If you want to go to Lijiang directly from Chengdu, it is recommended that you go from Chengdu to Panzhihua.
The whole cost is about 2,000 yuan
Traveling to Yunnan in winter is suitable in terms of climate and temperature. In this period of time, most of Yunnan is still in the season, very little rain, even before and after the Spring Festival, the lowest in about 5 degrees temperature is just ten days, most of the time, the temperature stays at 10-15 degrees, so there is the name of the Spring City.
I have worked in Yunnan, the southern part of the mountainous region, some of the larger dams are mainly concentrated in Kunming, Mengzi and so on. In terms of mountainous altitude, there is no feeling of discomfort. Winter to Yunnan, you can consider choosing to come to Yunnan Banna, Lijiang time to speak, are appropriate. Mainly here are significantly different from the harsh winter in the north, in addition, there are diverse ethnic customs, and animal and plant resources.
Specific itinerary:
D1 itinerary, from the field to Kunming
In Kunming, you can choose to go to Dianchi - Daguanlou scenic tour. Daguanlou scenic area has Sun Beard Weng inscription: the world's first long couplet, scenic area ticket: 10 yuan. In addition, in front of Kunming Station, there is a bus that can directly reach Kunming Jiebo Park, scenic spot admission: 100 yuan.
D2 Itinerary, Kunming - Dali
The ancient city of Dali is 359 kilometers from Kunming. Train and car transportation between the two places is very convenient. In Dali Cangshan Erhai, Butterfly Spring, Chongsheng Temple Three Pagodas, Yangren Street are not to be missed. In addition, briefly provide a representative building of the ancient city of Dali: Chongsheng Temple Three Pagodas is the symbol of Dali, is a symbol of the ancient history and culture of Yunnan, but also one of the oldest and most majestic architecture into the south of China. 1961 the State Council announced the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units.
Song Sheng Temple was in the three towers of the west, by the side of the Cangshan Mountain, its gate from the three main tower about 120 meters; is the 10th generation of the king of the Nanzhao persuade Feng right (824-859 AD) built, when the Nanzhao state late. Nanzhao country in the middle of the rise of Buddhism, to persuade the right has reached the extreme victory, Buddhist temples throughout Yunnan, there are 3,000 small temples, large temples 8 hundred. After the Nanzhao Dali State, Buddhism was more developed than Nanzhao. Therefore, Dali country has "Buddha country", "wonderful fragrance country". Chongsheng Temple was built after the Nanzhao country, Dali country, the center of Buddhist activities. Chongsheng Temple revered the "holy" for Guanyin. At that time, the Dali area on the Guanyin worship extremely winning line.
D3 trip, Lijiang, and return to Kunming
D4 trip, Kunming - Banna
Brief introduction to the destination: Xishuangbanna is a tropical rainforest climate, with plenty of sunshine, abundant rainfall, and travel to Banna, where you can see the beautiful peacocks, pheasants, hornbills, elephants, and other unique and precious animal and plant resources. Banna is a tropical rainforest climate with abundant sunshine and rainfall. The area has a great variety of flora and fauna, and is called the Kingdom of Animals and Plants. Famous attractions include: Manfeilong Stupa, Mange Buddhist Temple, Manjinglan Tourist Village, Manglun Botanical Garden, Ethnic Culture Garden, Wild Elephant Valley, and you can eat authentic Dai cuisine.
Lijiang Ancient City is a famous historical and cultural city in China and a world cultural heritage, and the Wooden Mansion is the "Grand View Garden" of Lijiang Ancient City culture. Naxi national leader Mu word Yuan dynasty (1253) hereditary Lijiang soil since the government, through the Yuan Mingqing three generations of 22 generations 470 years, in the southwest of the Secretary of State to "know the poetry and books and good manners to keep the ritual" and famous. The most famous attractions and characteristics of tourism are: wood house is located in the southwest corner of the old city, the Ming Dynasty, its architectural grandeur, Xu Xiake had marveled at the wood house, said: "the official room of the beauty of the king to be compared to the king". Unfortunately, most of the buildings were destroyed by fire in the late Qing Dynasty, and the surviving stone pagodas were also destroyed in the "Cultural Revolution" (1966-1976). After the 1996 earthquake, the World Bank recognized the treasure and lent huge sums of money to help rebuild the Mofu, and Lijiang's skilled craftsmen and women meticulously designed and constructed it, and in the course of three years it was made to be like a phoenix rising from the ashes and reappearing in the world.
