Western Yunnan generally refers to the vast area west of Kunming, and in a narrow sense, Western Yunnan refers to the area west of the Nujiang River, namely Baoshan City represented by Tengchong and Ruili and the Dehong Dai-Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture.
Western Yunnan is located in the southwestern border of the motherland, adjacent to Myanmar. The terrain is dominated by mountains and valleys, with lush vegetation and vertical mountains and rivers. The special geological landforms and complex geopolitics make this place particularly eye-catching. In this hot land, the hot sea of volcanoes, the ancient tea-horse road, emerald stones and topaz, the anti-Japanese war in western Yunnan, and anti-smuggling are all full of magic and temptation.
At the beginning of the new year, the group traveled from Beijing to the west of Yunnan, passing through Kunming, Tengchong, Mangshi, Ruili, and finally to Jiegao on the border between China and Myanmar. This is a low-cost group with shopping links, and the three flights for six days and five nights are less than 1,000 yuan, which is a one-way cheap air ticket. I didn't know much about this way of travel before, but I heard some news about conflicts between tour guides and tourists caused by shopping. Since I was not interested in shopping, I couldn't help but feel a little uneasy, for fear of causing supercilious glances and accusations.
Day 1: Beijing-Kunming (stay in Kunming Sky Hotel)
Early in the morning, headed to the Capital Airport under the stars. After the tour guide in Beijing gathered the whole group, he began to organize everyone to collect tickets, check luggage, and check in for the plane. At 8:20, the plane rose into the sky with the rising sun and flew to the southwest.
This is a flight with three stops. The plane landed at Wanzhou Airport at 11 o'clock. Some passengers got on and off the plane here. Those of us who went directly to Kunming were also required to leave the plane with our luggage and wait at the terminal. It's not bad to take a break in the middle of a long flight to get some air, but it's really troublesome to drag your luggage up and down. After everyone waited for 40 minutes, the plane took off again.
Approaching the sky above Kunming, looking down at the earth through the black window of the plane, I suddenly feel that the colors are colorful.
At 13:30, the plane landed at Kunming Changshui Airport. As soon as you enter the terminal building, the walls are covered with colorful paintings and flowers. This is the city of spring, and it is also the city of flowers. 70% of the country's flowers are produced in Yunnan. The flowers of Yunnan people are not only used for viewing, but also used to make food. The most famous ones are those soft and golden flower cakes.
The theme of this team trip is "Meet Tengchong", obviously Kunming is just a relay station for our trip. Due to flight reasons, we need to stay overnight in Kunming. After picking up the plane, the local tour guide took us to Dianchi Lake, which is ten kilometers west of Kunming City.
Dianchi Lake is the most popular scenery in Kunming. The four seasons in Kunming are like spring, which is naturally related to altitude and latitude, but to a large extent it also depends on the natural "air conditioner" of Dianchi Lake. Dianchi Lake, formed by the confluence of countless water systems such as the underground river of Huanglongtan, covers an area of 300 square kilometers. The wide lake water regulates the temperature, which contributes to the pleasant climate here without severe heat in summer and cold in winter, let alone those of us in the north. They like to run here in winter, and even these red-headed gulls in Siberia know that they fly here to inhabit and survive the winter every year.
The red-billed gull, also known as the sea dove, is a migratory bird with dark red beak and feet, white feathers and blackened tail. They come to live in rivers and lakes in the south in winter, and return to the wetlands in the north to breed in spring.
Today's Kunming is sunny and sunny, and the lakeside of Dianchi Lake is full of scenery. Migratory birds covering the sky and crowds of people are playing with each other, forming a perfect picture of natural harmony.
These seagulls have a special sense of intimacy with people, as if they are consciously performing wonderful flying performances for people, sometimes they fly across the water, and sometimes hover above people's heads, asking for rewards It is the food in the hands of people. The foraging skills of seagulls are quite superb. They pick up food thrown in the air steadily and accurately, and prey quickly and ruthlessly from people's hands. The emotions of the tourists were infected by the wonderful performances of the seagulls. Some fed and fed the birds, some took pictures as souvenirs, and some exclaimed in excitement.
The charm of Kunming is not only reflected in the scenery of Dianchi Lake where seagulls dance, but also in the history and culture accumulated in those ancient neighborhoods. After returning to the city from Dianchi Lake and settling down at the Skylight Hotel at the east entrance of Lianmeng Road, everyone began to arrange activities by themselves. I heard from the hotel staff that the old streets in Kunming are very charming. After inquiring about the route, I took a bus next to the hotel to go to Kunming Old Street-Nanping Street. This is a commercial pedestrian street built after the demolition of the southern city wall and moat of Kunming. There are many tall buildings and bright lights. On both sides of these skyscrapers, there are old streets and alleys that criss-cross and have not been renovated. This is a place that foreign tourists like to go to. .
