[Traveling in Yunnan. Classic] Dongchuan Red Land – Xanadu Bamei – Yuanyang Terraces – Yuanmou Tulin – Puzhehei – Bise Village – Fuxian Lake – Jianshui Ancient City in-depth tour (9 Days 8 Nights)

After arriving in Kunming, pick up and check in to the hotel for rest or free time.

Tips: The hotel will tidy up the room at about 12:00 on the same day, and if you arrive early, you can store your luggage in the hotel and go to the city by yourself. Kunming special snack recommendation: cross-bridge rice noodles, steamed pot chicken, wild mushroom hot pot, Guandu baba, roasted bait blocks, etc. can be tried.

Meals: None. Accommodation: Kunming.

Gather in the lobby in the morning and depart to [Dongchuan Red Land].

The red land of Dongchuan, a red plateau known as the "Palette of God", is rooted in the thousand-year-old symbiosis of geological evolution and agricultural civilization. Due to the oxidation and deposition of iron in the soil under high temperature and rainy environment, dazzling brick red and purple red tones are formed; The Yi and Han farmers who live here have turned the barren red soil into land art with the wisdom of generations of farming - the golden yellow of barley, the snow-white of buckwheat, and the emerald green of rape, and with the turn of the four seasons, colorful slopes, Luoxia ditch and other colorful blocks are splashed on the red clay canvas, weaving a long scroll of farming that "looks like an oil painting from a distance, and looks like an epic from a distance".

The thousand-year-old "old dragon tree" stands in the meantime, and the miracle of dead wood in spring is regarded as a miracle, which embodies the awe of the Yi and Han villagers for nature; The spread of the Gold Award for Photography in "Tamakan Fengyun" has made it jump from a barren land to one of the three major red soil landscapes in the world (comparable to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil), and has also become a filming location for films and television such as "Wuwen Xidong", making the name of "Photography Holy Land" internationally famous.
With red clay as paper and plough and hoe as pen, the Dongchuan people take the "red desert" as the battlefield and temper the challenges of survival into a frontier song of "heaven and man game".

Staying in a hotel, you can take a short rest or create freely in the surrounding red soil.

15:00 set off to shoot [Luoxiagou], at this time, the shadows of white clouds will be reflected on the red earth of Luoxiagou on the land, flickering bright and dark, shooting at the high point of the light - the scenery is unique.

Luoxiagou, this "earth palette" lying quietly on the Dongchuan laterite plateau in Kunming, with the dazzling red soil formed by iron oxidation deposits, the Yi villagers have followed the solar terms for generations, sown the golden yellow of barley, the emerald green of rape and the snow white of buckwheat on the red land, and sprinkled with colorful color blocks such as "colorful slope" and "threaded terraces" with the turn of the four seasons, turning the barren laterite into a magnificent agricultural art picture.

Continue to discover the beautiful scenery [Millennium Nagarjuna].

In the depths of the ravine, the miracle of the thousand-year-old fir "Old Dragon Tree" dead wood in spring is enshrined as a miracle, and it is said to be the incarnation of the heavenly dragon guarding the red soil, which embodies the awe of the Yi and Han ancestors for nature; Jian Qingfu's photographic masterpiece "Picturesque Rivers and Mountains" once traveled in space with Shenzhou 9, making the red land "a visual poem dedicated to the universe by Chinese".

Watch the [Red Earth Grand View] before sunset from the vantage point, and then go to [Screw Bay] to shoot.

Screw Bay, as one of the core landscapes of the red soil of Dongchuan in Yunnan, is a living witness of the integration of plateau farming civilization and natural geological wonders. Its name originates from the unique landform of terraced rice fields stacked and spiraling like snail patterns, forming the curvilinear aesthetics of red soil rich in iron and aluminum in a high temperature and rainy environment through thousands of years of cultivation.

Around 18:00, I went to [Wafang Liangzi] to watch and shoot the sunset.