The Wooden Mansion covers an area of 46 acres, the central axis is 369 meters long, the whole complex sits in the west and faces the east, "to meet the rising sun and get the atmosphere". Wooden tablet on the large book "Tianyu Liufang" four words, is the Naxi language "reading to go" of the harmonic, reflecting the Naxi people respected knowledge of the spirit of wisdom; stone tablet are stone, three-storey structure, is the domestic stone architecture of the boutique; Council Chamber dignified spacious, imposing, is the Toji political hall; scrolls of the building set of 2,000 years of cultural heritage of the essence of thousands of scrolls of the Domba scriptures, hundreds of volumes of the Great Tibetan Bible, the six public Toji poetry, many celebrities paintings and calligraphies, are the Hanlin treasures, is the Hanlin treasures, is the most important thing, is a great treasure, and is the best of all the world. Hanlin rare, the Academy of treasures; Protector of the Law Hall, also known as after the Council Chamber, is the Secretary for the discussion of family affairs of the Hall; light than the building is the rear garden gatehouse, history says that its architecture "said A Dianxi"; Yuyin building is to receive the holy decree of the place and the place of song, dance and feast Three Qing Hall is the wood of the Secretary for the promotion of Taoism spirit of the product of the Lion's deep cypresses, as well as the wood Secretary for the worship of the sky, the ancestors, the nature of the site, the wood fully embodies the Naxi people wide range of multiculturalism, open spirit. The spirit of openness.
MuFu is a brilliant architectural art of the court, it fully reflects the style of the Ming belt in the Central Plains building, while retaining the Tang and Song dynasty in the Central Plains building in the simple and rugged flow of the wind and rhyme, and its sitting in the west towards the east, the House of jade ditch vertical and horizontal, the layout of the living water, and see the spirit of the traditional culture of Naxi.
Lijiang ancient music, Naxi music, in addition to the widely circulated in the folk poetry and dance of the three in one of the "Wenmaida", "A hot hot", "more than three dances" and other tunes, there are also classical large-scale music & lt; white sand fine music & gt; and & lt; Lijiang ancient music & gt;. Instruments include transverse flute, vertical flute, reed flute, erhu, nanhu, zhonghu, dahu, sukudu, sanxian, pipa, zheng, serpent, yunluo, wooden point, bell, conch, drum, suona, trombone, cymbal, lusheng, and mouth harp, etc., of which many are imported from the mainland, and the Lijiang Ancient Music's origin is from the Han Dynasty's Dongjing and Huangjing music, which was passed down to be the music of Song Dynasty, and at present, only the part of the music that originated from the music of Dongjing is preserved. It is rumored that the original Chinese scriptures were sung to the music of the imperial scriptures. It is rumored that the music was originally sung with Han scriptures, but after it was introduced to the Naxi people, it gradually became pure music. The music is divided into two major keys, "Shenzhou" and "Huatong", and more than 50 minor keys according to different contents. Frequently played are: "Qinghe Elder", "Little White Plum", "Shui Long Yin", "Hill Sheep", "Wan Nian Huan", "Auspicious", "Bagua", "Step by Step", "To Spring", "To Summer", "To Autumn", "To Winter", "Wave Rogue Sand", "Ten Offerings" and other more than 20 ditties. Since this set of music has been widely played in the Naxi area for a long time, it has gradually integrated the Naxi style in the circulation, such as some instruments have been added into the big jumping ornamental tones, and intervals of great glissandos and vibrato, which has diluted the original Han's elegant and graceful silk and bamboo music style, and turned it into a rugged and powerful music with strong national colors. For more than 400 years, the Lijiang Dayan Naxi Music Society has been promoting and organizing the Naxi music to the world under the promotion and organization of the national musician Xuanke. Xuanke's performances in Norway and England have given new life to this ancient music
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It depends on your age, if you are already over 17, then you can do it freely, otherwise it will be safer to go with a tour group.
There are a lot of places around Kunming where you can do things on your own
The Red Land in the eastern part of the city
Lunan Stone Forest and the Dashui Waterfall
The Western Mountains of Dianchi
Fuxian Lake in the southern part of the city
And the rapeseed flower fields and the Nine Dragons Waterfall in Luoping
These are all attractions that are worth tens of hundreds of dollars
There are also some places to go to when you're on a long trip, such as Dali, the city's main town.