A courtyard gatehouse with blue bricks and gray tiles, bucket arches and cornices, a simple and thick copper door with carved patterns, a row of glossy, elegant and unique imitation sandalwood chairs, Kunming Nanping Street, the "urban living room" of the people of Spring City ". This antique house gate called "Nanping Street No. 1" stands at the east entrance of the pedestrian street. Old home.
The archways in Kunming are very famous. The famous Golden Horse and Jade Rooster Archway is a symbol of Spring City. The Zhongai Archway not far away is also a high-end atmosphere. The three archways are called "Pin" because they stand in the shape of "pin". "Pinzi Sanpai". Zhongaifang is located at the west entrance of the pedestrian street. It was built by people in the Yuan Dynasty to commemorate the merits of Sai Dianchi when he was in power in Yunnan, which means "loyal to the king and love to the people". In history, Zhongai Archway was destroyed by fire twice in 1857 and 1914. The current archway was rebuilt on the original site on the eve of the 1999 World Horticultural Exposition in Kunming.
Jiahua Flower Cake, which is popular all over the country, is a fashionable and precious favorite in the Yunnan tourism market. It is said that this store has its own planting base for edible roses, and the flowers and ingredients used are also very particular. Faced with the attractively colored and fragrant flower shortbread, it is difficult for ordinary foreign tourists to leave the store empty-handed, not to mention the service staff who provide free express delivery standing at the corner of the counter. We bought a box of shortbread, and within three days, we were still in Yunnan, and the express delivery came home.
Crossing the Bridge Rice Noodles is a must-eat in Yunnan. This is a two-story loft in an alley. It is a restaurant specializing in rice noodles. Dinner is settled here. Such a large bowl of rice noodles only costs 8 yuan. The color is attractive, delicious and cheap, which is a must for northerners. A little on the spicy side.
Day 2: Kunming, Tengchong, and Mangshi (Lihao Hotel, Sumangshi)
After breakfast, we came to Kunming Changshui Airport again and boarded the plane to Tengchong. Entering the sky above Tengchong, the plane circled around the city, and the captain seemed to let us enjoy this beautiful land from the sky. The shape of the lake in front of us is very interesting, just like the projection of our plane.
Large and small empty mountains, also known as "super craters", are the two most famous craters in Tengchong Volcanic Geopark. This itinerary did not arrange a visit to the Volcano Park. Sitting on the plane and overlooking it is considered a visit here. The plane flies very low, and the scenery on the ground is very clear. Presumably, even if you enter the scenic spot and spend money to sit on a hot air balloon, you will not have such a good viewing angle.
The plane landed at Tengchong Tuofeng Airport at 11:00, which is the only airport in China named after a flight route, which reminds people of the famous life-and-death passage in the air during World War II. Tuofeng Airport was built in 2005. It is located on the top of a mountain 10 kilometers southwest of the county. It is a typical Yunshang Airport. Its navigation shortens the travel time between Kunming and Tengchong from 10 hours by land to 45 minutes by air.
Today's sky is surprisingly blue, with big white clouds floating in the sky. The good weather makes us feel happy and makes us look forward to this trip. I met the third tour guide here, a tour guide with a serious expression, blunt words but extensive knowledge, and a very dedicated tour guide. During the subsequent trips, he seemed to have never stopped talking. In the middle, the local history, geography, customs and customs are introduced, and some opinions on current affairs and historical events are also expressed from time to time. Although Tengchong is the main destination of this itinerary, today we will take this brand-new bus and head south via Baoteng Expressway and Hangrui Expressway to visit Mangshi, which is 120 kilometers away.
Mangshi is called "Menghuan" in Dai language, which means "City of Dawn". Mangshi has a long history. In ancient times, it was the land of Dianyue, the country of Chengxiang. We arrived at Mangshi at 1:30 in the afternoon and checked into Regal Hotel. Since it was noon, we rested at the hotel for 2 hours before visiting the first scenic spot in Mangshi - Mengba Naxi Rare Garden. This garden was built by a private owner who never forgets to give back to the society when he gets rich. It belongs to the national AAAA-level scenic area. There are a large number of ancient and famous trees planted in it, and the rare petrified wood and jade collected by the owner are displayed. This garden has four items that are the best in the country: the number of ancient and famous trees, the age is the highest in the country; the size of strange stones and tree fossils, and the number of fine products are the highest in the country; the large-scale root carvings are strange in shape and high in grade. It is the highest in the country; the number of large tree transplants and the high survival rate are the highest in the country.
Entering the park, the first thing that catches the eye is a memorial pavilion commemorating Zhou Enlai, a great man of his generation. The white marble statue of Premier Zhou is lifelike. The stele is inscribed in Chinese, Dai, and Jingpo. Mangshi presided over the historical event of the border people's gathering between the two countries.