As a holy place for sunset viewing, the tiled houses and beams in the twilight, the sunset soaked the terraced rice fields, and the silhouettes of windmills skimmed over the red and green fields, attracting photographers from all over the world to focus on the majestic imagery of "Yunnan version of Rio". Here, every ridge is engraved with the frontier epic of Yi and Han symbiosis and dialogue between heaven and man.

Today in the red earth can shoot [Pipe Old Man], the ravine flowing through the long river of years, the afterglow of the sunset on the yellowed skin, how many glorious years he has witnessed, how many years like water. If it rains or for other reasons, the elderly do not go out, they cannot shoot.

The prototype of the "old man of pipes" in the red land of Dongchuan is a living cultural symbol bred on this red plateau, which began with Zhang Dongxiang, a farmer of the Yi nationality, who wore a felt hat, a sheepskin coat and a long smoking pot in his hand. The image of the old man accompanied by sheep and black dogs carries the thousand-year-old genes of the Yi farming civilization: the bronze complexion burns the wind and frost of the plateau, the pipe is filled with the leisure of the mountains, the red shoulders echo the fierceness of the land, and the animal spirits beside him interpret the philosophy of "symbiosis between humans and animals".

Tips:
1. We will arrange accommodation in the Red Earth Scenic Area that night, so that it is convenient to take pictures of the sunrise and other red earth scenery on the first day.
2. Do not trample on villagers' crops when shooting on red soil.
3. The opening of the red earth scenic spot is not perfect, please pay attention to the safety of your feet when shooting, and you can't forget the safety of your feet in order to shoot beautiful scenery.
4. The red earth is cold in the morning and evening, hot during the day, and windy, so you need to keep warm and windproof in the morning and evening, please add or remove clothes in time.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner. Accommodation: Red Earth.

Early in the morning, we will gather and set off and go to [Splendid Garden] to shoot the sunrise, which is a very spectacular place where the red earth is very concentrated.

The value of the "New Dai Style Life Sample" written in the core section of Jinghong is based on the Dai Township landscape as the curtain and the modern habitat as the pen, and its value lies more in the contemporary translation of regional culture, rather than the historical accumulation itself.

Then go to [Colorful Slope] to continue to discover the beautiful scenery.

Qicaipo, as one of the core landscapes of the red soil in Dongchuan, Yunnan, its name originates from the unique landform of terraced rice stacks and circles like snail patterns, which is shaped by the iron-rich red soil after thousands of years of weathering and rotation of Yi and Han farmers - spring sowing barley, summer sowing buckwheat, autumn harvest artichoke, and splashing gold, green, purple, white and other colorful color blocks on the red soil canvas in the change of seasons, forming an agricultural art picture scroll of "looking at it from a distance like a rainbow, and approaching cultivation like an epic".

After the shooting, take a car to [Yuanmou Tulin].

Yuanmou Tulin, the "Earth Sculpture Museum" lying quietly in Chuxiong, Yunnan, is a geological epic that has been shaped by flowing water and time for 1.5 million years, and is called "the three strange forests of Yunnan" together with Lunan Stone Forest and Luliang Shalin. Its diverse soil pillars (up to 42.8 meters) are formed by the erosion of semi-cemented river and lake sedimentary layers by flowing water, and the colors of pink, light green, orange and yellow ore veins are intertwined, like the paleont of ancient gods, and the fossils of paleontology such as petrified wood and saber-toothed elephants are buried, becoming a "natural code library" for decoding the geological changes of the Quaternary. It is also the cradle of human civilization - adjacent to the site of "Yuanmou Man" 1.7 million years ago, the slogan of the Longjiedu Red Army on the bank of the Jinsha River is engraved with modern beacon smoke, making Tulin a time-space corridor connecting "earth evolution - human origin - red memory".

After arriving at the Tulin, enter the park to take a magnificent [Langbapu Tulin Sunset, Sunset], Langbapu Tulin is tall and dense, with complete types, ranking the top of the Yuanmou Tulin.

