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Hotel, check out and drive to Menghuan Shwedagon Pagoda, a 7km drive of 15 minutes. The Menghuan Shwedagon Pagoda is located on the top of Leiyajang Mountain, and you need to walk a short winding road to reach the parking lot at the top of the mountain, the left side of the parking lot is the Menghuan Shwedagon Pagoda, and the right side is the Great Silver Pagoda, the two attractions are very close, and the tour can be completed on foot. Tour groups all go to Shwedagon Pagoda, and relatively few people go to the Shwedagon Pagoda, but I think it is also worth visiting. After coming down from the parking lot, you can walk 300 meters to the Shwedagon Pagoda, which is already 10 o'clock, and the departure today is late, resulting in the whole itinerary becoming particularly compact.
The "Menghuan Shwedagon Pagoda" is golden and dazzling, and it is an iconic building in Mangshi and a holy place for the Dai people living here. Legend has it that Shakyamuni lived here when he was reincarnated as the Golden Rooster Alan during his lifetime, and the Menghuan Shwedagon Pagoda was destroyed in 1966, and the current Golden Pagoda was rebuilt in 2007. Menghuan Shwedagon Pagoda is located on the top of Leiyarang Mountain at an altitude of 1,079 meters on the shore of Peacock Lake in the southeast of Mangshi, and the momentum is majestic, and you can see the golden top of the tower when you stand at the foot of the mountain. In front of the gate of the Golden Pagoda Mountain, two golden dragons flew all the way down the hillside and turned into two giant claws in front of the Golden Pagoda. Climbing up the steps from the mountain gate, you can see the five big characters of "Menghuan Shwedagon Pagoda" shining, surrounded by carvings of peacocks, Buddhas, magic tools, etc., the golden color is in the sun, some dazzling, solemn and a little lively. Shwedagon Pagoda is the largest main building in the temple, in the style of the Dai palace in South Asia, with a splendid appearance, white marble walls, and stairs up and down on the side, like a beautiful garden. The Shwedagon Pagoda is 76 meters high and is an octagonal four-door hollow stupa with a total of four floors, but in fact, the lower three floors are hollow halls. There are 8 small towers built on the second and third floors of the Shwedagon Pagoda, and 8 vase towers are also built on the outer platform of the fourth floor, which surrounds the central golden dome, which not only enhances the momentum of the main tower, but also beautifies the Shwedagon Pagoda. The Shwedagon Pagoda has four gates, all of which can be entered. Before entering the main hall, you need to take off your shoes. There is a circle of corridors for tourists to rest around the Shwedagon Pagoda, which can overlook the entire cityscape of Mangshi, and the mountain breeze blows on the face, which is very comfortable. There is also a noteworthy attraction in the scenic area - the relief of the reclining Buddha. On the right wall of the gate, a statue of a giant Buddha lying down is peaceful and kind, and the golden robe is mixed with the green mountains and trees, transforming nature. In addition, there is a Bodhi tree next to the pagoda, which is the third generation of the Bodhi tree that Shakyamuni enlightened and became a Buddha more than 2,000 years ago, and later spread from India to Sri Lanka, but it was full of vitality. This sapling was introduced to Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province from Sri Lanka in 2005, and is currently planted in Banna, Kunming and Dehongmang City.
Menghan Shwedagon Pagoda
overlooking the city
Leaving the Shwedagon Pagoda, return to the parking lot, and walk 100 meters down the mountain from the parking lot to the Silver Pagoda. Menghuan Silver Pagoda is a new tourism landmark in Dehong Mang City, which was completed and opened to the public in April 2019. The Menghuan Silver Pagoda is 66 meters high and 46 meters in diameter, and the tower body is smaller than the Golden Pagoda as a whole, but because the peak where the Silver Pagoda is located is about 20 meters higher than the Golden Pagoda, the two towers are visually equal in height. The silver pagoda building is based on pure white, which is in stark contrast to the Shwedagon Pagoda of Menghuan. The two towers stand on the top of Leiya Mountain and the shore of Peacock Lake, one is graceful and gorgeous, and the other is elegant and quiet, reflecting each other. The ticket to the scenic spot is 40 yuan, because the scenic spot is not big, so there is no battery car. After entering the scenic spot, walk along the central axis, the road on the right is the stairs up the mountain, and the road on the left is the lane, so it is recommended to go up and down the right, so that it will be relatively easy to go down the mountain and get out of the scenic spot. The overall design of the scenic spot is based on Dai culture, and the main spatial layout is "one ring, six districts and thirty nodes", of which the first ring is the sightseeing experience ring; Six areas, namely the entrance area of Daqian World, the Mudra Good Fate Area, the Zhengjue Square Area, the Silver Wheel Square Area, the Forest Xingyun Area, and the Silver Pagoda Flower Language Area.
