Lijiang
Lijiang Old Town Night View
Maoniuping, Blue Moon Valley
Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is famous for its "dangerousness, strangeness, beauty and beauty". From the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, landscapes in subtropical, temperate and frigid zones are presented step by step. She is the sacred mountain in the hearts of the Naxi people in Lijiang. It is said that the incarnation of the patron saint of the Naxi people, the "Sanduo King", is the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, protecting the people of Lijiang Bazi.
Maoniuping is located at the northern end of Lijiang Yulong Snow Mountain Scenic Area, with an altitude of 3,600 meters and an area of 16.6 square kilometers. There are Yi and Tibetan villages living in the scenic area. Maoniuping is a newly developed scenic spot in recent years. Because the altitude here is higher than Yunshanping, it is more of an alpine meadow scenery. If the weather in Maoniuping is fine, you can clearly see the peaks of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain standing like a sword. Maoniuping is called "Banlongguo" in Naxi language, which means "beautiful and mysterious paradise". It really exists here as its name suggests, with blooming flowers in summer, herds of yaks, and snow-covered snow in winter, among the mountains, it is extremely vast.
There are relatively few people going to Maoniuping, so it is very comfortable to take pictures and look at the scenery. It is not as crowded as the other two scenic spots. The temperature above is not too low, only a little cold when the wind blows. You don't need to rent clothes below, just wear a coat when you go. Walking along the boardwalk for about an hour and a half,
Shuhe Ancient Town
Shuhe Ancient Town is located in the northwest of Dayan Ancient Town in Lijiang. It is one of the earliest settlements of Naxi ancestors in Lijiang Bazi, and it was also an important post on the Ancient Tea Horse Road. The structural layout of Shuhe is similar to that of Dayan Ancient Town. The houses are well arranged and the lanes are gurgling. You can walk along the stone pavement with shops on both sides to the center of the ancient town. Like Dayan Ancient Town, it is also called Sifang Street. Back then, Sifang Street was a place where caravans traded fur goods. Now Sifang Street is surrounded by various shops, and you can vaguely feel the prosperity of that year.
Go out of the big water truck in the ancient city of Lijiang and turn left. When you see the overpass, this is the bus stop. Take No. 11 to Fuhui Market. There are small breads at the entrance of Likron Supermarket. Take the bus to Shuhe (there is a sign in front), 2 yuan/person, to At the gate of Shuhe, no tickets are required to enter. The ancient town is not big, and after walking around for two or three hours, if you still have the energy and strength, you can leave the ancient town from behind Sansheng Palace, and you can reach Baisha Ancient Town not far away (there are fewer people here).
Although it is peak season, it is much quieter than Dayan Street. But now many tourists will choose to live in Shuhe for two days,
This is a very good coffee shop. The environment here is great, it's really quiet and very comfortable. It's really suitable for self-cultivation. I really like this shop
The interior decoration of the store is very exquisite, the service is also very good, very enthusiastic, the service of the handsome guy is still very good, and the things in the store are also quite affordable. When staying in Shuhe for two days, one of the things that must be found is to find such a special shop. Staying quietly for a day, hahaha is very comfortable, very cozy!
In Shuhe Ancient Town, we also ate a very good gourmet meal. We also ate at the Internet celebrity restaurant, a popular restaurant, and a restaurant that many big stars check in. The Yunnan specialties are very good, and the taste is very good.
The food is basically Yunnan cuisine, with large portions, well-presented dishes, good taste, and affordable prices. It is really a store with super good value for money. The environment is very good. There are many flowers outside, and there is a small stream flowing through it. Clean, tidy, with various decorations, I think it is really good, and the service is warm, you must check in!
black dragon pool
Lijiang Heilongtan, also known as Yuquan Park, is located at the foot of Xiangshan Mountain in the north of the city. It takes about 10 minutes to walk northward from the ancient waterwheel to the end, and it is the famous Heilongtan at home and abroad.
Heilongtan is located in Yuquan Park. Like parks in other places, it has towering ancient trees and pavilions. The pool water gushes out from the crevices of the rocks, and the clear springs of Dendrobium come together to form a pool of 40,000 square meters. Surrounded by beautiful mountains and clear waters, the willows are dark and the flowers are bright. Surrounded by mountains and rivers, beautiful ancient buildings are dotted among them. The difference is that it is also the seat of the Lijiang Dongba Cultural Research Institute. There are more than 20,000 volumes of scriptures of the Naxi Dongba religion preserved here. If you are interested in Dongba language or Dongba culture, this is a must-see. Go through the long path in the park and go out from the back door. The Lijiang County Museum is in the Wufeng Building on the side. This building integrating Han, Tibetan and Naxi styles houses nearly 10,000 cultural relics. It is the first choice for understanding the history, culture and folk customs of Lijiang.
Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is just reflected on the water surface of Heilongtan, and the clear lake water reflects the majesty of Jade Dragon. This picture was once a symbol of Lijiang and was familiar to many people. If your itinerary in Lijiang is well-arranged, then go for it.
lugu lake
Surrounded by green hills beside the lake, there are many islands in the lake and the scenery is beautiful, so it is known as the "pearl of the plateau". There are many villages along the lake, among which Daluoshui Village and Lige Village are the most prosperous ones that can provide food and accommodation. Daluoshui is located on the southwest bank of Lugu Lake. It is the earliest village developed on the shore of Lugu Lake. The shuttle bus to and from Lijiang stops here. Surrounding the lake is the best way to feel the charm of Lugu Lake. Cycling or hiking can make you feel the beautiful lake and mountains here.
Lijiang Guchengkou Yuhe Square Parking Lot has a tourist bus to Lugu Lake every morning, which can reach Daluoshui Village and Lige Island, and the journey takes about 6-7 hours. There are two buses from the high-speed passenger station to Daluoshui Village in Lugu Lake every day, at 8:30 and 9:30 respectively. There are also two buses going to Daluoshui Village every day at the new passenger station, at 9:00 and 10:00.
Generally, you need to stay in Lugu Lake for at least one night. It is recommended to live in Lige Peninsula, which is surrounded by water on three sides, and you can see the beautiful scenery of Shenshan Mountain through the window.
When I go to Lugu Lake, besides the scenery, I think the most attractive thing is their "walking marriage". Simply put, if a man falls in love with a woman, he will go to the woman's flower building in the middle of the night after making an appointment with her during the day. Climb up the window, stick a waist knife in the window, and hang hats and other items outside the door, indicating that the two are dating, and tell others not to disturb, and then they must leave before dawn, and do their own work during the day. each. Of course, in modern society, waist knives and the like are already decorations, and it is enough to go to the window at night and make a phone call, but the custom of going out at night and returning early remains unchanged. In addition, I found out that this "walking marriage" is also monogamous, and several people can't walk at the same time.
The pork fat of the Mosuo people is famous all over the world, and the amount of pork fat represents the wealth status of the family. I was fortunate to be a guest at the Mosuo people's house. Although the pork fat is fat but not greasy, but for me, who would rather starve to death than eat fatty meat since I was a child, it is not such a blessing. I still have a bite of buckwheat cake, a bite Free-range chickens are more suitable for us, haha.
Shangri-la
Shangri-La, a term derived from novels, was finally taken by Diqing after fierce competition in many cities.
In the "Shangri-La" depicted in the novel, the snow-capped mountains and grasslands reflect each other, multi-ethnic and multi-religious coexist harmoniously, and the people live gracefully under the principle of moderation. In reality, after research, people believe that Meili Snow Mountain, Three Parallel Rivers, Songzanlin Temple, and Tibetan customs are more in line with the prototype of Shangri-La in the novel. They also found a Tibetan explanation for him: the sun and the moon in the heart . It was subsequently announced that Shangri-La was located in Diqing. In 2001, Zhongdian County was officially renamed as Shangri-La County. Some people may disagree, but I believe everyone has a "Shangri-La" in his heart.
To Shangri-La, you can take a car in Lijiang, and the journey takes about 4 hours. You can take a taxi to the ancient city after leaving the station, about 10 yuan, or turn left at the station and take a bus to the ancient city. There are many Shangri-La hotels, but they generally live in the ancient city, where there are many inns.
Songzanlin Temple is the largest Yellow Sect temple in Yunnan, and its full name is Gadan Songzanlin Temple. The temple was built in 1679 AD and was named by the fifth Dalai Lama himself. The temple is built on the mountain, and it looks quite similar to the Potala Palace in Lhasa from a distance. Because of its large scale, it has the reputation of "Little Potala Palace".