After that, we went to Yuanmou County to check in.

Tips:
1. The temperature in the Tulin Scenic Area is high, please pay attention to sun protection to avoid heat stroke.
2. There is a lot of small saMeals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner nd on the plank road in the scenic area, remember not to run, and pay attention to the safety of your feet when shooting.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner. Accommodation: Yuanmou.

After breakfast, drive to [Fuxian Lake] and climb [Beacon Mountain]. Then free time around the lake for about 1 hour.

Fuxian Lake and Bijia Mountain are the thousand-year-old totems of the integration of nature and humanity in central Yunnan. Fuxian Lake was formed in 3 million years ago of plate fault, its name comes from the legend of Xiao and Shi Erxian indulging in the lake and mountains and fossils staying forever, Xu Xiake praised its "Yunnan water is the clearest", the literati of the Ming and Qing dynasties are more known as "a hundred miles of lake light small cave", and Luchong Village by the lake is a legend of "a double jinshi, a hundred steps and two Hanlin", which engraves the imprint of the Central Plains culture into Yunnan.

Beacon Mountain is named after the three peaks steeply rising like a desk pen frame, and the limestone mountain is engraved with the "Twelve Scenes" stone carvings of literati and ink writers - "Fishing Boat Singing Evening" and "Putuo Wonderland" and other inscriptions through time and space, telling the feelings of poetry and painting. Guanyin Temple on the top of the mountain (built in the early Qing Dynasty) hangs the plaque of "turning back is the shore", every year on February 19, the temple fair, the fishermen burn incense and sing operas, pray for the safety of the lake, and continue the awe of nature in the fireworks. Ascend to the Wanghai Pavilion, overlook the blue waves in the east, look at the ancient banyan in the west, and the wave bay at the foot of the mountain protects the calm waves with a natural barrier, becoming a gentle anchorage for fishing boats to return to the port.

In the afternoon, drive to [Jianshui Ancient City].

Jianshui Ancient City, which was built in the Tang Yuanhe period (810 AD) in southern Yunnan for thousands of years, was known as Butou and Badian (Yi language "Huili", meaning "sea"), carrying the epic of multi-ethnic regime change and the southward expansion of Central Plains culture. As the origin of the Nanzhao military fortress "Huili City", the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties jumped to the political and cultural center of southern Yunnan (Lin'an Fuzhi), and was also famous for the "famous state of literature" - the glory of the Ming and Qing imperial examinations "Linban Bang" (half of the people in Yunnan Zhongbang came from Jianshui). The scale of the Confucian Temple is the largest in the southwest, and there are many academies, creating a monument to the cultural context of "Zou Lu in Southern Yunnan". There are more than 50 ancient buildings in the ancient city, such as living history books: the Fanzhong of the Zhilin Temple in the Yuan Dynasty, the majestic Chaoyang Tower ("Little Tiananmen") of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, and the carved beams of the Zhujia Garden in the Qing Dynasty, which together form the "Ancient Architecture Museum"; The intangible cultural heritage skills of purple pottery (yin carving and yang filling, unglazed polishing) use five-color soil as paper, and engrave calligraphy and painting on the steam pot, steaming out the food and drink art of "waterless stewed chicken".

On the day, you can freely taste local specialties (Jianshui tofu, steamed pot chicken, etc.).

 At night, you can go to shoot the exterior of Chaoyang Tower, known as "Little Tiananmen".

Tips:
1. The water quality of Fuxian Lake, a plateau lake, is crystal clear, but the water depth is deep, and it is not allowed to swim and play in deep waters.
2. Fuxian Lake is a Chinese food, and local food is recommended: copper pot fish, copper pot artichoke rice.
3. Jianshui Ancient City is rich in snacks, you can look for your favorite snacks after visiting the ancient city.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner. Accommodation: Jianshui.