Going forward, there is a large beautiful phoenix bamboo forest. The green bamboo towers into the clouds, and the green leaves flutter like phoenix tails, which is a frontier Dai style.
An incomparably gorgeous bougainvillea garden, bright and dazzling. Purple flowers are hanging on the branches and scattered on the grass, and peacocks in twos and threes are strolling among the flowers, trees and green grass.
These things that look like trees but not trees and jade but not jade are called Shuhuayu, and they are the most important treasures in the garden. Its essence is a tree, but a tree that has been silicified, and it is still a tree that has been jaded. It belongs to petrified wood, but it is different from ordinary petrified wood because of its crystal clear appearance.
The introduction of this tree jade in the garden is as follows: In the long process of geological history, large tracts of virgin forests were buried underground in an instant by the great natural force, immersed in the environment of silicon dioxide under high pressure, low temperature and oxygen-free environment. Among them, the carbon element in the trees is gradually replaced by silicon dioxide. While partially retaining some of the original characteristics of the trees, it gradually absorbs some mineral elements from the surrounding rock formations to form colorful substances. This is petrified wood. , also called petrified wood. Then in the long geological period, the temperature and pressure continued to change, and the silicified wood underwent differential metamorphism and recrystallized, and the main component was converted into opal chalcedony, which is tree jade, also known as wood jade. Shuhuayu is a fossilized wood that has been jadeized. The outside is still brown bark-like, but the inside of the tree trunk has become crystal clear and hard jade.
In the City of Dawn, on the top of Leiyarang Mountain, Menghuan Shwedagon Pagoda is resplendent. It is said that Buddha Sakyamuni lived here when he was reincarnated as a golden rooster. Hundreds of years after Nirvana, Buddhist disciple Zhaohan Dawei spread the teachings of Buddha and came to this mountain to practice in person. The pagoda was built and became a recognized Buddhist holy place in people's minds. Leaving Mengba Naxi Rare Garden, we went to visit the Menghuan Shwedagon Pagoda not far away. Arriving at the foot of Jinta Mountain, looking up, it is golden and dazzling.
There are more than 70 steps to climb up to the golden pagoda. On both sides of the steps are two golden dragon-shaped fences.
The head of the golden dragon is in the shape of a huge palm, and the five fingers are five dragon heads. The five-headed dragon represents blessing, wealth, longevity, happiness and wealth.
On the slope on the right side of the steps of the golden pagoda, there is a row of statues of Sakyamuni and his disciples. Faithful men and women who prostrate themselves and worship sincerely welcome the arrival of the Buddha.
The golden pagoda is tall and straight, majestic and majestic, and the golden pagoda is even more radiant in the setting sun. This is a typical South Asian Dai royal palace style building with a height of 76 meters. The structure is an octagonal hollow tower with four doors and seven levels. Four white marble Buddha statues of Maitreya. The main body of the tower is a large bell-shaped tower, with 24 exquisite small towers built on the base, and the highest point is a big golden roof weighing 2.3 tons. The Menghuan Great Golden Pagoda is the first golden pagoda in China and the first hollow pagoda in Asia.
The Golden Pagoda has a gate in the east, west, north, south, and each gate is decorated with heavy gold. The lintel is carved with exquisite flower and animal patterns, and there are white elephants and other sacred animals guarding the gate.
The golden pagoda is surrounded by 16 statues of gods, including elephants, golden rooster Aluan, wisdom birds, and twelve zodiac signs. It is said that they are 16 kinds of animals that were successfully reincarnated during the Buddha's reincarnation, and most of them have been deified and humanized. These colorful, exquisite and lifelike sculptures are carefully crafted by skilled craftsmen specially invited from Myanmar.
Golden Rooster A Luan. According to legend, the Buddha had 550 rounds of birds and beasts, and he went to this mountain to practice when he was a golden rooster. A Luan, the golden rooster, stood upright and faced Mangshi, singing for the dawn and calling for the light every day.
The statue of the Three Precepts, this sculpture covering eyes, ears, and mouth, is a passage from the Confucian "Analects of Confucius" "Don't see anything wrong with propriety, don't hear anything wrong with propriety, don't speak anything wrong with propriety...", it warns all living beings not to conform to Don't look at, don't listen to, don't talk about rituals.
Accompanied by the afterglow of the setting sun, we walked down the high ramp together with these barefooted Dai women in national costumes, and everyone left the golden pagoda with their own harvest. For us, this is a dazzling tourist attraction, which delights our eyes; for them, this is a well-known holy place of worship at home and abroad, and they have fulfilled their sustenance.