As soon as you enter the Silver Pagoda Scenic Area, "silver wrapping" and "holiness" are the most intuitive feelings. From the left side up the mountain is an environmental protection lane, the right side up the mountain is a walking path, about 15 minutes walk to the top, it is recommended to go up to the right and left, there is a small platform on the side of the environmental protection lane, you can overlook the Shwedagon Pagoda, the scenery is really good. The whole scenic spot is not tiring and very relaxed, because the number of tourists is far less than that of the Shwedagon Pagoda, and it is also very fun to play. Looking out from the observation deck with unique Dai element buildings and sculptures, white is hidden in green, showing a beautiful scene of "people in the painting".Unlike the Shwedagon Pagoda, the silver pagoda cannot be entered and can only be viewed from the periphery, and the architectural style here is dominated by Dai and Buddhist culture, just because the different styles of buildings have formed a unique style. When I left the scenic spot, I happened to see the locals taking wedding photos in the scenic spot, and the white wedding dress was reflected under the solemn white pagoda, which was more holy and innocent.
Menghuan Great Silver Tower
Today's itinerary is very rushed, and the departure in the morning is delayed, so I can only leave the Silver Pagoda in a hurry, the next attraction is the tree wrap tower, an urban attraction, navigation is almost 10 minutes, the surrounding of the tower is the parking lot, it is really parking to visit. The tree wrap pagoda is a Dai-style pagoda, formerly known as the Tiecheng pagoda, built to commemorate a war, the pagoda is a solid brick pagoda, covered by tree roots, so it is called the tree wrap pagoda, which is the earliest pagoda built by the local Dai people. The magical and chic tree wraps the tower, the tower body is like a standing Vajra, majestic and magnificent, and the majestic Bodhi tree is like a giant umbrella that opens up to protect the top of the tower. The thick crown stretches out to the sky like an arm, the bronze trunk is strangely curved, tightly wrapping the tower body, the tree wall is like a waterfall falling to the ground, bathing the tower base, the tree wraps the tower, the tower embraces the tree, interdependent, reflecting each other, forming a unique tree wrapped tower wonder, well-known in western Yunnan and Southeast Asia. There is a primary school next to it, and it is school time, and the roadside is full of primary school students, who carefully drove away from the school district, and then left Mangshi and went to the border of our country - Ruili. Ruili City is 1.5 hours away from Mangshi and is the terminus of the Hangrui Expressway, which is connected to Myanmar's mountains and rivers, facing villages, and adjacent to Myanmar's national port city of Mujie. Ruili is the largest inland port in southwest China, an important jewelry distribution center, and one of the first excellent tourist cities in China. Ruili is also one of China's 17 international dry port cities and the first stop for China-Myanmar oil and gas pipelines to enter China. The first attraction is the sister to sue the country, stay here for 20 minutes, and there is a parking lot in front of the national gate, which is very convenient. The sister is a Dai language, which means the old city, and implements a special supervision model of "inside and outside the border", and there are well-known "China-Myanmar Street", "Ruili Port National Gate" and "End of the World". According to locals, Burmese can work in Dehong Prefecture, but they cannot leave Dehong, otherwise they have to hold a passport, and a passport requires a large fee for Burmese locals. The "End of the World" monument is in a corner of the national gate, donated by an XX company, and I can't figure out why this stele has become a check-in attraction.
