【Crossing mountains and ridges, heading for a good time】
The best trip in life is when you find a long-lost feeling in a familiar place. This is what I often travel to various places in Yunnan, Anyi Ancient City, Qingxi Reservoir.
Yunnan:
During the day, you can smell the antique charm here, and you can also see the vicissitudes of a century of history.
In the evening, all of these will be covered with a thick mellow fragrance, which is intoxicating and irresistible.
Some people say that the night here is an affair, an encounter of a thousand years.
But I came here to find my own scene.
Some people say that the night here is for foodies, and it is a trip for taste buds.
But I want to find the habitat of the body and the belonging of the soul.
For Lijiang, there will always be some targeted good and bad voices on the Internet, but as netizens say, "Have a drink, get drunk, and the whole ancient city of Lijiang is yours." Wherever you are, the ancient city of Lijiang is here. And all we have to do is enjoy ourselves in time.
【Must Know: Itinerary】
Day1: Lijiang Dayan Ancient City - Muxin Homestay - Traditional Festival Sanduo Festival
Day2: Lashihai Wetland Park-Tea Horse Ancient Road-Cloud Flower Sea-Bian Garden-Eternal Love Theater
Day3: Lugu Lake - Walking the Marriage Bridge - Grassland Wetland - Russo Bonfire Party
Day4: Lugu Lake Lige Peninsula - Lover's Beach - Daluoshui - Lijiang
Day5: Lijiang - Shangri-La - The First Bend of the Yangtze River - Tiger Leaping Gorge - Dayila Grassland - Zongke Ancient City
Day6: Pudacuo - Shangri-La - Lijiang
Day7: Lijiang - Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Ganhaizi - Blue Moon Valley
Day8: Guanyin Gorge
【Must-see Tips for Lightning Protection: Travel Necessities and Safety Instructions】
1. Comfortable shoes/a hat/local folk clothing/sun protection measures
2. Allergy medicine for travel/water cups/packaging small medicines for life
3. A good guide / such as the little Anran guide you are looking at
4. Good mood / bad mood / will eventually be a good mood
5. Love couple/single dog/widowed
The following is a friendly reminder from Xiao Anran~
The altitude is high, the temperature difference is large, it is cool in the morning and evening, and it is hot at noon. It is really cold after raining and snowing. You need to bring a coat or down jacket to prevent the weather from changing. It is not an exaggeration to experience the changes of the four seasons in Shangri-La in one day.
Many solo girls ask the most about safety issues in my journey notes, so let me briefly talk about it here.
The law and order in Yunnan is actually very good on the whole, and the tourist facilities are also very complete. In the ancient city, no matter day or night, there are many guardhouses everywhere, and there are also security patrols. Girls who travel alone have basic precautions, such as not getting into a black car without a license plate, not traveling in a deserted place late at night, and not trusting strangers' words. Generally, there is absolutely no problem with safety. After all, there is a powerful Chinese mother behind us. It has really been making progress, and I believe in the security of our country. I've been to a lot of places alone and have no problem keeping myself alert.
Yunnan Nah, it's really comfortable.
In addition, in order not to waste too much time on the journey, it is best to make a strategy in advance. If you don’t have enough time, you can choose some scenic spots you want to visit and adjust flexibly according to the specific situation. The itinerary in this article is an 8-day itinerary for reference.
[ Arrive like a first-time acquaintance: Lijiang Dayan Ancient Town Accommodation ]
Every time I travel, I feel physically and mentally exhausted the moment I arrive. I take the bus from Sanyi Airport to Lijiang Old Town. Fortunately, I have booked the Muxin B&B in advance, and the housekeeper also came to help with the luggage. Muxin Homestay reveals a unique beauty of time, the new Chinese classical style combined with the wabi-sabi of some Japanese furniture, it is an irresistible beauty of quiet power, simple and quiet.
I have been walking in various tourist cities for more than two years. I have lived in many different styles of homestays and seen many scenery. The moment I walked into Muxin B&B, I wanted to unload my luggage and fatigue, and arrange a room for myself to sleep peacefully. When I was still working in Shanghai, the fast pace I had cultivated made me a kind of "impatient" during the trip. When I arrived at this homestay, its tranquility and the sound of water in the lobby made my heart instantly quiet.
I have been walking in various tourist cities for more than two years. I have stayed in many homestays and seen many scenery.
The soul is released and the mind has a place to live. It's not an exaggeration
【Daybreak: Lijiang Dayan Ancient Town】
Under the ancient city at dawn, do you think it is beautiful?