This is about 1,000 yuan round trip from Kunming
It is recommended that you visit some short-term attractions first, so that your parents are assured that you can go on the long line
Yunnan Tourism Precautions
1. Yunnan has a large temperature difference between morning and evening every day (5-18 degrees Celsius), so pay attention to the dress code, to prevent colds;
2, Yunnan is located in the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, the outdoor ultraviolet radiation is strong, pay attention to sunscreen, bring sunscreen supplies;
3, Lijiang, Zhongdian higher altitude, pay attention to rest, in order to prevent mountain reaction;
4, Banna region is located in the subtropical, the climate is hot and humid, rainy, please pay attention to carry rain gear;
5, Lijiang Yuncunping mountain next to the cable car station, equipped with winter clothing and oxygen packages for rent, guests can rent according to their own needs; queuing at the cable car station, please pay attention to follow the front of the personnel, to stop being other tours or tourists to cut in line, resulting in their own and the whole group to wait a long time, the delay in the itinerary;
6, in Lijiang, Zhongdian area at their own expense horseback riding or yak riding photos, but also pay attention to the safety of the owner to listen to the arrangements of the guide, do not do to frighten the behavior of the livestock, in order to avoid causing harm to
7. When traveling and taking photos, please pay attention to safety and don't go to dangerous areas to take photos or climb; (the water's edge, the bridge's edge or the cliff's edge of Tiger Leaping Gorge in Lijiang Old Town, etc.).
8, Banna region, pay attention to diet (local to sour and spicy flavors, mostly cold dishes);
9, in the purchase of souvenir goods, local souvenirs, please pay attention to comparison shopping; at the same time, pay attention to do not feel free to move samples of the arrangement, in order to prevent accidental damage;
10, pay attention to the preparation of a number of personal use of commonly used medicines for emergencies;
11, tourists please pay attention to the proper storage of personal valuables, take good care of objects;
12, in the tourism, pay attention to environmental protection, respect for the customs of local ethnic minorities;
13, in the process of tourism, listen to the local guides and full accompaniment of the arrangements, to comply with the time, in order to successfully complete the entire trip.
14, Yunnan is a region inhabited by ethnic minorities, so respect for local ethnic customs is what we must do. Therefore, you are required to travel in Yunnan must listen carefully to the guide's explanation, not only can let you understand and minority folk communication notes, but also for the growth of your knowledge is also a great fun!
15, Yunnan's special climate is suitable for the survival of many varieties of flowers, so Yunnan's fresh flowers, dried flowers is absolutely cheap you have never seen, we recommend that you can see more of a feast for the eyes, but because of the shelf life of the flowers is not long, so we remind you not to buy too many flowers!
16, because of Yunnan's current minority areas (such as Dali, Lijiang, Banna, Shangri-La, etc.) in the tourism shopping market management is not too standardized, so travel in these places must not blindly buy things, otherwise you produce bad emotions on the tour is particularly unwilling to us!
17, Yunnan has a lot of melodious and charming minority songs believe you will be interested in. So we recommend that you travel on the way must not forget to let the guide to you sing, teach you the opportunity to sing. Not only can you enjoy the moving minority songs, but also active atmosphere - is not "two for one" ah
Lijiang travel notes
Lijiang is a plateau-type southwest monsoon climate, low temperatures, day and night temperature difference is also very large. The best season to visit Lijiang is spring and summer. Carry-on items: short-sleeved T-shirt, sweater, jacket, sunscreen, rain gear.
Lugu Lake is located between the mountains, and there is a lake to adjust the temperature, the climate is warm in winter and cool in summer, the average monthly temperature is less than 20 ℃, but the best season to travel to Lugu Lake is still spring and summer.
Dali travel notes
1, the local sunshine is strong, summer outing please carry sunscreen.
2, the local ethnic minorities are rich, please respect their customs when visiting.
3, out of the tour, do not forget to pay attention to environmental protection.
Yunnan travel tips - minority customs
A, Yunnan field travel tips
Travelers in the field must be prepared for sufficient cold clothing, dry food, drinking water to prevent freezing, but also must bring sunglasses to prevent ultraviolet radiation, plus sleeping bags and skin cream. If the symptoms of mountain hypoxia, it is appropriate to rest or oxygen inhalation method of treatment.
Second, minority taboos
1, the Naxi people are prohibited to the water source, the river threw garbage, waste, spit, wash shit cloth, etc.; prohibited to destroy, blocking the water source and cutting down the trees at the water's edge. Can not speak dirty and ugly words in front of elders. Inside the house, one cannot sit on the threshold, intrude into the room of the mother in labor, nor can a pregnant woman enter the new house. One must not spit into the fire pit.
