This is not Nara, Japan, this is Dali, Yunnan in January

📍Address: Wuliang Mountain Cherry Blossom Valley, Dali 🌸 🚗Self-driving route • From Dali: about 2 hours • From Kunming: about 6 hours ⏰Opening hours: 08:00–18:00 🎫Ticket price: 48💰 (purchase on site, no ID required) 🅿️Parking information • Free parking: park on the road behind • Paid parking: farmhouse, 10💰 per car 🌅Sunrise time • Accommodation suggestion: stay in Nanjian Town, about 50 minutes drive to Wuliang Mountain • Departure time: 6:30, arrive at 7:00 • Sunrise time: about 7:30 • Photography suggestion: bring a drone, the sunrise shines on Wuliang Mountain, the first ray of sunshine shines on the cherry blossoms, the scenery is very beautiful 🏠Accommodation suggestion • Accommodation location: stay in the town, because there are only farmhouses on the mountain, the environment is poor, it takes about 50 minutes to drive from the town to the mountain Key points❗️❗️Travel suggestions: • Keep warm: it is very cold in the morning, and there is heavy dew on the mountain, it is recommended to wear a thick coat, and thin clothes inside. • Cherry blossom garden selection: • Garden 1: the cherry blossom trees are relatively short, suitable for taking portraits, you can get close to the cherry blossoms • Garden 2: the garden is large, the tea trees are neat, the cherry blossom trees are tall, and there is a sense of hierarchy, suitable for taking environmental portraits • Garden 3: developed late, not recommended • Suggestion: visit both gardens, I think Garden 2 is better