After packing up my luggage, I plan to take a casual stroll in the ancient city. The quaint Naxi flavor, small bridges and flowing water, and the fragrance of birds and flowers, under the sunshine of spring, people become lazy. This place is a little more leisurely than Wuzhen, and more leisurely than Suzhou. There is a trace of charm, and many people call it the "City of Aventure".
The road surface in the ancient city is uneven, which should be caused by the natural terrain over the years. There are still deep horseshoe marks on the stone road. This may be the token and proof left by the caravans of the Ancient Tea Horse Road.
Walking in the ancient city during the day, basking in the sun lazily.
At this moment, the blue sky is you, the sun is you, the clouds are light and the wind is light, you are all you.
Stepping briskly, looking for traces of the caravan.
The ancient city is very big. I heard that the Diaoyu Islands in China may not be as big as the ancient city of Lijiang. If you really want to walk through the ancient city, it may be difficult to walk in a day. However, in order to restore the ancient style of the ancient city, all kinds of cars You are not allowed to enter, you can only walk on your 11-way legs, it is recommended to wear your flat shoes, the uneven stone brick road may sprain your feet when you put on high-heeled shoes.
The flowers in Yunnan are easier to see than in any other city, and they bloom very vigorously. With the breath of spring, you should go out for an outing, and don't stay at home in spring. When the weather is good, you should go to a good city to smell the fragrance of flowers and relax your body soaked in the winter cold.
【 Encounter with Yunnan Homestay in Yunnan: Sanduo Festival 】
Meet · Lijiang
On the first day of my arrival in Lijiang, I was very lucky to catch up with the annual traditional festival "Sanduo Festival".
It is said that this festival is a symbolic festival of the Naxi people. It has a history of more than 1,200 years. Every year on the eighth day of the second lunar month, the ancestors of the Naxi people focus on worshiping nature, worshiping ancestors, and worshiping heroes. "Sanduo" on.
The beauties and handsome men of Naxi are full of national pride. Express your passion loudly and boldly.
Interacting with us from time to time, drinking, and pulling us to dance together. Even when he was drunk, he couldn't resist the enthusiasm from Naxi.
"Then just take a bite!"
People of all ethnic groups held a variety of activities on this day, dressed in costumes, singing and dancing to celebrate the festival. In the evening, we also caught up with the festive running water banquet - the Long Street Banquet.
Thousands of people sat together like a flowing water mat to taste and share the unique sense of ritual about the Naxi nation. On the first day, I enjoyed this kind of fun with so many unknown travelers. Where in life do not meet, meeting is a hasty fate.
【 Night Wind, Flowers, Snow and Moon: Ancient City 】
The night in the ancient city of Lijiang tells the story of wind, flowers, snow and moon.
After the long street banquet, slow down and walk in the ancient city of Lijiang, and come to the viewing platform overlooking the ancient city. Quietly waiting for the sun to set.
The ancient city has also lit up a little bit of light over time. In this ancient city that has gone through more than 700 years, it seems that the lights at night have never stopped, and it is prosperous and noisy.
In a day, my favorite moment is the evening here. In the evening of spring, I finally got rid of the pursuit of the severe winter. Although there are endless traffic, the sound of cars and people brought by the rush hour is more like being edited into a bird. Silent film with remaining frames.
The freedom of the ancient city is even more vivid at night, and the singing can be heard wherever you go. Everywhere you can enter the store, you can feel all kinds of literary atmosphere, and all kinds of literary legends left behind by idiots and resentful women. The ancient city is exaggerated by these, and it has a particularly romantic atmosphere.
The atmosphere in the ancient city is very warm, and the commercial street is also very mature. The strong atmosphere of commercialization sometimes makes the ancient city suffer from a lot of topics, but commercialization makes the ancient city more convenient, food, drink, housing and transportation are very convenient, the only thing is that one day the original culture will really be lost.
Finally, find a restaurant near the river, drink some small bars while listening to music, the ancient city of Lijiang at night, it only belongs to its beauty.
【Keep that clear time: Lashihai Wetland Park】
Lashi Lake is not a sea, but it is quieter and clearer than sea water.
After sleeping until I woke up naturally the next day, I have perfectly digested the exhaustion from yesterday, and today is a day full of energy.
Because there is no sea in the interior of the plateau, but people yearn for it, so the relatively large lakes are called seas.
The four seasons here are always warm as before. Thousands of migratory birds always gather in Lashi Lake to inhabit, forage, and settle down.
The trip has become a unique landscape.
