Yunnan Tengchong Travel Notes: A pot that has been boiling for millions of years...

The breeder was working in the morning. Before Brother Chen got up, I took the time to enjoy a walk alone. Haha, I feel relaxed!

There is a morning market near the parking lot, where old people bring home-grown vegetables to sell green food.

This grandma's celery was very fresh. After weighing it all, I realized that the old man couldn't accept payment via WeChat. After knowing that I didn't have cash, grandma silently began to take out the packed celery and prepare to put it on the ground again. The disappointed look and the trembling hands full of wrinkles made me feel sad...

"Grandma, wait a minute, I'm going to change some money!"

The total cost of celery is 4 yuan, and I gave it 5 yuan. Grandma was going to give me change. She took out a plastic bag from her trouser pocket and opened it slowly. It was all full of change. How long has it been since you saw change wrapped in a plastic bag?

I quickly said, "No grandma, I'll get some more green onions." "Okay, okay, thank you, little girl, I grow my own vegetables. If you eat them, you will definitely come to me to buy them. I will buy them tomorrow." No, come back to me the day after tomorrow. "Grandma, if we haven't left Tengchong the day after tomorrow, we will come back to you to buy it.

I saw a new way to eat it, where the rice is kneaded into balls and heated, then mixed with roasted sea peppers and various seasonings. Grandma herself didn’t know what this way of eating was called.

There are many people eating breakfast here, and rice noodles and bait are all served at the buffet.

It took a long time to take Brother Chen to the maternal and child health hospital for child care. We didn’t arrive at Atami Scenic Area until 12 noon. The breeder bought a bunch of raw eggs for five yuan before entering the scenic spot. They sell them for ten yuan inside the scenic spot. We are really getting better and better at living, haha!

There are many places selling sulfur soap in the scenic area, but I would not buy it at this price.

The breeder said that he is the modern version of Xu Xiake.

Well, that’s right!

Before entering the attractions, visit the museum to gain some knowledge.

Most of it talks about the formation principles of volcanic hot seas and the various minerals produced during the formation process.

It’s sunny every day in Tengchong, and the photos don’t need filters.

As soon as you enter the scenic spot, you can smell the smell of sulfur, and there is a fairy-like feeling everywhere.

There are more than 80 large gas springs and hot spring groups in the Atami Scenic Area, among which 10 hot spring groups have water temperatures above 90°C. Hot springs can be seen gushing everywhere. There are many places with hot springs in the world, but it is rare to see such a vast area and so many springs as Tengchong Rehai.

"Dad, why is this wall hot?"

The mouth of the spring is white because a lot of silica has been deposited at the spring mouth over the years, and there are many high-temperature baths around it that are green. From a distance, it looks like a big toad. This spring is a geyser, and it looks like a group of toads spitting water regularly, also known as "toad" Spit water".

The hot spring water flows along the slope for many years. As the temperature gradually decreases during the flow, the solubility also decreases, causing the high concentration of silicon, sodium, calcium, magnesium and sulfide ions in the spring water to precipitate along the way, thus forming colorful The wrinkled sediment looks like a gorgeous pleated skirt, so it is called "Quanhua Skirt".

The Beauty Pool is said to be the place where the Seven Fairies once descended to earth to bathe.

There are hundreds of fumaroles in the spring water, and strings of bubbles rise slowly from them. The water is crystal clear and colorful, forming a wonderful spectacle of pearls.

Guming Spring, due to the violent magma activity in underground faults, gas and water are mixed together. Under high temperature and pressure, they are eager to find an exit, and the exit is blocked by a huge boulder. The water and gas try their best to pass from about 0.2 meters long and 0.05 meters wide. It spurted out from the cracks, forming such a vigorous scene.

The Huaitai Well consists of two wells, the one on the right is Longjing and the one on the left is Fengjing. The water temperature is 88°C, the flow rate is 0.2L/S, and the pH is 9.0. The edge of the well is composed of 12 square stone railings engraved with the 12 zodiac signs.

This spring is rich in trace elements, which can promote metabolism and regulate endocrine, and is especially effective for female reproductive diseases and endocrine disorders. She often brings good news to infertile women and is called the "Fertility-Giving Guanyin" created by nature.

"Dad, it's so hot, be careful!"

Condensed sulfur can be seen everywhere along the way.

Quan Yuan

After walking less than two kilometers and taking more than an hour, with several breaks along the way, we finally arrived at the big boiling pot, and the smell of sulfur became even stronger.

Because the boiling water here is rolling and the smoke is rising, it looks like a huge pot of boiling water, so it is vividly called the "big boiling pot".

The Atami Big Boiling Spring has a diameter of about 6.12 meters, a water depth of 1.5 meters, and a water surface temperature of 96.6°C. It is a large octagonal boiling spring. There are three water spray holes in the pot, which continuously spit out hot water and steam. The larger hole has water gushing out like a column, jumping 30 centimeters out of the water. The temperature at the water outlet reaches 102°C.

The breeder kept whispering in my ear, if I put 10,000 bags of hot pot base ingredients in this pot, I can make hot pot in it... He even thought about the details. It can't be cooked, it can only be rinsed. You have to use super long chopsticks to eat it.

People here use geothermal heat to cook steamed buns, steamed stuffed buns, potatoes, peanuts, eggs and other foods, which is one of the famous Yunnan Eighteen Oddities "selling eggs on a string".

The eggs that we had taken all the way finally went into the pot.

Yummy!

It's past three o'clock and we are still cooking in the big pot. Fortunately, we have eggs to satisfy our hunger.

Take a tour bus down the mountain to eat!

Brother Chen was so sleepy on the way to dinner that he fell asleep while eating pears...

It’s Chaowei Tonglao Beef again, hahaha, it’s so delicious!

I don’t know why the video of Atami Big Hot Pot is still under review. I can only let you experience it tomorrow. I'm late again today, see you early tomorrow!