Early morning shooting [Sunrise of Shuanglong Bridge], because the two rivers meander like a dragon, so it is named, commonly known as "Seventeen Hole Bridge", there are three eaves type attic built in the bridge, there is a building in the building, the bridge and the building reflect each other, it is a grand view, it is a very precious masterpiece in the history of bridge building in our country.The whistle of the Yunnan-Vietnam meter-gauge railway and the reflection of the seventeen holes of the Shuanglong Bridge have witnessed the integration of the ancient tea horse road and modern industry, and have refined a living classic of frontier civilization in the border area of "advocating literature and etiquette and integrating the Central Plains".

Filming [Jianshui Ximen Ancient Well] The ancient wells of Jianshui are very famous, not only numerous, but also unique in shape and varied. The water drawn from the well is clear, but it will appear reddish when exposed to sunlight, which is one of the "Eight Ancient Scenes" of Jianshui.

After the end of the game and shooting, take a car to [Mengzi Bise Village] (including the scenic battery car).

After the opening of the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway in 1909, it jumped to a special station, the meter gauge and the inch gauge were reloaded and transshipped here, the merchants gathered, the foreign banks were lined up, and the businessmen of 13 countries such as France, Britain and the United States opened the Coleus Hotel, post office and other institutions, and the whistle and the carrying horn around the clock gave birth to the prosperous scene of "Little Paris of the East". As the terminus of China's first private railway (Jasper Railway), Bisezhai has witnessed the epic of the struggle of national capital against the great powers - the old site of Datong Company is engraved with a trade legend of the old tin ore transshipment world, and the local Yi, Han and Hani villagers build the "Xiangqiang Residence" with stones, which blends strangely with the French-style yellow wall and red tile station house, forming a unique architectural symphony.

 Here we have specially prepared [special military uniforms] for you, and you can enjoy the concave shape here.

Take the car to [Yuanyang Terraces].

Yuanyang Terraced Rice Fields is an epic of agricultural civilization carved by the Hani and other world-inhabited ethnic groups for more than 1,300 years at the southern foot of Ailao Mountain in Yunnan Province, with the circular ecosystem of "forest-village-terrace-water system" as the core, becoming the world's first world cultural heritage named after the ethnic group and with the theme of agriculture (selected in 2013). In accordance with the laws of nature, the Hani people balance the distribution of water resources by the ancient method of dividing water by woodcuts, maintain the rice cultivation wonder with more than 3,700 terraces and a scale of 190,000 mu, and derive the ecological agriculture model of "rice, fish and duck symbiosis" to achieve a win-win situation of soil and water conservation and grain and fishery.

Waiting for the sunset of the [Bada Terraces], the Bada Terraces are magnificent, with the westward slope of the sun, the afterglow of the sunset and the ridge lines, as the twilight gradually fades, changing into beautiful colors.

Tips:
1. At noon on the same day, you will pass by the cold heading fruit market, there are many special fruits, you can buy your favorite fruits.
2. There are so many terraced rice fields, in the shadow of the vast forest, forming a magical and magnificent landscape.
3. Yuanyang Terraced Local Food Recommendation: Terraced Fish, Red Rice, Purple Sweet Potato Soup, Fried Bamboo Worms, for reference!

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner. Accommodation: Yuanyang.

In the early morning, go to [Duoyishu Terraces] to watch and shoot the sunrise, the morning sun is against the angle to dispel the morning fog, and the layers of terraced fields will gradually be dyed with golden light.

After the filming of Duoyishu, go to [Quanfuzhuang Terraces] to explore the origin of Hani culture, and [Malizhai Tea Factory Terraces] to wait for the sunset.

Quanfuzhuang was formerly known as "Zulong Village", built by Hani Lu Zulong 300 years ago, which means "safety and happiness", is one of the birthplaces of the Hani people, and is also the core area of the Honghe Hani Terraces World Cultural Heritage (selected in 2013), because of the paddy field duckweed and light and shadow intertwined, the terraces present a unique "red and green gradient" oil painting effect, especially at sunset, the field water changes from white → pink → crimson → pink and white, known as "God's lost palette".