Driving out of the country, about 30 minutes' drive is the "One Village, Two Countries" scenic spot. There are actually many small attractions in Ruili, but due to time constraints, Li Mengbo only chose two places: Guomen and Yizhai and Liangguo. There are really a lot of tourist buses here in the scenic spot of one village and two countries. The gate of the scenic spot is very small, but there is indeed a cave inside, to be precise, it surrounds a large piece of land. The ticket for one village and two countries only costs 27 yuan, and it can be known from the name of the scenic spot that this scenic spot spans China and Myanmar, along the road on the left, and then returns to the transnational swing on the original road, and then visits the right part of the scenic spot. Swinging a transnational swing can cross the border between China and Myanmar in one swing and go back and forth between China and Myanmar, which is full of fun. After passing a shop, you can first see a well of one village and two countries, and then there is the No. 71 boundary marker on the China-Myanmar border, which winds through the center of the village and crosses a narrow road to enter Myanmar without a visa. You can't stop on the road, because border guards will prohibit tourists from taking pictures on the road, which is called the border inspection office in Yinjing. The Chinese side is called Yinjing, while the Burmese side is called Mangxiu. Entering the village in Myanmar, it is a very small village, you can take a look at the simple houses in Myanmar, and there is a small shop, but they all sell Thai goods. After visiting the village in Myanmar in a few minutes, I returned to the big swing the same way. If you go further along the fence along the border, you can see a paid high-altitude promenade, but it is not open that day and does not go up. There is also "one tower for two countries" and a large Burmese complex. I left the scenic spot at almost 14:30 and set off for Tengchong Passenger Station, the drive was almost 3 hours, and I arrived in Tengchong at 17:30, and after returning the car, I caught the last train Tengchong-Baoshan at 18:00. I fell asleep when I got in the car, and after getting off the car, Didi went to the Landu Hotel (a four-star hotel), the hotel was central air conditioning, and the air conditioning was not strong, so I fell asleep.
Ruili Port
one village and two scenic spots
one village and two scenic spots
D6
almost missed the shuttle bus to Dali Xiaguan in the morning (train number 1105, fare 82 yuan), but fortunately, the Didi driver took a shortcut, luckily caught the bus, and gave the female driver a small red envelope. It takes 2.5 hours to get to Dali, all the way to the highway, looking at the scenery outside the window, sighing that time flies so fast, today is the sixth day. When we arrived at Xiaguan and the train station, we asked the driver how to get to the ancient city of Dali, and the driver said that he was just going to drive to the bus station of Dali Ancient City to hand over, and as a result, Nice took us to the ancient city, which was quite far from the urban railway station, and the drive took 40 minutes. It takes 10 minutes to walk from the bus station to the ancient city of Dali, pulling the suitcase to make a "gurgling" sound on the street, and there will be many people on the road who pull you to stay in the hotel, deliberately chose the "Nuan Nuan Inn" (belonging to the nature of youth travel, located at No. 12 Bo'ai Road in the ancient city) in the ancient city and closer to the gate of the ancient city, the room layout is simple, and the shower facilities are also very simple, arranged us in the new store, more quiet, which I like more. Compared with some well-known ancient cities in China such as Phoenix Ancient City and Pingyao Ancient City, the ancient city of Dali is much larger, after all, this is the royal city, which is the political, economic and cultural center of Yunnan during the more than 500 years of history of the Tang and Song dynasties. The history of the current ancient city can be traced back to the Tang Tianbao period, and the city of Yangju built by King Ge Luofeng of Nanzhao is its new capital. The tour route of the ancient city is along Fuxing Road, from the south gate to the north gate, with a total length of 1,500 meters, and the road surface is hemp stone pavement, which is the longest main road in the north-south direction of the ancient city. The shops on both sides of Fuxing Road maintain the architectural style of the Minqing Dynasty and are the main commercial streets of Dali Ancient City, with many shops on both sides of the street, dealing in local specialties such as marble carvings, ethnic costumes and local specialties. There is also a foreign street from west to east, which is also very famous, and the ancient city is too big, so it is more reliable to have a bicycle if you have the opportunity. The ancient city has four city gates on all sides, namely the East Gate Erhai Gate (also known as Tonghai Gate), the South Gate Shuanghe Gate (also known as Cheng'en Gate), the West Gate Cangshan Gate, and the North Gate Santa Gate (also known as Anyuan Gate). The city maintains a typical checkerboard structure, with symmetrical north and south gates, and the streets in the city crisscross, known as "nine streets and eighteen lanes". The center of the city is to the west, and the north-south axis is not centered, forming an urban layout with west and east. The staggered east and west city gates adopt the principle of "east, west, north, south, and not center" in Bai architecture.
