Lijiang has too many beautiful scenery
And those touching stories in literary works
I want to give myself a vacation in the mediocre life,
A suitcase, an air ticket, Lijiang, steal half a day of leisure!
It was already ten o'clock in the evening when we arrived in Lijiang, and the driver who booked the pick-up was waiting at the airport early, and felt a burst of coolness as soon as we got off the plane. It takes about 40 minutes from the airport to the ancient city of Lijiang. On the way, the driver enthusiastically introduced to me which places are worth visiting? Where are the pits?
As soon as we arrived at the inn, it started to rain heavily, and there was constant thunder. I couldn't help but worry that it would be inconvenient to travel in the next few days because of the rain.
Fortunately, it didn't rain when I woke up, so I walked to Dayanhua Lane on foot. Dayan Flower Lane is a new Naxi architectural style cluster complex near the north gate of Lijiang Ancient City and connected to the ancient city. If you don’t like the bustling crowds, spending time here is also a good choice.
Meet Lijiang Archway, the most iconic Naxi culture. It is said that in order to be able to build this archway, the top craftsmen of the Naxi nationality were specially invited to build it with painstaking efforts, just to restore the original taste of the Naxi people.
Go inside and you will come to the "Eye of Lijiang". The Eye of Lijiang is a landmark attraction that people must check in when they come to Lijiang besides Dashuiche and Sifang Street.
Standing on the viewing platform of the Eye of Lijiang, you can overlook the entire ancient city of Lijiang. You can have a panoramic view of this ancient city at the next festival. Tourists only need to be in the Eye of Lijiang to feel the changes of this thousand-year-old ancient city from morning to night. Bringing the ultimate visual feast.
In this city prospered by caravans, the most unmissable thing is caravan cuisine. Met Lijiang Caravan Restaurant is near the Eye of Lijiang. The decoration of the store inherits the traditional Naxi architectural style, which is very similar to the bold personality of those people, simple and atmospheric.
The mixed chickpea jelly is sour, hot and delicious. The ratio of chili and vinegar is just right, very appetizing, and the chopped chili in the seasoning is very fragrant.
Water-based poplar is actually a kind of aquatic plant in Lugu Lake, which is a unique dish in Yunnan. The taste is a bit like kelp, refreshing and relieves greasy. For me, who likes spicy food, fresh flower yak meat is the most appetizing for me. It looks like a small portion, but in fact it has a lot of meat, and it tastes spicy and delicious!
Of course, you can’t lack wine if you have meat. Order two bottles of Lijiang craft beer, the collision of highland barley and snow-capped mountains, exudes a unique and refreshing taste that matches the caravan cuisine, and experience the boldness of those people who eat meat and drink!
I ordered 3 dishes for one person, and I ate until I walked against the wall. I was super satisfied!
Coming down from the caravan dishes is the Yanweifang. The decoration style of the Yanweifang not only follows the traditional Naxi folk houses, but also maintains the original style of the ancient city of Dayan in Lijiang.
Here, you can taste the most authentic and authentic taste of Lijiang. Lijiang Baba, Chicken Bean Jelly, let these flavors awaken the memory of the ancient city and integrate into Naxi culture.
Compared with the crowds on Sifang Street, I prefer Dayanhua Alley. It is not as noisy as other places in Lijiang, and you can stroll around Dayanhua Alley. There is no one-size-fits-all store, and if you walk into a store at will, there are fresh ways to play, which can bring you unexpected surprises.
Take a stroll around the interesting shops, buy some items you like, and send them to relatives and friends, and there are many exquisite shops in Huaxiang. The clothes here will not be particularly eye-catching when worn out, and they will not lose their taste. They incorporate ethnic elements, and they are not ostentatious but can be seen with care.
Cotton and linen tie-dye, simple yet creative, with unique patterns, it won’t hit your shirt when you wear it.
Every corner in the Flower Alley will always bring you different surprises, even an ordinary staircase can be photographed with tricks.
There are also many shops with elements of local culture, such as Dongba Paper Workshop, Naxi Silverware, Dongba Woodcarving, Naxi Bamboo Weaving, etc. In the alleys, the small shops are what really attract me. The artisan assembly hall: Zhuoyin, grabs my footsteps.
