Live Your Best Lives
Foreword: This trip to Yunnan was originally planned for the Spring Festival in 2020, when all tickets and hotels were scheduled to see red-billed gulls, but a sudden epidemic disrupted all travel plans. After half a year, the trip to Yunnan was restarted again, although there were no red-billed gulls, but 20,000 acres of lotus flowers bloomed in Puzhehei, which was another charming scene. Considering that the trip with the elderly and children cannot be too rushed, the whole itinerary is relatively relaxed. I have traveled many times before and wanted to write a guide to record it, but I was delayed by such and such things, this is the first time I have written a guide, I hope it can be of all help to everyone's travel.
This trip was with my husband and my parents and children, a total of 4 adults and one child, and cost a total of 22,000 (including high-speed rail, accommodation, meals, car rental, tickets, transportation expenses to scenic spots, excluding scattered expenses and shopping expenses while shopping). Since my parents are over 70 years old, I am a medical worker and three adults are free. Now Yunnan implements a half-price ticket system, and only the husband and children buy half-price tickets, so the ticket has saved a lot.
The total itinerary and accommodation are as follows:
Day 1: Shenzhen - Kunming South - Puzhehei (high-speed rail) Accommodation : Puzhehei Lanyunju
Day 2: Qinglong Mountain - Torch Cave - Painted Boat Cruise - Wetland Park - Watch the sunset Accommodation: Puzhehei Lanyun Residence
Day 3: Swan Lake - Three Lives, Three Worlds and Ten Mile Peach Blossom Shooting Location Accommodation: Puzhehei Lanyunju
The above three days of inn breakfast, dinner was eaten in the "red clay stove", which tasted good. Breakfast depends on the progress of the tour, and the scenic spot is solved.
Day 4: Puzhehei - Dali, visit the ancient city of Dali Accommodation: Dali Flower God. Hermitage
Day 5: Chartered car around Erhai Lake Accommodation: Dali Flower God. Hermitage
Day6: Dali Three Pagodas in the morning, Dali - Kunming South in the afternoon, pick up the car Accommodation: Wuyuan Garden Villa
Day 7: Stone Forest Day Tour Accommodation: Holiday Inn Fuxian Lake Junlin
Day 8: Fuxian Lake Day Tour Accommodation: Wuyuan Garden Villa
Day9: Dianchi Cableway - Xishan Scenic Area - Golden Hall Accommodation: Kunming Junle Hotel
Day 10: Morning lecture hall In the afternoon, return to Kunming South Railway Station and take the high-speed rail back to Shenzhen
Since we are taking the elderly and children, the overall itinerary is relatively relaxed, and young people can save 2 days.
first stop of this trip is Puzhehei, located in Qiubei County, Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province.
At 8 o'clock in the morning, take the G2926 Shenzhen-Kunming South high-speed railway, which lasted 7 hours to arrive at Kunming South Railway Station, enter the waiting hall directly through convenient transfers without leaving the station, and take the D9854 power to reach Puzhehei, and it only takes 1 hour and 12 minutes from Kunming South to Puzhehei.
It was already 5:08 p.m. when we arrived in Puzhehei, and the inn arranged a vehicle pick-up (for a fee), which took about 40 minutes from the high-speed rail station to Puzhehei Village.
Puzhehei Scenic Area Puzhehei High-speed Rail Station Accommodation: Puzhehei Lanyunju Inn The inn is located in Puzhehei Village, less than 5 minutes away from the main street of the village, shopping is convenient and very quiet at night, you can hear the rooster crowing in the distance at 4 o'clock in the middle of the night, hahaha it's very interesting, the last time I heard the rooster crowing was more than 30 years ago.
Puzhehei Scenic Area The roof of the third floor of the inn overlooks the inn courtyard 
Puzhehei Scenic Area A corner of the inn 
Puzhehei Scenic Area Inn Leisure Area 
Puzhehei Scenic Area A corner of the inn The next day, after having breakfast at the inn, the trip to Puzhehei officially began. Puzhehei Village is not large, and the main means of transportation in each scenic spot mainly rely on horse-drawn carriages and sightseeing battery cars. If you know how to ride a motorcycle, you can also rent a small motorcycle, the rent is about 10 yuan/hour, this is the price during the epidemic, I don't know if it will be expensive. Every morning there will be carriages parked at the door of various inns waiting to solicit customers, the price is 10 yuan/person, no matter how far or near, children are not charged. In fact, the distance is very close and you can bargain, about 5 yuan/person.
Today's main itinerary is Qinglong Mountain - Torch Cave - take a painted boat to visit Puzhehei Lake
Qinglong Mountain should be the highest point of Puzhehei, standing on the top of the mountain can see the whole picture of Puzhehei Village, the mountain itself is not high but very steep, not very easy to walk, it is best not to go up to the old and frail. There is still an hour before the painting boat cruise ship departs from Qinglong Mountain, which may not be crowded during the epidemic, and there are only one boat an hour. Taking advantage of this gap, I visited the Torch Cave at the foot of Qinglong Mountain, which is a natural karst cave that is not small in scale.
