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▲3 minutes to feel the enthusiasm of the south of the colorful clouds
The Lancang River in the evening was as quiet as before, and the sunset penetrated the frivolous clouds and held the little hands of all living beings. Not far away, the Rush Night Market, Starlight Night Market, and Gaozhuang Night Market have long been lit up, allowing the charming fireworks atmosphere to connect with the silent night.
Under the serious pagoda, people have long since let go of the hurry of the day and are looking for the meaning of life in the sultry Dai food.
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Gaozhuang Night Market, Jinghong City, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Outside the city, the river sings in the rainforest, the sound of insects lingers around the tea garden, the sun illuminates the mountains, and ethnic minority compatriots pick tea in the tea garden and work in the village...
Thebleakness of winter has been baptized by the spring breeze and the nourishment of summer rain is full of green and full of vitality. This is a sunny and romantic fireworks atmosphere, which has been awaited for a long time before departure.
Mojiang came to Yunnan to participate in a multi-ethnic bonfire party during the Torch Festival and feel people's worship of fire and light. Or walk into the village and feel the atmosphere of simplicity and leisure.
Pu'er Indulge in galloping and set sail against the wind. To explore the smell of fireworks, you can't help but come to Yunnan. Unlike the big cities in the mainland, Yunnan is home to 25 ethnic minorities, which are separated from the Central Plains by mountains and rivers but have close contacts, forming a very distinctive folk custom.
Fuxian Lake One day in early August, I drove the Highlander in a heavy rain in Kunming, crossed the Tropic of Capricorn, and arrived at Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, the southernmost part of the motherland, and set up a romantic and grand starlight backpack market with flowers, tea, succulents, handicrafts, cola from Thailand, and beer from Laos collected along the way.
Gaozhuang Night Market, Jinghong City, Xishuangbanna, I have been to many southern cities, and the outdoor atmosphere in summer is like a sauna, which is uncomfortable. And this year's summer in Kunming is cool and comfortable. The cool wind, bright sunshine, and the occasional rainstorm washed away all the heat in the air.
Yunnan University On a rainy night, walking into the Dounan Flower Market, what floats is the temperament of the other side of Kunming. There is no laziness of Cuihu, the openness of Dianchi Lake, or the literature and art of Wenlin Street, but it interprets the meaning of Spring City in another way.
Kunming Dounan Flower Market 
Kunming Dounan Flower Market Dounan Flower Market is built on the outskirts of the city, but it is the last stop for many tourists, and the bus pulls here, buys flowers and sends them home. However, the more authentic and unique trade is at night – flowers are sold to tourists during the day, flowers are bought by florists at night, and the flower market is larger and more varied at night.
Kunming Dounan Flower Market At 8:40 p.m., as soon as the gate of the trading market opened, hundreds of carts pulling flowers entered one after another, and bursts of floral fragrance wafted in. Following the crowd, you can see hundreds of "counters" selling thousands of flowers. Flowers are sold in pounds and cars, and precious flowers in other cities are like cabbage sold in vegetable markets.
Kunming Dounan Flower Market Dounan Flower Market is in full swing, and merchants from all over the province and even the whole country gather here to select flowers that have not yet fully bloomed. Transport it to the exquisite florist as quickly as possible, and then sell it to your favorite customers.
Surrounded by flowers, pale yellow baby's breath, red and purple lilies, brilliant and energetic sunflowers, neatly packaged roses... It is only natural to see these flowers as if you are falling in love. The shopkeepers in the flower market have long been accustomed to this scene of flowers, which has become an interesting element in the flowers.
Kunming Dounan Flower Market 
Kunming Dounan Flower Market "Buy some flowers, the Torch Festival is coming soon." Seeing us dressed as tourists, a shopkeeper was cutting flower branches while speaking slowly in Yunnan dialect.
"Okay, we can buy it for Yi friends." Sunflowers, perfume lilies, golden balls, tulips, baby's breath... Picky. Beautiful flowers express the desire for a better life, and every flower wants to be taken away.
Kunming Dounan Flower Market "Can you fit so many flowers?" A friend asked me.
"Highlander's trunk, no problem!" I am full of confidence.
4 suitcases, 3 photography bags, are indispensable luggage and equipment for our trip, coupled with flowers that are afraid of pressure, the trunk is too small to fit. Highlander 162L oversized trunk, not only put all these luggage and flowers inside, but also has extra space, while my friends were amazed, I was already expecting.
Travel location: Kunming Dounan Flower Market
Backpack good things (1): Flowers, succulents
This rain in Kunming is indeed heartbreaking, a heavy rain not only on Weibo hot search, but also made many cars soaked in water and unable to drive. I experienced the heavy rain, from Cuihu to the highway, the big raindrops crackled the body, to be honest, I was really worried if I didn't drive an SUV.