Malizhai Tea Factory Terraces: Located on the west side of Yuanyang Shengcun Township, the altitude spans 900 meters (1100 meters of river valley → 2000 meters of mountain tops), the terraced fields are like giant dragons leaping, holding Hani villages such as Mali Village and Bada into the sea of clouds. The tea factory is adjacent to the terraced fields, the Hani people both grow rice and tea, and the traditional tea-making process (hand-picking, sun-drying) and terraced farming coexist, forming a unique industrial culture, and is the center of experiencing mushroom house architecture, fire pond culture, and ethnic festivals.

Then we carefully arranged a section of terraced rice fields, and everyone [hiking the terraces] through the terraced rice fields, and felt the natural gifts of nature up close, which was refreshing!

After that, we visited the local customs and folk customs, [visited Hani Village] walked the village, stringed the town, and took a close look at the village with a strong Hani local style.

Since 1,300 years ago, the Hani ancestors followed the natural law of "how high the mountain is, how high the water is", in the three-dimensional climate zone at an altitude of 300-3000 meters, with woodcut water separation technology to reclaim the highest 3,700 terraced fields, and build an ecological cycle system of "forest-village-terrace-water system" four elements isomorphic, which was listed as a world cultural heritage and known as a living fossil of agricultural civilization. The mushroom house (thatched-roof civil hut) in the village is the symbol of Hani dwellings, and the fire pond culture, ancient songs and unique costumes of the Yiche people continue the primitive nature worship; The symbiosis model of "ditch catchers" system and "rice, fish and ducks" highlights the ecological philosophy of "three plows and three rakes" of the Hani people.

Arrange accommodation in Quang Nam County that night.

Tips:
1. When shooting at the Wonyang Rice Terraces, please pay attention to the safety of your feet. When hiking the terraces, the trail is narrow at the ridge, so please pay attention to safe passage.
2. When visiting Hani Village, if you encounter chickens, dogs, pigs and livestock, please do not chase and play, beware of accidental injury.
3. Recommended local food in Guangnan: Hua glutinous rice, rammed chicken, bean paste meat, cold roll powder, for reference!

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner. Accommodation: Quang Nam.

After breakfast, take the car to [Xanadu - Dam Beauty].

Damei (Zhuang language "cave in the forest") is an ancient village of the Zhuang people hidden in the karst mountains in Guangnan County, Wenshan, Yunnan Province, because of the isolation environment of the dark water cave (Taoyuan Cave and Tangna Cave) to enter and exit, it perfectly reproduces the secret image of Tao Yuanming's "Peach Blossom Spring" in the secret realm image of "the forest exhausts the water source, and you will get a mountain", so it is known as "the last paradise". The villagers have followed the self-sufficient farming civilization for generations - wooden plough farming, waterwheel irrigation, hand-weaving and dyeing homespun cloth, brewing sour soup, and retaining the traditional production lifestyle and folk customs of the Zhuang nationality such as the dry column type Malan building (stilted building), the naked bathing "male and female river", and the flower glutinous rice festival, and vividly interpreting the pastoral song of "male ploughing and female weaving, chicken and dog smelling each other"; Its copper drum culture, ancient sand opera dance and the ecological wisdom of "woodcarving water separation" condense the essence of the ancient country heritage of Jumachi and the nature worship of the Zhuang people.

After the shooting, take a boat out of the cave, and then take a car to [Puzhehei Scenic Area].

Puzhehei Scenic Area is a typical karst landform, with many solitary peaks, lakes and karst caves. The beautiful scenery is mainly composed of unique lone peaks, plateau lakes and karst caves, supplemented by ancient human cultural sites, revolutionary memorial sites, grand canyons, plateau grasslands, plateau karst wetland botanical gardens, waterfalls, dark rivers, sea of clouds, ancient trees and colorful ethnic minority customs.

