2020 was sent away in the global war epidemic, and 2021 was ushered in the cold wave and sporadic epidemic.
In 2017, Lijiang, Yunnan welcomes the New Year, in 2018, Yunnan Tengchong welcomes the New Year, in 2019, Yunnan Xishuangbanna welcomes the New Year, and in 2020, stay at home to welcome the New Year. In 2021, I will also go to Yunnan to welcome the New Year. First, the four seasons are like spring, which can avoid the severe cold; second, there are many tourist routes;
On December 23, I booked a 6-day group tour of Honghe, Yunnan, but the air tickets were sold out on the 1st, so I had to change it to stay 5 days ago. Yunnan Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture is located in the southeastern part of Yunnan, bordering Kunming in the north, Wenshan in the east, Yuxi in the west and Vietnam in the south. It is the third largest economy in Yunnan, and its economic aggregate and some economic and social indicators rank first among the 30 ethnic minority autonomous prefectures in the country. It is also a new travel route in southeast Yunnan that Yunnan has recently strongly recommended. The online discounted 6-day group tour is only 1,200 yuan per person. Choosing a group tour can save time and energy on food, accommodation and travel, but there are also troubles such as fixed scenic spots, shopping and visiting.
On January 5, Pudong Airport flight HO1121 took off on time and landed on time at Kunming Changshui Airport. Get out of the airport and transfer to the hotel for a rest. In the evening, go to the street to enjoy the Yunnan specialty snack, Cross the Bridge Rice Noodles. The soup is delicious, drink it up.
On January 6, after breakfast at the hotel, we were picked up by a Buick commercial vehicle (tourism is a small off-season and the epidemic has spread recently. This group is only 4 of our Shanghai group members, and the group tour will become a private group in seconds). It takes about 3 hours to drive to Jianshui County. Jianshui, known as Lin'an in ancient times, was built as early as the Nanzhao period. It was built as a brick city in the 20th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1387). Afterwards, it was destroyed by wars and earthquakes.
The old buildings in the ancient city are well protected, the residents live leisurely, the roads have been repaired, clean and flat, there are many merchants in the ancient city, there are inns, banks, restaurants, restaurants, but there are not many tourists. The first stop is the Zhujia Garden, which was built by the local gentry Zhu Weiqing and his brothers during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty. Covering an area of more than 20,000 square meters. The layout of the houses and gardens is orderly, with courtyards, halls, pavilions, corridors, waterside pavilions, theaters and temples. It is a typical southern garden. The second stop is Chaoyangmen, the original east gate of Lin'an City, which is quite like Tiananmen Square. In fact, it is 28 years earlier than Tiananmen Square, so it is called "Little Tiananmen Square". The third stop is to visit Zitao Academy, learn about the pottery making process, visit master works, and learn that Jianshui is one of the four major pottery capitals in China. Enjoy the local special steam pot feast for lunch, the whole group of 4 actually served 7 steam pot dishes of different sizes!
In the afternoon, I lived in Yuanyang County, Jianshui to Yuanyang Old Road and took National Highway 245, but the road was narrow and dangerous. Most drivers would rather take the high speed via the Ge (old) Yuan (Yang) Highway. Although it is far away, the time spent is almost the same! Pass through Gejiu, the capital of Xidu, and then go downhill all the way to Yuanyang New County after passing through the Xianrendong Tunnel. Before living in Yuanyang Hani Terraced Fields Scenic Spot, you have to take the Yuanlv Secondary Highway and then turn to the county road for more than an hour to get there. Especially after turning into the county road, the road is narrow and steep with steep slopes, so you need to drive carefully.
Yuanyang terraced fields are large in scale and majestic. There are nearly 170,000 mu of core scenic spots in the territory, attracting countless photographers to collect pictures. From January to February every year, the terraced fields are irrigated, which is the best season for viewing and shooting. But it is really not easy to really take a big picture! The light is too strong during the day, and the paddy fields are very reflective. The best shooting periods are early morning and evening. However, the mountains are foggy in winter, so if you want to take a good picture, you must not only make the weather beautiful, but also wait patiently. Yuanyang Hani Terraced Fields Scenic Spot has a total of 4 scenic spots, Bada Scenic Spot (suitable for watching sunset), Duoyishu Scenic Spot (suitable for watching sunrise), Tiger Mouth Scenic Spot (closed due to road collapse) and Qingkou Ethnic Village. In fact, there are many viewing platforms along the way, and you can enjoy them all. After arriving, head straight to the Bada Scenic Area. Although the terraced fields are spectacular, the fog is too heavy to take a good panorama. Now that tourism is developed, there are many homestays along the way, and there is no need to return to the nearest Xinjie Town for accommodation. That night, check in at the hotel near Duoyishu Scenic Area.
