Dali Deep Mountain Ancient Temple Day Hiking & Free Vegetarian Meal Guide

I love the Zen temple in Dali the most. The dream of a secluded temple in the deep mountains and forests It's exactly like the scenes in ink paintings A stream winds its way directly to the mountain temple Not many tourists From June to September, you can also pick mushrooms. ✅ About Wuwei Temple Founded in the ninth year of the Tang Zhen Guan era (793 AD), by the founding master Zan Tuo Jue Duo, who came from India to Ling Jiu Mountain in the Nanzhao Kingdom to practice and establish the temple. "To act or not to act, to have shores or not, to live in the dragon pool, to reach the other shore in mind." According to the 'Duan's Palace History', more than 20 emperors of the Dali Kingdom, 10 became monks at Wuwei Temple. The Duan Yu family from 'Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils' practiced here. 📍 Address: 150 meters east of Yunnan Province Dali City 023 Township Road 🚗 Navigation: 1⃣️ Hike up the mountain along the stream: Navigate to "Wuwei Temple Parking Lot" 2⃣️ If you don't want to climb, go directly to the back door of the temple: Navigate to "Wuwei Temple Internal Parking Lot (Entrance and Exit)" ⏰ Opening hours: Monday to Sunday 06:00-18:00 💦 There are three springs behind Wuwei Temple (Jiuyi Spring), it is said that the middle one is sweeter, you can try it! Every day people come with large buckets and small bottles to collect water ✅ Hiking Guide 🌿 Route (same way down the mountain): Navigate to "Wuwei Temple Parking Lot" → Ling Jiu Mountain Plaque → Right path up the mountain (follow the stream) → Yue Han Bridge (with koi pond) → Tang Fir → Wuwei Temple (left is Wuwei Victory Scenery, middle is the main hall, right is the Medicine Buddha Hall) ⏰ Duration: 30min hike 🌿 The hike is not difficult, just bring a bottle of mineral water to go up the mountain, stream tracing, flower viewing, there are shades of trees along the way, very cool! ✅ Free Vegetarian Meal Guide ‼️ Need to call and reserve before 18:00 the day before 🥗 Line up at the Wuguan Hall entrance at 11:45 on the day (small door on the right of the Daxiong Hall), meal starts at 12:00 🥗 8 people per table, 5 dishes 1 soup. Keep silent, clean plates, and help wash dishes together after eating ✅ Nearby Attractions 📍 Cangshan Natural Image Museum: Only 200m from the hiking parking lot. Free. Not much related to Cangshan, it's about wildlife images from around the world 📍 Big Green Tree Coffee: 4th floor of Cangshan Natural Image Museum. Overlooking Erhai Lake with a great view 📍 Liuyuan Coffee House: 1km from the hiking starting parking lot. Prices from 6-30, coffee is free, there's also alcohol, family banquets on the 24 solar terms days~ The key is you can also pet cats and dogs, and it's suitable for working ✅ Dali Ancient Town 1-Day Route 10:00 Depart from the ancient town → 10:30 Wuwei Temple Parking Lot → 11:00 Wuwei Temple, stroll around → 12:00 Vegetarian meal → 13:30 Cangshan Natural Image Museum → 14:00 Big Green Tree Coffee/Liuyuan Coffee House Follow me and don't get lost Continuously exploring niche destinations + fun experiences + authentic food