2. The Yi people are not allowed to stir the stone of pots and pans with their feet, and they cannot cross the fire pit of other people; pregnant women are not allowed to participate in weddings, and they are not allowed to praise the children by using words of praise, such as "beautiful", "chubby", "heavy", and so on. Praise language is not allowed for small children. In order to enter the Yi family, you need to sit on the guest seat above the fire pit, you can't sit on the wrong seat, and you can't laugh and scold with the "Bimo" (priest). It is forbidden to eat horse, mule, dog, cat and monkey meat.
3, the Lisu taboo in front of elders to say nasty things, avoid using bad language to hurt people, prohibit theft and other bad behavior. The corners of the house where the ancestors are enshrined are not to be moved at random. It is forbidden to cross over the fire pit of the house. It is forbidden to sit on the threshold of the door. It is forbidden to cut down the sacred tree and harm the cuckoo bird. It is forbidden to eat horse, mule and dog meat.
4, other ethnic groups: the Dai taboo outsiders riding horses into the village. Jingpo villages hanging to see the skull of a cow can not be touched. See the Wa people placed in front of the door of the wooden pole must lead back. In the Tibetan area, avoid wearing shorts, enter the Tibetan residence, not to step on the threshold, not to spit in front of others, not to hurt animals and birds in the Tibetan area.
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Since Southwest China is inhabited by ethnic minorities, the culture and customs are different from those in the mainland, you should be led by a tour guide and respect the local culture and customs when traveling.
Yunnan has four seasons and is suitable for sightseeing throughout the year. If you mainly from the climate consider arranging travel time, of course, should avoid the rainy season is preferred (Yunnan June-August rain accounted for 60% of the annual rainfall), if you choose to travel time to the world's ethnic festivals, such as the Water Festival, March Street, etc., at the same time, should pay attention to Kunming every year from April 10 to May 10 organized by the Kunming International Tourism Festival of China, when to go to sightseeing tours. In recent years, it has been very popular to take advantage of traditional festivals and public holidays to travel, but you should try to avoid peak times to get a comfortable trip.
Yunnan climate is very good, the annual temperature difference does not change much, and winter and spring seasons, the temperature difference between the two days is large, the spring southwest winds, summer rain, we recommend that you do not need to bring more cold spare clothing, spring with a wind cold clothes can be, summer with an umbrella is better, especially to Lijiang, Diqing and other places, high mountains and deep valleys, the temperature vertical change is obvious, the day of the trip, but also to bring a spare piece of clothing pre-cold. In addition, must also bring prepared sunglasses to prevent ultraviolet radiation, such as the occurrence of alpine hypoxia, it is appropriate to rest or oxygen inhalation method of treatment Yunnan travel notes
------------------------------------------------------------------------------ p>4, Lijiang Jade Dragon Snow Mountain under the cable car station next to the cold clothing and oxygen packages for rent, guests can rent according to their own needs; in the cable car station queue, please pay attention to follow the front of the line, to avoid being other tours or tourists to interrupt the queue, resulting in a long time to wait for their own and the whole group, the delay in the itinerary
5, in the Lijiang, Zhongdian area at their own expense when riding a horse or yak riding photos, but also pay attention to the safety of the host, listen to the master Please pay attention to safety and follow the instructions of the host when taking photos on horseback or yak riding in Lijiang and Zhongdian area, and do not do anything to frighten the animals, so as not to cause injury to yourself
6. Please pay attention to safety and do not go to the dangerous areas to take photos or climb up; (the water side, the bridge side, or the cliff side of the Tiger Leaping Gorge in the Old Town of Lijiang, etc.).
7, in the purchase of tourist souvenir goods, local souvenirs, please pay attention to comparison shopping; at the same time, pay attention to do not feel free to move the samples of the arrangement, in order to prevent accidental damage
8, in mid-June in Yunnan, the temperature: Kunming, 19 ~ 28 ℃, Dali: 19 ~ 28 ℃, Lijiang: 16 ~ 28 ℃. Kunming, Dali, Lijiang is a plateau-type southwest monsoon climate, the temperature is low, day and night temperature difference is also very large. The best season to visit Yunnan is spring and summer. Carry-on items: short-sleeved T-shirt, jacket, sunscreen, rain gear.
