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If there was a place where you could get away from the hustle and quiet life, and get close to nature, where would you think of? I have been to so many places, and the first thing that comes to my mind is Dali.
In Dali, happiness seems to have become simpler, and countless people go thousands of miles to chase that poetry and distance, but they are unconsciously attracted by this city.
In the winter of 2020, I drove the GAC Toyota 2021 Leiling Sport on a self-driving journey through the mountains and seas and enjoying the wind and snow.
Dali's No
matter how many times you come to Dali, it seems that you can't avoid Erhai Lake. The Panxi Ferry on Huanhai West Road The Erhai Lake is quiet and gentle, and the winding shoreline plank road is winding. The lonely old tree standing, the light wind ripples, so beautiful that people can't move their steps.
While the sun has not yet risen, come to the shore of Erhai Lake and wait for the start of a new day. Erhai Lake at dawn is not only quiet, but also quiet. Everything is still asleep, hazy, and the morning glow is slow, reflecting the outline of the mountains.
wind of Erhai Lake in winter, soaked in the fragrance of seagrass, slow down, walk slowly on the beach alone, waiting for the most brilliant moment.
Inadvertently raised his eyes, there was already a glow on the top of the mountain, and the recovery of everything gradually became clearer. The water and sky are vast, cloudless, Dali in winter is always full of sunshine, and today will be a good weather again!
Take a look back at the 2021 Leiling next to me. The low-lying body and sharp lines outline a dynamic posture. The low nose styling and rear Dark gray lower grille + aerodynamic package work together to create its sharp look. The standard Eagle Eye design LED headlights of the whole series are ready to come out. All of this makes it stand out in the comparison of car configurations in the same class.
most comfortable thing on the shore of Erhai Lake may be to sit on the beach and listen to the song, bask in the sun and blow the sea breeze, buy a cup of coffee and lean on the 2021 Leiling side, relax, The sea is blue, the grass and trees are bright green, time stands still at this moment, and the body and mind are stretched to the maximum.
Dali's mountains
believe that everyone who loves photography will not let go of a limited sunset chase. And my ultimate goal this time is a strong wind dam.
The wind dam is located on Zhemo Mountain in the south of Xiaguan, and the wind power station, which was once unattended, attracted many people to come because of its popularity on the Internet.
From Xiaguan to Dafeng Dam, there are many curves and steep slopes. In addition, it is also a traffic artery, and there are many vehicles coming and going. There will be a lot of overtaking and consolidation. At the same time, the mountain road in front of me became steeper and steeper, climbing all the way, and the hairpin bends one after another.
At this time, thanks to the advantages brought by the TNGA architecture, such as the vehicle's rear suspension adopts a double wishbone independent suspension, which makes the 2021 Leiling have a smooth feel on corners and bumpy roads, and is more stable when driving at high speeds. It is worth mentioning that other cars of the same class mostly use torsion beam non-independent rear suspension, while Leiling has achieved a high mechanical level that is rare in its class. With the blessing of this set of independent suspension, the bumps in the rear row are also greatly reduced, which greatly improves the riding experience.
When it comes to riding experience, we have to mention the front seats of Leiling. Due to the frequent self-driving trips and long-distance driving, the comfort of the seat has always been an important consideration for me when choosing a car.
The 2021 Leiling Sport Edition uses the latest high-end sport-style leather seats developed by Intex Yingtai, with a black interior with red trim strips, which is dynamic and exquisite. The seat also provides better support and wrapping for the head and shoulders, greatly reducing the fatigue of long-distance rides.
even the rear air conditioning outlets and USB ports, These humanized configurations that generally appear in high-end models in the same class are also standard on the 2021 Leiling.
After enjoying the sunset in Dali, the sky quickly darkened. I was pleased to find that this Leiling is also equipped with an automatic adjustment high beam system, avoiding the embarrassment of constantly switching headlights when driving at night.
Tips:
Traffic: Windmill Mountain is a bit difficult to find, the location of the Windmill Mountain in the navigation is actually wrong, you can only go to the bottom of the road, on the right hand side of the end of the navigation display, there is a road up the mountain, which is the real way to Windmill Mountain, and the forestry management gatekeeper at the door will charge 10 yuan to enter the mountain.