The beautiful scenery of Lashi Lake has always been a couplet of poems for poets and poets in the past, lingering in your heart, immersing in your tenderness, lingering and dancing with water plants, Lashi seaside is beautiful, especially Meiquan. Meiquan comes from the intersection of Crouching Tiger Mountain and Beidou Mountain. The spring water surging from the jagged rocks forms a sister pool. The water is as green as flawless emeralds, and the bottom of the pool is so clear that it is more than 6 meters deep.
Spring in Lashihai is long overdue. When the sun is shining brightly in the city of Lijiang, the cold wind here is still whistling. I am standing on the seaside of Lashi in March: this is a wide and quiet lake, under the cold sky, the lake is glowing with green light.
Small wetlands divide the lake into large and small bays. On the willow trees standing sparsely in the lake, there is a group of cormorants parked; in the shallow bay and on the shore, there are a large group of wild ducks, either hunting for fish and shrimp, or sleeping with their necks together.
Occasionally, two amphibious shelducks fluttered and flew up, bringing nearby waterfowl to lazily flap their wings. The water vapor in the distance is dense, and small shadows of mountain birds can be seen swimming and dancing from time to time. This is the early spring in Lashihai. Migratory birds that migrated earlier have moved north, while those who traveled late are recuperating and preparing to embark on their journey home.
【Explore the ancient tea-horse road: stepping on a horse to find flowers, the flowers are like a scene 】
I wonder if you have never heard of the caravan?
There is such a group of people in Yunnan, because the road transportation is not easy, in order to survive, they use horses as a means of transportation, carry these materials, and go to distant towns to exchange for living materials. They climbed over the snow, walked across the grass, and experienced countless risks, just to bring back supplies to the villagers, and the road they walked was called the ancient tea-horse road.
I have always admired the ancient tea-horse road and wanted to know what the life of the caravan is like. Today I finally have the opportunity to experience the ancient tea-horse road.
The first thing I did when I arrived at Lashihai Horse Farm was to change into my riding skirt, pick out a white horse named Elizabeth, and prepare to start my journey on the Ancient Tea Horse Road.
Coming out of the horse farm, we walked through some virgin forests. Along the way, we passed the Naxi ancient villages. There are a group of Naxi people living here, and you can also see the pastoral scenery of the Naxi people. The caravans in Yunnan originated from the Naxi people. The Naxi people are An ancient nation, there is a well-preserved Dongba culture here. This village is very old. When you walk into the village, you can see a lot of Dongba culture combined with the village. Old people dressed in Naxi nationality walk and chat along the street.
Riding on a horse all the way on the ancient tea-horse road, you can see the panoramic view of the Lashi Lake and the dense forest, as well as the distant Jade Dragon Snow Mountain blocked by clouds. Enjoy the various scenery along the way. The horse returned to the ancient village of Naxi.
Refers to Ma Yuntu, the green lights of ancient temples, and the light leaves passing through the virgin forest all the way, washing away the troubles of the world with the sound of horseshoes.
But friends, you must pay attention when riding a horse. You must obey the arrangement of the groom when riding a horse, and don’t make decisions without authorization. During the riding process, don’t take excessive photos on the horse’s back to avoid danger! Keep your feet firmly on the horse in the saddle and hold the saddle firmly with your hands. After all, we come out to play safety first.
As an authentic foodie, you must eat the original local chicken hot pot when you come to Yunnan. The meat is delicious and mouth-watering. The fragrant chicken for lunch is served with Yunnan’s unique seasonal vegetables. Hungry after riding a horse, you will turn into a foodie. .
Eating local chicken hot pot and watching the farmhouse's characteristic folk dance, the mood greatly increased the appetite of the journey, and every meal is a must-roast suckling pig.
【 Cloud Flower Sea: The Land of "Pear Garden" 】
In spring, there are not only cherry blossoms 🌸 azaleas 🌸 but also sweet pear blossoms.
After riding a horse, go to the famous cloud bank in Lashi Lake to rest. There is a lush pear orchard inside, where you can see flowers in spring and eat pears in other seasons. Run around like a young deer in the pear orchard, maybe if you are lucky, you can pick the "youyuan pear" that you can see at a glance.
【 Garden of the Other Shore: "The Realm of the Sky" 】
The clouds are light and the wind is light, and the spring is thick.
Maybe you have heard of Chaka Salt Lake in Qinghai, but you don’t necessarily know that there is also a sky mirror in Yunnan, which is the garden on the other side of Lashihaili.
Under the blue sky, I blend into this blue. Looking at the natural beauty and mountains and rivers, I am so small under the sky, becoming the mirror of the sky in my heart.
In the rest area of this high garden, there is also a mirror of the sky that you can't imagine. Under the blue sky, there are various photo-taking objects. You can take a photo casually. The scenery and weather are good without filters. It captures your fresh feeling and artistic style, and also captures your true love and longing for travel and freedom.
