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When chatting today, I simply decided on the title of Yunnan Travelogue, which once again pierced Ah Zhang's heart and tears.
When I recalled Yunnan, I found that many details were not remembered clearly, and it was only a year. There are many things I want to keep, but now I find that there are very few things that can be remembered, and I hope that the travelogue can help us record every important moment.
I didn't feel good about Yunnan before, I had the impression that it was a place that people of my parents' age would like, but later I saw that my friend went to Xishuangbanna and felt that it seemed to be a good look, and I don't remember much how this place was settled, probably just casually asked if there were any arrangements for the National Day, and then it was decided. After arriving at Shangri-La and Lugu Lake, I completely changed my impression of Yunnan, with good mountains, good waters and beautiful scenery, which probably describes Yunnan.
1. Preparation: 6,000 yuan per capita
1. Air ticket (1,500 yuan per person)
20191003 Guangzhou-Shangri-La, China Eastern Airlines MU5774, 07:55-10:55
20191010 Kunming-Guangzhou, China Southern Airlines CZ3490, 22:00-00:20
Considering that there will be more tourists during the National Day, because of the altitude, the classic route to visit Yunnan is from Dali, Lijiang and then to Shangri-La, in order to avoid the crowd, we chose to fly directly to Shangri-La counterclockwise, which also proved that our choice was correct, there were almost no tourists in Shangri-La for a few days, and many tourists basically returned when they went to Lijiang and Lugu Lake. However, the premise is that the physical condition is relatively good, Shangri-La has an altitude of more than 3,000, and one of our friends is unfortunately very high.
2. Accommodation (1500 yuan per capita)
There are many choices of accommodation in Yunnan, we are almost all fixed homestays, and every boss we meet is very good, taking us to experience a lot of local customs.
3. Transportation (800 yuan per capita)
There are tourist lines between various places in Yunnan, and the bus from Shangri-La to Lijiang and Lijiang to Lugu Lake is basically five or six hours. We chose the form of chartered car for local travel, because considering the three girls, safety first, and chartering a car can save time, generally local homestay owners have relevant services, mainly Shangri-La and Lugu Lake, we have found the homestay owner to arrange a chartered car.
4. Shangri-La belongs to the high-altitude area, so we started eating rhodiola a week in advance, although many people say that it doesn't have much effect, but it is better to eat than not to eat, you can also prepare some glucose and other spares, if you are uncomfortable, you should take oxygen in time.
2. Itinerary
20201003 Guangzhou - Shangri-La - Shika Snow Mountain - Dukezong Ancient City
20201004 Dukezong Ancient City - Pudacuo - Dukezong Ancient City 20201005 Dukezong
Ancient City - Balagzong - Dukezong Ancient City
20201006 Dukezong Ancient City - Napa Sea - Songzanlin Temple - Lijiang
20201007 Lijiang - Lugu Lake
20201008 Lugu Lake-Lijiang
20201009 Lijiang-Yulong Snow Mountain-Lijiang Ancient City
20201010 Lijiang-Kunming-Guangzhou
When planning the Yunnan itinerary, we were unanimously most interested in Shangri-La and Lugu Lake, so under the premise of limited time, we could only choose one from Dali and Lijiang, and then looked at the map, and went to Shangri-La and Lugu Lake to take a bus in Lijiang, so we finally decisively gave up Dali.
DAY1 Guangzhou - Shangri-La - Shika Snow Mountain - Dukezong Ancient City
Originally, because of something in Azhang, we had to set off on the 4th, but then considering that the time to play was too short, it was better to go a day in advance to feel the local life instead of staying in Guangzhou, so zz No. 3 and I set off. The owner of the homestay can pick you up, Shangri-La is not big, the airport is also very close to the ancient city, and you can feel the cold at high altitude as soon as you get off the plane. The weather is very good, the blue sky, the white clouds, and the view from the window of the B&B is very beautiful.
noon, I found a small shop to eat Tibetan pork, drink delicious butter tea, and highland barley cakes and yogurt.
Originally, I was hesitant to go to the snow mountain on the first day, because considering that I had just arrived at a high altitude, it was not suitable for too much fatigue, but thinking that we still had more than half a day, it seemed a pity not to go out for a walk, other attractions had to wait for Ah Zhang to go together, and then I would go to the snow mountain again when I went to Lijiang, so I chose to go to Shika Snow Mountain. There are many snow-capped mountains in Shangri-La, the most famous should be Meili Snow Mountain, but it is far away from Meili, and it usually takes a two-day itinerary, so I had to give up this time and look forward to going again next time.
