful town with mountains, rivers, green trees and wooden houses on stilts complement each other has been successfully created. Walking along the town, strolling under the shadow of the big banyan tree covering the sky, admiring the beautiful street view, breathing the sweet air after the morning rain, makes people infinitely comfortable. Still the last set of beautiful films.
Here is our breakfast: big meat tart noodles. special.
After breakfast, due to time reasons, we are going to end this trip to Liujiang. The heavy rain this time made us leave Liujiang Ancient Town with some regrets. There are some delicacies that cannot be tasted. But it doesn't matter, leave some mystery for the next play. In general, Liujiang Ancient Town is worth visiting. I look forward to visiting Liujiang again with my friends next time. Goodbye, Liujiang Ancient Town.