On January 7, it was just dawn, and almost all the residents in the store had already set off to the scenic spot to wait for the sunrise in the east. There is a large temperature difference between day and night in the mountainous area. When we arrived, it was almost the end, and the best shooting positions were all set up with "long guns and short guns". It's a pity that there was still not a ray of sunshine until nearly 9 o'clock, only layers of mist and mist, I took a few hasty photos and returned disappointed.
Return to Gejiu on the same road, and go to Mengzi City, the capital of Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, via the Xidu Tunnel. Mengzi is also an important node of the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway. I remember that 30 years ago, I took the Yunnan-Vietnam (Narrow Gauge) Railway from Kunming North Station to the then Kaiyuan (Railway Branch) for one night, and then took the Yunnan-Vietnam (Narrow Gauge) Railway to the mouth of the river. After passing through small stations such as Wangjiaying, Bisezhai, Zhicun, and Nanxi, and crossing the famous "Herringbone Bridge" of the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway, you can enjoy the local customs and customs of the red land in southern Yunnan along the way, and experience a "train is not as fast as a car, The true feeling of not being able to connect domestically to foreign countries. Now that 30 years have passed, the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway has long been abandoned, and expressways and high-speed railways have extended in all directions.
After arriving in Mengzi, the first stop is to visit Bisezhai Railway Station, a small railway station famous for the movie "Youth". Today, the station has become a tourist attraction, attracting countless tourists to check in every day. The car arrives at the parking lot and changes to a sightseeing car to enter the scenic spot. After crossing the gate tower of Bisezhai, first pass through an antique street, where there are tourist souvenirs, catering, post office and photography. Among them, the photography shop can provide clothing, including ancient Hanfu and 65-style military uniforms, as well as various props for rent. Most tourists rent 65-style military uniforms, look for movie footprints, and recall the lost "youth". Famous filming spots at the station include the green bench under the ancient clock (the place where the protagonist of the movie met for the last time), the Bisezhai station sign, the narrow-gauge railway line, the century-old water tower and the freight warehouse (the ambulance station in the movie is now the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway Exhibition Hall and Visitor Center).
Mengzi is also the birthplace of Guoqiao Rice Noodles. That night, I went to Xiangqi Garden to appreciate the local authentic Guoqiao rice noodles. A set of 21 plates plus steam pot chicken, a large pot of fresh soup and rice noodles (rice noodles can be added at will) only cost more than 30 yuan. Not only is the soup delicious, but the key lies in "crossing the bridge". Taste it in the birthplace of Guoqiao rice noodles, which has a special flavor! Mengzi has also been prosperous due to the influence of the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway. There are the former site of the French Consulate, the former site of the Mengzi Branch of Southwest Associated University, the former site of Mengzi Customs, and the legendary Nanhu Park with cross-bridge rice noodles. Unfortunately, there is no more time to visit it. Check in.
On January 8, after breakfast at the hotel (every person has a bowl of cross-bridge rice noodles), check in at the shopping point in the morning, and go north to Mile County to get off the expressway after lunch. The first stop is Taiping Lake Forest Town. That was the start of construction in 2017 to build a large forest park integrating tourism and vacation, leisure and entertainment, conferences and events. It was originally a desertified mountain lake, but it has been artificially built to form a large-scale comprehensive tourist base. There are forest cabins, RV bases, conference centers, flower planting, cultural and art parks, sports training bases and other facilities, covering a total area of about 42 square kilometers. The visitor center first takes a sightseeing car to enter the scenic spot, and then changes to a sightseeing car at the Huahai Scenic Area. In this section, you can also walk and watch while taking pictures. Reluctantly, today is the first day of March 9th. Affected by the cold air in the north, the temperature dropped from 20 degrees to 1 degree, and the sky was gloomy and cold. It was the coldest season of the year in Yunnan. Many plants that are afraid of the cold in the sea of flowers are covered with cold-proof covers, and there are few flowers of various colors in the sea of flowers. We took a battery car to the highest viewing platform to overlook the "Princess Taiping" flower shape, and then returned to the hotel in Maitreya City for check-in.
