North of Erhai Lake: Eryuan—Jianchuan—Heqing

The Source of Erhai Lake—Eryuan Landscape (Caibi Lake, Liyuanzhuang)

Transportation: From Xiaguan Passenger Transport North Station, take the medium bus to Eryuan County (90 minutes), take a tricycle or van to Cibihu Wharf, and then take a speedboat or a cruise ship (average price 15 yuan/person) to go ashore to Liyuan Village.

Cibi Lake

Compared with the reputation of Erhai Lake, Cibi Lake, which is the source of Erhai Lake, can be said to be kept in a deep boudoir and no one knows it. When the sun just rises in July and August of the lunar calendar, Cibi flowers bloom, and the overwhelming green, yellow and white, fragrant and charming, you can see it when you take a boat to the center of the lake on a windy and sunny day. In the deep green and transparent water, strings of bright water drops emerge from bottom to top. Under the sunlight, they look like eucalyptus trees filled with pearls. This is the rare and unique natural landscape of Cibi Lake. Tree".

Liyuan Village

Not far from Cibi Lake, the villages of the Bai nationality are hidden among thousands of pear blossoms, with blue tiles and white walls. In spring, it is a flower scene with thousands of trees, and in autumn, it is full of old pears. With the curling smoke, it is a good picture The scene of "Shiwai Pear Garden". The most beautiful life is to take a boat across the lake. In front of you, you can see the green flowers blooming slowly. In the distance, you can see the tens of thousands of mu of pear blossoms covering the sky. When you put the boat on the shore, you can see some people fishing by the lake, and some people washing their hands by the lake. Clothes, rice paddies, traffic, chickens and dogs hear each other, work at sunrise, rest at sunset, a peaceful scene.

Dali Shaxi Ancient Town

Jianchuan (Shaxi, Shibaoshan)

Shaxi

Ancient temples, ancient theaters, ancient shops, horse shops, ancient red sandstone streets, century-old trees, ancient alleys, ancient village gates... Shaxi, with silent stone bridges, ancient roads, and ancient streets, quietly tells the story of caravans stepping through the temple The prosperity of Deng Street. Stroll along the red sandstone slabs of the ancient street, climb up the ancient stage, take a look at Sifang Street shops and horse shops, take a walk on Yujin Bridge, listen to the ancient music of Shaxi Dongjing, watch the Bawang whip of the Bai nationality, and taste the local specialties of Shaxi. Return to Shaxi for thousands of years.

Shibaoshan

Transportation: In Jianchuan County, take a minibus to Shibaoshan (fare: 12-15 yuan). If you are in Shaxi, you can charter a car directly to Shibaoshan (you can negotiate the price).

The interest of Shibaoshan lies in the trees and stones, in the various images, in the strong local color and national style, and in the artistic power of fine carving. If you come during the Shibao Mountain Song Festival, you will see the grand scene of all ethnic groups stepping in costumes and singing like a tide. As the night falls, the singing is full of music, and the mountains are full of wildness.

Heqing (Yindu Water Town, Caohai/Huanglongtan)

Transportation: Take the medium bus to Heqing at Xiaguan Bus Passenger Transport North Station, get off at the entrance of Xinhua Village, and walk to Xinhua Village. Caohai is also very close to Xinhua Village, you can walk there.

Xinhua Village

"The small hammer has been hammered for a thousand years." Looking at the gentle color of the water and listening to the jingle of the small hammer, the intoxicating feeling of wandering in the mountains and rivers can only be vividly expressed by the performers in national costumes with their beautiful singing. Sitting on a cruise ship, watching flowers in the water, admiring the clear water and blue sky, listening to the boaters singing a sentimental ditty, singing together in the mountains and rivers, and startling the birds, how can one be so leisurely.

Caohai/Huanglongtan

If you have time, you can visit both places. If not, go to Caohai. It is relatively close to Yindu Water Town and the transportation is relatively convenient.

The boat is cruising in the crystal clear water, and the green and beautiful reed leaves rub against each other in the wind, one after another, stretching continuously, thousands of swallows are playing, and the singing of waterfowl can be heard from time to time among the reeds. In summer, tens of thousands of acres of red lotus are in full bloom, and young Bai people who come to play in the sea either go boating, climb mountains and circle the sea, or sing love songs due to each other... It's so lively!

Duan Gongzi Restaurant

Food: Duan Gongzi Restaurant in Dali

A new model that combines food and tourism culture. Apart from similar ancient cities and landscapes, different scenic spots also want to experience local ethnic and cultural characteristics, such as ingredients with local characteristics and decorations with ethnic characteristics. style. Duan Gongzi Restaurant in Dali is such a restaurant with regional characteristics. Its cuisine is integrated with the ethnic customs of Yunnan. Its decoration is a typical whitewashed wall painting of the Bai nationality. The elements are the history and stories closely related to Dali.