Fuxian Lake The Han has a taller body and a better field of vision, which can predict road conditions in advance in heavy rain; The ground clearance of 20cm will be more stable and confident when passing through waterlogged roads.
Fuxian Lake Arriving at Fuxian Lake, the dark clouds were also left behind, the clouds wrapped around the mountains, and also hid the secret realm, and the huge lake faced the mountains , they are footprints left by glaciers when they left in ancient times.
The water of Fuxian Lake is deep, and it lives up to its reputation as the second deepest lake in the country. Driving along the lakeside road, the clouds gradually dispersed, and the sun showed a smiling face, so you can slow down and feel the breath of Yunnan.
Fuxian Lake 
Fuxian Lake Against the deep blue lake, turquoise mountains, white houses and high sky, time stops in Fuxian Lake, as if it is the most logical thing under the sun. While sighing, we continued to drive along the lake, and the tires made a rhythmic sound on the rough stone road.
Fuxian Lake In the afternoon, we arrived at a village, surrounded by liveliness, and boats stopped by the lake, waiting for tourists to go deep into the center of the lake to explore the beautiful scenery. Yunnan people are enthusiastic and unrestrained, if you meet by chance on a boat on the lake, a water fight is inevitable, winning or losing is not important, what matters is the momentum and the happiness brought by the splash.
Fuxian Lake In summer, the water of Fuxian Lake just offsets the heat brought by the scorching sun, spreading the coolness of the water throughout the body. And those who like quiet are more willing to take a small boat, float into uninhabited waters, jump into the water, and feel the breadth and mind of the natural lake.
Travel location: Fuxian Lake
"You stand on this line, open your arms, and feel if the temperature is the same......" The tour guide said loudly with a loudspeaker in the online Tropic of Cancer Sign Garden.
A group of uncles and aunts from the northeast opened their arms and chanted: "It seems that the left side is really going to be hotter."
Tropic of Cancer Marker Garden in Mojiang Huya crosses the Tropic of Cancer in Hualien, Taiwan, with the blue Pacific Ocean on one side and the majestic coastal mountains on the other. The Tropic of Cancer Marker Garden in Mojiang is not today's destination, leaving Mojiang County and heading for a tea plantation, its name is very special - Saci Village.
Mojiang As soon as we left the county seat, the rain began to fall, and the raindrops hit us head-to-head, which had the momentum to stop us from continuing to move forward.Fortunately, the rain came quickly and walked fast, and after half an hour, the raindrops became smaller and smaller, the altitude of the mountain road became higher and higher, and the clouds above our heads were "stepped on" under our feet, becoming fog drifting in the valley, moving with the wind, like a fairyland.
Mojiang 
Mojiang This is a place that cannot be found on the Internet, and if it weren't for the recommendation of Xiaoxin, the "native" of Pu'er, we wouldn't have driven here for three hours.
Dadugang 10,000 acres of tea garden In the longitudinal valley of the Hengduan Mountains deep in Saci, at an altitude of about 1,900 meters, the road to Saci is winding and tortuous, sometimes passing through the Hani Tea Mountain, sometimes driving through the primeval forest, almost on the top of the mountain and the mountainside, with a wide view and excellent scenery.
Mojiang The three-kilometer village road connecting Saci Village to the road is our destination.
Between two points, the straight line is the shortest, so the road for human traffic should be cut as straight as possible. The potholed dirt road leading to Saci Village is not like this, they spiral and move forward, creating nine curved lines.
Mojiang The road has been pressed out of two deep ruts by tractors and agricultural vehicles, and if it is not a four-wheel drive SUV with a high ground like the Highlander, it is not recommended to take this dirt road, otherwise it is likely to slip or support the bottom. With the assistance of the HAC hill start assist control system, we followed the Highlander over the mountains steadily.
For passengers, driving on muddy dirt roads, the smoothness of the Highlander and the comfort of the chassis suspension tuning are excellent.
The dirt road was very narrow, agricultural vehicles drove by, the engine made a loud noise, and the villagers warmly greeted us to drink tea at home, and the simple smiles were touching.
Mojiang Not far from Saci Village, the aroma of fried pork ribs made us stop, and a Hani couple was cooking, Their children sat outside the kitchen.
Mojiang The kitchen is rudimentary and the scenery is extravagant. The house is located on the top of the mountain, and the kitchen window is extremely open, and you can see the mountains in the clouds in the distance without any obstruction. The sun poured in from the small window, just shining on the wood stove, a few cut ribs were rolling in the oil, and a plate of green broccoli had not yet been put into the pot.