Puzhehei Scenic Area, its name comes from the Yi language "lake full of fish and shrimp", carrying the ancient Yi people's belief in pursuing "A Zhidi" (happy land) - during the Nanzhao war, the ancestors of the Yi nationality moved here to avoid disasters, rebuilt their homes between the peaks and lakes, and named Qiubei as "Bengu" (the place where the peaks and groups are wonderful), and since then they have multiplied. It is not only an extension of the hinterland of the Honghe Hani Rice Terraces, a world cultural heritage, but also a living Yi culture as the soul: the Sani branch inherits the blood of Ashima, the bonfire of the Torch Festival, the pot ash face of the Flower Face Festival (derived from the creation myth of brother and sister marriage), and the petrification legend of "Ahei and Ashima" in the cave, all tell the nature worship and philosophy of life.

After arriving in Puzhehei, he went to the filming location of the TV series [Three Lives and Three Worlds - Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms], and then filmed [Sunset and Sunset]. The lake here is full of color, the clear water is even the sky, the mountains are verdant, the mountains and forests are wild, and they are natural, just like a fairyland surrounded by sea and mountains, and the natural beauty of the south of the clouds makes the love story of "Three Lives Dream Domain" more beautiful and moving.

Return to the inn after the tour shooting, if you happen to meet the local Yi compatriots holding a bonfire party, you can dance with them!

Note: If the dam is closed due to rising water or other policy reasons, the dam will be changed to: Maitreya [Dongfeng Yun Kaleidoscope Manor], [Keyi Town], and the itinerary and accommodation will be adjusted accordingly to: Yuanyang Terraces - Puzhehei - Maitreya - Kunming, hereby explained!

Tips:
1. You need to take a boat to enter and exit the dam scenic area, please protect your electronic equipment when taking the boat to avoid being wet by water.
2. There are chickens and dogs and other livestock in Damei Village, so you should not chase and yell at them.
3. The filming location of Puzhehei Sansheng III Shili Peach Blossom is the shooting check-in location, please pay attention to safety when shooting!
4. In the lotus season of Puzhe black summer, you can see the beautiful scenery of lotus, and in other seasons, the mountains and rivers are idyllic, the mountain peaks are green and evergreen, and there is a small Guilin scene.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner. Accommodation: Puzhehei.

Get up early and kick [Qinglong Mountain] to shoot the sunrise, watch the [Puzhehei panoramic scenery] (you can also choose to play and shoot by the lake or rest in the inn), stand on Qinglong Mountain to overlook the entire Puzhehei, raise your eyes to see the lake green, and look down at the sky in the water, such as in the gallery. Large and small lakes, villages, and ridges are painted into a masterpiece!

Get up early and kick [Qinglong Mountain] to shoot the sunrise, watch the [Puzhehei panoramic scenery] (you can also choose to play and shoot by the lake or rest in the inn), stand on Qinglong Mountain to overlook the entire Puzhehei, raise your eyes to see the lake green, and look down at the sky in the water, such as in the gallery. Large and small lakes, villages, and ridges are painted into a masterpiece!

After the sunrise shooting, return to breakfast, free time after breakfast (Puzhehei Scenic Area is larger, there are more small spots that you can choose to sightseeing, you can go freely according to your own preferences or under the recommendation of the tour leader, and slowly enjoy your own slow time!)

After lunch, drive back to Kunming and check in to the hotel for rest.

Tips:
1. Puzhe Heiqinglong Mountain needs to climb the stone steps for about 400 meters, and the road is slippery in the morning, please pay attention to safety.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner. Accommodation: Kunming.

After breakfast, head to the [Grand View Building] triple eaves glazed corner wooden structure building. In the 35th year of the Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty (1696), a two-story building was built. During the Qianlong period, Sun Weng wrote a long couplet for it, which was written and engraved by the celebrity Lu Shutang, and the Daguanlou became a famous building in China because of the long couplet. After that, go to the [Flower Market], and then according to the flight time, send tourists to the airport, and take the flight back to their warm home.

Meals: Breakfast.