[Sinking with you and sharing with you: Lijiang's eternal love]
An eternal love song, a thought of eternal love.
You said why a spring water flows through Hualuo, but it recognizes me when it is covered by mist and mist for thousands of miles.
You said why in this dream, a few flowers fell in the dream, and the red flowers fell all over the night, the moon filled the water and danced.
I am sad to tell whom, I would like to dance and sing with you.
Even if you forget the world and make a song of the end of the world in vain, why is it so? "
On the first day of the day, I spent a whole day in Lashihai, and it was around three o'clock in the afternoon when I returned to the ancient city. Go to Lijiang's large-scale national performance "Eternal Love" Theater to watch the performance.
The large-scale national song and dance performance has the title of "must-see performance in a lifetime", feel the cultural soul of Lijiang's eternal love, and experience the power of Lijiang's legends, life and death, love and love for thousands of years. This is a performance that cannot be defined in words and words. Every corner is full of the tension of the performance in full bloom, shaking the audience's visual and auditory nerves. Here you can hear the echo of Luobidong for thousands of years.
In the Lijiang Eternal Scene Area, the large-scale singing and dancing "Lijiang Eternal Love", the large-scale original ecological singing and dancing "Tibetan Mystery", and the large-scale live performance "Lijiang Love Song" are performed in turn. It is a must-see performance when you come to Lijiang.
There is also a commercial area in Qianguqing. The scenic spot is very large. There are many snacks worth eating and some funny museum scenes worth taking pictures. After watching the performance, you can go shopping. You can spend half a day in the play time, watching the performances in the scenic spot, taking pictures and strolling around.
*The Qiangu Scenic Area is very large, with commercial streets and various areas, so you must visit it in advance, and it is also a good place to take pictures and check in.
Many people will ask why this is a must-see performance in a lifetime. I think that a person's life should not only be wrapped in the hustle and bustle of the world, but also have a visual feast to appreciate the thousands of years of Changhong national epic. Let's see the love and hate, love and sorrow, and the tenacity of the Naxi people thousands of years ago.
The large-scale song and dance "Eternal Love of Lijiang" narrates the magnificent and long scrolls of "Naxi Genesis", "Lugu Lake Daughter Country", "Legend of Caravan", "Mufu Splendor", "Jade Dragon Third Country", "Looking for Shambhala" and so on. Daolai brings together the iconic folk customs and culture of Lijiang. In just 60 minutes, it clears away the dust of the millennium for the audience, and feels the life and death, love and affection, soul and flesh of Lijiang.
The scene not only has a strong human history, but also has shocking visual effects. The mechanical props all over the scene flashed suddenly according to different plots, which made you marvel at its rhythm and shocked you. I can deeply feel the thrilling life-and-death contest of the caravan, and even the singing and dancing of beautiful women in different plots. The holographic projection is given to the 4D screen, and I am deeply immersed in it. Give me one day, and I will give you back a thousand years.
The original ecological song and dance is a vivid sea of Tibetan cultural words, an exquisite art, a soul journey to feel the power of faith, and a beautiful ode to national unity. The performances are divided into "Pilgrimage", "Bastring", "Yak Dance", "Dream of Reincarnation", "Curtain Call", etc., showing the life of the Tibetan people in an authentic way. The performance covered almost all the folk songs, musical instruments and dances of the Tibetan areas in western China, and performed the scenes of Tibetans harvesting barley, threshing the barley, and drying the barley. The ethnic atmosphere is very strong.
The performance "It's Love - Lijiang Love Songs" tells a poignant and tragic love story, interpreting the theme of timeless and eternal true love. Some people see the love when they first met from the story, some people understand the sacrifice and dedication of great love, some people see themselves, and some people see others.
Towering rockery, trees and sculptures, you can see the vast sky of the plateau when you look up, the performance is in the open air, the storyline is integrated with the surrounding environment, and the mood will have different feelings at different times and under different weather conditions.
【Run to the blue daughter country planet: Lugu Lake】
Hello, Lugu Lake.
On the third day of the journey, the goal is Lugu Lake. I met an unknown blue. I was full of expectations and didn’t sleep all the way. I sat in the car and watched the scenery flash by outside the car window. Eighteen bends, a small village of the Yi nationality, with one heart Thinking only of my daughter country.
I have seen the misty Daming Lake, and I have also seen the West Lake where light makeup and heavy makeup are always suitable. But the only thing that fascinates me is Lugu Lake. The rare Mosuo people stick to this land. This is a place to tell the mystery and a place where people can dream. The moment I really saw her, she was like a sleeping beauty. It is so peaceful, so blue, so like a fairy tale, she is so close to the sky....
