Experience the beauty of ancient Chinese architecture at the Shiping Confucian Temple

🌸 Shiping Ancient City Super Guide | Travel Through a Thousand Years and Encounter the Slow Life of the "Turtle-Back Ancient City" 🌸 ——With Cute Emoji Pack + Practical Tips, Collect it Quickly!—— --- 📍 Must-Visit Attractions 1️⃣ Former Residence of Yuan Jiagu 🏛️ - Address: No. 22 Nanzheng Street | Ticket Price: CNY 10 - Features: The former residence of the No. 1 scholar in the late Qing Dynasty, the quadrangle courtyard has exquisite carvings, and you can experience thread-bound bookbinding and rubbing of inscriptions in the back garden 📜! You can also read books in the library branch and feel the fragrance of books for a hundred years 📖. - Tips: Taking photos in Hanfu is super atmospheric, and it's even more healing to meet the cat "Little Chili" and pet it 🐱! 2️⃣ Shiping Confucian Temple 🎑 - Address: Hanlin Street | Ticket Price: Free - Features: The largest Confucian Temple in southern Yunnan, the inscription "Virtue Matches Heaven and Earth" on the Lingxing Gate is shocking! The stone carvings in the Pan Pool are a must-see for detail lovers. The ancient trees reach the sky, making it suitable for quiet walks 🚶♀️. 3️⃣ Yuping Academy 📚 - Address: Adjacent to the Confucian Temple | Ticket Price: Free - Features: A three-in, four-courtyard house, the words "Dragon Gate" on the gate are super impressive! It used to be the center of the imperial examination culture, but now it is so quiet that you can hear your own footsteps 👣. 4️⃣ Shiping Ancient City Wall 🏯 - Address: Around the ancient city | Ticket Price: Free - Features: The mottled city wall overlooks the entire panorama, and the photos at sunset in the evening are absolutely beautiful 🌇! 5️⃣ Meter-Gauge Railway Train 🚂 - Stations: Baxin Station, Longjing Station, Shiping Station - Features: The French-style waiting room built in 1936 has yellow walls and green eaves, which is super retro! Take the small train through the rice fields and lakes, as if returning to the old days 🚞. --- 🍜 Food Map - Roasted Tofu 🧀: CNY 1/piece on the street, recommended Mali Snacks (crispy on the outside and tender on the inside), Da Niang Er Niang Barbecue Restaurant (more fragrant with roasted milk fan)! - Eight-Sided Fried Fish 🐟: Golden, crispy, and the sauce is sweet and sour. A serving of CNY 40 is very filling! - Tofu Feast 🥢: You can taste a hundred tables of tofu feast at the "Millennium Shiping Flavor" event in Yuan Jiagu Park, with an average of CNY 50 to eat to your heart's content! - Baoxiu Maltose 🍬: CNY 10/pack, sweet to the heart, a must-have gift for visiting relatives and friends! --- 🏡 Accommodation Recommendations - Ancient City Inn 🏮: Guyunxuan (CNY 150–300/night), the wooden structure is super charming, and you can see the ancient alleys when you open the window! - County Hotel 🏨: Huayao Hotel (CNY 200–500/night), fully equipped, 5 min by taxi to the ancient city! --- 🚗 Transportation Guide - Self-driving 🚘: 2.5 hrs from Kunming, toll fee is CNY 100, the scenery along the way is as beautiful as a painting! - High-speed train + bus 🚄: Kunming → Jianshui (1 hr) → transfer to bus to Shiping (30 mins), the total ticket price is CNY 60! - Direct bus 🚌: 6 buses/day from Kunming South Bus Station, CNY 69/person, 3.5 hrs direct! --- 🎉 Special May Day Events (Apr 30–May 5, 2025) - Low-Altitude Economy Sets Sail ✈️: Watch the helicopter performance at Yilong Lake on April 30, and experience aviation research! - Thousand-Person Tofu Feast 🥘: Hundreds of tables of tofu feast in Yuan Jiagu Park on May 3, the intangible cultural heritage song and dance performance is super lively! - Around-the-Lake Football Match ⚽: Football match on the shore of Yilong Lake on May 4, feel the passion of sports! - Ancient City Market 🛍️: Stroll, eat, drink, and have fun every afternoon from 4.30–5.4, Hanfu parade + street concert 🎵! --- 💡 Tips 1️⃣ Sun protection! Yunnan has strong ultraviolet rays, hats + sunglasses + sunscreen are essential! 2️⃣ Wear comfortable shoes 👟: There are many bluestone roads in the ancient city, it is not a dream to walk 20,000 steps~ 3️⃣ Take photos 📸: Avoid peak hours (before 10am/after 4pm), the light and shadow of the ancient houses are super beautiful! 4️⃣ Dialect: Learn the sentence "Duoxie Ga" (thank you), and the locals will instantly smile 😊! --- 🌟 Shiping Ancient City is a touch of tranquility in the hustle and bustle, a perfect blend of history and life 🌟 Take the guide and go on a slow trip! 🚀 (Click here for more details 👉) --- Emoji egg: - Lie down when tired 🛌: "Ancient City Lying Guide, win the holiday by lying down!" - Pat your belly after eating 🤰: "Tofu Feast Warning! Stomach has exploded!" - Don't panic if you get lost 😉: "There are many alleys in Shiping, follow your heartbeat!"