After visiting the cave, I almost set sail, take a boat from Qinglong Mountain Wharf to Shuangjiashan Wharf and disembark, passing through the Swan Lake Scenic Area, a large lotus pond. There are two types of boats: one is the painting boat we are on, suitable for the elderly and children; The other is a small wooden boat, which is specially used for water fights, and it is also interesting for people on several boats to splash water on each other.
Whenthe cruise ship arrives at Shuangjiashan Wharf, there is a ticket point for the battery sightseeing bus, and you can buy a pass for 30 yuan/person, and you can ride it as many times as you want on the same day. We took a battery car to visit the wetland park and then went back to the inn. At half past 6 in the evening, I chartered a car from the inn (100 yuan for a 7-seater car) to Leshuidong Village to watch the sunset.
Puzhehei Scenic Area See the whole picture of Puzhehei Village on the top of Qinglong Mountain 
Puzhehei Scenic Area The scenery on the other side of Qinglong Mountain 
Torch Hole 
Puzhehei Scenic Area Torch Hole, the reflection is spectacular 
Puzhehei Scenic Area The shore scenery taken from the painting boat 
Puzhehei Scenic Area The lotus pond that the painted boat passes by 
Puzhehei Scenic Area Wetland Park at Shuangjia Wharf 
Puzhehei Scenic Area A corner of the wetland park 
Puzhehei Scenic Area The scenery on the road back to the inn 
Puzhehei Scenic Area Full view of Leshuidong Village 
Puzhehei Scenic Area Leshuidong Village 
Puzhehei Scenic Area Sunset 
Puzhehei Scenic Area Sunset 
Puzhehei Scenic Area Sunset 
Puzhehei Scenic Area Sunset Sleep until you wake up naturally, have breakfast, Hop on your beloved pony cart and head to the Swan Lake Scenic Area.Since there are no swans in the scenic spot in summer, it is actually to see the lotus. We took the sightseeing bus of the scenic spot (15 yuan/person) to the center of the scenic spot at the door, and then walked back.
After coming out of the scenic spot, we had lunch on the side of the road, and then continued the carriage to the location of the three lives, three worlds, and ten miles of peach blossoms.
At 3 p.m., I returned to the inn and went to the nearby Lover's Bridge to visit the pastoral scenery. There are not many strategies, just go to the picture.
Puzhehei Scenic Area At the entrance of Swan Lake 
Puzhehei Scenic Area Swan Lake 
Puzhehei Scenic Area Swan Lake 
Puzhehei Scenic Area Wild lilies by Swan Lake 
Puzhehei Scenic Area Wildflowers on the shores of Swan Lake 
Puzhehei Scenic Area Weeds by Swan Lake 
Puzhehei Scenic Area Water candles by Swan Lake 
Puzhehei Scenic Area 10,000 acres of lotus pond in Swan Lake 
Puzhehei Scenic Area The entrance of the filming location of the Three Lives and the Third World 
Puzhehei Scenic Area Filming location of Three Lives and Three Worlds 
Puzhehei Scenic Area Three Lives and Three Times Filming Location 
Puzhehei Scenic Area The idyllic scenery of Lover's Bridge 
Puzhehei Scenic Area The idyllic scenery of Lover's Bridge 
Puzhehei Scenic Area The ripe rice exudes a strong fragrance of rice 
Puzhehei Scenic Area Puzhehei's main means of transportation - horse-drawn carriage Puzhehei Summary: If you have good physical strength, two days of play time is enough, our dinner is eaten in a "red mud stove" on the main street of Puzhehei Village, recommended by the innkeeper, the first night I ate it and felt good, so I ordered different dishes at his house for three nights, and I had to queue up during peak periods.The specialty fried lotus is a must-try, the faint sweetness is delicious.
Puzhehei Scenic Area Fried lotus Sleep until you wake up naturally and have breakfast, Charter a bus to the station and take the D8707 bullet train (10:53-14:46) to Dali.
It was nearly 4 o'clock in the afternoon when I arrived at the Dali Inn, and after checking in, I took a short rest and went to the ancient city of Dali.
Dali accommodation: Dali Flower God. The Hermitage Inn is located on March Street, less than 10 minutes' walk to the west gate of the ancient city, and the inn can send a car to and from the ancient city for free during your stay.
Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture The roof of the inn overlooks Erhai Lake 
Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture The roof of the inn overlooks Cangshan Mountain 
Succulents in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture Inn 
Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture Wuhua Building at the South Gate of the Ancient City 
Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture Night view of the west gate of the ancient city 
Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture Cangshan Gate, the west gate of the ancient city 
Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture Three Pagoda Gate of the North Gate of the Ancient City 
Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture Ancient City Street View 
Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture is located in the ancient city of Dali 
Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture Ancient City Foreigner Street, which is a bar street at night, very lively Today, I chartered an inn for a full-day car tour of Erhai Lake, visited Digging Ancient Town, Shuanglang Ancient Town, and Xizhou Ancient Town, and visited the art of tie-dye flowers. Unfortunately, the weather is not particularly good today, mostly cloudy, occasionally sunny, so Erhai Lake does not look so blue. Back at the inn, the old man and the children were so tired that they didn't want to move, so my husband and I went to the bar in the ancient city of Dali to be chic.
Erhai Travel Shot Overlooking Erhai Lake from a high place 
Erhai Travel Photo Nancun on the shore of Erhai Lake, the island in the middle is Jinsuo Island, named because it looks like a shuttle weaving cloth from a distance. There are indigenous people on it! 
Erhai Travel Photo The wind blows, and the lake surface ripples layer by layer, which is even more beautiful if the weather is clear. 
Erhai Travel Photography The famous little Putuo 
Erhai Travel Photography Take a photo while the sun comes out, and in the distance is the ancient town of Shuanglang. 
Erhai Travel Photography Yang Liping's Sun Palace in Shuanglang Ancient Town is said to have been taken back by the government. You must drink coffee or tea when you go in, coffee is 100 yuan per person, and afternoon tea is 368 yuan/person. 
Erhai Travel Auction Sun Palace 
Erhai Travel Photography A cat-themed café in Shuanglang Ancient Town. 
Erhai Travel Photography I forgot what this place is called, mainly to visit the world cultural heritage - tie-dye art 
Erhai Travel Photography There is a Guanyin picture made with tie-dye art, which is amazing. 
Erhai Travel Photography The Justice Gate of Xizhou Ancient Town 
Erhai Travel Photography Xizhou Baba, which needs to be queued to buy, is known as China's pizza. The taste is really good, it can be sweet or salty. 
Erhai Travel Photography Because his family has been on CCTV's "China on the Tip of the Tongue", many people have bought it. 
Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture A street next to the inn, but unfortunately we came early and missed the annual torch festival, and when we left, torches were already prepared on both sides of the street. 
Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture The Yuan Shizu Ping Yunnan Monument diagonally diagonally in the inn did not open the door, and took a photo through the crack of the door. 
Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture Yuan Shizu Ping Yunnan Monument 
Dali Ancient City Dali Ancient City Foreigner Street at night, very lively Since it was a high-speed train at 1 o'clock at noon, I visited the three pagodas of Dali Chongsheng Temple in the morning, which is also the only five-A scenic spot in Dali. There are sightseeing cars in the scenic spot, and if you are not physically fit, you can take a sightseeing bus back and forth, or you can take a sightseeing bus and then walk down by yourself. If you have good physical strength, you can walk up and down, the air inside is still very good, and you can meet squirrels. In fact, the best place to watch the reflection of the Three Pagodas is not in the Three Pagodas Scenic Area, but in a three-tower reflection park next to it, and it takes more than ten minutes to walk between the two. Tickets for the Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple can visit the Reflection Park, but they are not sold separately.
At around 1 p.m., I took the bullet train to Kunming South Railway Station and picked up the train at Kunming South Railway Station. In the next few days, I rented a car around Kunming.
Accommodation on the day: Kunming Wuyuan Garden Villa The inn is in a villa complex, and many villas in it have been converted into inns. Not far from Dianchi Lake, it takes about 10 minutes to walk to the edge of Dianchi Lake.
Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture The main tower in the middle was built in the Tang Dynasty, and the two smaller towers in the back were built in the Song Dynasty. 
Chongsheng Temple, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture 
Chongsheng Temple, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture 
Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture Chongsheng Temple Daxiong Treasure Hall 
Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture Reflection in the Three Pagodas Scenic Area of Chongsheng Temple 
The reflection of the three towers in the Three Towers Reflection Park, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture 
Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture Reflection Park is the best place to take reflections 
Kunming The Wuyuan Inn where I stayed 
Kunming The courtyard of the inn is full of flowers and plants, which is very beautiful 
Kunming Inn Room 
Kunming Walk on the edge of Dianchi Lake after dinner After breakfast in the morning, drive to the famous scenic spot Shilin, due to the epidemic, all attractions in Yunnan Province will implement half-price tickets until December 31, 2020, you can save some money, haha~~.