On the bank of Lugu Lake, there is a unique "daughter country" in my country. The banks of Lugu Lake are winding and densely covered with forests. The six small islands give people an infinite and distant reverie.
In the daughter's love song, "Mandarin ducks and butterflies fly together, and the spring scenery in the garden is intoxicating. Is my daughter beautiful? What about royal power and wealth, what are the rules and regulations to be afraid of? The beautiful scenery of Lugu Lake in four seasons and the romantic stories of free love, facing the blue Lugu Lake here, you can fully imagine the scene of the encounter between the Tang monk and the king of the daughter country in Journey to the West.
Most of the hotels beside Lugu Lake can provide car rental services, usually with bicycles and electric cars, and you can also choose to rent a car to go around the lake according to your physical condition. Here I need to remind everyone that after choosing a car, you must check whether the battery of the electric car is sufficient and whether the brakes are flexible, so as to protect yourself to the maximum extent and make the journey more complete. In addition, the temperature difference between day and night in Lugu Lake is relatively large. When riding, pay attention to wearing hats, gloves, sunglasses, and you can also bring green and thin down jackets in case of emergencies.
【The Stop-and-Go Bridge of Magpies: Walking the Marriage Bridge】
Walking Marriage Bridge is the only bridge on Lugu Lake. Due to the long-term sedimentation under the bridge, the water depth becomes shallow and there are dense reeds. From a distance, it looks like a sea of grass, so the local people call it "Grass Sea". ".
Walking Marriage Bridge is a place where Mosuo men and women date. A seemingly ordinary bridge has inherited the sweet love of countless Mosuo children. It is known as the world's first love magpie bridge because of the trust in that feeling.
Regarding the local custom of "walking marriage", young Mosuo young men and women usually meet each other while dancing at a rally. If you see someone you like, you will quietly lick the palm of the other party three times. If the other party has a crush on you, you will lick three times back Further exchange of affection, with the emotional foundation, after exchanging tokens, walking marriage can be carried out
In the dead of night, Azhu (the local name for men) will secretly go to the flower building of Axia (the local name for women), climb the tea house and enter through the window, and then hang hats and other items outside the window to show that the famous flower has an owner. Do not bother idlers. Ah Zhu had to leave before dawn, otherwise he would be considered unreasonable. A Zhu usually works and lives in his own family, and only at night can he come to A Xia's house to get married.
When traveling to Lugu Lake, walking the Marriage Bridge is one of the must-see attractions. Feel the warm breeze here and listen to the romantic walking marriage stories of the Mosuo people.
After taking the photo, I rode the boat to the "Dear Inn". This place has become a check-in point for Internet celebrities. However, in order to protect the water in Lugu Lake, there are no motorized boats in Lugu Lake. They are all pig trough boats rowed by manpower. If you come here, then invite your friends to take the pig trough boat together and feel the warm scene in your dear inn.
【Sunset and sunrise through the glass: Lugu Lake Seaview Room】
The lake view is always too beautiful to leave. Then move the night here for you.
Give you a comfortable warmth, swinging on a swing, looking at the lake, thinking about the distance.
Around Lugu Lake, there are many large and small lake view rooms, you can choose a room that suits your price and you can stay.
When you come to Lugu Lake, you must listen to the sound of the lake and sleep for a while.
Live by the lake, watch the sun slowly set and watch the sun rise slowly in the morning.
【Sleeping in the Lover's Blue Eyes: Lover's Beach】
The next day I woke up very early, ready to watch the sunrise, opened the curtains of the room and sat on the swing, looking at the lake in the distance.
Next to Lover's Beach are Gemu Goddess Mountain and Houlong Mountain, where there is a poignant love story. Legend has it that Goddess Gemu and Houlong used to be a pair of lovers. Only after being transformed into Goddess Gemu Mountain and Mount Houlong by the gods, they can only look at each other across the sea. The gods only allow them to meet each other on July 15 every year. Once, every day, they will meet at the lover's beach, cuddle up to each other, and tell their sorrows. This is where "Lover's Beach" comes from.
Lugu Lake is beautiful, and Lover's Beach is even more beautiful. When you come to Lover's Beach, you will not be able to tell whether the blue sky or the lake is in front of you. The water quality of Lover's Beach is very good, and you can even clearly see the stones of various colors in the water.
When you come to Lugu Lake, in addition to walking the Marriage Bridge, you must also visit Lover’s Beach.
