Traveling to northwest Yunnan, traveling in paintings, traveling in dreams - recalling the trip to Yunnan in early spring 2017

Number of days: 8 days
Time: February
Average cost: 8000 yuan
With whom: With friends
Tour kinds: food, photography, humanities, group tours, petty bourgeoisie
Updated: 2023.08.06

At the beginning of February 2017, just after the Spring Festival, Ah Li flew from Wuhan to Yunnan and participated in an eight-day tour of northwest Yunnan with a group, visiting Lijiang, Shangri-La, and Lugu Lake. Along the way, there was no shopping, no unpalatable group meals, no tight itineraries, only dreamlike beautiful scenery, long-lasting food, and free activities with plenty of time. Ah Li was in a good mood and had a big appetite, and when he got home, his face was much fuller. I wanted to take time to write down the beauty of the journey, but I was busy every day, tired of worldly affairs, and had no time to write down a few words. The fullness on his face gradually disappeared, and the ravines were gradually revealed.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, Wuhan has entered a long period of stove barbecue. Ah Li turns on the bedroom air conditioner at night, the living room air conditioner during the day, and the air conditioner is continuous 24 hours a day, but the heat is unbearable! Occasionally, I opened the photo album of my trip to northwest Yunnan and saw the snow-capped mountains, the ice lake, the down jacket, and the bright smiling face, and Ah Li actually felt a cool breeze slowly rising in his heart. Those beautiful pictures made Ah Li feel that the trip to northwest Yunnan a few months ago was really a middle trip! Compared with his current life, Ah Li suspects that it is a dream trip!

If it is said to be in the middle of the painting, Ah Li is now willing to return to those paintings again; If it is a dream trip, Ah Li is now happy to sleepwalk again!

Let Ah Li follow the photo album of the northwest tour of Yunnan and draw the middle journey again! Dream again and swim again!

First of all, let Ah Li Meng return to Lijiang! Dream back to the ancient city of Lijiang!

The ancient city of Lijiang, a world cultural heritage, is one of the famous historical and cultural cities in China, consisting of three parts: Dayan Ancient City, Shuhe Residential Complex, and Baisha Residential Complex. In fact, the attractions arranged by travel agencies do not include the ancient city of Lijiang. But we stayed in Lijiang the longest, staying for four nights - all in a hotel on the edge of the ancient city of Lijiang. This is because Lijiang is the gathering place and dissolution place of our regiment. We set off from Lijiang to Shangri-La, stayed for two nights and returned to Lijiang; After that, we set off from Lijiang to Lugu Lake, stayed for two nights and then returned to Lijiang. We are like kites flying from Lijiang, and we have to return to Lijiang in the end.

After we returned from Shangri-La and Lugu Lake, we went to Dayan Ancient City three times, Shuhe Ancient Town twice, and Baisha Ancient Town once.

The first time I went to the ancient city of Dayan was in the evening, because at this time there was no need to pay the ancient city protection fee of 80 yuan, so the city was crowded and lively. We visited the ancient city with the flow of people, felt the great charm of the ancient city, and had a dinner in the ancient city by the way. The second time we went, we had already paid the ancient city protection fee when we visited Heilongtan Park, so when the afternoon sun was just right, we swaggered in through the gate of the ancient city, wanting the staff to stop us from checking the tickets, but they didn't even look at us. We are quite disappointed - we have contributed to the protection of the ancient city but no one knows about it. We went straight to the central square to watch the afternoon theatrical performance of the ancient city, and tasted the freshly made hot flower cakes sold everywhere. The third visit was our last morning in Lijiang. At that time, the sun had not yet come out, and we entered the ancient city from the direction of Lion Rock after breakfast. The intersection was already guarded, and my companion hurriedly took out the ticket from her bag, thinking that she would finally have a chance to use it—but these days she had been keeping a few of our tickets in her bag for possible inspections. It's a pity that those people waved their hands and said: It's not time to go to work yet, don't check the tickets! The good intentions of the companions were in vain! At this time, the ancient city was unusually quiet, and the streets were empty. It silently watched us linger on the stone road, lingering on the small bridge, lingering by the canal, and lingering by all kinds of charming flowers. After coming out of the ancient city, we returned to the hotel and took our luggage straight to the airport, ending our trip to northwest Yunnan.

Shuhe Ancient Town is very large. The first time we went to the East District of Shuhe Ancient Town, it is basically a commercial district, similar to the daughter city of Enshi and Xibu Street in Zhangjiajie, which Ali has been to. We felt something was wrong, so we asked the locals and found out that the essence of Shuhe Ancient Town was in the West District. Before leaving Lijiang, we went again and finally enjoyed the excellent scenery of Shuhe Ancient Town. Jiuding Longtan is crystal clear, the three-eyed well is very wise of the Naxi people, and the canal in the middle of the stone road is gurgling, reflecting the blue sky and white clouds. All this makes us linger.