The stone forest scenic spot is very large, first arrive at the parking lot, get out of the parking lot and take the scenic sightseeing bus to the ticket point, this part of the sightseeing car is free. After buying a ticket, you have to take a sightseeing bus to reach the entrance of the scenic spot, and this section will be charged. It is recommended that you still take a sightseeing car, because this distance is still a bit far, and you can save your energy to go to the scenic spot. Hiking experts can consider walking:)
When you enter the door, there is a large stone forest on the right side and a small stone forest on the left side (this is only after coming out of the small stone forest that you find that you have returned to the original place). Generally, you will visit the big stone forest first, and then take a sightseeing bus to the small stone forest, in fact, the many stone buds on the road are more spectacular. There are many stops between the big stone forest and the small stone forest, and you can get off the bus to play on the way.
Shilin Scenic Area Shilin Lake as soon as you enter the gate 
Stone Forest Scenic Area Nature's magic, this stone of different shapes can be seen everywhere in the stone forest. It would be even more beautiful if it was a sunny day! 
Stone Forest Scenic Area The most iconic stone 
Stone Forest Scenic Area A vivid elephant 
Stone Forest Scenic Area Some say it looks like two pigs, some say it looks like two mice 
Stone Forest Scenic Area The Beautiful Scenery of the Small Stone Forest After visiting the stone forest, go to the next stop: Yuxi Fuxian Lake
Accommodation: Holiday Inn Fuxian Lake Junlin
Fuxian Lake is 1,721 meters above sea level, with a maximum depth of 157 meters and an average water depth of 87 meters, making it the first deep-water lake in Yunnan Province and the second deep-water lake in China after Changbai Mountain Tianchi. The water quality is very good, Dianchi Lake is green, and Fuxian Lake is blue. Very suitable for children, this is the only attraction that children refuse to go to play :)
The Holiday Inn King Landing where we stayed is only one way from the Moon Bay Wetland Park, and we came here after breakfast and crossed the road, where we can ride bicycles and row, and children prefer to play in the sand.
Fuxian Lake The hotel overlooks Fuxian Lake, and in the lower right corner is Moon Bay Wetland Park 
Fuxian Lake The sea of flowers in the wetland park 
Fuxian Lake A small lake in the wetland park, this is not Fuxian Lake 
Fuxian Lake The blue and blue Fuxian Lake can be described as a thousand acres of glass 
Fuxian Lake The water quality is very good and crystal clear 
Fuxian Lake Fuxian Lake 
Fuxian Lake A hotel photographed in Moon Bay Wetland Park 
Fuxian Lake Another scenic spot in Fuxian Lake, Luchong Scenic Area, you can climb the mountain to see the panoramic view of Fuxian Lake. 
Fuxian Lake Luchong Scenic Area After visiting Luchong Scenic Area, drive back to Kunming
Accommodation: Kunming Wuyuan Garden Villa
the morning, drive to Haigeng Park and buy a ticket for the Dianchi Lake cable car across Dianchi Lake. Because we have to come back to drive, we bought a round-trip ticket of 70 yuan/person, which is quite cost-effective. Take the cable car directly to the gate of Xishan Park (tickets are half price 15 yuan/person), then enter the scenic spot and transfer to the small cable car of the scenic spot (25 yuan/person, half price for children) to go up, and then take the sightseeing bus (10 yuan/person) down after visiting the attractions, which is the most energy-saving.
Accommodation: Kunming Junle Hotel
> Dianchi Lake View Dianchi Lake on the cable car 
Kunming Tourist Ropeway Dianchi Cable Car, very enjoyable, Dianchi Lake water is green 
Kunming Tourist Ropeway Take the cable car to Xishan 
Xishan Scenic Area See Dianchi Lake on Xishan Mountain 
Xishan Scenic Area Xishan small cable car 
Xishan Scenic Area Overlooking Dianchi Lake 
Xishan Scenic Area Full view of Dianchi Lake 
Xishan Scenic Area Longmen, there are literary and qu stars in it, and there are many people who study hard 
Xishan Scenic Area The other side of Longmen Coming down from Xishan and taking the return cable car back to Haigeng Park, it takes about 40 minutes to drive to Wu Sangui's back garden - the Golden Hall. Here we need to remind friends who drive by themselves, because we don't know that the car can drive directly to the mountain, so the navigation guide is the west gate, and you have to climb 200 steps from here, and then walk a little more to the main scenic spot. If you drive directly to the north gate, you can park your car at the entrance of the main scenic spot, which can save a lot of physical strength.
Golden Hall Scenic Area - Taihe Palace The west gate of the Golden Hall 
Golden Temple Scenic Area - Taihe Palace In fact, this is the entrance to the main scenic spot, halfway up the mountain, you can drive directly to the parking lot here from the north gate 
Golden Hall Scenic Area - Taihe Palace Chen Yuanyuan Statue Pool 
Jindian Scenic Area - Taihe Palace 
Kunming The gate of the lecture hall 
Kunming Classrooms and training grounds of the lecture hall 
Kunming 10 yuan a piece of Jiangwutang ice cream
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