Lijiang's local ethnic costumes, wood carvings, silverware, and tea are four categories, dripping and delicately showing Lijiang's local ethnic art and life aesthetics.
The rotten wood in the corner has been transformed into small wooden ornaments of various shapes in the hands of craftsmen, which are warm and interesting to display at home.
After visiting Huaxiang, go to Folk Square to listen to the stories told in folk songs. In this free and relaxed music scene, everything slows down.
There are folk singers singing here every day in the folk song square. Xia Xia, the "tambourine beauty" who became popular all over the country with her song "Little Baby", Lan Lan and Xiaozhi, the double drum group of Lan's drum method, Xiao Song, the lead singer of Jianghu band, "Chinese Dream" Many well-known folk singers in Lijiang, such as Tang Kang, a contestant of "The Voice of China", and Wednesday, a contestant of "The Voice of China", have sung here.
The reason why people like folk songs may be that they can always hear their own stories from other people's singing.
Order a bottle of Meet Lijiang Craft Beer, the sweetness of malt and the richness of hops. During the fermentation process, it emits a unique refreshing taste that matches the beauty of the ancient city in front of you. The wine is not intoxicating, and everyone is intoxicated.
Beer + folk songs must be the ultimate experience not to be missed in a trip to Lijiang!
Most of the inns in Lijiang have retained the traditional architectural style of the Naxi people, and have been rebuilt on the basis of it. They not only have ethnic customs, but also have a unique style. In Lijiang, the inn has also become an indispensable scenic spot in travel, so choosing an inn is also a must-do homework for travel.
Although Yunfan Mountain Residential B&B is not as grand as a star-rated hotel, every corner exudes a unique charm, with a simple and elegant decoration style, which is a bit quiet.
From the layout of the entire yard to the decoration of every item in the room, people feel full of sincerity.
The combination of elegant neutral gray and logs, whether it is the transparent glass windows or the tables and chairs in front of the door, makes you feel fresh and full of leisure. There is a poem on the door plate of the room. I feel that I dare not come to the B&B without any culture. The decorations are all made from local materials, such as raw stones, branches, logs...primitive but not lacking in simplicity.
In order to fully guarantee the guests' bathing experience, the bathroom with dry and wet separation is more humanized, and the warm white lighting makes the room warmer at night. Lijiang has a large temperature difference between day and night, and the shower room is equipped with heating.
The terrace is next to a huge walnut tree. When you get up in the morning and make a cup of tea, you can sit here quietly, listening to the sound of running water, the sound of falling leaves, and smelling the smell of the soil. It is definitely a leisure life like spring breeze.
There are cute clay dolls beside the stairs, which are full of fun. The inconspicuous tree roots are transformed into exquisite decorations as if by magic in the hands of the boss.
The simple Naxi aunt prepares an exquisite breakfast every morning. There are rice noodles or sandwiches to choose from. She will also enthusiastically make a pot of tea. Just sitting by the window and watching the beautiful scenery in the distance, a pleasant day begins. .
Everything here is so simple and natural, in order to preserve the most original taste of wood.
There is also a vegetable field next to the homestay. Sitting by the window, you can see the hard work of the local Naxi residents in the field.
Living here, you can bask in the sun in the yard and live a lazy life every day, and live a freehand life listening to the singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers in the mountains and rivers. There is an impulse that makes people not want to leave, probably because of the magic power of Yunfan Mountain Residence!
After breakfast, I took a taxi to Lashihai. It costs about 50 yuan to take a taxi to the ancient city. You can choose to carpool.
When it comes to the sea in Yunnan, the first thing everyone thinks of must be Erhai Lake! But there is Lashi Lake in Lijiang, which is more peaceful and primitive than Erhai Lake, and still looks undeveloped.
Lashi Lake is actually a wetland park, because the ancient Lijiang people have never seen the sea, so they called the lake the sea. Lashihai is known as "Lijiang's back garden" and "Lijiang's lungs", which can decompose and purify pollutants and purify the air. The water and grass here are fertile, and there are a large number of birds inhabiting here.