Maitreya is not only a city with the same name as the Buddha, but also has many hot springs in the city, so we stayed at a hot spring hotel that night.
On January 9, after breakfast, go to Honghe Water Village in the city first. It was a developer building a tourism shopping, real estate development, leisure and vacation project. There are not only trails around the lake, but also white walls and black tiles imitating the characteristics of Jiangnan water towns, and small bridges next to willows. Reluctantly, the weather was cloudy and cold, tourists were scarce, and businesses were closed. Then I lived in Dongfengyun Scenic Area, 14 kilometers away from the urban area, which is a popular Internet celebrity attraction recently. The Dongfeng Farm in the 1950s was made of red bricks into various kaleidoscopic buildings. It has become the best scene for beauty lovers to take artistic photos, and it is also a place for photography and painting artists to sketch. Mile is close to Kunming, and the opening of the high-speed rail is more conducive to attracting tourists. There are Maitreya Buddha in Jinping Mountain, Keyi Town and other scenic spots in the city. You can see flowers in spring, vacation in summer, eat fruits in autumn, and soak in soup in winter. We strive to build Kunming's back garden. Return to Mile City for lunch, go to Yiliang to complete the astaxanthin product visit and check in at the shopping point, and return to Kunming City to check in to the hotel for a rest.
January 10, return today. The division of labor in Yunnan tourism is clear, and the pick-up and drop-off is also in charge of the Kunming travel agency. After breakfast, the tour guide will take you to the Chennong Ecological Park, whether it is for visiting or shopping, it is actually killing time. After depositing your luggage, you can wander around the park or go out to play, but you must return on time and take the car to the airport. Due to the night flight, it was still early, so the taxi went straight to Kunming National Park. Entering through the North Gate (ticket 90 yuan, half price 45 yuan), starting from the Yi village to watch songs and dances, passing through the Mosuo people, Naxi, Bai, Lahu, Miao, Dai, Wa, Blang, Dulong, Nu, Lisu , Hani, Tibetan, De'ang, Jingpo, Achang, and many others have not reached the village. Yunnan Bupu is a province with the largest number of ethnic minorities, and ethnic villages are really a good place to learn about the customs and human relationships of various ethnic groups. From the east gate, take the bus for one stop to Haigeng Park via Kunming Ancient City (shopping street). At this time, the red-billed seagulls are overwintering in Kunming Dianchi Lake. Citizens and tourists come to feed the seagulls every day in Haigeng Park and the Haigeng Embankment. Let’s take a walk along the park’s lakeside road to watch the seagulls, until we buy tickets in front of the Haigeng Tourist Cableway Station to go to the Xishan Longmen (40 yuan one way).
Xishan Longmen and Dianchi Lake are the name cards of Kunming tourism. 30 years ago, there was only a winding road to the west mountain, but now the cableway is more convenient. Go down the cableway to the Longmen Scenic Area (tickets are 30 yuan, half price is 15 yuan, and the battery car is 20 yuan for a round trip), and you can climb up and down. In order to reduce the hedging of the flow of people, tunnels are now being dug to play in a single line. Standing on the Longmen plank road, look around the vastness of Dianchi Lake for 800 miles. Then take the bus down the mountain (12.5 yuan), change to Line 1/2 of Metro Line 3 and return to Chennong Ecological Park, take back the luggage and take the special bus to the airport (there are few tourists, only 2 of us). Kunming Changshui Airport will be accompanied by a special person to check in and drop off, and the pick-up and drop-off services are closely connected. Late flight HO1122 took off later, and Pudong Airport checked the health codes one by one and left the station.
The 2021 New Year Tour has successfully concluded. Recently, the epidemic situation has repeatedly occurred in Hebei and Heilongjiang. The government calls for no gatherings, less movement, and advocates celebrating the Spring Festival on the spot. This trip is the first time in the new year, and it may not be a bus before the festival!