Back at the residence at night, what awaits us is a mysterious "peacock feast". I really didn't expect to be able to eat game in a group tour, not to mention the beautiful peacock that is so precious in people's minds. The peacock banquet here is actually a special dish launched by Dehong people. It consists of more than 20 local special dishes, cold and hot meat and vegetables, fried dishes, and tableware, embellishment and presentation. , thus creating a vivid shape of a peacock opening its tail. When the waiter used dry ice to make a fairy cloud mist, the diners shouted in surprise, and people hurriedly took out their mobile phones and cameras to take pictures and videos. I really didn't taste the taste of these dishes carefully, and the only thing left in my memory is this delightful "peacock opening its tail".
Day 3: Mangshi-Ruili-Tengchong (Su Tengchong Jindun Forestry Business Hotel)
Today, we continue southward to Ruili, a small border town. Ruili is located in the southwest corner of the motherland. It is a county-level city in Dehong Prefecture. It is connected with mountains and rivers in Myanmar on three sides and faces villages. Most of them are separated from Myanmar by the Ruili River. Ruili is the largest inland port in southwest China, an important jewelry distribution center, and a famous tourist city.
Jiegao, a very strange place name. From the map, it has crossed the Shweli River and entered the hinterland of Muse, Myanmar, just like an enclave in China. China and Myanmar are not only connected by mountains and rivers, but also have similar ethnic groups. Some of them are just called differently. For example, the Shan people in Myanmar are actually the Dai people in China, the Kachin people are the Jingpo people in China, and the Kokang people are the Han people in China.
We crossed the Shweli River Bridge by car and entered the Jiegao area. The Ruili River under the bridge has a slow and clear flow, and there are thousands of hectares of fertile land beside the river. It originates in Tengchong and flows into the Irrawaddy River in Myanmar. More than 20 kilometers in Ruili belong to the border river between the two countries, but the few kilometers in Jiegao belong to China.
Sister Gao Guomen, China's largest land trade port with Myanmar, and about 50% of Yunnan's border trade materials enter and exit from here. In 1991, the State Council approved the establishment of the "Jiegao Border Trade Economic Zone", which was the first border trade zone in my country to implement special management in accordance with the "domestic border and outside customs" mode. This special management mode has injected vigor and vitality into the development of the port. According to the tour guide, during the prosperous period, more than 100,000 domestic and foreign businessmen gathered here, and the vehicles passing through the gate were also constantly shuttling. It’s just that due to the constant conflicts in northern Myanmar in recent years, the once bustling Ruili Jiegao suddenly seemed to have become an empty city. The formerly busy trading port has basically become a tourist attraction for tourists to take pictures.
Tianya Dijiao Monument, a landscape sign at the corner on the north side of the National Gate, is the terminus of National Highway 320. There is a mythical beast on each side of the stele, one of which is stepping on a rock, and the other is stepping on a gold ingot. It probably means that standing on this fertile land can attract wealth and treasure.
The scenes on both sides of the border fence reflect the current situation of the two countries. The Pauk-Phaw brothers, whose family backgrounds were similar in the past, are now far apart.
A few girls may have been doing tourism business in Jiegao Guomen Square for a long time. They had banana trays on their heads, and sunscreen and insect-repelling "Tanaka" on their cheeks. They used exotic attire to attract curious tourists to take pictures.
After staying in front of the country gate for an hour, we went to visit Huasha. Haosha is close to the border, 10 kilometers south of Ruili City, and is a natural village under Jiedong Village, Mengmao Town. It means "golden resting place" in Dai language. The Dai people who live in the bamboo buildings work at sunrise and rest at sunset. The simple local flavor and beautiful southern scenery make this place the reputation of the first village of Dai style, and won the 2015 CCTV "Top Ten Most Beautiful in China" Village" title.
Not only is the golden atmosphere of Shazhai Gate eye-catching, but the inside of the village is also winding and secluded, beautiful and picturesque.
This group of peacock dance reliefs on the wall attracts people to stop and watch. If you look carefully, the dancers are all men. This is quite different from the usual impression that people will think of Yang Liping when they mention peacock dance. In fact, the peacock dance of the Dai people has been danced by men since ancient times, because all birds with bright feathers are males, and only male peacocks can open their tails, so it is not surprising that men imitate the movement of peacocks. When the men perform, they will wear a golden helmet mask and a peacock's wing costume with a bracket outside, and dance with the accompaniment of elephant foot drums, gongs, cymbals and other musical instruments. Although men lack femininity when they dance, what they show in their majestic and masculine momentum is a kind of primitive life force. Huasha is the birthplace of the peacock dance of the Dai people, and it is also the inheritance base of the peacock dance. Yue Xiang, the inheritor of national intangible cultural heritage known as the "Prince of Peacock", is an authentic caller of sand. He founded the Peacock Dance Heritage Center in his village and has trained thousands of inheritors of Peacock Dance.