Be sure to wear more, especially to see the night view, although Dali is warm during the day, but the wind here has always been very strong, especially when the sun goes down the mountain very, very cold.
If you use a drone here, be sure to pay attention to the windmill leaves and telephone poles scattered here.
The ancient tea horse road
we came to Fengyangyi Village, half an hour's drive from Panxi Ferry. Since the Yuan Dynasty, it has been a post station on the Dali Ancient Post Road and part of the Dali section of the Yunnan-Tibet Tea Horse Ancient Road. When you walk to the entrance of the village, you feel like you are in another world, and the mottled white walls seem to lead people to a past era.
There is a courtyard in the village, near a mountain full of catalpa trees, so it is called catalpa garden. Every brick and tile is made of local materials, unpretentious, but also exquisite, and the terrace on the second floor of the old courtyard can overlook Erhai Lake.
Wooden railings and earth-colored stone walls intersect, and the old handmade small items are very pleasing. The boss's family is very Buddhist, the café hidden in the grass is all based on the mood, whether you can meet it is a chance, several visits, inevitably eat back the "closed soup", so casual, but also enviable.
Tips: Don't miss his Yangchun noodles.
Jizhao Monastery
never expected that one day even the nunnery would become an Internet celebrity.Fengyang Village is less than 3 kilometers, follow the sense road to the Cangshan Scenic Area Ropeway, get off the car and continue to climb the mountain for 20 minutes, and you will come to this special nunnery.
The temple is full of succulents, potted plants, soil cultivation, hanging, and even the stone crevices on the walls are full of vitality.
Jizhaoan is named after "feeling and understanding, silence and reflection". The abbot of the temple integrates Zen and aesthetics, practices with his heart, recites Buddha with his heart, takes care of the temple with his heart, and cooks vegetarian food with his heart.
Don't underestimate the vegetarian food here, although the mountain road is rugged, it attracts countless people to flock to it. Before 11 o'clock, there was a long queue in the pick-up area. Although the door is not open, the aroma of the dishes has already wafted and overflowed. More than a dozen dishes are self-picked according to your preferences, and you can eat until you are full, but it should be noted that you must not have leftovers, a grain of rice and a stick of incense are punished for kneeling, and everyone must "do what they can" when they come over.
IPS:
Address:Follow the entrance of the road to the mountain, you will reach the parking lot of Cangshan Geopark, you can walk to Gantong Temple, Jizhao Monastery, Dayun Hall, Polo Temple; Wuwei Temple is located north of the Three Pagodas Tunnel, and the car can drive all the way to the parking lot.
Per capita: 20 yuan/person for Jizhao Monastery, and some temples are happy.
Suggestion: A good place to visit on weekends, you can climb mountains and look far away, or you can sit quietly and meditate.
Xizhou's coffee time
when you come to Dali, how can you not go to Xizhou? Compared with the bustling ancient city of Dali, I love the simplicity and tranquility of Xizhou more. Although in winter, the rice is cut and the barren pastoral scenery is also intoxicating, and you can even imagine what kind of grand scene it will be when the rice fields are covered in summer.
As a place where the Bai people lived as early as the coexistence of Liuzhao and Heman, the architecture of Xizhou Ancient Town is the most worth exploring. Walking everywhere in Xizhou Ancient Town, the streets in the ancient city and the old buildings on the corners are very bright. In particular, the wall of this Xilin Garden, with the characteristic buildings of the Bai nationality and the blue sky here, is also a favorite place for tourists to check in when they come to Xizhou.
If you want to find a café in Xizhou, then I recommend Tian Coffee. The atmosphere of the whole store is completely in line with the feeling of Xizhou, a two-story old house that is more than 100 years old, with retro textured tables, chairs, utensils and cups. The exposed gray and white walls, sunlight penetrates through the small windows on the second floor, making the quaint objects come alive.
Frankly speaking, Yunnan coffee has never been my favorite, and the balanced taste like oolong tea has always been my inherent impression. Several classic Yunnan small grain coffees on the owner's handwritten menu still caught my attention: "Qiupu, "Heluan". The beautiful text is full of local customs and customs in Yunnan.
