Insider travel tips for Chongsheng Temple and Three Pagodas

Here are some real-life travel tips, no nonsense, just the good stuff👇 In a nutshell: A must-visit attraction in Dali, the only 5A scenic area, covering an area of 5.68 square kilometers, with a core scenic area of 1,000 mu, it's really big, don't walk around foolishly, take a car! Take a car! Take a car! (Important things are said three times!!!) 📍 Must-see before you go! Warning: avoid detours 1. 💁🏻‍♂️ Don't overestimate your physical strength Chongsheng Temple is so big that you'll doubt your life! It takes at least 2 hours to walk from the foot of the mountain to the top, especially on sunny days, you'll be melting in the sun... If you happen to be on a windy day like today, I'm freezing my guts out, and I'm wondering why I left my down jacket in the car. 2. 🚗 Lazy version route: electric car is the best! The electric car goes straight to the top of the mountain (the highest point of Chongsheng Temple), reverse tour! First, overlook the entire Dali Old Town and Erhai Lake, then slowly walk down, all downhill, no leg shaking! 3. 🎯 Must-visit attractions: 1) Three Pagodas Square: The main pagoda, Qianxun Pagoda, is the most impressive! The pagoda is 69.13 meters high and has 16 floors. It is a square, dense-eave, hollow brick pagoda. Legend has it that the main pagoda cracked 60 centimeters during an earthquake, but then miraculously returned to its original position during an aftershock, which is amazing. The south and north pagodas are 42.19 meters high and have 10 floors. They are octagonal, dense-eave, hollow brick pagodas, and stand in a three-legged position with the main pagoda. 2) Juying Pool: A popular photo spot! On sunny days, you can take photos of the reflection of the three pagodas and the snow-capped Cangshan Mountain, but remember to squat down, otherwise it's all people's heads. 3) Yu-tong Guanyin Hall: A 12-meter-tall bronze statue of Guanyin. Looking up is very impressive, but photography is not allowed in the hall, so remember it with your eyes! 4) Climbing to see the distance: Climb to the highest point of Chongsheng Temple and overlook the entire Dali Old Town and Erhai Lake. Feel the magnificent scenery of "Cangshan Mountain is not ink, but a thousand-year painting, Erhai Lake is not a string, but a ten-thousand-year guqin." 🤷‍♀️ Blood and tears lessons to avoid pitfalls 1. Sunscreen! Sunscreen! Sunscreen! The ultraviolet rays in the plateau will teach you a lesson! If you're lazy and don't take precautions, reality will teach you how important sunscreen is. 2. Wear sneakers The stone road is uneven, and wearing sandals will ruin your toes (don't ask me why I know). 3. Juying Pool is backlit in the afternoon, and photos taken with your phone will be dark. It is recommended to go between 9 and 10 am when the water is calm and there is no wind. Buddhist composition: red temple wall + Cangshan Mountain background, wearing plain clothes will be more photogenic.