2024 Chengdu-Lijiang-Dali-Kunming Family of Three Spring Festival Travelogue

Number of days: 8 days
Time: February
Average cost: 10,000 yuan
With whom: parent-child
Updated: 2024.02.24

On the night of 20240209, our family of three came to the capital T2 Airport to take a plane from Beijing to Chengdu, and after landing, we took a taxi to the hotel next to Chengdu Tianfu Square.

20240210, I went to the food court under Tianfu Square in the morning and found that few shops were open, and I saw a lot of panda dolls. In the morning, I came to People's Park, saw the anti-Japanese history of the Sichuan army out of Sichuan, and came to Heming Teahouse to feel the old Chengdu Ba Shi. At noon, I went to meet my old classmates who I hadn't seen for 19 years after graduating from high school in 2005, and after graduating from my master's degree, I stayed at Huawei in Chengdu to work until now. In the afternoon, I went to Jinsha Ruins Park, which felt very good and felt the Bashu culture. I went to Taikoo Li and Chunxi Road in the evening and saw a huge panda butt facing us. On the way to Chunxi, I took my baby to hit bamboo dragonflies in the sky with a slingshot, and I had a lot of fun.

20240211, I went to Panda Valley in the morning to see giant pandas and red pandas, and it felt very good. In the afternoon, I went to Dujiangyan, entered from the entrance of Qinyan Building, saw the fish mouth and flying sand weir, felt the wisdom of water conservancy engineering 2000 years ago, and walked all the way to Nanqiao at night to see a very beautiful night view.

20240212, since it was the last day in Chengdu, the day of the special forces began. At noon, I came to Manjushri Monastery and worshipped the Bodhisattva. In the afternoon, I came to Du Fu's thatched cottage to listen to the explanation of Du Fu's thatched cottage being broken by the autumn wind, and felt Du Fu's feelings of worrying about the country and the people. In the evening, come to the Wuhou Temple to feel the culture of the Three Kingdoms. Come to the hotel next to the airport in the evening to check in.

20240213, take a morning flight to Lijiang. After getting off the plane, China-TravelNote picked me up and came to the booked hotel, and after checking in, I went directly to the Jiaxing supermarket at the south gate of the ancient city, bought a small Thai pineapple (super sweet and delicious), and bought a small down padded jacket for my daughter for 40 yuan, which was quite cheap. In the afternoon, I went to Lijiang Ancient City for a stroll, found a lot of succulents, and then went to Lijiang in the evening, especially the outdoor fireworks show at night.

20240214, because I couldn't grab a ticket for the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, I went to Mufu in the ancient city of Lijiang and the Wangulou in Lion Rock, and took the train to Dali in the evening.

20240215, Dali chartered one-day tour, due to the time is relatively rushed, so we started from the hotel at half past 8 in the morning to 9:30 in the evening, and completed the 13-hour journey around the sea. In the morning, I first went around Haidong, first went to Xingsheng Bridge to check in, then went to Zhangjia Garden to feel the architectural style of the Bai people's three squares and one wall, came to the most beautiful highway to check in, and then came to the Tea Horse Ancient Road to see the windy courtyard. At noon, I ate local specialties on the shore of Erhai Lake - steamed fish, carved plum ribs, and potato baba, which really tasted very good. Then I went to Xizhou Ancient Town for a stroll, and then I started to drive all the way to Haixi, and when I came to the double corridor, I started to block it, until I dug the color, and then Haidong, Santorini, and returned to the hotel.

20240216, took a nap today because I went back late yesterday. When I got up, I first went to eat bait shreds, noodles made of rice, and found that I was really not used to eating them.Then come to Erhai Park, then walk to the pier to take a boat to and fro, and then go to Dali Ancient City in the afternoon to visit the General's Mansion, and then go to Haiyan Hotel to eat some local Bai authentic food, the daughter's favorite potato baba. Take the train to Kunming at night.

20240217, I first went to find K. Wah Flower Cake House near Tangzi Lane subway station in Kunming, ordered 8 boxes of flower cakes (later returned to Beijing and found that there were not enough points, so I bought 6 boxes of express delivery), 5 yuan for 1 freshly baked flower cake, the taste is really good. At noon, I went to Haigeng Dam to see seagulls, and in the afternoon I dared to go to Kunming Wildlife Park to see all kinds of small animals, mainly to let my daughter interact with small animals up close. The plane returned to Beijing at 9 p.m.