The boss seems to have been experimenting with similar combinations of coffee and tea, and you can choose a quilt you like. The master completes the entire extraction in front of you by pouring the coffee into it through the coffee pot, achieving this mutual distance advancement.
Driving in the ancient town has to pass through alleys that can only accommodate one car wide. Also thanks to the TNGA architecture, the 2021 Leiling rearview mirror has been moved to the door panel to make the vehicle's visibility better, and it can be driven calmly and confidently on the narrow streets of the ancient town.
9-inch central control display, equipped with an intelligent voice recognition system, which is very convenient to navigate, just say the location and navigation instructions directly. In addition, it can also display traffic conditions in real time, which to be honest makes the experience of finding directions and visiting stores a lot during travel.
Shaxi Ancient Town
Shaxi Ancient Town, where the fields intersect, chickens and dogs hear each other, and the world is independent but has the warmth of fireworks in the world. This is Dali's paradise.
It takes about 2 hours to drive from Dali Ancient City to Shaxi Ancient Town. After passing through National Highway 214 and highways, long-term driving is prone to fatigue and leaving hidden dangers of driving safety. This 2021 Leiling is equipped with the latest generation of TSS intelligent safety system that can reach quasi-L2 autonomous driving performance, including dynamic radar cruise control (DRCC), lane following assist (LTA), etc., which can keep the vehicle in the center of the lane at all times, adding a sense of security and calmness to long-distance journeys.
What's more worth mentioning is that Leiling even comes standard with 8 airbags, you must know that even entry-level luxury models are rarely equipped with 8 airbags!
Shaxi In the early morning of a winter day, the sun by the Yujin Bridge shone on the originally desolate and dim riverbank, and a Russian oil painting was painted with light, which is the magic of nature! In it, I temporarily put aside the irritability and confusion in my heart, and also regained the peace I had lost for a long time!
The long history of the ancient tea horse road shows traces of time everywhere. Some people say that this place is like Lijiang 20 years ago, just the right amount of commercialization, and there are not too many tourists to disturb this tranquility.
The biggest advantage of coming here is that there are very few tourists even on holidays, and there are still a variety of attractive foods and handicrafts made by hand at the door of each household. The host still greeted warmly. No one pushes and shoves
crowded
Transportation: It is recommended to drive, about 2 hours by car from Dali, public transportation is more troublesome, make a minibus in Xiaguan to Jianchuan and then transfer, Dali Ancient City seems to have a direct but very few flights.
TIPS:
(1) There is no ticket
in the ancient town (2) You can't drive in the ancient town, the parking lot charges 20 yuan for overnight stays, which is a bit expensive, you can park on the side
of the road (3) The accommodation is very cheap, it is highly recommended to stay for a few more days, and the inn in the ancient town is only one or two hundred and one nights
(4) There are many interesting small shops and cafes, universe bakery, Changshou tea room, and Xiyu, which are very distinctive
This journey surrounds the sparkling Erhai Lake, shuttles on the stone roads of the thousand-year-old town, and also climbs the steep mountain road to overlook the lake and mountains.
The road conditions are complex and changeable, but fortunately, there is a 2021 Leiling along the way, the simple and fashionable design brings a sense of sportiness, and the low center of gravity body brought by the TNGA architecture left a deep impression on the stability and handling of the corners. The driving safety configuration is very high, such as the configuration of 8 SRS airbags is actually covered by the whole series, and the assembly threshold of the TSS Zhixing safety system has been as low as 120,000 yuan, which is within reach. I have to say that this 2021 Leiling has really reached a high level of leapfrogging.
I think there will be a stage in my future life to settle in Dali. At that time, there was no escape, only a quiet life, and Dali has always been a place to live a simple life. If one day, you want to feel the essence of life and feel the growth of your inner life, then go to Dali.
(In addition, at the end of December, the winter cherry blossoms in Dali are in full bloom, and pink cherry blossoms can be seen everywhere in the ancient city of Dali, especially Dali University is dense with cherry blossoms, but unfortunately because of the epidemic, the university is not open, you can go to the Bo'ai Road of the ancient city, and a row of cherry blossoms on the side of the city wall is full of romantic ancient charm against the backdrop of the drum tower.) ）
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