Nuan Nuan Inn
At almost 12 o'clock, after putting away the luggage, go to the south gate, where there are more group tourists, and it is also the starting point of the sightseeing car, close to the south gate visitor center, the sightseeing bus is 35 yuan/person, around the ancient city. The South Gate Tower was rebuilt in 1984, and the city wall was restored on the site of the original city wall in 1998, maintaining the original Ming Dynasty style in architectural style. You can take pictures here, but in view of the fact that there are too many tourists, Li Mengbo did not stop too much, but directly visited along Fuxing Road, both sides of the street are indeed shops, and things are not cheap, a skewer of black pork skewers is not very big, the price is 15 yuan, in view of the need to sacrifice the temple of the five organs, so try to get two skewers. There are also many silverware shops on the street, and they are all written about Cunjia Silver Shop, could it be that it originates from the Cunjia ancestral hall in the ancient city of Tengchong and Shun? The closer attraction is Du Wenxiu's Mansion.Du Wenxiu, the leader of the Yunnan Hui uprising, his family has been in business for generations, he has been a scholar, he was a village tutor, and he is loyal and honest. In 1856, he was rescued from prison by Cai Chunfa, the leader of the Yunzhou Hui uprising, and raised troops in Menghua (present-day Weishan), Yunnan, recruited thousands of Hui Yi people, and conquered Dali on September 16. On October 17, he was elected generalissimo, established political power, announced that he was "at the call of Nanjing in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom", opposed the narrow concept of the nation, and put forward the slogan of "Lianhui and Han as one, erect the banner of righteousness, expel the Tatars, restore China, cut off corruption, and get rid of the people's water and fire". In 1872, the Qing army attacked Dali, and Du Wenxiu went to the Qing camp after taking poison on December 26, demanding to save the lives of Dali soldiers and civilians, but was killed by Cen Yuying, and the uprising failed. There are still buildings such as the gate of the Shuai Mansion, part of the city wall of the Forbidden City, the gate of the inner hall of the Shuai Mansion, the White Tiger Hall and the wings on both sides. After the failure of the uprising, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, Cen Yuying, rebuilt the Shuai Mansion. In 1988, it was repaired and opened as the Dali Museum. At present, it is also the Dali Museum, which mainly displays stone tools, pottery, bronze, porcelain, jade, stone carvings, jade carvings, wood carvings, calligraphy and paintings, etc. Not far from the Shuai Mansion is Wuhua Building. There is a McDonald's at the junction of Fuxing Road and Renmin Road, and after successfully solving the lunch problem, I turned from Fuxing Road to Renmin Road and continued walking. Renmin Road is being repaired, with small shops on one side and local houses and Dali No. 4 Middle School on the other. The Catholic church here is very distinctive, Li Mengbo feels that it is necessary to take a look, and then you can return to Fuxing Road to continue to visit, and I chose to follow Renmin Road to see Erhai Gate, that section of the road has no scenery, and it is far away, and Erhai Gate is all surrounded by small vendors, which is not interesting. Speaking of this Catholic church, the team guests do not come here, and there are almost no individual guests, but it is a good building. The church is located in a quiet alley in the ancient city of Dali, a church that combines our country's tradition and Bai architectural art style in a simple way - the Holy Trinity Hall. The architectural characteristics of the church are unique, and it is a national treasure that integrates the local Bai cultural characteristics, Han and Western architecture and other ethnic characteristics. It is famous at home and abroad for its unique style of architectural structure modeling, exquisite carving art, and fusion of Chinese and Western architecture. The church was built in 1927 and completely renovated in 1983, the church has a history of more than 90 years, about 16 meters high, the bottom floor to the bell tower has a total of four floors, about 34 meters long from east to west, about 15 meters wide, the church sits east to west, the cornices are decorated with Bai style carvings and traditional Chinese paintings, and the cornices extend beyond the foundation to four and a half meters. The interior area is 600 square meters and can accommodate more than 500 people. The church is a Bai temple style, the altar in the hall is made of local marble, and the church is carved and painted inside and out, with a strong Bai architectural style. In 2002, with the care and support of the party and the government, the Dali Church was once again comprehensively repaired. The church looks like a roaming dragon from the front, with its head held high and its tail raised, reflecting the strong traditional Chinese cultural thought - the descendants of China, the descendants of the dragon; From the side, it looks like a huge ship, symbolizing that the church is anchored like Noah's Ark and sails away, bringing hope, justice, peace and love to mankind. Walking into the church, it is like walking into an ancient gallery and museum, the north wall is covered with ancient and excellent Western paintings, the south wall is inlaid with handsome Chinese landscape ink paintings, the front is three paintings, the middle one is a miniature of the church, recording its history and style.