In Lugu Lake, you can check in this blue holy place to your heart's content, and take pictures of different temperaments, Lover's Beach, Lige Peninsula, Luowa Wharf, Dear Inn, various Internet celebrities check in, the sunrise and sunset of Goddess Bay , becoming a "c" girl.
The first sunshine and sunset always heal you.
【 Overlooking the great mountains and rivers: the first bay of the Yangtze River 】
This is the fifth day of the countdown to the journey. I plan to feel Shangri-La well. Shangri-La means "the sun and the moon in my heart" in Tibetan. It is also the place I most yearn for, the Garden of Eden in my heart. This way started.
This is the closest place to heaven, the blue sky, the gentle breeze, always has a bright but not dazzling brilliance, this kind of calmness is a kind of thickness that does not need to be announced, spreads in the radius, this kind of vigor is only available in Shangri-La .
There is a poem from the predecessors: "The flow of the river has reversed here and rushed to the Central Plains."
The first bay of the Yangtze River lies quietly among the mountains and rivers. The magnificence of the plateau can never be appreciated unless you see it with your own eyes. When you stand on a high place and see the scenery, the perspective must be different.
There is a folklore about the origin of Jiangwan: the three sisters on the Nujiang River, the Lancang River and the Jinsha River travel together, and a dispute occurs halfway. The eldest sister and the second sister stubbornly go south. After the ancient drum, he bid farewell to his two sisters, and resolutely turned around and went east. Where Jinsha girl turns around, the famous "First Bend of the Yangtze River" is formed.
Where you turned resolutely, an elegant and deep arc was drawn. What you come out of is not only an abrupt character like a mountain, but also a rich and colorful history, telling the peace and vicissitudes of the years.
The beautiful legends and stories may be just entertainment after dinner, but the elegance and character of the first bay of the Yangtze River are far from being explained in simple entertainment. Undoubtedly, the Naxi people are lucky. They have witnessed the history and told about the changes of the years. The Naxi people are happy again. Like the first bay of the Yangtze River, they firmly and resolutely pursue their own happiness, and happiness is like the sun rising in the east. Every day comes as promised. to.
Ps: There is a viewing platform toilet, you can watch the scenery while going to the toilet~
【One of the deepest canyons in the world: Tiger Leaping Gorge to see Jinsha River】
Tiger Leaping Gorge is the narrowest and deepest section of the Jinsha River in Yunnan Province.
It is divided into three sections: the upper tiger jump, the middle tiger jump and the lower tiger jump. Tiger Leaping Gorge has always been famous for its "risk". The mountains and rivers are dangerous, and the situation of the river is changing rapidly. When suddenly encountering the obstruction of the two snow mountains of Yulong and Haba, the originally calm and peaceful river suddenly became furious. This is the force of nature.
Along the Panshan Highway, the car slowly turned from the top of the mountain to the Jinsha River. I haven’t reached the scenic spot yet, but I have seen the river flowing under the Wanzhang Mountain by the window. The mountain road is very small, and I walked along the plank road into the valley , look at the seam of the sky, and the dragon of the river.
The water and stone roar at 3900 meters, and the short-distance drop is 216 meters.
The water waves from top to bottom fall from high places to low places. The water waves hit the stones and the water waves are layered on top of each other. The sound of the big drop in the river reverberates in the air like a tiger roaring, which is like a magnificent mountain and river. Tiger Leaping Gorge has a very deep history, where you can see tree fossils that are five thousand years older than China.
【Meet the most beautiful grassland: Daila】
Ten kilometers away from Songzanlin Temple, I met a grassland.
The driver told us that this is the Dayila Grassland. Yila Grassland and Napa Sea are one place. Napa Sea is a seasonal lake on the plateau. The lake level will increase and decrease with the amount of rainfall. We basically didn’t see the lake in this season. , This is the largest and most beautiful grassland in Shangri-La, Diqing. Yila Tibetan means "Leopard Mountain". You can see that the mountain in the north is what they call the sacred mountain.
It is named after the legend that the Leopard Mountain located in the north of the gate of the Yila Grassland is a "sacred mountain". Behind the vast plateau are snow-capped mountains that appear and disappear, and the weather, which is sunny and rainy, keeps the entire field of vision in the big landscape. On the grassland, the happiest thing is to run freely and feel its vastness.
The green grass is green, and there are groups of cattle and sheep. From a distance, the cattle and sheep on the prairie surrounded by mountains seem to be countless pearls scattered on the prairie.
At this moment, I really want to give my soul to nature. What is the purpose of people walking on the road? Roads and snow-capped mountains always give you a profound experience. Every journey is a growth of self-knowledge, appreciating the beauty of nature, thinking about the meaning of travel, meeting tourists from all over the world, and encountering a unique life and yourself.