Shoutsha Zang Temple, one of the most famous Zang temples in Ruili area, has a great influence in northern Myanmar. The Zang Temple is composed of the main hall, the splashing water pavilion, the goddess sculpture, the Guangmu Palace, the Wubinya Wensa Memorial Hall and the monks' housing, which is like a Daizhai Buddhist kingdom. The original abbot, Elder Wu Binya Wensa, is a famous eminent monk of Theravada Buddhism. During his lifetime, he was a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and the vice president of the Buddhist Association of Yunnan Province. He enjoys high prestige among religious believers.
The White Elephant Thousand-Handed Buddha, which symbolizes peace, health, and good luck, stands in the wide Zhaixin Square, which is the place where the Sand Shouters hold the Water-Splashing Festival. The Water-Splashing Festival is the New Year of the Dai people, and it is also an annual carnival for the Dai people. In mid-April every year, the sand callers will splash clean water on each other here to express their blessings, praying for good weather, good luck and happiness in the coming year.
Most of the callers are engaged in tourism business. They set up small tables and parasols at the door of their houses, and sell some self-produced fruits and snacks. The old man is very simple and friendly. His old bamboo house looks a little dark, but the fruits, trees and vegetables growing in his yard are indeed full of vitality.
Tobacco monopoly seems to be ineffective here. Colorfully packaged cigarettes can be seen everywhere in front of the doors of various houses. I have never seen any of these brands of cigarettes, and most of them are priced at 30 to 50 yuan a piece. Tobacco leaf planting is a traditional economic crop in this area. I don't know whether these cigarettes come from Myanmar or are made by local people. I tried one and it felt average, so I followed the crowd and bought one.
Lunch was arranged in the Yijiangqing Flavor Garden in the stockade. This was a table of hand-picked rice full of Dai flavor. The rice was dyed colorful and spread in the center, and the outer circle was filled with various dishes with meat and vegetables. Pleasant visuals increase appetite, and tourists put on plastic gloves to experience the feeling of picking up food with their hands and delivering it to their mouths.
The four-hour trip to Ruili was in a hurry. After lunch, we set off for Tengchong. Tengchong is the main destination of our trip. There are three main reasons for it. One is the long stay, the other is that there are many tourist attractions, and the third is that everyone wants to shop here. The performance of tourists in shopping stores determines whether travel agencies are making money and making money. It is a key link where tour guides are uncertain and tourists are uneasy. Due to the time difference, it was still early before dark, so the bus went straight through Tengchong City and sent us to Beihai Wetland, more than 10 kilometers northwest of the city.
Tengchong was praised by the famous tourist Xu Xiake as "the first city on the edge of the pole". This Beihai wetland is an outstanding representative of Tengchong's beautiful scenery. It is a rare magical landscape in the world. It is said that it is a water grassland.
Beihai Wetland covers about 20,000 mu, of which a strange aquatic plant grows in more than 3,000 mu of lake water, which can carry people and loads to move and float. Experts call it "lake floating carpet", and locals call it Floating island, grass row.
Speaking of the reason for the formation of the floating carpet of the lake, the scenic spot introduces this: 600,000 years ago, the surrounding volcano erupted, and the magma flowing out blocked the outlet of the groundwater, and the spring water accumulated into a lake. The volcanic ash fell on the lake, and the wind and birds carried the grass seeds to the volcanic ash, and the grass seeds nourished and grew to form meadows. With the passage of time, the volcanic ash and melted water sank to the bottom of the lake and separated from the meadow. The meadow relied on its own power to survive miraculously. After 600,000 years of accumulation, this unrivaled spectacle of intertwined underwater roots and pieces of floating grass on the water has been formed.
The four seasons of the Beihai wetland are different in spring, green and autumn, and sometimes there are obvious differences even on the same day. This is because the floating weeds on the lake have no foundation, but whenever the wind is stronger, pieces of floating weeds will drift with the wind. A piece of floating weed seen by the lake in the morning may run to the center of the lake in the evening.
It's winter now, and the floating blanket on the blue lake is golden. The contrast between warm and cold colors brings a strong visual impact. I heard that if you come here in spring and summer, the whole lake will be green and there will be clusters of orchids blooming on the grass. It must be another charming scene.
The weather here is surprisingly good, the water and the sky are the same color, and the mountains are green. The clear lake water is as blue as the sky, and the water surface is like a huge mirror, reflecting the buildings and mountains by the lake very clearly.
The blue of the lake is darker than the sky, and some are even blue and black, but this is not a problem with the water quality, but the result of the reflection of the black peat under the water under the sunlight. In fact, the lake water here is very clean, and the well-developed root system of grass rafts can eliminate toxins and purify the water quality. It has been the source of life for the surrounding villagers for thousands of years. Even now, the lake water that has been treated to a certain extent can still be drunk directly.
