Heshun Ancient Town: Wandering on the edge of Yunnan - New Year’s Eve trip in 2017 (5)

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After the Memorial Cemetery, the rest of the tour was dull.

Heshun Ancient Town feels average. There is an entrance fee of 80 yuan for accommodation in the "ancient town", which is a bit... I found an inn named Cun and met several Chengdu tourists who made a special trip to Tengchong to bask in the sun.

I don’t like hot springs, so I didn’t go to Atami. I sent my friends to Atami Scenic Area, where they started selling eggs on a string. After reading all the interesting things, I quickly left Tengchong sadly, followed the Baoteng Expressway, returned the same way, then crossed Erhai Lake, went to Lijiang, and walked towards Shuhe.

Shuhe is still amazingly quiet, just like meeting a girl for the first time, meeting her at a high-altitude inn, and setting off early the next morning to go to Lugu Lake.

The heart of Shuhe has not changed in ten years

In the early morning, we left Shuhe and headed for Sichuan. On the way, we passed the Baisha Ancient Town at the foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Like Shuhe in Lijiang, it has streams flowing through it and the whole town is peaceful. It is less lively because it has not been developed.

Pasture under Jade Dragon Snow Mountain

Continuing forward, we came to Yuhu Village, known as one of the "Top Ten Most Beautiful Villages". On the one hand, the Austrian-American explorer Locke was attracted by the beautiful scenery here and lived in Yuhu for 27 years. According to information from Locke's former residence, Locke loved China. In order to help Yunnan's ethnic minorities get rid of poverty, he once launched a cooperative project in Yunnan to help mountain people develop their economy. Later, due to changes in the current situation, Locke left China in 1949.

Jade Dragon Snow Mountain under the morning sun, there is not enough snow

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The road from Lijiang to Lugu Lake is in good condition. We walk along the Dadu River and have lunch at a farmhouse by the Dadu River at noon. This section of the Dadu River is relatively gentle.

Lugu Lake was called Luku Haizi in ancient times, also known as Zuosuohai, commonly known as Lianghai. It is located between Yanyuan County, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province and Ninglang Yi Autonomous County, Lijiang City, Yunnan Province. The lake has an altitude of about 2690.75 meters, an area of ​​about 48.45 square kilometers, the deepest water is 93 meters, and the water visibility is 13 meters.

Lugu Lake is shared by Yunnan and Sichuan, and tickets can be sold on both sides. There are not many tourists entering Lugu Lake from the direction of Yunnan. Perhaps for Yunnan, Lugu Lake is located in a corner and far away from the mainstream tourist routes.

The starry sky over Lugu Lake last night was as beautiful, mysterious and fascinating as the moon this morning.

The Mosuo are a matrilineal society with walking marriage customs, and are known as the "Oriental Daughter's Country".

In winter, the sea of ​​grass in Lugu Lake is desolate, and the walking wedding bridge crosses the sea of ​​grass, which is sweet and romantic. Go all the way from Lugu Lake through the Daliang Mountains and enter the Sichuan area. Eat Xichang Zhenzong Flame Mountain BBQ and become a foodie.

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After eating barbecue, we rested for one night in Xichang and spent most of the day wandering around Qionghai Wetland Park, looking at flowers, birds, and the clear water and blue sky. Sichuan’s unique tourism resources are worth visiting again and again.

Take the expressway from Xichang to Ya'an and go home!

G5, from Beijing to Kunming to the expressway, among which the Yaxi Expressway is recognized as the most beautiful expressway in China. It is a sky road, with four seasons in one day. It is still raining and snowing in high altitude areas, and in a few hours, it reaches the plains where the sun is shining brightly. It is amazing The gap creates a beautiful scenery and a well-deserved engineering miracle. The winding mountain road in tunnel is rare.

The most dangerous part of the G5 Beijing-Kunming Expressway is the winding mountain inside the tunnel

In the tunnel of the expressway and the spiral winding mountain road in the tunnel, I have to sigh: The Yaxi Expressway is a world-class engineering miracle and a well-deserved road to heaven. Snowflakes were falling, and roadblocks were set up on the highway. Only cars with less than 7 seats were allowed to drive slowly on dangerous sections of the highway.

Fortunately, we passed the section of the Lugu-Ya'an Expressway at noon yesterday, as it was closed due to heavy snow at night. road. From Yunnan where it is spring all year round to Sichuan where it is winter, it is shivering cold, but the beautiful scenery remains.

Qionghai Wetland in Xichang

Qionghai Flowers and Birds

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We walked from Leshan Expressway to G42 Hurong Expressway and stayed in Wushan, Chongqing. It didn’t matter if there was no clouds and rain in Wu Gorge, because Wushan had grilled fish on paper.

We are only 300 kilometers away from home, and I don’t want to go home for the moment, just because of the paper-wrapped fish in Wushan and the excitement of the Three Gorges Wharf in the early morning.

20 days, 6,600 kilometers, 3 people per car, wandering around the edge of Yunnan, drawing a circle in the southwest. Thanks to Baoyu’s classmates for taking care of me along the way, I was given food, drinks and free admission to scenic spots. A journey, an experience, an indescribable feeling, and a memory that will be left in the future. Everything is fine at home, Yunnan is beautiful. Go again.

(The end of "New Year's Eve Journey in 2017")