【Meet the Little Potala Palace: Gadan Songzanlin Temple】
If you have heard of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, you must go to the Little Potala Palace once.
Here is the largest prayer wheel in the world, and once it is turned, it is chanting for all living beings.
Come here, let us work together to turn the prayer wheel and make wishes and blessings for the common people and their families.
You and I, when we come to the Buddha, we cultivate a heart of reverence for the common people.
In Shangri-La, at the end of the endless prairie, there is a large-scale building complex, the roof is inlaid with bright gilt copper tiles, and under the sunlight, it shines brightly and catches people's eyes. This is Gadan Song Zanlin Temple.
Gadan Songzanlin Temple, also known as Guihua Temple, was built in the Ming Dynasty. It is one of the famous temples in Kham. After several reconstructions, it has become the largest Tibetan Buddhist temple in Yunnan Province and a famous temple in Kham. One of them is the center of the Yellow Sect in the Sichuan-Yunnan area, which plays a pivotal role in the entire Tibetan area and is known as the "Little Potala Palace".
The sound of chanting sutras from the main hall was like a thousand years of prayer. When I was tired from walking, I sat down in a quiet corner in the yard. It's as if time has slowed down. Just sitting there quietly, I feel that everything is beautiful.
【Toast Family Banquet: Experience National Passion】
When you go to a place, eating is the most direct way to understand the local folk customs.
The evening of the fifth day is a national family banquet, which belongs to the humor and boldness of plateau men.
There are yak meat rolls on the table that can be "continued", and there are sisters dancing and singing in their eyes and ears.
There are also girls who will teach you how to eat highland barley wine and tsampa, and teach you how to eat correctly in real time, so that you can blend into the plateau home every second.
Sir, are you full? If we are not full, we continue to add meat.
As long as you can eat in, we are absolutely magnificent!
If you are a foodie, you must come and experience the toast family feast.
【 Secrets of the world: Pudacuo National Park 】
Today is the sixth day, and Pudacuo is finally on the schedule.
Pudacuo National Park is the first national park in mainland China, and it is the center of the world natural heritage of "Three Parallel Rivers" in Northwest Yunnan.
"Cuo" means lake water in Tibetan, and the landscape of Pudacuo Park is unforgettable.
There are mainly three scenic spots in the park: Shudu Lake, Militang and Bitahai. According to the habit of Tibetan areas, walk around this treasure land clockwise, without turning back, visit Shudu Lake, Big Ranch, Bita Lake in turn, walk along the viewing plank road, and enjoy the beautiful scenery on the way. Continuous mountains, clear lakes, and vast pastures, this is the legendary fairyland - Pudacuo National Park,
The mottled sunlight gives people a feeling of silence and mystery, a little trance, and it is hard to tell which piece is the sky and which piece is the water.
The scenery is beautiful in four seasons, the nearest paradise on earth, wrapped in the scenery, forgetting everything while walking, soothing the mood, everything is enlightened.
I remember that in 2011, singer Zhang Jie and host Xie Na held a grand wedding here. Every year, countless couples and couples come here to witness their love vows.
【 Mysterious Symbol and Spiritual Holy Land: Jade Dragon Snow Mountain 】
On the last day of the journey in Yunnan, I made an appointment to go to the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain that I was thinking about. With the holy brilliance, stepping on the vast white snow, walking forward, you and I are all people who walk through the snow mountains.
Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is called "Oulu" in Naxi language, which means Tianshan. Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is the sacred mountain of the Naxi people. According to legend, it is the incarnation of the protector of the Naxi people "Sanduo". Therefore, it has naturally become a place where every tourist who comes to Lijiang wants to see the style, and must appreciate the spiritual power brought to you by the snow-capped mountains at altitude.
This is a very inclusive holy place, which relies on Lijiang, which is full of people. Facing the holy "Jade Dragon Snow Mountain", the snow-capped glacier hides the obscurity and brightness, taking away the thoughts and leaving the good wishes in the heart. Standing on the snow mountain with an altitude of 4576 meters, the snow that does not melt all the year round stands on the top of the mountain, as if you can reach the blue sky with a stretch of your hand, which makes people feel at ease.
Everyone who likes mountains has a nostalgia for "Rizhao Jinshan" in his heart.
Among all the journeys, there is no itinerary that can look directly at the soul like looking at the snow-capped mountains, and walk into the heart, full of philosophy and speculation. You may never have been to a snow mountain in your life, but you must have a mountain in your heart. It makes you always climb to a high place, and it makes your progress always have a high direction. It allows you to have faith in your heart at any moment, and you can feel your own strength and hope.