Baisha Ancient Town seems to be very close to the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, and in several of Ah Li's photos, the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain serves as the background affectionately. The beautifully carved wooden houses in the ancient town, the gurgling water in front of the house, and the Naxi grandmothers wearing national costumes are all eye-catching objects.

The ancient city of Lijiang makes Ali nostalgic, but Ali is even more nostalgic for Shangri-La and Lugu Lake. Ali hopes not to wake up in the dream of Shangri-La and Lugu Lake!

Shangri-La, the capital of Yunnan Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, was originally named Zhongdian, and was renamed because of its similarity to the scenery of the human wonderland "Shangri-La" in James Hilton's novel "The Vanishing Horizon". After visiting Tiger Leaping Gorge, Ira Grassland, Pudacuo National Park, Moonlight Ancient City, and Songzanlin Temple, Ali agreed with its name change - it is indeed a wonderland on earth!

Can there be a

Jinsha River in the Tiger Leaping Gorge that roars because of the blockade of the Haba Snow Mountain and the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain?

front of the restaurant where Ali had lunch in Tiger Leaping Gorge Town, A persimmon tree without a single leaf but full of countless golden fruits pierces the sky, can there be one in the world?

In the vast Ira steppe, cows, horses, sheep, and donkeys , can you coexist with highland barley racks, white storage houses, yellow grasslands, and blue skies without worry, can you have them in the world?

the blue lake in Pudacuo National Park, Can the world have the crystal shimmering ice by the lake and the countless complete dead tree roots in the shape of snowflakes falling on the lake's edge?

The huge golden prayer wheel standing on the mountain in the ancient city of Moonlight , Only dozens of people can rotate together, can there be one in the world?

The

Songzanlin Temple, which resembles the Potala Palace, is built on the mountain and is majestic. Next to the holy lake in front of it, ducks, geese, chickens, and pigs, love each other and live in harmony.

Shangri-La, a wonderland on earth, deserves its name!

Lugu Lake, known as the daughter country of the East, is located at the junction of Yunnan and Sichuan in northwestern Yunnan. We stayed in Luoshui Village by the lake for more than two days, and Ah Li didn't feel how mysterious it was: the men and women in the village were working, and the bonfire party held by the village for tourists at night was hosted by an uncle, and the dancing team was half boys and half girls. Ah Li only felt that the scenery here was wonderful: Lugu Lake was like a huge jasper falling from the sky, clean and flawless; The goddess Mountain of Gem lies quietly on the north shore of the lake, guarding its people; Countless black mallards and white seagulls frolic in the lake, while colorful pig trough boats full of tourists make ripples on the lake; The wooden wedding bridge that Ashia (couples) strolled on when they were dating in Caohai Sea is now known as the "world's first love magpie bridge"; In Wakua Lake Bay, the Libai Lover's Beach, where the goddess Gemu and the male god Houlong dated on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month, now couples and non-couples date here every day.

What Ali can't forget, The Mosuo people's house is made of logs, and there is a whole dried cured pig outside the door of the main house.

What is even more difficult for Ah Li to forget is that at the Lugu Lake Observation Deck in the early morning, a pair of young ladies dressed in national costumes carried apples, melon seeds and other items to sell to tourists. The younger brother probably got two pieces of sugar, ate one by himself, and then shared one with his sister. The two of them had sugar in their mouths while shouting, and the two white dragons in their nostrils came in and out. The beautiful tour guide in our group did not hesitate to take out ten yuan and hand it to my sister, but did not take the bag of food, said that it would be given to the two siblings, and took out a napkin to wipe my sister's nose. By the time she was about to wipe her brother's nose, the young man had already disposed of the two white dragons with his hands!

It's not just these things that make Ah Li unforgettable? Every day, every moment, every place in the northwest of Yunnan is unforgettable! However, no matter how beautiful the dream is, no matter how good the dream is, there will be a time to wake up! What's more, the scorching heat in Wuhan reminds Ah Li: Don't forget me! Don't forget me! Don't forget me!

Well, Ah Li is going to close the photo album of the northwest Yunnan tour in early February 2017! Ah Li is about to swim out of the painting! Ah Li is about to wake up from his dream!

From tomorrow, Ah Li is going to go out to face the scorching heat in Wuhan! From tomorrow, Ah Li will live a worldly busy life again! From tomorrow, Ah Li will start looking forward to the next painting and dream swim somewhere!

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