After we entered the scenic spot, we took a battery car for five or six minutes, and came to this sightseeing plank road. The plank road is very long, in a semi-arc shape until it reaches the opposite bank of the lake.
After walking tens of meters along the plank road, I saw a floating carpet that was not guarded, so I stepped over the fence and walked to it. The grass was wet and trembling when stepped on, like stepping on a spring mattress. I didn't dare to go further inside, otherwise I would sink into the lake and cause trouble.
The less timid tourists will take an orange wooden cruise ship and shuttle between the golden giant grass carpets along the blue lake waterway.
Those bold tourists rent a straw row in twos and threes, and accompanied by locals, swing around in the lake.
In fact, these grass rafts for tourists are not pure natural, and a piece of foam is tied under the grass rafts. After all, the scenic spot still puts safety first. It is said that the local people will randomly cut a piece of grass raft and use it as a raft to catch fish and shrimp in the lake. Some simply make a small hole in the grass raft and lower the hook from the hole into the lake to fish.
Row rowing should be a technical job. The rudder and the pole have movement essentials. If the coordination is not good, they will spin around in place. It is entirely possible to get drowned by a little carelessness. Instead of taking that risk, just do two pole moves.
We took a wooden cruise ship to return to the gate of the scenic spot. Compared with the grass row, although it is less exciting, it is more safe.
Thousands of years ago, the two major plates of the earth collided violently here. For a time, dozens of volcanoes erupted, magma spewed out, the world was chaotic, mountains and rivers reorganized, and Tengchong came into being. This is the opening scene of the large-scale epic stage performance "Fantasy Tengchong" watched at night. "Fantasy Tengchong" is a party tailored for the Tengchong tourism market. The 90-minute performance connects the volcano Atami, the ancient road caravan, and the blood. The five chapters of Qianqiu, Heshun Homeland, and Light of the Silk Road, with high-tech sound and light technology and magnificent dance art, vividly interpret Tengchong, a place on the edge of the extreme with peculiar landforms, diverse cultures, rich history, and full of legends.
Jindun Forestry Business Hotel is our campsite in Tengchong, and it is also the only hotel where we stayed for two nights during this trip.
Day 4: Tengchong (Su Tengchong Jindun Forestry Business Hotel)
Woke up early today, woke up just after dawn, washed, had breakfast, and set off by car. After eating, drinking and having fun for a few days, it’s time to go shopping. Today the tour guide will lead you to a place called Qiluo Trade City. After the bus started, the tour guide turned to jade, the treasure of Tengchong, from origin to processing, from value to screening, from poverty in Tengchong to contribution to the country, from cheap tour fare to your due character, An unquestionable request can be felt in earnest words. The tour guide talked endlessly, the bus was driving slowly, and suddenly felt that we should open the mobile phone map to check the direction, only to know that after driving for an hour, it was only five kilometers away from our departure point. It turned out that the bus was circling in Tengchong City The tour guide regards the carriage as a classroom. This Qiluo City is a place that sells jadeite. All the members stayed in it for 3 hours, and there was no forced buying or selling. Most tourists bought something, and there were a few people who looked around and left empty-handed. The tour guide That is to say, a limited verbal "condemnation" was made to these empty-handed people on the way back.
There is a saying in history that "jade comes out of Tengyue", but currently there is no jade in Tengchong. The origin of jade is in Myitkyina, Myanmar, 200 kilometers west of Tengchong, but Tengchong’s status as a worldwide jade distribution center and processing center has never been shaken. .
In Tengchong, you will see such posters in the eye-catching positions of big and small jade stores. This is something that both buyers and sellers are willing to see. Minimize the difficulty of taking out pockets.
Before and after lunch, the tour guide took everyone into a woodware shop full of ancient root carvings and a jade store called Dongfang Jinyu. Dongfang Jinyu is the only jade listed company in my country, and it feels very standard. In the afternoon, a tour guide was replaced. The character of the new tour guide was completely different from that of his predecessor. He spoke in a soft voice. He said that he would serve everyone as well as his predecessor, and hoped that everyone would support him as he did his predecessor.
In the rest of the afternoon, the new tour guide will take you to complete three tasks: visit the National Cemetery, visit the Atami Scenic Area, and experience the hot spring soup. The National War Cemetery is located at the foot of Xiaotuanpo on the banks of the Dieshui River, 1 km southwest of Tengchong. It was built in 1945 to bury the soldiers who died in the Battle of Restoring Tengchong.
For Chinese people today, the Chinese Expeditionary Force is a vague concept, but Tengchong people are not like this. They remember the history of Tengchong being ravaged by the Japanese invaders, and remember the predecessors who died in the scorched-earth war. The 103,141 names of the expeditionary army officers and soldiers are densely engraved on the 1.5-meter-high wall.