There are ropeways up and down the snow-capped mountains, and I agree with zz that the ropeway of Shika Snow Mountain is probably the oldest ropeway that has ever been made, and every time I stop in the middle of the transition, I can feel the shaking of the cable car and hear the friction of jiningjining. When we said we didn't need it, he also teased us, saying that there was no Tashi to help you after saying that there was no Tashi to help you, maybe the brain was hypoxic, I wanted to laugh but didn't dare after reacting with ZZ. You have to climb a short mountain road to the top of the mountain, and you have to stop to rest almost every ten steps. The wind on the snow-capped mountain is very strong, whistling, and the clouds on the top of the mountain are also very beautiful. When I chatted with zz a few days ago, he said that now that I think about it, Shika Snow Mountain is really beautiful, although the wind was so strong at that time that I didn't appreciate it well.
There are many delicious shops in the ancient city of Dukezong, almost all of which are opened by locals, which can be found on the review website. We found a restaurant to eat Tibetan hot pot, considering that yak meat hot pot is a local specialty and we have to wait for friends to eat together, so we ordered local chicken hot pot. There were quite a lot of people eating in the evening, and the boss arranged us in the seats next to the TV, and the two of us watched Tibetan language teaching while eating, and we were still discussing why a few words kept playing in a loop, with relish. The butter tea in the store was delicious, and ZZ and I drank a whole pot. It was cold outside, but the small shop was warm.
DAY2 Dukezong Ancient City-Pudacuo-Dukezong Ancient City
Seeing a delicious casserole highland barley noodle shop on the website, in the morning through the entire ancient city, on the side of the road outside the city. Although I don't remember the taste of the noodles anymore, I still remember that it was delicious, and other tourists asked us what we ordered. After dinner, I walked on the trail of the ancient city, quietly and leisurely, turning the oversized prayer wheel that took ten people to turn, overlooking the ancient city of Dukezong during the day.
At noon, Ah Zhang was finally late, and he had a big appetite when he was eating, this was also important, and that was also to try, but it was not good when he arrived at Pudacuo, and fortunately, he listened to the advice of the homestay owner and brought an oxygen cylinder. There is still some distance from getting off the bus to the core attraction, and the gastroenteritis caused by Ah Zhanggao's rebellion vomited all the way, miserable. Pudacuo only opened the scenic spot of Zhidu Lake, and took some photos by the lake of Zhidu Lake by the light of the drone propeller for the homestay owner and friend, although the weather was not good, but I still felt the beauty of Pudacuo. Walking along the plank road by the lake, it rained lightly afterwards, Ah Zhang sucked up a can of oxygen and spent I don't know if it was 50 or 100 oceans and bought a bottle in the scenic spot, ZZ walked for a while with someone else's raincoat packaging bag, thinking about it was a bit miserable, but unfortunately I didn't secretly photograph her. There are also M beans given to us by the boss's friends, although Ah Zhang next to him is a bit miserable, but the situation of this journey is quite special.
On the way back, we encountered a beautiful sunset, half blue and orange, like the collision of ice and fire, although ZZ complained that I didn't take the photos I wanted for her, but the scenery has remained in our minds, isn't it?
There are not many fresh matsutake mushrooms in October, and when the day before arrived, the boss asked us if we wanted to eat matsutake mushrooms, because we needed to book in advance, and the matsutake chicken soup had to be boiled for most of the day, and at Ah Zhang's strong request, we booked tonight. It's so delicious, the freshness of the matsutake mushrooms and the fresh fusion of the chicken soup are just right, refreshing and sweet, and the full pot is super real. After Ah Zhang came back, she rested in the room, she had no appetite, ZZ climbed the steep stairs with a bowl of hot chicken soup, and fed it to Ah Zhang's mouth, but she still couldn't drink it. Because I was too embarrassed to let the boss help us heat it repeatedly, I gave the boss's border herding jelly to the rest of the chicken soup, and when Ah Zhang woke up the next day, he regretted it so much that he repeatedly asked us why we didn't leave it for her to drink the next day. This year, we went to the Tibetan bar very often, although Ah Zhang, who was miserable in the world, ate fresh matsutake mushrooms, but never caught up with the fresh matsutake chicken soup. It's probably something that can be talked about for a lifetime, hahahahaha.
DAY3 Dukezong Ancient City - Balagzong - Dukezong Ancient City
Ah Zhang, who took oxygen and rested for a night, is a good man again. On this day, the owner of the homestay was going to receive friends, so he arranged for a local driver to take us there. The Tibetan brother is very interesting, a little shy and a little cute, the journey to Balag Zong is quite long, the little brother recommended the songs he usually listens to all the way, and he will hum along. In the middle, he also helped us take a photo of 2 meters of long legs?
