"I'm going to Yunnan" is the mantra of almost everyone who likes to travel
There are so many places we yearn for
It is also the direction of many people's hearts
Strolling in beautiful floral dresses in the ancient city of Dali
In Cangshan Erhai Lake, find a house facing the sea in a daze
In the rainforest of Banna, encounter a little monkey and an elephant
...
But, slowly, as many places are occupied by people, we are eager to see a more small and quiet Yunnan.
Where else can you go in Yunnan?
In fact, behind many familiar destinations, there is one last secret place in Yunnan—Southwest Yunnan, where a rich variety of gameplays debuted at the C position. This is simply an ideal country for travellers!
GEOGRAPHY
ABOUT TENG CHONG
The western frontier of Yunnan, the city at the extreme edge
Tengchong is located in the far west of Yunnan Province, with a 148.075-kilometer border with Myanmar. It is an important link between China and India and Southeast Asia. It was praised by Xu Xiake, a great traveler in the Ming Dynasty, as "the first city on the extreme edge".
Tengchong also happens to be located at the intersection of the Eurasian plate and the Indian plate. The collision and extrusion of the two continents makes Tengchong a rare volcanic and geothermal coexistence area in the world. Within the area of 1000 square kilometers, there are 99 volcanoes and 88 hot springs.
Tengchong in autumn is the most beautiful place in Yunnan! In November, the ginkgo in Tengchong begins to turn yellow, decorating the whole Tengchong into a golden palace. Tengchong, which is full of ginkgo, may also be the most beautiful place you can see in autumn in Yunnan!
LANDSCAPE
OF TENGCHONG
N reasons to fall in love with Tengchong
01. The volcanic hot springs that do not lose the experience of Iceland
Hundreds of millions of years ago, the two major plates of the earth collided violently here. For a time, dozens of volcanoes erupted, magma spewed out, the sky and the earth were chaotic, and the mountains and rivers reorganized.
Tengchong is a border town built on volcanic lava, famous for its volcanic hot springs. If you come to Tengchong without taking a hot spring, you have never been to Tengchong.
This beautiful border town has the most dense hot springs in China, with 99 volcanoes and 88 hot springs. There are many places with hot springs in the world, but it is rare for Tengchong to have such a large area, many springs, and good curative effect.
Here, you can see two of the Eighteen Monsters in Yunnan, "straw hat as a pot cover" and "eggs sold on a chain". The locals will put corn, eggs, and peanuts into the pot to cook, which has a unique flavor.
2. Hot Air Balloon Fly Over Volcano Adventures
Speaking of hot air balloons, are you still obsessed with Turkey? In fact, you don’t have to go that far in a hot air balloon. There is something more exciting than Turkey!
As the hot air balloon rises slowly, more than 70 volcanoes line up in front of your eyes. There are various types of volcanic cones, including truncated cones, scutellums, domes, and pyramids.
3. Ginkgo Village looks for the golden color of autumn
Autumn in Yunnan comes very slowly. When the snow is already falling heavily in the north, autumn in Tengchong begins slowly, but it sweeps the most beautiful autumn colors in the country overnight. It is also the location of the movie "Martial Arts" directed by Donnie Yen.
From November to December every year, Tengchong Jiangdong Village attracts national attention. There are more than 3,000 ginkgo trees in this village, and more than 50 of them are more than 500 years old. In autumn, the fallen ginkgo leaves are like golden butterflies flying all over the sky, falling to the fields, roads, houses and walls. . . . Construct a golden fairy tale world.
Only when you come here can you realize that "the village is in the forest, the tree is in the home", and the ginkgo tree and the village are integrated. The autumn scenery is too beautiful, but too short, no matter how you look at it, you can’t get enough of it. When you come, you don’t want to leave. You just want to sleep in this golden dream all the time, and you don’t want to wake up.
4. Heshun Ancient Town, which is simpler than Wuzhen
We have no chance to go back to the simple and simple Zhouzhuang, and even Wuzhen has begun to be commercialized, but in the ancient town of Heshun, which is surrounded by mountains and rivers, it still retains the quaint atmosphere of the ancient town. The smoke from cooking in the fields curls up, and this poetic scenery captures the heart instantly.
In the ancient town, ancestral halls, archways, platforms, pavilions, arch bridges, stone fences, and lotus ponds abound. But the life of the local people seems to have not been affected at all. Wandering in the streets of Heshun Ancient Town, basking in the sun, teasing lazy cats, enjoying a period of old times, for the first time, I had the urge to "grow old slowly" here.
5. Introduction to the collection of niche attractions
1/ Dongshan Grassland
Suitable for hiking, camping and barbecue Dongshan, located on the east side of Tengchong City. The terrain is relatively high, with an altitude of about 2350 meters, so Dongshan grassland is also called "heavenly grassland". And because there is a radar station on the top of the mountain, it is also called "radar station". Every morning, the sun jumps out of Dongshan, and the sunlight passes over the peaks and grasslands of Dongshan, and shines on every forest, every stream, and every dewdrop, and then sprinkles on every corner of Tengchong City.