After walking a long way, I arrived at Erhai Gate, turning from Erhai Gate to Yu'er Road, and walking in the direction of Fuxing Road, where the road surface of Yu'er Road is also wide and can pass buses. Turning to Fuxing Road, this is another section of pedestrian street, one side of the street is being repaired, here is less crowded than the first half of Fuxing Road, and you can climb the North City Tower (also known as "Anyuan Building"), overlooking the entire ancient city, the North City Tower was repaired in September 2016, the city tower closed at almost 17:30, and was called down the city tower by the uncle who closed the door. The ancient city is also lit up at night, and it is also very fun to walk along Fuxing Street, in addition, it is also a good choice to go to Foreigner Street to listen to music and clubbing.
the full picture of the Supreme Court
church
north gate
dinner
South Gate
D7
Use Didi taxi for 16 yuan to Dali Bus Station (this bus station is located near the train station), take a minibus to Nanjian Yi Autonomous County, the "hometown of jumping vegetables" for 32 yuan, drive 3 hours to Nanjian Bus Station, and charter a small minibus to Tulin + Cherry Blossom Valley in the bus station, spending 400 yuan, almost noon, the driver took us to lunch, and made a bowl of noodles for 10 yuan. Nanjian Tulin is located around the dam of the Nanjian River Valley in Nanjian County, Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Province, with a total of four or five scenic spots such as the foot of the western mountain, the general fuzhuang, and the camp. The Nanjian Tulin in the sun is a beautiful oil painting. The lines of different thicknesses undulated with the mountains, the bright colors, very much like the oil painting master splashed ink at will, sometimes golden light, sometimes yellow like orange, the grass and trees growing in it, green to make people happy, look at the shape of the earthen forest, some are like shy beauties, some are like tall men, some are like big Buddhas, some are novices, some are like mushrooms growing in patches, it can be described as a thousand changes, it is dizzying. The overlapping combination of earthen peaks and earthen pillars, with rough but delicate brushstrokes depicted the scenery, the ravines and caves are staggered and orderly combined, and the style depicted with real and ethereal brushstrokes can be described as diverse techniques and endless styles. In order to facilitate tourists to watch, Nanjian Tulin has also built a 168-step plank road directly to the Wuliang Tower, a plank road and stone road with a width of 1 to 2 meters and a total length of 1.8 kilometers, installed 130 courtyard lights, 280 flood lights, 990 point light source lights, built a parking lot of 4,109 square meters, and carried out a series of projects such as afforestation and greening of the scenic spot.
It takes 1.5 hours to drive from Nanjian Tulin to Cherry Blossom Valley, arriving at the scenic spot at about 15:45, and Wuliangshan Cherry Blossom Valley currently only charges parking fees and does not require tickets. The cherry blossom blooming period is from the end of November to the beginning of December every year, about 25 days, and the cherry blossom valley covers an area of about 2,000 acres. In the beginning of "Tianlong Babu", Duan Yu mistakenly entered the Infinite Sword Lake Palace, entered the stone cave to see the statue of the fairy sister, and practiced "Lingbo Micro Step". This was originally a large tea garden, and while planting tea trees, winter cherry blossoms were also planted to shade the tea trees and improve the tea garden ecosystem. The cherry blossom trees grow, bloom in the twelfth month, and are full of arbitrariness, which complements the green and neat tea gardens, forming a cherry blossom scene, and gradually, everyone calls this place "Cherry Blossom Valley". The entire cherry blossom valley is roughly divided into three parts, called No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 scenic spots. In fact, from the top of the mountain, the mountainside, to the valley, and even the mountain flower village at the bottom of the valley, there are patches of winter cherry blossoms. The observation deck of Scenic Area No. 1 may be a better viewing position, overlooking Scenic Area No. 3 from a distance, or overlooking Scenic Area No. 2 in the valley. The "panorama" of Cherry Blossom Valley that frequently appears on the Internet is actually the No. 2 scenic spot overlooked, almost taken from this area. Li Mengbo's suggestion is to walk from Camp 1 to Camp 2 first, where it is more convenient to connect by road; Then return to Scenic Area No. 1 to guard the sunset of Scenic Area No. 3 opposite, and combine it with the top of the mountain to take pictures, you can have a multi-angle understanding of the winter cherry blossoms. If time does not allow, don't go to the No. 3 scenic spot, when the sun sets, it goes down from the mountain behind the No. 3 scenic spot, so after almost 16 o'clock, the No. 3 scenic spot gradually darkens. I took the car back to the county, ate a dinner of Nanjian black-bone chicken for 66 yuan, and finally went to Yunzhi Shang Hotel for 108 yuan.