1. Kunming, the "Spring City", is the capital of Yunnan Province, and has become more well-known in the world thanks to the World Expo. In a city of less than 5 million people, there are Han, Yi, Bai, Dai, Hani, Naxi and other ethnic minorities living in the city. Kunming has many scenic spots and tourist attractions all over the city, gradually forming a scenic tourism line focusing on Shilin and Dianchi Scenic Area and along the Anning - Shilin Highway. The "world's first wonder" - Lunan Stone Forest not only has the beautiful and touching legend of "Asima", but also the colorful ethnic customs of the Sani people; Dianchi Pond, located in the south of Kunming, is the sixth largest freshwater lake in China. Dianchi Lake, located south of Kunming, is the sixth largest freshwater lake in China, known as the Pearl of the Plateau; located in the Yunnan Nationalities Village on the shore of the Dianchi Lake, concentrated the essence of the ethnic minorities of Yunnan; and the Grand View Tower, Xishan Park ...... constitutes the beautiful scenery of Kunming. The origin of Kunming: "Kunming" - usually regarded as the name of an ancient tribe - is presumed to be a phonetic translation of the language of the Yi ancestors. By the Yuan Dynasty in 1274 AD, Kunming County was established and Kunming began to become the capital of Yunnan Province. After 1381 AD, the capital city of Yunnan was established. In 1919 A.D., the seat of the provincial capital was designated as a city, and the Yunnan Municipal Office was established, and from 1922, it was officially known as the city of Kunming.
Accommodation in Kunming is well established, with a variety of star-rated hotels, as well as hostels and guest houses. The room rate situation is generally four-star hotels, standard room at 600 yuan or more; three-star hotels, standard room at 180 yuan or more; one-star hotels, standard room at about 100 yuan; guest houses, hotels with bathrooms in the guest rooms, ranging from 40 to 200 yuan, and ordinary beds 5 to 30 yuan. Of course these prices will be somewhat different in the off-peak season. The best place to choose accommodation is closer to the railway station, coach station and airport, where the transportation to the attractions is also very convenient. If you are a backpacker, here are a few good places for you to stay with comfortable environment and low charges.
The Kunming Camellia Hotel (Youth Hostel) is a popular place for backpacking tourists to stay, and you may be able to find like-minded donkeys here. Address: No. 96 Dongfeng East Road, Kunming, China Room price: 260 yuan / room, discounted from 120 to 150 yuan. Transportation: 3 kilometers from Kunming Railway Station, you can take the 63 bus to the hotel; 6 kilometers from the Kunming International Airport, the hostel has a free bus to and from the airport every day, or take the 5 bus to the Yunnan Stadium off; if you call a cab starting price can be to the railway station, about 13 yuan can be to the airport. Kunming International Youth Hostel. Address: First floor, Block C, Political Consultative Conference Hotel, No. 94, Cuihu Hunan Road, Kunming
Rates: Multiple room (6 people): 20 yuan/person (member price), 25 yuan/person (non-member); Double room: 70 yuan/person (member price), 80 yuan/person (non-member) Transportation: 6 kilometers from the train station, take the No. 2 road from the train station to Xiaoximen Station, cross the footbridge, and walk for seven or eight minutes to the station; Distance. 9 kilometers from the airport, take the 52, 103 bus at the airport also to Xiaoximen station.
Tips:
1. The hotel is on the shore of the scenic Cuihu Lake, you can enjoy the beauty of Cuihu Lake from your room, and in winter you can see the sand gulls of Cuihu Lake, and the beauty of Cuihu Lake is completely free of charge!
2. There are many folk art stores along Cuihu Lake outside the hotel, and it is also a bar street in Kunming, with a lot of specialty bars and foreigners, so you can go shopping at night.
3. Less than a kilometer walk from the hotel is Kunming's famous flower and bird market.
Yunnan University Guesthouse
Address: Kunming Yiyiyi Street and Jundian Lane (Yunnan University campus)
Tel: 0871-5034181
Reminder: Yunnan University near the University of Science and Technology, Yunnan Normal University, University of Ethnic Minorities and other colleges and universities, not far away from each other, you can swim in the middle of the walk. In Yunnan University near the hotel there is a "culture lane", which not only has a very authentic Yunnan snacks, as well as Korean and Japanese cuisine, cafes, a variety of interesting stores, can be said to be eating, living, playing integrated, have time and leisure friends can play there for a few more days.
Wenlin Hotel
Address: Wenlin Street
Rates: If you can find a college student near Yunda University, ask him to go to the Wenlin Hotel with you, and use his student ID to open a room, the room is discounted. (Of course, you'd have to have a familiar face.)