Entering the scenic spot is the bird watching corridor. Walking along the corridor, you can hear the chirping of birds and the sound of wild ducks flopping in the water.
Looking around, you can also see nationally protected birds painted on the stones. If you bring children over, you will definitely like it.
There is also a wind chime prayer card for wishing on the promenade. One side of the card is written with mysterious Padang characters, and the other side is written with your name. Whenever the wind blows and the wind chime rings, it is a blessing. Visitors can also dial the prayer card with their hands. Every time the bell rings is a blessing.
Going forward, you will come to the Memorial Hall of the Chinese Minority Villages. Such a memorial hall is still rare. It displays the traditional costumes of various ethnic groups, daily necessities, and ethnic culture.
The models placed on both sides of the national highway are wearing costumes of various ethnic groups. This is simply a large exhibition of ethnic costume culture. The introduction of the culture of each ethnic group is hung on the wall. If you want to understand ethnic culture, this must be a bit more than checking in.
Each nation has a separate exhibition hall, where you can learn about their lifestyles and beliefs.
The Padang Cultural Festival Museum displays the beliefs of the Padang people, and you can take pictures inside. When you enter the house and look up, you can see a huge hornet's nest. In the hearts of Naxi people, the hornet's nest represents luck and good fortune, so if there is a hornet's nest in the house, it means that good luck is coming. Both sides of the corridor are covered with wind chime prayer cards, and there are statues of natural gods inside.
The reflections in the lake are clearly visible, the blue sky and white clouds, the surrounding mountains, flowers and trees are all reflected in it. The tranquility here is the same as that of Lijiang.
You need to wear shoe covers to walk on the glass bridge, and you can clearly see the fish in the lake swimming freely. Many children lay on it for a long time, unwilling to leave.
The blue sky, the surrounding mountains, flowers and trees are reflected in it, giving people a sense of majesty, empty and far away, lush water and grass, and the surrounding mountains are tall and majestic, stretching endlessly.
The Internet celebrity photo spot "Sky Realm" satisfies your desire to take pictures and attracts countless young ladies to stop and take pictures. They take pictures against the backdrop of blue sky, white clouds and blue sea, and leave the most beautiful moments!
The level of the plateau lakes is like a mirror, and the reflection of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is clearly visible when the weather is good. There is a prairie nearby, where you can ride horses and watch the scenery of Lashi. Of course, you can also set foot on a boat and enjoy the "lake breeze".
Stroll along the plank road by the lake, get in touch with nature at zero distance, and look at the wide and quiet lake. It seems to be a mysterious pure land in the world. The sky, grass, and trees here are not polluted, and they are all clean without any impurities.
The wetland museum displays bird specimens of various shapes, and each specimen has a detailed introduction. There are bird models with outstretched wings hanging on the glass roof. The moment you look up, it seems that these birds are flying overhead. There are also Chinese wetland and world wetland exhibition stands, which are very spectacular. If you are a bird lover, this museum is well worth a visit.
The museum displays rare birds in many countries, calling on us to pay attention to wetlands, cherish birds, and protect our common homeland.
There is a horse farm next to the parking lot. There are galloping horses on the vast grassland. When you come to Lashihai, you can also try how it feels to run and ride a horse on the grassland. The horses here grow up eating rich aquatic plants, so every horse is tall and handsome, with a tall and straight figure.
The vast and pure lake of Lashihai is like a sacred place on earth, and the charming scenery can't help but make people addicted. And I can only be a passerby, not to bring noise and impetuosity to that unique tranquility.
It was already afternoon after visiting Lashihai, and I was so hungry, but there was no place to eat except for the fruit stand. When I came to Dayanhua Lane, I met Lao Wang next door next to the Lijiang Archway. It occupies a large facade in Yinyu Lane and is easy to find.
The store is spacious and comfortable, simple but not simple, and the embellishment of murals and flower arrangements is more lively. Dining in such an environment is simply a double experience of vision and taste.
The display in the store can also intuitively see the situation in the kitchen, and every step from material selection to serving can be seen clearly, so customers can rest assured.
