Dongfeng Yun Art Town Complete Guide

📍Location: Dongfeng Yun Town, Xinshao Town, Mile City, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province
🕙Opening Hours: 08:30 - 18:00 (Last admission at 17:45)
💰Tickets: 80 RMB (includes sightseeing bus); free admission for guests staying within the scenic area

🚗Transportation Guide:

•High-speed Rail: Arrive at Mile High-speed Rail Station, then take a taxi about 15 minutes, costing 15 - 20 RMB; you can also take High-speed Rail Line 3, but pay attention to operating hours and schedules.

•Self-driving: Navigate to "Dongfeng Yun Art Town"; parking fee at the scenic area is 10 RMB per visit.

🌟Must-visit Attractions:

1. Kaleidoscope Art Museum: The landmark building of the scenic area, combining wine and Yi ethnic fire culture. Its exterior resembles a wine bottle and flames, built entirely of red bricks without steel reinforcement. The light and shadow effects are stunning, perfect for photos!

2. Agricultural Reclamation Museum: Formerly Dongfeng Farm, rich in farming culture inside, with seasonal flower seas blooming outside.

3. Half Cloud Art Museum: Continuing the kaleidoscope style, shaped like a cloud. This is a restaurant; you can enter and take photos with a purchase.

4. Seal Workshop: Located where the flower sea meets the sky, the building resembles a seal and monument. You can taste local specialties, experience ethnic costumes, and take travel photos.

5. Lavender Manor (Colorful Flower Fields): Home to more than 10 kinds of flowers including lavender and veronica. Vast lavender fields with windmills create a European-like atmosphere.

🍜Food Recommendations:

•Braised Chicken Rice Noodles: A Mile specialty, with fresh soup, tender meat, and smooth rice noodles.

•Cold Rolled Rice Noodles: Smooth texture, sour and spicy flavor.

•Grilled Tofu: Crispy outside, tender inside, delicious when dipped in chili powder.

🏠Accommodation Suggestions:

•Dongfeng Yun Meijingge Boutique Hotel: Highly designed, integrating elements of light, sound, and shape. Offers views of the opposite kaleidoscope and a starry sky hot spring. Prices are on the higher side.

•Dongfeng Yisu: Located at the highest point of the cultural and creative market, with good views. Offers shared dormitory rooms with high cost performance.

•Niuduoluo Music Farm: Full of design and artistic atmosphere, with a unique environment.