Tips: Wenlin Hotel transportation is very convenient, and very clean, although there is no star, but all aspects of service is very good, 24 hours with hot and cold water supply. The most important thing is that behind Wenlin Street is Yunnan University. There is a lane by the side of the guesthouse which leads to Yunnan University, and there are a lot of international students from Yunnan University concentrated in the lane. There is a supermarket nearby, and further away (15 minutes away) there is a pizzeria, which makes very good pizza! There is also a Thai restaurant in the alley - Bangkok Café, which serves great Thai food at a very cheap price of about 30 RMB for 4 dishes and rice. The owner and chef is a young Thai boy named Ron. On the 2nd floor of the Wenlin Hotel is a very large Internet cafe, opened in October 2003, the machine is OK.
Lao Cheng Inn (live-in hostel)
On the edge of the Kunming Expo Park, the three-bedroom new house is newly renovated. The price is not expensive, 50 yuan to 150 yuan / day, suitable for three or five people to live. 24 hours hot water bath, kitchen, washing machine, and security.
The Hump Inn Pub
The young people's favorite pub is also an international youth hostel, the price of eight people is 25 yuan / bed, double room price is 35 yuan / bed, free breakfast.
Address: Located at Jinma Bijie Fang on Jinbi Road, you can take bus No. 4, 62 or 90 and get off at the Jinma Fang stop.
Tel: 0871-3640359
Kunming is full of eating really mouth-watering, street snacks, barbecues, and indoor restaurants with elegant environments have local specialty foods. Tasting unique ethnic foods in Kunming is an unforgettable choice for tourists. Ethnic flavor dishes are prepared in various ways, such as grilling, pickling, freezing, warming and pounding, and the utensils include stone slabs, fragrant bamboo, sheepskin and pebbles. Most notably, Kunming's mountain treasures are famous throughout the country, and the wild mushrooms in the mountain treasures are more than enough to eat. However, the taste of Kunming cuisine is a little salty and spicy, for those in Sichuan, Hunan, heavy taste like to eat spicy places can not be counted, and Jiangsu and Zhejiang around the light taste of sweet people may be a little less adapted to, follow the customs of the country, or so many delicious things can not be eaten, it's too bad. Overall, Kunming eating and drinking more concentrated place is the north of the Beidamen food street, west of Xingyuan Road, that is, in Xishan District, next to the government building, in addition to Dianchi Road, shut down the middle of the road, the official South Avenue, Expo Avenue and so on.
Kunming's snacks are countless, for tourists, I'm afraid that open belly to eat, just a few days is difficult to enjoy all the food, let us give you a little tip it. The following is a brief guide to a variety of specialty snacks! Southwest Commercial City fried stinky tofu, Normal University attached to the brine bait, Xishan cat cat ditch farm food, Ridge Highway dam eel, Dianyuan paste spicy fish, cattle Street Zhuang barbecue night market, fat man hot pot, shut down the wild mushrooms hot pot, under the Shizha overpass cassoulet hot pot, Kunming University of Science and Technology, the new welcome to the campus dormitory door opposite the road of the casserole rice noodle ... ... ...the list really goes on and on! Categorized, everyone will have a clearer concept.
Snacks: snack street next to the Southwest Building
Wild mushrooms: wild mushroom street on Guanzhang Road
Barbecue: Niujiezhuang barbecue in the east; through the gold road next to the official room plaza barbecue stalls; the north of the "Bean Curd Factory"; the West Railway Station near the passenger station near the railroad next to the Jianshui barbecue; the west side there are Fengling neighborhood Zhaojiadui and Shark's Fin Road, and further west to Honglian barbecue.
Dog meat: Shuanglongqiao dog meat store in the southern city, more than ten connected to a piece has been some years, the midnight that the bustle needless to say, the best in the Liangyuan district within the area of Qujing to the family, the taste is particularly good. Then there is the old ridge road cucumber camp, that is Kunming's oldest dog meat stalls, dog meat rice noodles, grilled dog steak, a long way to let people smell drooling.
Night market concentrated places: Jingxing Street, near the bird market, Dianchi Cinema, Xiangyun Food City (behind the Parkland Plaza, the Golden Horse Bijie Square diagonally across the street), Honglian barbecue (opposite the Chunyuan District), the People's Road, "Southwest Night Market Barbecue City," "Happy Fish! "Yunnan flavor self-service snacks (Daguan Commercial City)," Qingming River Gallery "self-service snacks, Shangyi Street, Guandu Ancient Town (5 kilometers from Kunming City).