I also eat too much, and it is troublesome to order food when traveling alone. If you order too much, you can’t finish it, so let’s order one of their signature dishes! The secret snow mountain fish is available on almost every table. As a person who loves fish, he has relatively high requirements for fish.
The snow mountain fish grows in lakes with melted ice and snow. The fleshy meatballs have no fishy smell at all. It is more appetizing when dipped in sweet and sour soup. It is so delicious that you can't stop.
"Neighbor Laowang" is a warm restaurant, where you can enjoy unforgettable delicious food.
There is a song sung like this: "You are the sun and moon in my heart, falling here, and the journey is just to meet you..." Listening to the song, the "sun and moon in my heart" that comes to mind is Shangri-La.
The next day I set off from Lijiang to Shangri-La. The public transportation in Lijiang Grand Shangri-La is only buses. Lijiang Passenger Station-Shangri-La Passenger Station: You can book tickets on the WeChat public account [Diqing Jiaoyun] or buy them directly at the passenger station. The journey takes about 3-4 hours, the earliest bus is at 07:30, and the latest bus is at 17:10. After arriving at Shangri-La, I was afraid of altitude sickness, so I went directly to the hotel to check in and rest.
The 5th Meteorite·Light Year Hotel, one of the top 3 recommended hotels in Shangri-La's tourist destinations, is located in Dukezong Flower Lane, Dukezong Ancient City.
In Lost Horizon, it is said that there are 5 meteorites in Shangri-La, 4 of which are owned by local celebrities. The missing one is known as a symbol of luck and auspiciousness, and it is now placed in the fifth meteorite hotel, which can be seen when entering the hotel lobby, bringing luck to every "destined person" who comes to Huaxiang.
The hotel is personally operated by a world-renowned French designer, combining the mysterious legend of lucky meteorites with local culture and historical heritage, and integrating collector tradition and modern fashion.
The room uses a large number of wooden structures, with a large number of traditional Tibetan decorations, full of Tibetan style. Exquisite wood carvings and paintings, mysterious Tibetan-style ornaments, quaint Tibetan-style furniture, and unique Tibetan-style wall paintings all reveal exotic customs... As long as you pay attention, you can find unique Tibetan cultural elements everywhere.
The room is supplied with oxygen 24 hours a day, and oxygen with a purity of more than 90% is delivered to the room around the clock. It can also automatically adjust the oxygen content in the room, so that you can sleep well even on plateaus.
Equipped with a humidifier, no need to worry about dry skin.
To my surprise, each room here is equipped with a bay window, and there are many books on the bookshelves next to it. In your free time, you can sit down here and make a cup of tea, read a book, and enjoy the scenery outside.
The Zhandui Taurus in the Jeb Gate Tower is the tallest Taurus, touching it will bring you good luck!
Walking into Duke Zonghua Lane, you can see Tibetan-style painted paintings and Tibetan-style woodcarvings by traditional craftsmen everywhere.
The beautifully designed and colorful buildings are the most representative buildings in Huaxiang, which give people a sense of grandeur and heroism at a glance. The colorful walls, exquisite carvings and small pendants on the eaves are all pleasing to the eye
You can feel the local culture in Huaxiang. A small horse shed and the reappearance of caravan life scenes are a condensed cultural landscape.
Watch an open-air movie on the Dukezong Grand Stage, and sometimes there will be a display of ethnic customs with local Tibetan characteristics.
Simple street shops, clear stone slabs, and retro buildings are intertwined in the flower alley to form an antique Tibetan-style beautiful picture.
"Stroll and eat" in the alleys full of Tibetan charm, throw away the worldly troubles, and feel the wonderful artistic conception of "Shangri-La is more than Shangri-La" in the slow time of "stealing a half-day leisure" in the flower alleys.
There is a wishing pool for girls in Rome, and there is a pile of sacred Mani stones in Tibetan areas. Mani stones are the feathers of the six-character proverbs and the code for dialogue between man and God. Make a pious wish in front of the Mani stone pile, and experience the spiritual blessing of a snowy holy place...
In Duke Zonghua Lane, you can also get in touch with Shangri-La's relatively complete intangible cultural heritage projects. Such as Nixi black pottery, Dongba paper, Mani stone carving, pine forest Tibetan incense, Kasa Tibetan knife and so on.