Mojiang 
Mojiang Facing the same scenery, different people have different feelings.This is their daily life, and they have long been accustomed to such scenery. We came from afar to stop for such a scenery, and to remember the daily but not simple scenery in our hearts.
Travel location: Yunnan Mojiang Tropic of Cancer Symbol Garden, Sprinkle
Backpack Good Things (2): Mojiang Hani Tablecloth
In Dadugang Township, Xishuangbanna, more than 200 kilometers away, the weather is warming up, and Dadugang, which has been hidden by clouds and fog for a long time, finally waits for the tea picking season.
This day is the Torch Festival, the most solemn festival for Yi compatriots, a Yi eldest sister wearing national costumes, picking tea while feeling this wonderland on the clouds. The Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau is the birthplace of tea trees, and for a long time, every time the new tea spits out green, tea farmers on the mountain will work tirelessly to pick the large-leaf tea they are proud of.
Dadugang 10,000 acres of tea garden 
Dadugang 10,000 acres of tea garden "How to spend the Torch Festival?"
"This year, just have a meal for your family!"
As he spoke, he picked tea, and the bamboo basket of the eldest sister of the Yi ethnic group was quickly full, "We will help you transport the tea back!" Open the trunk of the Highlander, and when the suitcase and flowers have been loaded, you can actually put three bamboo baskets of tea leaves, and drive to the Yi eldest sister's house.
Dadugang 10,000 acres of tea garden 
Dadugang 10,000 acres of tea garden The eldest sister's house is a two-story Dai building, which is very magnificent, we delivered the tea to the doorstep, and also sent two handfuls of sunflowers to the eldest sister of the Yi ethnic group. The sun and the torch have the same meaning, and the eldest sister of the Yi ethnic group is very happy.
Dadugang 10,000 acres of tea garden Not far away, in the tea factory next to the tea mountain, the director has prepared Dai-flavored barbecue, grilled fish, barbecue, roasted tea (tea can also be roasted?) The aroma is fragrant, coupled with the chicken soup stewed with various mushrooms this season, the taste is not too good.
Jinghong Shepherd Tong Cicada Tea Garden B&B 
Jinghong Shepherd Chandong Cicada Tea Garden B&B "How is Pu'er tea produced in Dadugang in Xishuangbanna?"
"Xishuangbanna has been the production area of tea since ancient times, and the climate, humidity, and altitude indicators are very suitable, but because Pu'er is an important distribution center of the ancient tea horse road, the name of tea has been snatched away by Pu'er."
While savoring the barbecue, I chatted with the factory director. In the evening, the 10,000-acre tea garden is cooler, and the croaking of frogs and barking dogs comes from time to time, playing the music of nature for the deliciousness.
Jinghong Shepherd Boy Cicada Tea Garden B&B 
Jinghong Mu Tong Cicada Tea Garden B&B Travel location: Dadugang 10,000 acres of tea garden, Mu Tong Cicada Tea Factory
Backbox good things (3): Pu'er tea, white tea
Jinghong Mutong Cicada Tea Garden B&B The big man plunged headlong into the green, wet and misty mountains of southern Yunnan. In the sun, among the rainforests, people in bright national costumes go home with beautiful gaits, and children run on the dam, leaving happy laughter.
Pu'er The Yi people worship fire, believing that people are created by fire, and that there is a world with fire. Therefore, on important festivals such as the Torch Festival, we must celebrate the festival around the fire and dance pot village. In the ancient city of tea horses in Pu'er, a lively torch festival is being staged.
Pu'er 
Pu-erh Yunnan is the province with the largest number of ethnic minorities in the country. The traditional festivals of each ethnic group are often an excellent way for people of all ethnic groups to understand each other, just like the Torch Festival jumping pot village, compatriots of different ethnic groups come to participate, Dai, Wa, Lisu, Yi, Hani... Dancing around the bonfire while celebrating the festival is very lively.
Pu'er 
Pu'er Here, the lights and wine in the big city are turned into bold wine and dancing, and dancing while drinking to cheer up is the most authentic festival method, and this is how many villages celebrate the festival. Because we are driving, we cannot feel the wine at the same time, we can only feel the enthusiasm in the music and dance steps.
As a Highlander owner, Huya likes this atmosphere very much, and when he chose Highlander, he also planned to drive it through thousands of mountains and rivers to feel different cultures and customs.