In a certain sense, the War of Resistance in Western Yunnan was a war about one road. Due to the Japanese invaders' control and blockade of China's land and sea routes, the Burma Road became the only channel for China to obtain international aid. This is a group of sculptures from the construction of the Burma Road back then. The women carried their children on their backs and hammered and chiseled stones, and the men pulled huge stone rollers to crush the road. There were often accidents where the ropes broke and the stones rolled down and crushed people to death. Migrant workers also accidentally fell from the cliff to their deaths. During the nine-month road construction process, more than 3,000 people died. The Yunnan-Burma Highway, a life-and-death line built by millions of migrant workers in western Yunnan with their flesh and blood.
This is the statue of Allied Stilwell and Chennault, the organizer of the famous "Hump Route". The hump route starts from India in the west, crosses the Himalayas and the Hengduan Mountains to the east and enters the Yunnan Plateau. Because the canyons in the Himalayas look like the back of a camel, it is named "Hump Route". This is after the Burma Road was controlled by the Japanese army. Another lifeline in the air. In the past three years, millions of tons of supplies and more than 30,000 fighters have been transported through this route, but it has also paid a high price for the loss of more than 1,000 aircraft and more than 3,000 pilots. After the war, the US "Time" described the hump route as follows: In the 800-kilometer-long deep mountain canyons, snow peaks and glaciers, aircraft fragments are scattered along the way. Under the shimmering light, this is the famous "Aluminum Valley" - the hump route.
In a corner of the cemetery, there is a tomb of a Japanese army. Inside is the body of Major General Zang Shige Kangmei, the supreme commander of the Japanese army stationed in Tengchong. The intention of transporting these bones back to their hometown for burial was rejected by our country. It seems that this "Japanese tomb" has become an indispensable part of the National War Cemetery, and it is to make the invaders kneel in front of the tombs of Chinese soldiers all over the mountain. .
On the mountain, the state owns death. There is a small conical slope behind the Martyrs' Shrine, with pines and cypresses, and small steles. Under the steles are buried urns of 3,168 officers and soldiers who died in battle. Their names, native places, military ranks, and positions are engraved on the steles. Looking at the rows of small steles extending from the top of the mountain in a ray to the foot of the mountain, and seeing the mottled light and shadow of Dongyang passing through the treetops and falling on the cemetery, the scene in front of you is shocking.
Leaving the National War Cemetery, we came to the Hot Sea Scenic Spot located 15 kilometers southwest of Tengchong. The whole valley was steaming with heat waves and filled with mist, like the curling smoke from the roofs of northern cottages. Tengchong is well-known for its geothermal resources, and there is a saying that "the country's geothermal heat is seen in Yunnan, and Yunnan's geothermal heat is counted in Tengchong". Volcanoes and hot seas were born together. The violent collision of the earth's plates hundreds of millions of years ago left 99 volcanoes and 88 hot springs here. A large amount of groundwater met the uncooled magma and became hot, gushing out through the gaps in the rock formations, forming A magnificent view.
On one side is the roaring mountain spring waterfall, and on the other side is the whizzing jet of hot steam and boiling water. You dare not approach this place, otherwise you may be in danger of being scalded by the jet of boiling water.
We walked slowly along a stream formed by the springs, and along the way we saw many hot springs gushing out, such as pregnancy well, glasses spring, pearl spring, drumming spring, lion head, toad mouth, each of which has different shapes , the spring lives up to its name.
Circling along the plank road to the highest point is the famous hot sea boiling pot. The big boiling pot is the king of hot sea springs. The boiling water in the pot is gushing, blue waves are tumbling, smoke and steam are rising, and it has the potential to cook the sky and the sun. The big rolling pot is known as "a hot sea", and it is the best of the twelve scenic spots in ancient Tengchong.
This large pot has a diameter of about seven or eight meters. There are three water spray holes inside. The surface water temperature is 97°C, and the outlet temperature can reach 102°C. Legend has it that a yellow cow accidentally fell into the pot and was fished out after dozens of minutes. There is only a skeleton left, which shows the fierce heat of the boiling spring.
Abundant geothermal resources have been fully utilized here. In addition to those large and small hot springs for bathing, people also use boiling hot spring water to cook food. There is a saying in Rehai: "No wood stove or fire is needed, the natural heat is good for cooking." The water vapor in the big boiling pot is rich in mineral elements. During the cooking process, the food will absorb these spirits of heaven and earth, often Eating can play a role in strengthening the stomach and nourishing the spleen.
It is an interesting phenomenon that eggs are sold in skewers. Such packaging is not only for portability, but also for cooking convenience. Most tourists will spend 5 yuan at the entrance of the scenic spot to buy a bunch of eggs and bring them to the mountain, and then use the heat of the big boiling pot to cook them. The mountain road is still very hard, so eating a few boiled eggs is just a good way to replenish energy. This stone pot should be connected to the big boiling pot, but what is introduced is not boiling water, but hot air. We put a bunch of eggs in the pot and steamed them in ten minutes. The skin of the egg is easy to peel, the color of the egg white is slightly yellow, and it tastes like a special aroma.