During the experience of making Tibetan incense in the intangible cultural heritage experience center in Huaxiang, the slightly drunk Tibetan incense is refreshing, and you can truly feel the charm of intangible cultural heritage that has been passed down for thousands of years.
The Tibetan incense sticks are neatly arranged. It is hard to imagine that this is purely handmade. It seems simple, but it takes a lot of time to practice behind the scenes. After a few minutes of learning, my hands began to tremble.
Shangri-La Zhuoma Pottery Experience Hall is the first comprehensive experience hall integrating clay art and soft pottery DIY. Combining Tibetan traditional culture with modern pottery art, the culture is integrated into modern art, and then displayed to the world.
The most important thing is that the pottery made by Dolma will not break no matter how you drop it, and it is very easy to use.
In the past, ceramics were easily broken during transportation. Zhuoma used a variety of clay formulas and years of painstaking research to produce pottery that is not easy to break. Even if dropped from more than one meter in the air, it is still intact.
"SH·XM" in Duke Zonghua Lane is an inn, a gallery, and a spiritual space. Its operators, Mongolia and Gillian, are a robust young man from Inner Mongolia and a sweet girl from Hunan.
In the eyes of Mongolia and Gillian, "SH·XM" is a spiritual healing station. While painting, they tell the stories and scenery along the way to the tourists in the past, helping tourists appreciate the beauty of Dukezong and reducing the impact of external interference on the soul Free blinding.
In order to allow guests to open the lock on the door of their hearts and appreciate the unique purity and beauty of Shangri-La, they decided to build this characteristic shop into a "fourth space" that can release unique spiritual energy, and regard the goodwill of human nature as a special gifts for every customer.
It's almost past meal time after shopping around, and I'm hungry to protest, so let's go back to the hotel restaurant to reward my stomach!
The Lucky Meteorite restaurant on the second floor of the hotel adopts a unique transparent glass ceiling design, allowing you to enjoy the blue sky and white clouds while dining; soak in the warmth of the sun.
Eat a sumptuous lunch to supplement the exhausted physical energy. The warm sunshine shines on the body through the glass on the roof of the hotel. With delicious meals and a bottle of craft beer, there is wine and meat. It is not too happy.
Dukezong contains two meanings in Tibetan, the first meaning is a castle built on stones, and the other meaning is Moonlight City, so Dukezong Ancient City is also called Moonlight Ancient City. Dukezong, a thousand-year-old city, is the best-preserved and largest Tibetan settlement in China, as well as an important hub of the ancient tea-horse road.
A fire in 2014 affected the hearts of countless people. Now in the ancient city of Dukezong, although there are no traces of the fire, most of the buildings have been restored. But those ancient buildings will no longer exist, disappear forever.
The stone-paved roads in the ancient city are uneven, and the caravans have been coming and going for thousands of years. It seems that there are still deep horseshoe prints on the slabs.
There are also many handicraft shops with Tibetan characteristics in the ancient city, where you can find many exquisite handicrafts.
The creative library may not sell books, but snacks. Buy a few "books" in the store, and sit on the chair at the door to enjoy the satisfaction brought by "knowledge".
The ancient city can not only feel the charm of the mysterious Tibetan culture, but also check in the Red Army Long March Museum.
Guishan Park in front of the ancient city is also one of the must-see attractions for tourists.
There is no need for tickets and you can visit directly for free. It is the commanding height of the ancient city of Dukezong. Standing on the top of Guishan Park, you can overlook the whole city of Dukezong.
It seems that every temple is located on a higher ground, which also reflects the status of the temple in people's minds. Climb a few steps and stop to rest for a while. There are also many vendors selling local specialties, and pilgrims are pious. with long hair.
There are a lot of people of faith who come to pray around the temple, which makes people feel the holiness and beauty of this land.
The long prayer flags around the Great Buddha Temple are shocking and sacred under the blowing of the wind.
The largest prayer wheel in the world is here. It is 21 meters high and weighs 60 tons. It is made of gold-plated pure copper and requires more than 10 people to push it together. The weather was not very good on the day I went. If the sun shines on these golden buildings, it must be beautiful.