2/ Gaoligong Mountain
The ancient tea-horse road hiking route needs to be led by a local guide or inquire in advance. Gaoligong Mountain crossing is the most primitive and beautiful forest crossing in Yunnan. A forest path full of negative oxygen ions is a breathing machine given by nature. Mountain streams and waterfalls are scattered in the high mountains. From the beautiful and rich Nujiang River valley to the ridge of Gaoligong Mountain, five climate zones have been crossed, and the altitude difference from the beautiful and rich Nujiang River to Baihualing to Nanzhai Gongfang reaches more than 2,000 meters.
3/ Wild Boar Bridge
Chengde Bridge, also known as Yezhuqing Bridge, is an outrigger wooden covered bridge. It is located on the bank of Longchuan River in Qingqiao Village, Qushi Township, Tengchong County. According to historical records, the bridge was originally a rattan bridge, then an iron chain bridge, and it became an outrigger wooden arched bridge in the early Qing Dynasty.
4/ Mingguang Dazhu Dam
Belongs to the national nature reserve,
It is close to the China-Myanmar border, and you need to go through the corresponding procedures for entering the mountain
Dazhu Dam is located in the northeast of Mingguang Town Autonomous Community in Tengchong, at the western foot of Gaoligong Mountain. It is a national nature reserve, 100 kilometers away from Tengchong City, and borders Myanmar. It is a beautiful landscape in front of the country. Every year when the spring breeze blows, pear blossoms will bloom all over the dam.
6. The authentic cuisine of Yunnan is better than Yunnan
Food with beautiful scenery is the sublimation of Tengchong.
The taste of Tengchong cuisine is unique in Yunnan. It is completely different from Yunnan flavor. It has the characteristics of oil but not greasy, hot and sour, fragrant and refreshing. Earthen pots and Dajiujia are all famous local characteristics. taste.
1/ Gentle mind
Yunnan Tengchong Heshun’s head is a snack that must be eaten before a gentle man “goes to the barbarians” (to do business in Southeast Asian countries). The wife or mother gives the man a bowl of “brain” before leaving home. Men can grow their brains and be smart outside. Clever, deal with all kinds of affairs.
2/ Thin bean flour
After CCTV broadcasted the thin bean noodles in China, Tengchong thin bean noodles became famous all over the world overnight! Dilute soybean powder accounts for half of Tengchong's morning and evening snacks. If we pay attention to its origin, it is unknown whether it originated from a palace chef or a farmer's wife. In short, thin bean flour has been passed down from generation to generation in Tengchong, suitable for all ages.
3/ earthen pot
Tengchong hot pot does not use metal hot pots, but only uses earthenware hot pots fired in Manyi Village on the outskirts of Tengchong. It pays attention to slow cooking, so the dishes are delicious, sweet and mellow.
4/ Fried chicken fir
Oily chicken fir can not only be used as wine and food, but also has a sweet, fragrant, spicy taste, and is a good condiment. In the "Southern Dian Xinyu" and "Yongchang Mansion Chronicle" which describe the special products of Yunnan, it also mentions the chicken fir oil which is as famous as the oily chicken fir. .
5/ bait silk
Tengchong bait silk system was invented by people from Hujiawan Village, Dongshan Township. It is made by processing local specialty rice, and has a history of nearly 400 years. It is a popular snack among local and foreign guests in Tengchong.
Recommended Heshun specialty restaurants
1 / Tengchong Special Dishes (Heshun)
Mom's Taste, Zhang Family Courtyard Tengyue Cuisine
Pin Tengchong Special Dishes, Lin Li Family Restaurant
Baoheyuan Restaurant, Dashuya Restaurant
2 / Specialty restaurants (downtown)
Chaowei Halal Copper Ladle Beef
Xidong Garden Restaurant, Baihualing Junwang Mansion
3 / Special snacks
Liqin Bean Flour Shop, Manyi Lane BBQ Street
GUIDE
OF TENGCHONG
A must-have guide for traveling in Tengchong
Compared with other Tengchong routes, our meeting place is specially arranged in Kunming, which saves nearly 50% of the driving time, which is undoubtedly a lot more convenient for our friends.
And there are nearly 60 regions in the country that can fly directly to Kunming, and the high-speed rail from Kunming to Dali takes about 2 hours, and there are 12 flights a day. In addition to the promotion of direct flights to Kunming mentioned in the article, I will take my family on a long trip this late autumn. !
Kind tips
Tengchong has a high degree of solar radiation. Regardless of spring, summer, autumn and winter, as long as the sun is out, it is very warm, and when it rains, it is very cold. You must bring a sweater, which can be used all year round in the local area.
Ancient towns, hot springs, volcanoes, ginkgo, wetlands, food, culture, Tengchong gathers the scenery of many places, lighting up southwest Yunnan.
"Tengchong Ginkgo Journey"
Maybe it will break through your traditional impression of Yunnan
it's special
Because here you can see autumn in Yunnan
it's niche
Because here you can go where few people go
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What if you don't want to do Tengchong Raiders? Don't be afraid, just keep up with me with your bag and let me go!