Nanjian Tulin (1).
Nanjian Tulin (2).
Cherry Blossom Valley
Sakura Valley
D8
After breakfast, Didi took a taxi to Nanjian Bus Station and took a minibus back to Dali Bus Station for 32 yuan. Because of the previous miscalculation of the line, the three towers of Dali did not go. I originally thought that the three towers of Dali were located in the city center, but later found that the three towers were located near the ancient city, so I rented a Volkswagen Lavida and continued to drive. The tickets for the three pagodas of Dali Chongsheng Temple are not cheap, they cost 74 yuan, because the time is relatively urgent, Chongsheng Temple did not go, only went to the Three Pagodas Reflection Park and the Three Pagodas, and Chongsheng Temple has never entered. The Three Pagodas Reflection Park is located 1 kilometer south of the Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple in Dali, Yunnan, the park faces north and south, backed by the Three Pagodas, named after the majestic posture of the three pagodas reflected in the pond water in the park. The reflection of the three towers was particularly clear, the stars in the water around the tower shadow flickered, and the jade rabbit moved lightly, and people suddenly felt that the sky and the earth were only in one thought. Three Pagoda Reflection Park does not sell tickets separately, and must be purchased together with Chongsheng Temple. The landmark three pagodas and pagodas are secretly crafted. The three pagodas of Chongsheng Temple are the symbol of Dali's "famous documentary state", and they are also the royal temples during the Dali Kingdom period, and the largest ancient temple in the history of Dali. The big tower is also known as the Qianxun Tower, the local people call it the "Wenbi Tower", the three towers stand together, the Qianxun Tower is in the center, and the two small towers guard the north and south, majestic and spectacular. There is harmony in the changes of the three towers, and there is unity in the opposition, which is dependent on each other and natural. This picture is excellent: behind is the snow-covered Cangshan Mountain, and in front is the rippling sea of bait, which is integrated with "Yu'er Yincang", showing a natural and elegant oriental beauty. The three pagodas of Chongsheng Temple were built during the period of King Nanzhao (824-859 AD), and the large pagoda "Qianxun Pagoda" was first built, with a height of 69.13 meters, which is a square eaves brick tower with a total of 16 floors. Later, small towers in the south and north were built, both 42.19 meters high, and were a pair of octagonal brick towers, both of which were 10 levels. In addition to the Buddhist preaching that you can become a Buddha, there is another important reason for the construction of the three pagodas, which is that Dali was "flooded in the marsh country" in ancient times. It is said that in ancient times, three towers were built, using the method of building a layer of soil to build a tower, and after the tower was repaired, the soil was dug out layer by layer to make the tower visible, so there was a saying of "piling up soil to build a tower" and "digging soil to build a tower". The bridge built when the tower was built was as high as a hill and was more than 10 miles long. After the construction of the three pagodas, the grand Chongsheng Temple was built. Chongsheng Temple was once famous for its five heavy weapons (three pagodas, Nanzhao Jianji bell, rain copper Guanyin statue, three holy golden statues, and "Buddha capital" plaque), but Chongsheng Temple and the other four heavy weapons were destroyed by wars and natural disasters in successive dynasties. The current Chongsheng Temple was newly built in 2005, and the reconstruction project of Chongsheng Temple with a total investment of 182 million yuan has been completed.
