City Memories | The Copper Capital in Central Yunnan - Lüzhī, go to the place where the phoenix flowers bloom

Target: 🚗72 turns and 108 bends on the mountain road✅ 📍Attraction address: Lüzhī Town, Yimen County, Yuxi City 🚗Transportation: Self-driving, navigate to Lüzhī Slope Viewing Platform, overlooking the Jade Belt Road, it is quite spectacular. 🎟️Ticket information: No admission fee Choosing to go to Yuxi is simple, with the wild routes on Amap, all kinds of strange roads and attractions can always be found (such as the visited Lingshui Gangmenling Park, Wanning Dahua Corner, Qizi Bay Cliff), so I discovered the 72 turns and 108 bends of Lüzhī Town, which feels very thrilling, so I definitely want to try it! Therefore, the May Day holiday of 2023 must be a go-on-the-spot It's just an 8-9 hour drive from Nanning to Yuxi City, which is a piece of cake for me Talking about Lüzhī Town, it prospered because of copper, and declined because of copper exhaustion due to overmining. It is also famous for the 72 winding mountain roads, which many cycling enthusiasts want to challenge, and it is a pleasure to experience sharp turns while driving. There is limited information online, and most of it is about the dangerous roads with many bends exceeding 90 degrees. ⚠️‼️ 💗Other tips: 1. The national road has two lanes in both directions, and there is no parking area on the side of the road, please do not stop at will 🅿️, it's very dangerous! 2. There are too many bends, do not overtake, and they are all sharp turns, it is recommended to keep the speed around 30. 📣Tested: It takes about 2h from Yuxi city area to Yimen County on the highway and then to the national road. The 72 turns are on the Yongmu section of National Highway 357, the road is smooth, with a speed limit of 20-30. But when there are no cars, it's exciting to drive up to 60 and then brake sharply for a turn (don't learn from me, it's dangerous). The road is steep and winding, and it's very enjoyable to drive. From the viewing platform, you can overlook the small town. ㊙️May is the season when the phoenix flowers bloom, and there are many tourists. There are police directing traffic in the town, and parking is free.