Songzanlin Temple faces south from the north, with an oval city wall built around it. The two main halls of Zhacang and Jikang are located at the highest point in the center of the temple. The Zhacang Hall is a place for monks to learn classics and study teachings. The back hall houses the bronze Buddha statues of Tsongkhapa, Maitreya Buddha, and the Seventh Dalai Lama. In the center of Jikang Hall is the Buddha statue of Master Tsongkhapa, the founder of the Gelug Sect, and the walls are painted with eight great pharmacist Buddhas, which are exquisite. Songzanlin Temple not only has exquisite architecture, but also has a lot of religious instruments and precious cultural relics in the temple. Among them are eight gold-clad Sakyamuni Buddha statues, Bayeux scriptures, five-color gold juice finely painted thangkas, golden lamps and ten scriptures of "Danjur" during the period of the fifth Dalai Lama and the seventh Dalai Lama, two of which are gold. Juice handwritten, extremely precious. However, many treasures are usually not easily shown to others, and whether they can be seen or not depends on personal luck.
Take the No. 3 bus in the ancient city or the county seat, the terminal is Songzanlin Temple, and the fare is 1 yuan. The ticket office is 1.8 kilometers away from the entrance of the temple. Someone will come up to count the number of people before entering the scenic spot, but there is no request to see the ticket. Further inside is the terminus, parked opposite the temple. You can make up the ticket at the gate of the temple to enter.
In Shangri-La, there is an ancient city called "Dukezong" by Tibetans, which was built according to the ideal country of Shambhala in Buddhist scriptures. The ancient city is not big, and you can go around in half an hour. Compared with Lijiang's noisy and crowded, it is much quieter here, and the world's largest prayer wheel is right in front of you. (Routes 1 and 3 can go to the ancient city. There is also a Sifang Street in the ancient city, which sells barbecue during the day and dances with the locals at night).
The ancient city was built on the mountain, and the road surface is undulating. It was paved with old stones that have been around for a long time. So far, there are still deep horseshoe marks on the stone road, which were left by the caravans back then. A token. It's like a long ballad sung from more than a thousand years ago, and then it has to be sung in the infinite years. The Yunnan-Tibet Ancient Tea-Horse Road route runs from Pu'er in Yunnan via Dali, Lijiang, Zhongdian (now Shangri-La), Deqin, Zayu, Zuogong, Lhasa, Yadong, Shigatse, and Berlin Pass to Myanmar, Nepal, and India respectively. Along the way, they pass through the Jinsha River, Lancang River, Nujiang River, Lhasa River, and Yarlung Zangbo River, and they have to climb five snow-capped mountains over 5,000 meters high. It usually takes a year for the caravan to go back and forth. For caravans traveling through the Ancient Tea-Horse Road, the ancient city of Dukezong is an important town on the Ancient Tea-Horse Road and the first stop for caravans after entering Tibet. This is quite a comfortable section of the road.
The original name of the ancient city of Shangri-La is "Dukezong", which is located in the southeast corner of Shangri-La County. During the years of Tang Yifeng and Tiaolu (676-679 A.D.), Tubo set up a fortress on the top of Dagui Mountain here, named "Dukezong", a Tibetan pronunciation contains two meanings, one is "built on stones". Castle" and "Moonlight City". The later ancient city was built around the fort on the top of the mountain. Corresponding to this is the "Niwangzong" built on the top of a mountain by the river, which means "Sunshine City".
Some time ago, I learned that the core area of the ancient city was destroyed by fire, and many old buildings became ruins. It feels very pity. I hope that when I go again, the ancient city will rise from the ground and take on a new look.
Pudacuo Park
Bita Lake, about 3,600 meters above sea level, is the highest lake in Yunnan Province. Bitahai is a Tibetan language, which means "the sea made of oak trees". When the rhododendrons are in full bloom from May to June every year, the rhododendrons all over the mountains by the lake are particularly spectacular, and the photos taken at this time are also very beautiful. What's more special is that the rhododendron petals were blown down to the lake by the wind, attracting fish to devour them one after another. After swallowing the slightly poisonous Rhododendron, the fish will float to the surface as if drunk, forming a spectacle in Bitahai: Drunken Fish with Rhododendron.
It is said that there is a rare fish called "Bita heavy-lipped fish" growing in the Bita sea. The leader in food category. But Pudacuo belongs to the Tibetan area. Tibetans believe in heaven and water, and fish eat human flesh. Therefore, Tibetans do not eat fish. Those fish live freely in the Bita Sea, no one catches them,