Kunming ten famous flavorful snacks: bridge rice noodles, four happy dumplings, buckwheat buns, taiji cake, Duodu shao mai, caper dumplings, ham and bean casserole, small pot of rice noodles, bait block, assorted cold rice noodles.
Kunming is full of street eating is really mouth-watering, street snacks, barbecue, and elegant indoor restaurants with local specialties. Tasting unique ethnic foods in Kunming is an unforgettable choice for tourists. Ethnic flavor dishes are prepared in various ways, such as grilling, pickling, freezing, warming and pounding, and the utensils include stone slabs, fragrant bamboo, sheepskin and pebbles. Most notably, Kunming's mountain treasures are famous throughout the country, and the wild mushrooms in the mountain treasures are more than enough to eat. However, the taste of Kunming cuisine is a little salty and spicy, for those in Sichuan, Hunan, heavy taste like to eat spicy places can not be counted, and Jiangsu and Zhejiang around the light taste of sweet people may be a little less adapted to, follow the customs of the country, or so many delicious things can not be eaten, it's too bad. Overall, Kunming eating and drinking more concentrated place is the north of the Beidamen food street, west of Xingyuan Road, that is, in Xishan District, next to the government building, in addition to Dianchi Road, shut down the middle of the road, the official South Avenue, Expo Avenue and so on.
Kunming's snacks are countless, for tourists, I'm afraid that open belly to eat, just a few days is difficult to enjoy all the food, let us give you a little tip it. The following is a brief guide to a variety of specialty snacks! Southwest Commercial City fried stinky tofu, Normal University attached to the brine bait, Xishan cat cat ditch farm food, Ridge Highway dam eel, Dianyuan paste spicy fish, cattle Street Zhuang barbecue night market, fat man hot pot, shut down the wild mushrooms hot pot, under the Shizha overpass cassoulet hot pot, Kunming University of Science and Technology, the new welcome to the campus dormitory door opposite the road of the casserole rice noodle ... ... ...the list really goes on and on! Categorized, everyone will have a clearer concept.
Snacks: snack street next to the Southwest Building
Wild mushrooms: wild mushroom street on Guanzhang Road
Barbecue: Niujiezhuang barbecue in the east; through the gold road next to the official room plaza barbecue stalls; the north of the "Bean Curd Factory"; the West Railway Station near the passenger station near the railroad next to the Jianshui barbecue; the west side there are Fengling neighborhood Zhaojiadui and Shark's Fin Road, and further west to Honglian barbecue.
Dog meat: Shuanglongqiao dog meat store in the southern city, more than ten connected to a piece has been some years, the midnight that the bustling needless to say, the best in the Liangyuan district within the area of Qujing to the family, the taste is particularly good. Then there is the old ridge road cucumber camp, that is Kunming's oldest dog meat stalls, dog meat rice noodles, grilled dog steak, a long way to let people smell drooling.
Night market concentrated places: Jingxing Street, near the bird market, Dianchi Cinema, Xiangyun Food City (behind the Parkland Plaza, the Golden Horse Bijie Square diagonally across the street), Honglian barbecue (opposite the Chunyuan District), the People's Road, "Southwest Night Market Barbecue City," "Happy Fish! "Yunnan flavor self-service snacks (Daguan Commercial City)," Qingming River Gallery "self-service snacks, Shangyi Street, Guandu Ancient Town (5 kilometers from Kunming City).
Kunming ten famous flavorful snacks: bridge rice noodles, four happy dumplings, buckwheat buns, taiji cake, Duodu shao mai, caper dumplings, ham and bean casserole, small pot of rice noodles, bait block, assorted cold rice noodles.
Kunming is famous for its handicraft products, such as Kunming tooth carving and Jianchuan wood carving. The local specialty products are mainly dried goods of various wild mushrooms, ethnic batik, tie-dye and so on. It is suggested that tourists can go to Kunming's large supermarket--Walmart to buy native products, there are absolutely no fake products there, and it is the world's largest chain store with many imported products at cheaper prices. It is also the origin of China's famous cigarettes---Yun Tobacco and Hongtashan.
Tip: Prices in Kunming are not high, and many travelers like to buy tropical fruits at attractive prices here. In addition, the local minority crafts are also very unique, such as Dai brocade, Dai bamboo weaving, etc., are excellent souvenirs
Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture is located in the northwestern part of Yunnan Province, which is a thousand years old city, the Tang Dynasty's Nanzhaoguo, the Song Dynasty's Dali State had it as the capital, a long history and culture, so that Dali has a "famous literature state The city's long history and culture have made Dali a "famous state of literature".