Due to the complex and diverse natural and geographical conditions, Yunnan grows Chinese medicinal materials accounting for 70% of the country's medicinal materials. Panax notoginseng, Gastrodia elata, Poria cocos, and angelica are well-known at home and abroad. Dinner was arranged upstairs in this medicinal herb shop, and I happened to see these authentic medicinal materials from Yunnan before eating.
After a day of running outside, especially when we entered several shopping stores, the tour guide should treat everyone well. After dinner, we will take us to Dongshan Hot Spring Village, known as "the first hot spring village in Tengchong" to soak in the hot springs. Let us experience it for ourselves. The aura-filled gift given to mankind by the crustal movement thousands of years ago. Entering inside, a strong sulfur smell blows your face, and bathing in it makes you feel watery and creamy, with soft bones and tendons. Today, when the category of hot springs has been expanded by "no morals", deep well water, medicinal water, and boiler water are all called hot springs. There are three basic conditions, and there is a channel to come out. The hot springs in Tengchong are truly natural soups. There are still uncooled magma and rock formations with pores underground. The groundwater heated by the magma generates pressure and rises to the surface through the cracks to form hot springs. The hot springs in Tengchong not only have a large number and a large amount of water, but also are rich in a large amount of trace elements. Frequent bathing can not only smooth the skin, but also have good curative effects on rheumatism, arthritis, and skin diseases.
Day 5: Tengchong-Chuxiong (Shuxiong Junyao Hotel)
According to the itinerary, before leaving Tengchong, we have to visit the city terminal here, and then take a bus to Chuxiong, 600 kilometers away, after lunch. Wondering what to see in the terminal building? The car detoured around the city and came to a secluded small street, which is the back of this building. When I entered the hall, I saw it was still a jewelry and jade shop, and I stayed for another morning.
Lunch was arranged in the Yuquan Garden in the northwest of the city, which has the charm of a water town in the south of the Yangtze River. In an area of more than 40 acres, a spring water circles around in the garden, with small bridges, pavilions, and green trees. "Yuquan Yinyue", one of the twelve sceneries, refers to this place. But if you want to enjoy the beautiful scenery and have a full stomach, you have to go through a jade market first. The tour guide warned everyone that if you don’t buy Tengchong’s treasures, there will be no such shop after passing this village. This market is different from the previous specialty stores, where you can bargain, but I don't know if the goods here are genuine and the prices are real.
After lunch, the third local guide said goodbye to us. The bus driver drove the vehicle along the Hangrui Expressway, crossed the Nujiang River and the Lancang River, and arrived in Chuxiong at 9:00 pm, where we checked into Junyao Hotel.
Day 6: Chuxiong-Kunming-Beijing
Today is the last day of our trip to Yunnan. We have to fly from Chuxiong to Kunming to return to Beijing. There is one last arrangement in the morning, to visit the "Flower Market" in Kunming, so I have been thinking about whether to buy some dried flowers or buy some fresh flowers to bring back to Beijing. The tour guide taking over today is a lady, called the station tour guide. Her task is to accompany us from Chuxiong to Kunming, and after visiting the flower market, send us to the return plane. It is about 160 kilometers from Chuxiong to Kunming, and it takes 2 hours to travel by bus. Along the way, the tour guide focused on popularizing the knowledge about Huanglongyu for us, and showed a piece of Huanglongyu pendant she was wearing.
It is a flower market in name, but it is actually a comprehensive market mainly made of jade, but I saw some flowers in the corner of one of the exhibition halls.
Huanglongyu is a new jade species in the jade carving industry. The country officially named this yellow jade produced in Longling, West Yunnan as Huanglongyu in 2011. The main color of Huanglongyu is yellow and some red, which is the color of our national flag. It has the meaning of wealth and auspiciousness, which is in line with the Chinese aesthetic concept. Huanglong jade has the warmth of Hetian jade and the hardness of jadeite, and has become an upstart in jade collections today.
This is a piece of yellow dragon jade wool left after cutting the bracelet. It grows well in water, and the natural water splash has a certain artistic conception, and the price is not cheap. Judging from the thickness of the jade material, 2-3 pieces of jade pendants can be made, and the carving master believes that making 2 pieces is more valuable for preservation. There is also an element of gambling in buying this kind of wool, but compared with gambling on stones, the risk is much smaller.
There are sculptors on site who can process wool into jade pendants for buyers. Their production process aroused everyone's interest. Everyone gathered around the sculptor and witnessed a piece of wool go through processes such as cutting, grinding, polishing, and drilling. The whole process of making jade pendants.