Not far from the three pagodas is Xizhou Ancient Town, which does not require a ticket to enter the scenic spot, and there are also primary schools, houses and other facilities. It is an important town inhabited by the Bai people, and it has the most preserved and best Bai residential complex. From the layout point of view, it is a typical Bai courtyard pattern of "three squares and one wall" and "four in five courtyards". The decorative art of these houses with carved beams and painted beams, overlapping bucket arches, cornered cornices, gatehouses, walls, and gables is gorgeous and colorful, fully reflecting the architectural talent and artistic creativity of the Bai people. Enter from the Justice Gate, go straight ahead, pass the Ten Gods Hall, and the primary school, and walk to Sifang Street, which is surrounded by shops into a small square. There is a stone workshop erected here, which is the "civilization square" built in recent years. The original stone workshop of this place was called "Inscription Fang", which was built after several Jinshi came out of the town in the Ming Dynasty, and at that time, all the villagers who achieved fame in the imperial examination were likely to engrave their names, and Xizhou was an administrative division to suppress the conquest of the government, but historically it had the scale of a city.Long before Nanzhao migrated to the area around Erhai Lake, this was the settlement of the ancestors of the Bai people, "Heman", which was called Dali City at that time, and the residents had a lot of Nijing, legend has it that the general of Emperor Wen of Sui had a soldier named Shi Wansui who tied soldiers and horses here, so it was also called Shicheng, and the nearby Pingbazi was called "Shi Xuan" (赕 has the same meaning as Dian Advertising Prefecture). When he arrived in Nanzhaomou, the imperial palace was built here. The pattern of the city can be found from the place names, surrounded by the names of villages such as the north of the city, the east of the city, and the south of the city. Next to it is the Yan family compound, which costs 18 yuan. The Yan family residence is located in the ancient town of Xizhou, built by Mr. Yan Xuehou, the 20th descendant of the Yan family, the first of the "four masters" of Xizhou, and the main body is composed of three courtyards. The compound concentrates typical Bai residential architectural forms such as "three parties and one wall", "four in five courtyards", "one into two courtyards", and "walking horse string corner towers", and the majestic cornices and bucket arches and three-drop watercolor painted gates, the magnificent three-story flower board painted walls, and the exquisite three-story transparent wooden lattice doors vividly show the architectural art of Bai people's houses. The first courtyard is a courtyard of "three squares and one wall", with "Hou Lu" written on the gate, "Hou" takes the word Hou in the owner's name, and "Lu" takes the house of Sangu Maolu, inheriting the humble and humble family style of the Yan family; the second courtyard is a "four-in-five courtyard" pattern, called "Hou Minju", and the couple's names each take a word, symbolizing that the woman in the family can hold up half the sky; The backyard is called "Kailiyuan", which is named after the children's names, and the two courtyards in front form the "six contract spring" pattern of "one into two courtyards", and the upper floor is the "walking horse string corner building", and the second floor of the backyard is named "Diejin Building", which is the "Wufeng Tower" pattern of the Bai people. The building is architecturally bold and innovative, moving the most quintessential courtyard design of the Bai people to the second floor, while the first floor is used as a restaurant. Walking from the "Walking Horse Corner Tower" in the front yard to the "Diejin Building", what you see is not the scenery upstairs, but the elegant and fresh Bai courtyard style. The wood carvings, stone carvings, and clay sculptures of the Yan family house strive to maintain pure traditional practices and be meticulous. The center of the wall is inlaid with marble landscape paintings, surrounded by traditional folk legends "fishing, woodcuttering, farming and reading" to show the industriousness and bravery of the Bai people, and it is also the prototype of the characters in Jin Yong's novel "Tianlong Babu". On both sides of the wall, there are two large clay sculpture patterns of "Red Plum Primrose" and "Pine Crane Yannian", which fully show the superb sculpture art of the Bai people. In terms of stone carvings, there are gates carved from pure white marble, carved with unicorns, elephants, human-faced beasts and other animals that symbolize auspiciousness. The steps of the two courtyards are all paved with marble, and there are thread carvings of marble in front of the east and west three-way halls, carved with eight immortal props, birds and beasts, flowers, birds, fish and insects, all of which are lifelike. In terms of wood carving, it is even more exquisite to display the exquisite wood carving of the Bai nationality, a total of 19 columns and 114 lattice doors, more than 250 carved and partially carved beauty windows, plugs, hanging pillars, hanging pillars, hanging pillars, light pillars, etc. adopt various carving methods, including three-layer transparent carving, two-layer transparent carving, deep carving, flat carving, etc., and there are few similar patterns.