The weather in the plateau area is hard to say, you die of cold when you don't wear a coat, and you die of heat when you wear a coat. The top of Balagzon is warm, and there may be a lot of walking in between, so it doesn't feel cold at all. There is an introduction to Balagzong on the scenic sightseeing car, which is very touching, and those who are interested can take a look at it on the website in advance. The scenic spot is very large, there are sightseeing buses between each scenic spot, and the scenery at the highest point of the mountain is particularly great, with blue sky and white clouds, high mountains and canyons, which is refreshing and intoxicating.
went to eat the high-ranking yak pot in the ancient city at night, the meat is really very real, Ah Zhang originally said that she wanted to order two pots, because she didn't eat the local chicken pot, Hehe, she overestimated herself, and we couldn't hold on to this pot.
There are activities every night during the National Day of the ancient city, and many people are jumping pot villages after dinner.
DAY4 Dukezong Ancient City-Napa Sea-Songzanlin Temple-Lijiang
The Napa Sea in autumn is shrouded in a thin layer of clouds, as if we have not woken up yet, a little hazy and a little confused. People are always curious when traveling, and they want to take pictures of everything they see, and the cows grazing on the roadside become particularly interesting. It is said that during the rainy season, the rain floods the middle lane, making it look like a sea.
Songzanlin Temple is also known as the Little Potala Palace, and it is also one of the must-visit attractions in Shangri-La, every time I come to this kind of place, I always feel that the whole body and mind are relaxed, This may be the power of faith.
At noon, the Tibetan driver took us to eat a snack bar that they often go to, the proprietress is very fun, although the matsutake chicken eaten is completely incomparable with the owner of the homestay, but every dish is very special, especially the yogurt residue, everyone sits around the small stove to eat, it feels great, a bit like sitting around the stove in grandma's room during the Spring Festival, probably like the feeling of being at home.
We booked a bus ticket to Lijiang on China-TravelNote in advance, the journey took about five or six hours, and we also passed the Jinsha River in the middle, and it was already dark when we arrived in Lijiang. I found a very popular pork rib pot restaurant, which is super cost-effective, we can survive with 30 yuan per person, and we also gave the rest of the dishes to the eldest brother at the next table hahahaha.
There are many small shops selling jewelry in the ancient city, and the earrings are super cheap, and we bought more than a dozen pairs together. When I left, I was still reluctant to give up.
DAY5 Lijiang-Lugu Lake
We got on the bus to Lugu Lake early in the morning, and there were some small twists and turns in the middle.Because Lugu Lake belongs to Yunnan and Sichuan, the homestay we booked in advance is within the boundaries of Sichuan, the bus driver said that the car only went to the stop of Sanjia Village, which was different from the stopover we originally saw on the website, and said that the accommodation we booked was too far away, and kept persuading us to return, he helped us find a place to stay, and we were not very familiar with the local location for a long time, and almost wanted to return the originally booked homestay, but in the end, considering the cost of the problem, we still did not refund, and made more than a dozen phone calls to the owner of the homestay. When I arrived at the B&B in the evening, I was so glad that I didn't return, but there was a little regret, the owner of the B&B said on the B&B platform that he would make persimmon beef for us to eat at night, but I didn't see the news, and I was so sorry that I wanted to cry.
Originally, we planned to go around the lake the next morning, but in the morning on the road, we learned about the route around the lake, the place of accommodation, the weather and other reasons, and temporarily adjusted to go around the lake after arriving in the afternoon, and it turned out that our choice was correct. The chartered car driver that the owner of the homestay helped found took us to eat a local steam pot fish after receiving us, it was so delicious!
Theluckiest thing along the way is probably that the driver brother I met is super good, will talk to us about the local customs, and will share his story with us. When we took a boat tour of the lake, we changed the gloomy morning, the sun was shining, and we saw the few beautiful water-based poplar flowers, the big brother of each scenic spot took us there, when we passed through the corn field, we really wanted to get off the car to see, the eldest brother also gave us two corns, and later we borrowed flowers to offer Buddha to the owner of the homestay. When the driver was chatting, he also said that he was already preparing his own homestay, and if we go next time, please let us stay for free, I hope he remembers his promise hahahaha.
There is an uncle and a little brother on the wedding bridge can use drones to shoot videos, in order to save dozens of dollars, we appointed zz to add the little brother's WeChat hahaha, the little brother and zz chatted with zz in full swing, when I returned to the homestay in the evening, I chatted with the boss and told this story, the boss joked with us that zz said that let that little brother come over to get married, and give them another room for free, hahahahaha, I still want to laugh very much.