Because there is an endless stream of people who come here to turn around and pray for blessings, the stone slabs are very smooth.
It is also very worthwhile to come to Shangri-La Napahai.
It takes about 20 minutes to take a taxi from the ancient city to Napahai. Napa Sea, like Lashi Sea, is not a sea but a wetland. It is a plateau seasonal lake, it is the "sea" during the summer rainy season, and it becomes a grassland in winter, because the different seasons lead to different scenery, so you can see different scenery every season .
The Napa Sea is supplied by 8 small rivers in the surrounding mountains. It looks small, but it can be regarded as a big lake in any city. After staying in such a vast place for a long time, it seems that nothing is big enough except the sky... ...
In summer, water and grass are plentiful, and there are small flowers growing on the grassland. Sheep, cattle, and horses graze in groups, blending with the grassland, like sinking and floating in the sea. The vast wilderness presents a prairie beauty of "the wind blows the grass and sees the cattle and sheep".
In autumn, the grassland turns golden, and the snow-capped mountains in the distance are reflected in the lake. In the dry season of winter and spring, the lake shrinks or even dries up, turning into a large swamp.
The weather on the plateau is changeable. It was raining lightly when I went there.
You can also experience horse riding in Napahai, but you have to negotiate the price in advance to avoid being cheated.
Another main way to visit Napa Lake is to ride a bicycle around the lake. The whole journey is about 40 kilometers, and it takes about three to four hours to cycle around. The grasslands, lakes, and snow-capped mountains along the road are beautiful, and what is even more surprising is that the section of the road entering the county can overlook Songzanlin Temple in the distance.
Songzanlin Monastery is the largest Gelug Sect monastery of Tibetan Buddhism in Yunnan Province. It is also one of the famous "Thirteen Forests" in the Kangzang area. Occupying the city is built on the mountain. Its shape is like an ancient castle. From a distance, it is quite similar to the Potala Palace in Lhasa, so it is called " Little Potala Palace".
Kardan Songzanlin Monastery is the name of the monastery bestowed by the fifth Dalai Lama. We can also enjoy many murals of Tibetan legends at the intersection of Siyuan.
As soon as we entered the temple, we were greeted by a steep slope of 146 steps. It was a huge challenge for me who was a little tall. I stopped and stopped all the way, and I climbed up to the square in front of the main hall. Standing here, I can still look far away. Shangri-La County.
After passing Shangri-La, which is more than 3,000 meters above sea level, you still have to control this kind of strenuous exercise and climb up slowly.
When entering Tibetan temples, we still have to strictly abide by the rules. Before entering the main hall, we should take off our glasses and hats, and we can’t step on the threshold. We can’t take pictures in the big shop, which is a taboo in the temple. If you are lucky, you can also meet the free tour guide of the temple.
The upper floor of the main hall is gilded with copper tiles, and the corners of the hall are kissed by beasts and cornices, which are also in the architectural style of Han temples. The lower hall has 108 pillars and couplets, representing the auspicious numbers of Buddhism. The hall can accommodate 1,600 people.
In addition to its majesty, Songzanlin Temple will also be different with the changes of the seasons, especially the temples bathed in the morning light in the morning, which are particularly spiritual.
By the Ramyangcuo Lake in front of the temple, you can see a lot of newlyweds in costumes, taking pictures of wedding photos with Tibetan characteristics. The gorgeous national costumes are really beautiful with the nearby lake and grassland and the Songzanlin Temple in the distance. You can take a few streets of wedding photos in the photo studio.
Standing at the gate, it is difficult to take a picture of the whole temple. The Ramyangcuo Lake directly in front of the temple is the check-in point that you can’t miss when you come to Songzanlin Temple. It’s the lake to take pictures. This is the best A good place to enjoy the panorama of the temple. The calm lake reflects the reflection of Songzanlin Temple, and our mood is as beautiful and peaceful as the scenery in front of us.
At the end of the 5-day itinerary, the scenes were still echoing in my mind, the blue sky and white clouds, as if the whole person had been psychologically cleansed. I don't know when I will come next time, but no matter when, Shangri-La will always be the Shangri-La in my mind.