Shuanglang Ancient Town
Yan family compound
red-billed gulls in Erhai Lake
It takes almost 5 hours to drive to Erhai Lake, and this time Li Mengbo only chose one of them. Further ahead from Xizhou is the double corridor. Shuanglang Town is located in the northeast of Dali City, on the northeast bank of Erhai Lake, east of Binchuan Jizu Mountain, south of Jiaose Town, west of Erhai Lake, north of Shangguan Town, and northeast of Huangping Town, Heqing County. The double corridor has a Luo Di curve in the north and a lotus song in the south, and there are two islands of Jin Suo and Yu Ji surrounded by the double curve in front, hence the name - double corridor. The water and sky in the territory are the same, the mountains are green and the lake and water color complement each other, the golden shuttle brocade, the "double island hyperbolism" and the ancient and elegant Bai market town are surrounded, forming a beautiful natural picture of harmony between man and nature, and it is the most suitable town to live in, known as "Dali scenery in Cang'er, Cang'er scenery in Shuanglang". Since ancient times, the Shuanglang has been a place where celebrities and scholars have stayed, including Yang Sheng'an and Li Yuanyang in ancient times, and now there are dancers Yang Liping, writers Su Tong, painters Zhao Qing, etc. At the same time, it is also a place where the main folk architectural sculptures and painting artists in Dali area are numerous, and the architectural paintings of the "Buddhist resort" Jizu Mountain Seventy-Two Temple Pagoda and Bai Village, Yunnan Ethnic Village, are mostly from the hands of Shuanglang craftsmen. Shuanglang is a place where the Bai people live, and the tourism supporting facilities in Shuanglang Town are constantly improving, and there are many inns of all kinds. After getting close to the red-billed gull next to Xiao Putuo, he found that it was dark, so he drove back to the train station and caught the train to Kunming at 20 o'clock, and the train cost was 109 yuan.When I arrived at Kunming Railway Station, Didi took a taxi to Jinxuan Hotel for 55 yuan, and the check-in fee was 149 yuan, which was close to the northern passenger terminal of Kunming.
D9-D10
had a train to the red land at 7:50 a.m., rushed to the passenger station early in the morning, and spent 43 yuan to buy a ticket. But the bus never came, and after waiting for a full 30 minutes, the bus was late, with only 5 or 6 passengers. After leaving the passenger station, the car drove for a while, turned two corners, stopped on the side of the road, and the car was full in an instant. After another 3 hours, I arrived at the Kunming Red Land Old Star Hotel, which is the home of the red soil old man who will automatically match the red soil if you search for the red land, the accommodation fee is 96 yuan, the lunch is 10 yuan, and the other party is also very friendly, such as helping me carry my luggage, and the cooking dishes are also given to me a lot (I can't eat it), take a short rest in the hotel, go out after 14:30, and charter a car for 200 yuan (including early sunrise tomorrow and today's sunset). First go to the red clay image, the old dragon tree, the splendid garden, Luoxigou There is a relatively complete observation deck, return to the music hollow and tile house at 16:30 to take pictures of the sunset scenery, there are also large wind turbines on the mountain, which also embellish the uniqueness of the mountain. Dinner is 40 yuan, there is only an electric blanket at night, the water is very cold, and I don't dare to take a bath, for fear of catching a cold. Make an appointment with the driver, and go to Makan to shoot the sunrise at 6 o'clock on the second day, the sunrise is not ideal, and the observation deck is also being built here, blocking the view; On the way back, we passed through the colorful slope, which was also very beautiful and left good memories. At 8:30, from the hotel gate, the shuttle bus returned to Kunming for 43 yuan (ask the boss to contact the driver one day in advance and get on the bus at the hotel gate). After arriving at the northern passenger terminal of Kunming, there is a subway next to it, and I went directly to the airport for 6 yuan, and returned in time for the 19:45 flight in the evening, stopping at Bijie on the way, ending this unforgettable trip.
car to the red earth
street parking
red soil after snow
Luoxigou
dinner, the store gave too much, thank you very much
Back to the northern terminal
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sunset at Kunming Airport
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