After playing the lake, we only stayed at the B&B in the evening, so fortunately, glad that we didn't change B&Bs in the end, and thankfully we didn't give up our original choice for various reasons. The B&B is on the edge of Lugu Lake, our room is facing the lake, and there are two lounge chairs on the small balcony outside the room, and Ah Zhang and I can't wait to lie down, perfect.
Brother Gang, the owner of the homestay, told us that there is a performance in a performing arts center nearby in the evening, and you can also jump the pot village, and we bought tickets to see it at night, and there was a link to invite the audience to perform on stage in the middle.
After watching the performance, I found that it was raining outside, I called Brother Gang and came to pick us up immediately, and after returning to the B&B, I sat at the front desk and chatted with Brother Gang and another boss, Brother Gang is worthy of being a Northeast native, very good at talking, in order to test whether the dog that can drink in his mouth can really drink, we also opened a bottle of beer, and the result is really drinkable! What a great dog! Such a night of aimless chatter is a bit charming and a little missed.
DAY6 Lugu Lake-Lijiang
Lugu Lake in the early morning was still foggy, and Ah Zhang and I went for a walk by the lake in our pajamas, although it was a little cold, but more refreshing. I went back to the room to clean up a little, went to the front desk to eat the rice noodles made by my aunt, and after the meal, I had a cup of coffee in the yard while waiting for zz, looking at the lake in the distance, the years were quiet. After the meal, we also rented a shared electric car to go to Lover's Bay, Ah Zhang's driving skills are good, and he wants to take a small motorcycle.
Near noon, we were going to catch the bus back, and we reluctantly said goodbye to the boss (most importantly, I didn't want to leave). When we arrived in Lijiang, it was evening again, we lived in the ancient city, and the road to the B&B was not easy, so the two little brothers came out to help us get our luggage. I went to the ancient city for a while at night.
DAY7 Lijiang - Yulong Snow Mountain - Lijiang Ancient City
Because we are not very interested in the ancient city, we do not reserve a long time in Lijiang, mainly to go to Yulong Snow Mountain, because Ah Zhang has a high conviction of rebellion, so he went to the pharmacy the night before to prepare oxygen cylinder glucose. There is a special bus from the ancient city to the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, just pay attention to the time. When we arrived at the scenic spot, we first played at the entrance of the scenic spot for a while, and there was a large forest, and the distant view was very beautiful. I had a little food in the cafeteria of the scenic spot at noon, and then drank glucose and went up the mountain. The process of going up the mountain was smoother than expected, probably because the whole process was relatively slow, so there was almost no oxygen, the wind on the mountain was relatively strong, almost every twenty steps had to stop to slow down, everyone was tightly wrapped. Because we were troubled by some small things at that time, we yelled a few times on the mountain, and then I thought about it, it was simply an insult to the snow-capped mountains, and those innocuous little things were not a big deal.
is a Blue Moon Lake at the foot of the mountain, the lake water is blue and blue, and it still feels a bit like New Zealand lake water hahahaha. Many people take wedding photos here
In the evening, the boss formed a group to play werewolf killing, only to find that there were so many staff in the homestay, which was quite fun.
DAY8 Lijiang-Kunming-Guangzhou
actually can't remember why we went back to Kunming and returned to Guangzhou, maybe because there are more flights or because the air tickets are cheaper, but no matter what the reason is, I feel that it is worth it.
The B&B can provide photo service, and we have made an appointment in advance. The moment I climbed onto the roof, I was really not "nervous", even though my toes had betrayed me. Although the last photo is so-so, hahahaha. After taking photos, we hurried to eat the chicken soup and rice noodles recommended by the boss in the ancient city, probably because the time was too rushed and we didn't think it was particularly delicious. After the meal, we took a taxi to the train station.
Because it was a flight at almost ten o'clock in the evening, I decided to have dinner in Kunming, and I chose to eat Dai hand pilaf on the way, which is the reason why we feel that it is worth taking a detour to Kunming. Ordered a set meal, three talents cost more than 100 yuan, the pilaf has a lot of side dishes, each dish is delicious, and the pao Luda is also very good. The three of us didn't finish it, but we felt that it was too delicious to waste, so we simply packed the rest and brought it back to Guangzhou. After returning, we tried to find a place to eat pilaf, but unfortunately there was none.
After the meal, I went to buy Jiahua flower cakes as a souvenir, probably dozens of boxes, and my friend said that the freshly baked ones are indeed delicious.
Maybe only when you really go to a place can you discover the beauty of this place. This trip completely changed my impression of Yunnan, many places want to go again, twice or even many times, recently Guangzhou opened a direct flight to Lugu Lake, we are planning to focus on visiting Lugu Lake, but because of the epidemic, I don't know if it can be realized, a little looking forward to it.
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