Pu'er Travel location: Xishuangbanna, the ancient city of tea horses
On the map, Yunnan Province is like a peacock opening a screen, the Lancang River and the Jinsha River in the west nourish the huge and diverse tail feathers, and the vast tropical rainforest in the south constitutes the peacock's feet - all the way to our neighbor Laos , which is Xishuangbanna.
Xishuangbanna Dai Garden The Songkran Festival has long let people know the Dai people, and every day, the Dai Garden is with the greatest enthusiasm, Those from all over the country are welcome. In the Songkran Square of the Dai Nationality Garden, you can experience the joy of the Songkran Festival every day, and let the water bring blessings to everyone.
If the Songkran Festival comes to Jinghong, guerrilla warfare, encounters, and blockade battles in the depths of the street will be launched separately, and you will come and go, without giving in, and in the joyful battle, becoming a soaked soup chicken is the biggest winner.
Xishuangbanna Dai Garden 
Xishuangbanna Dai Garden In the Dai village, you will see a simple temple full of Dai style - Manchun Man Buddha Temple, which has been around for more than 1,400 years. The Buddhist temple has been repaired and rebuilt many times, and it is still standing after wind and rain.
The Dai people believe in Buddhism, and the restoration of buildings in Buddhist temples is completed by donations of money and materials by the masses and devout believers. Temples and houses are integrated, and Buddhism and the life of the Dai family are also closely linked.
Xishuangbanna Dai Garden 
Xishuangbanna Dai Nationality Park The Dai family's whistle dori (girls) are learning the Bayeux Sutra and traditional weaving techniques of the Dai people. Pass on the intangible cultural heritage of the Dai family.
Xishuangbanna Dai Garden 
Xishuangbanna Dai Ethnic Park To make final preparations for the Starlight Trunk Market, we bought Lao beer, Thai cola, Dai handicrafts, and the next stop - Jinghong.
Travel location: Xishuangbanna Dai Ethnic Park
Backpack good things (4): Thai cola, Lao beer, Dai handicrafts
The ancients rode horses, passed through the mountains, walked through the ancient tea horse road, and sent tea and other materials to various places; This time, Huya followed the Highlander and traveled all over the world with surging power, safe performance and large space.
Xishuangbanna Dai Nationality Park Today, people's pursuit of speed is never-ending, but only occasionally slowing down makes people understand the aftertaste. The speed of the highway reaches 120 kilometers, but at the Starlight Night Market, you may not be able to finish visiting the largest night market in Southeast Asia in 2 hours.
Gaozhuang Night Market, Jinghong City, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province When you come to Jinghong, you can often see such scenes: Dai girls in long skirts can be seen everywhere on the streets chatting with foreign tourists; In the temple, tourists of different religions share the wonderful architectural space and solemn atmosphere with devout Buddhists; In the night market, the peculiar situation of "whistle dori" and "cat dori" (Dai boys and girls) wearing national costumes swaying to rock music ......
Standing on the stairs next to the pagoda and looking at the lights of the night market, this is the light of the world. Behind the tall pagoda, no matter how big the city is, it is a home; Behind every light is a warm story. This light sends beautiful hope to the world.
Gaozhuang Night Market, Jinghong City, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan 
Gaozhuang Night Market, Jinghong City, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province The night is falling, the lights are on, and after two hours of decoration, the Highlander backpack market is arranged. The design of the front and rear dual USB ports allows warm lights to illuminate the entire trunk.
Gaozhuang Night Market, Jinghong City, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan At this moment, no one will feel lonely again, and thousands of joys and hopes are rising and rushing to the face.
▲30s to feel the starlight night market / It is recommended to watch
✨ horizontally Huya's Starlight Night Market ✨
- Highlander Oversized Trunk
- Flowers & Succulents in Kunming Dounan Flower Market
- Xishuangbanna Dadugang White Tea
- Pu'er Tea
- Thai Cola
- Lao Beer
- Dai Garden Handicrafts
- Mojiang Hani Tablecloth
Xishuangbanna Dai Garden - 【 Huya's Trip to Yunnan] -
Day 1 Kunming-Dounan Flower Market
Day 2 Kunming-Fuxian Lake
Day 3 Fuxian Lake-Mojiang County-Tropic of Cancer Symbol Garden-Saci-Mojiang County
Day 4 Mojiang County-Pu'er-Tea Horse Ancient Town
Day 5 Pu'er-Dadugang 10,000 acres of tea plantation-Dai Nationality Garden Day
6 Dai Nationality Garden-Jinghong Gaozhuang Night Market
Day 7 Jinghong-Kunming
Personnel | 4 people
Itinerary | 2056KM
Average fuel consumption | 9.7L/100KM
Number of days: 8 days, Average cost: 6000 yuan, Updated: 2020.11.07
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