7-Day Yunnan Ancient Tea-Horse Road In-Depth Tour (Exploring Ancient Tea Mountains, Intangible Cultural Heritage Crafts & Hidden Villages)

📅 Cultural Geography Route

Day1-2: Pu'er Ancient Tea Mountains → Tea Factory Experience
Day3-4: Dali Zhoucheng Tie-Dye → Xizhou Ancient Town
Day5-6: Shaxi Horse Caravan Culture → Jianchuan Woodcarving
Day7: Dulong River Exploration → Return Trip

🚗 Local Transportation Guide

Off-the-beaten-path transport:
• Tea mountain off-road vehicles (local farmers' exclusive routes)
• Authentic mule caravans (experience ancient road transport)
Cultural routes:
• Bai ethnic tricycles (Zhoucheng tie-dye workshop tour)
📍Day1-2 Route: Kunming → Pu'er → Lancang Ancient Tea Mountains

🚗 Transport Arrangements (Check on Trip.com)

• Kunming → Pu'er (High-speed rail ¥168/3h)
• Pu'er → Jingmai Mountain (Chartered car ¥400/4h, passing through thousand-year-old tea plantations)
📅Day1-2: Pu'er Tea Culture Immersion

📍 Core Experiences (Trip.com location: Jingmai Mountain Ancient Tea Forest)

• Ancient tree tea picking:
Adopt a century-old tea tree (includes 50g self-picked tea cake)
Learn "one bud two leaves" picking technique
• Traditional tea processing:
Wok-firing with firewood (hand temperature testing)
Stone-pressed tea cakes (with custom engraving)

💰 2-Day Cost

Transport: ¥168 + ¥400
Experiences: ¥200 + ¥300
Food: Tea banquet ¥120 + roasted tea ¥25
Accommodation: Tea farmer homestay ¥280*2
Total: ~¥1773

📍Day3-4 Route: Pu'er → Dali → Zhoucheng

🚗 Transport Arrangements (Check on Trip.com)

• Pu'er → Dali (Flight ¥560/1h)
• Dali → Zhoucheng (Bus ¥15/40min)
📅Day3-4: Bai Ethnic Intangible Heritage

📍 Artisan Experiences (Trip.com location: Zhoucheng Puzhen Tie-Dye Museum)

• Indigo tie-dye:
Learn "Wind-Flower-Snow-Moon" pattern tying
Participate in natural dye vat fermentation (PH testing)
• Xizhou Ancient Town:
Learn to make Poshubaba (traditional fermented bread)
Three-Course Tea etiquette class at Yan Family Compound

💰 2-Day Cost

Transport: ¥560 + ¥30
Experiences: ¥180 + ¥100
Food: Raw pork skin ¥60 + Rushan cheese ¥15
Accommodation: Bai courtyard ¥350*2
Total: ~¥1645

📍Day5-6 Route: Dali → Shaxi → Jianchuan

🚗 Transport Arrangements (Check on Trip.com)

• Dali → Shaxi (Custom minibus ¥120/3h)
• Shaxi → Jianchuan (Rural bus ¥25/1.5h)
📅Day5-6: Horse Caravan Culture Decoding

📍 Time Travel (Trip.com location: Shaxi Ancient Town Horse Caravan Museum)

• Caravan banquet:
Dish-serving with mule bell rhythms
Taste "Caravan Cuisine" (smoked meat + buckwheat cake)
• Jianchuan woodcarving:
Carve "Four Seasons Window" (with safety tools)
Visit Lu Ban Temple (patron saint of carpenters)

💰 2-Day Cost

Transport: ¥120 + ¥25
Experiences: ¥150 + ¥200
Food: Matsutake hotpot ¥180
Accommodation: Converted caravan inn ¥420*2
Total: ~¥1515

📍Day7 Route: Jianchuan → Dulong River → Return

🚗 Transport Arrangements (Requires prior registration)

• Chartered off-road vehicle (¥800/8h via Gaoligong Mountains)
📅Day7: Dulong Ethnic Mysteries

📍 Cultural Treasures (Trip.com location: Dulong River Tattooed-Face Women Cultural Center)

• Heritage protection:
Tattooed women's textile demonstration (no direct facial photos)
Learn basic Dulong greetings
• Natural wonders:
Explore Moon Waterfall (Lisu ethnic blessing site)

💰 Daily Cost

Transport: ¥800
Experiences: ¥100
Food: Stone-grilled cake ¥30
Total: ~¥930
💰 7-Day Total Budget: ¥5863

(Includes all in-depth experience programs)

📌 Tea-Horse Road Survival Guide
• Altitude adaptation:
1200m in Pu'er → 2000m in Dulong River, prepare Rhodiola
• Packing list:
Tea mountains: Non-slip shoes + bamboo tea basket
Tie-dye: Old T-shirts for transformation
• Ethnic taboos:
Don't touch sacred tripods (Bai ethnic)
Don't step over caravan goods (symbolizes wealth)

🎬 Next Preview: 5-Day Southern Fujian Deity Pilgrimage

Cultural teaser (Check on Trip.com):
• Quanzhou Xunpu women's floral headdress
• Zhangzhou Volcano Island traditional salt-making
• Meizhou Island Mazu Golden Statue procession
• Nanjing Tulou rammed-earth techniques

(Want to join the "King Boat Sending" ritual? DM for ceremony passes!)