Mentioning Dali, people will first think of the four wonders of "wind, flowers, snow, moon" and famous Dali scenery; dotted in the Cangshan Erhai between the Chongsheng Temple Three Pagodas; the five Golden Flowers and its beautiful legend; and that the Erhai Lake fishermen's love.
2, Dali is a Bai settlement, with a strong Bai flavor, three houses, four houses and five wells of the residential culture of profound; Bai three tea taste long. In the whole Yunnan trip, I'm afraid there is no other place like Dali, let you y feel the unique flavor of the Bai people.
There are two choices for accommodation in Dali, one is to stay in Xiaguan and live in star hotels, such as the famous Manwan Hotel in Xiaguan, Cangshan Hotel, Jinda Hotel, etc., which is the political and economic center of Dali, and the tourist reception facilities are also relatively perfect. The other is to live in the ancient city of Dali, where there are traditional Bai people's homes, many private hotels and guest houses on the ancient city's Protectorate Road, are converted from the old-time homes, ancient and charming, self-help tourists staying here can better experience the ethnic culture of Dali.
Recommended places to stay in Dali Ancient City
Dali Ancient City International Youth Hostel: 181 Boai Road, Dali Ancient City (0872-2662418). 13 kilometers away from Dali station, you can take the 4, 8 bus at the Yu'er Road off that is. Double standard room (with bathroom) 50 yuan a night, two-person room, three-person room 15 yuan / bed. There are TV, public **** toilet, public bathroom (24 hours hot water), self-service laundry, self-service kitchen, rent a bicycle for 10 yuan / day. Can also buy air tickets, bus tickets, ropeway tickets (to Cangshan Mountain, Sentong Temple).
Also, tourists may want to try the Bai residential houses in Dali Xizhou, or the residential houses next to Yangren Street, which are good places to enjoy the local ethnic customs, and the cost is not expensive, usually 20 to 40 yuan/bed. There is a Korean inn in Yangren Street, the price is very suitable for tourists, 10 yuan / day.
Reminder: the reference rates listed above are for the off-season, and the rates may double during the peak season, and there are likely to be no rooms, so it's best to book in advance.
Most of the best restaurants in Dali are concentrated in the ancient city. To taste Dali cuisine, you can go to Guoguo Road in the ancient city, where Western cafes with characteristics of Bai, Tibetan and other ethnic minorities can be found everywhere, and where many foreign tourists gather.
On Guiguo Road, many restaurants sell both Chinese and Western food, and visitors can taste Yunnan-style dishes as well as local Bai dishes, including Taibailou, which is famous both at home and abroad for its Bai "three tea routes" and Tibetan "ghee tea," and has many foreigners coming to drink tea here. The city has a large number of foreigners who come here to drink tea.
Of course, it's not just the food that attracts people to the old city, but also the quiet, relaxed atmosphere of its cafes and restaurants, where one can spend a leisurely afternoon listening to music and sipping a cold beer.
Reminder: Almost all cafes offer tourist information and bookings, and a few have bicycles available for rent. In Dali, if you want to bring a few chic little gifts home to give away, you won't have to worry about finding a place. In the ancient city or Xiaguan, you can buy marble handicrafts such as clerical treasures, flower pots, vases and lamps made of natural marble.
Full of national characteristics of the Bai batik, tie-dye is a favorite handicrafts, in Xiaguan and the old city can also be found everywhere; Dali Dengchuan milk fan is very famous, the local miscellaneous stores and farmers' markets are on sale; Xiaguan Tuo tea, shaped like a mushroom cap, long-lasting taste, unique aroma, in the local miscellaneous stores are on sale; Dali Sydney, produced on the east coast of the Erhai Sea, the flesh of the snow-white, tender and fine; Jianshen wood carvings, the original Jianchuan folk furniture, doors and windows made by craftsmen. Jianchuan wood carving, originally for the Jianchuan folk craftsmen made furniture, doors, windows, screens, etc., in recent years the development of a number of handicrafts carvings for tourists to carry in the handicrafts stores are on sale.
Recommended shopping places
Protecting the country road: this is a must-visit place for tourists, focusing on a variety of ethnic minorities weaving, handicrafts and specialties from all over Yunnan and Tibet, and the numerous antique stores often give visitors an unexpected harvest.
Also, near the Butterfly Spring, there is a village called Zhoucheng, which is just a short walk from the ancient city of Dali