【Inlaid at the foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain: Blue Moon Valley】
Many people know the ancient city of Lijiang, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, and Lugu Lake, but few people know that there is a Blue Moon Valley under the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, which is called "Little Jiuzhai" in Yunnan.
Blue Moon Valley is a magical existence, with snow that will not melt all year round, and as long as you stand on the edge and look down, you can see the bottom of the lake. It’s like the water left from the sky, making the whole foot of the mountain very spiritual. The blue of the Blue Moon Valley, when it’s sunny, the color of the water is blue, in the shape of a crescent, which looks like a moon from a distance. ,
So this place is called Blue Moon Valley, which is also a very romantic name.
I am always curious about how the natural landscape creates such a scene, the beauty of the blue to the depths of the soul, and this touch of blue in the lake will always make you calm like water.
In the blue water of the lake, there are still many forests standing upright. Although they have been submerged to the tops of the trees, they still stand upright in the lake. Maybe there are still many forests that were submerged by the melting water of snow mountains still sleeping at the bottom of the lake. Maybe they are still alive. Grow tenaciously in water.
If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would have been unbelievable that there is such a beautiful place in the world. The scenery you see with your eyes is a great blessing.
【Good scenery is used to miss: Guanyin Gorge】
On the last day in Yunnan, I decided to go to Guanyin Gorge. I drove for about an hour from Lijiang and arrived at the destination. The viewing area is located in Qihe Township, 17 kilometers southeast of Lijiang City. It is one of the six major passes of Lijiang Bazi. The entrance of Yulong Pass is also the only pass and military fortress where the Yunnan-Tibet Line of the Ancient Tea-Horse Road enters Tibet from Lijiang in history.
Guanyin Gorge has a water town similar to the style of Jiangnan, Naxi Village, Tea Horse Ancient Street, folk customs, religious temples, places of interest and other cultural landscapes. The Guanyin Gorge Scenic Spot is known as the first scene of Lijiang.
After crossing the Mujia Bridge, you will arrive at the well-known "Mujia Bieyuan", which is the tax inspection office (that is, today's customs) and barracks set up here by the chieftain Mu. The Mujia Bieyuan fully embodies the architectural style of the Naxi nationality with three squares and one screen wall, four-in-one five patios, exquisite six-in-one doors, and standard honeycomb walls. Walking along the ancient street, there are Naxi-style murals on the walls of the houses along the way.
Today's ancient streets are still dotted with many ancient workshops and shops, including carpentry shops, cobbler shops, copper and iron shops, silver shops, inns, taverns, and shops...
Going further, you will arrive at Guanyin Canyon. There are cliffs on both sides. It is especially majestic during the rainy season. The Guanyin Waterfall in the valley has a drop of 40 meters. Traveler Xu Xiake once visited Guanyin Gorge, and left a compliment of "Wupan Shuiqu, Tianchou Ringyan... is the first key to Lijiang".
In Guanyin Gorge, there are many mountains and peaks, which can be described as "horizontally viewed as mountains and sideways as peaks, with different heights from near and far". The uncanny workmanship of nature has created more than ten natural scenic spots such as "Sky Pillar", "Ancient Plank Road", "Monkey Cave", "Camel Peak", and "Tang Monk Statue". Naturally formed, the shape is different from each other, and each is different.
Compared with the itinerary of the previous few days, Guanyin Gorge is a little disappointing, but it is worth mentioning that Xiguan Mujia Bieyuan, no matter what, a journey is a journey.
【This world is for passing by】
There are many high-rise buildings and crowded people, living in a reinforced concrete city. When you are tired, you always want to escape and go to the mountains and rivers to let your body and mind fly, but in the end you have to come back here to continue your daily busy life, busy in the city After a long time, we need to give our hearts a vacation.
I remembered that I saw a sentence on the Internet before, "The only thing that keeps me awake at night is the distance." We are probably people who are unwilling to stop, insisting on walking farther, seeing more beautiful scenery, and seeing a wider world. Every new journey to know a new self, so as to find yourself.
Just because everyone's dreams and hopes are different, everyone's pursuit is also different. No matter what it is, a person with unremitting belief will always find what he wants. As for what it is, only those who may find it will know, and it may It's just the process...
I hope that you and I will still be able to feel the power from nature and the body in one journey after another in the future. Crossing the snow mountains, walking across the sea, reading all the mountains and rivers, without the noble heart to cleanse the soul, and not to meet you on the way, just to use these eyes to pass through the whole world.