Yunnan Tengchong Travel Notes: Is the 55 yuan ticket to Heshun Ancient Town worth it?

The breeder had to work in the morning, so I took Brother Chen to consume.

As long as it has something to do with cars, I must experience it.

Talking about picture books and buying picture books are all related to cars.

"Mom, why is this big fish's mouth so small?"

Another long-lost McDonald’s dish, standard on weekends.

The breeder and I had lunch with Mengzi home-cooked rice noodles. The cross-bridge rice noodles that everyone often eats originated in Mengzi City, Yunnan.

There is a "Shadow Puppet Play Museum" not far from the rice noodle shop. What is being performed is not a classic play like Journey to the West, but Peppa Pig, which subverts my previous understanding of shadow play.

Later I found out, In recent years, shadow puppetry has gradually begun to "play" cross-border and mixed. In addition to classic repertoires, Do the moonwalk, dance ballet, sing Peking opera, and act in cartoons. Only by keeping pace with the times while preserving traditions and constantly injecting fresh blood can shadow puppetry eventually end up in something other than a museum.

Next to the stage is a shadow puppet creation area, where parents can take their children to make their own shadow puppets.

What the teacher is showing is the children's work.

These are also the most common cartoon characters in various cartoons. It is indeed a great experience to perform them yourself after you make them.

The keeper had a great time playing with other children's works...

In the afternoon, we came to the famous Heshun Ancient Town. It was the first time we encountered an ancient town where the entrance fee was as high as 55 yuan. We were very dissatisfied with the ticket price. In addition, we arrived a little late, so we walked into the ancient town via the path used by the villagers. Buy tickets.

The point is, ticket inspection is completely random. Some places do so, and some places don’t. Also, there are not a few tourists like us who can cross the ticket gate at will. The ticket sales are too casual. Also, it’s almost unreasonable to sell tickets when it’s close to the end of the day, and the validity period is the same day. It’s really unreasonable, bad review.

Later I learned that the tickets included Heshun Library, Yuanlong Pavilion, Ai Siqi's Former Residence, Wenchang Palace, Wanlouzi Residential Museum, Yunnan-Burma Anti-Japanese War Museum and other attractions in the ancient town, which was barely understandable.

Fortunately, the scenery is beautiful, and the name is well-deserved, and the stumbling muddy path I walked on was not in vain.

Does it look like an oil painting?

Heshun Town is located 4 kilometers southwest of Tengchong City. It was named "Yangwendun" in ancient times. Because the small river passed around the village, it was renamed "Heshun". Later, it took the meaning of "people and scholars", and the elegance was changed to Heshun. The population of Heshun Town There are more than 6,000 people in Heshun, while the number of Heshun people living overseas is as high as more than 12,000. It is a famous hometown of overseas Chinese in Yunnan.

The interior of Heshun Ancient Town is very similar to Lijiang Ancient Town, Dali Ancient Town, and scenic spots such as Jinli and Kuanzhai Alleys, with a strong commercial atmosphere. I still prefer the authentic ancient town of Suji.

Ancient papermaking and stone gambling have appeared in many ancient towns.

This trash can is quite unique. From a distance, you might think it is a place where villagers place their poles.

General's Mansion transformed into a small inn

Walking among the houses with relatively few tourists will give you the unique feeling of being frozen in time in an ancient town.

Towering ancient trees cover an extraordinary ancient house. One school and three lanes create harmony, and the ancient customs will last for generations.

Let’s gain more knowledge.

Songhua cake is a major specialty of Heshun Ancient Town. It has a nutty flavor, is relatively sweet and oily in taste, is easy to eat and does not stick to your teeth. Be sure not to buy them at the stalls as soon as you enter the ancient town. A small piece costs 20 yuan. There are many grandparents in the ancient town selling them on the roadside with baskets. I bought four pieces for 5 yuan.

Mountain lychee is also called chicken fruit. It just looks like a lychee, but the pulp has nothing to do with the lychee. In addition to a light sweet fruity aroma, the pulp also has a sour and bitter taste, and there are many small seeds. Grandma said that you should eat it with the seeds to clear away heat and detoxify.

Dai-style beef ganba is Dai-style roast beef slices, which is similar to ordinary barbecue.

Egg yolk fruit, recommended by Wall Split, has a texture as soft as egg yolk, and tastes somewhere between sweet potato, mango and durian. It is sweeter. In addition to being eaten raw, it can also be made into jam, fruit wine, etc. When buying, be sure to choose soft and ripe ones. , otherwise it will taste bitter.

For dinner, the keeper chose "Pin Teng Chong" in the ancient town and recommends it to everyone. The price is affordable, the taste is good, and the service is good. The set meal for two is 118 yuan, which includes tile beef, garlic steamed fish, Qinglong Cross-sea soup, stir-fried vegetables, as well as a glass of rose wine and a glass of sour plum soup.

The famous "Qinglong Crossing the Sea Soup" is made by brewing dried pickled vegetables with boiling water, adding salt, chili pepper and pounded ginger, then adding three or two pieces of green onion and placing it in a sea bowl. It is a frequent guest on the dining tables of Tengchong people.

It also has a historical story. It is said that at the end of the Ming Dynasty, when the Qing army went south, Emperor Yongli passed through Yongchang Tengyue (Baoshan Tengchong). The people of Tengchong entertained Emperor Yongli with local fried bait, which was known as the "Great Rescue". A bowl of dry-pickled pickled cabbage soup was served, which was called "Qinglong Crossing the Sea Soup", so it has been passed down to this day.

For the stir-fried seasonal vegetables, we chose rapeseed hearts, which tasted fragrant and received good reviews!

Rose wine is also highly recommended, so I can drink it one sip after another, even though I hate drinking, because it really doesn’t taste like alcohol and is more like a rose-flavored carbonated drink.