#Dashanbao Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in May)
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Address:
Dashanbaoxiang, Zhaoyang, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
Opening times:
Opens at 08:00-18:00
Recommended sightseeing time:
3-4 hour
Phone:
0870-2868838
Seeking the Touch of the Soul: A Tranquil Journey to Dashanbao in Yunnan
Dashanbao, this name might not pique your interest when you hear it for the first time, but once you truly step into this mysterious land located in Zhaotong City, Yunnan Province, you will be deeply attracted by its unique scenery. The charm of Dashanbao lies not only in its majestic natural landscapes but also in the unpredictable sea of clouds. However, to appreciate this stunning sea of clouds, the choice of weather is crucial. On clear days, the sea of clouds is poetic and picturesque, dreamlike and fantastical, as if you are in a fairyland; but once the weather turns poor, the sea of clouds hides behind the layers of clouds, elusive to the eye.
On this mountain, there lives a group of hardworking herders, who, along with cattle, sheep, and horses, perform a harmonious symphony of nature. You can see them grazing leisurely, with the cattle, sheep, and horses wandering freely on the slopes, while the adorable little black pigs play in the woods. For those who love small animals, this is undoubtedly a paradise. You can observe them up close, feel their vivacity and cuteness, and let your soul relax and be greatly pleased.
The beauty of Dashanbao is not just a momentary wonder, but a lasting touch to the soul. Here, you can put aside the noise and busyness of the city, and quietly appreciate the gifts of nature. A day's time may not be enough for you to fully appreciate all the charms of Dashanbao, but it is enough to leave a deep impression in your heart.
PHILLIP DUNCAN
The most low-key C-position city must be Zhaotong in Yunnan, right?
Coming to Zhaotong, Yunnan, I can say it was the closest I've ever been to the clouds.
I could even touch them with my hands☁️
In the morning, I first went to the glass plank road in Dashanbao Scenic Area.
At that time, the clouds were still under my feet.
Later, I chose a horse🐎 to take me to see the more beautiful sea of clouds in the distance.
Facing the clouds and following the green grassland, I arrived at Jigong Mountain.
Here, the view is wide, and there are herds of cattle and sheep.
Following the plank road, you can also appreciate the steepness of the grassland cliffs.
There is also a plank road built on the middle ridge.
Looking from the adjacent ridge, it really looks like a road in the sky, so beautiful.
After I crossed the mountain stream, I came to the main observation deck of Jigong Mountain, and there's no need to worry about taking photos, it's very sturdy.
🌇In the evening, the old city area near Zhaotong's steep streets has many old buildings, and with Zhaotong's unique sloped roads📷, no matter how you take photos, they look good~!
If the weather is good and there's a bit of sunset, it's even more beautiful.
The sunset will tell you that the warmth of the fireworks doesn't need any filters.
The most unforgettable things for me are Zhaotong's baked potatoes that you eat with the skin, a bowl of mutton noodles for ten yuan full of meat, and Zhaotong barbecue.
If you come, you must not miss it🌈
MAKENZIE COHEN
Tracing the plateau elf Black-necked Crane - Zhaotong's kebabs and Gastrodia chicken soup
The plateau sea, the underestimated Zhaotong, it's good in this way, it's preserved very primitively. The advantage of being led by villagers is that you can drive by yourself and stop to appreciate and discover at any time. The scenic area bus Dahaizi 68, Jigongshan 98, can only be point-to-point, and many unexpected surprises will be missed on the way.
There are 15 kinds of cranes in the world, and the Black-necked Crane is the only one on the plateau. In winter, they come to Dashanbao in Zhaotong, and in March and April, they fly back to the grassland wetlands in western Sichuan and Tibet. Haha, the elegant fairy who loves the blue sky and white clouds!
The three-tube kebabs in Zhaotong are more delicious than those in Ma's, and the Gastrodia ham chicken in Qionghuayuan is delicious.
DYLAN HOFFMAN
Underrated and stunning travel destination in Yunnan: Zhaotong Travel Guide
👋Hello everyone, I'm here to share my travel secrets again! My self-driving destination for the Year of the Dragon Spring Festival is Zhaotong, Yunnan, a niche travel destination full of natural charm and cultural style, very suitable for family trips with kids. No traffic jams, no queues, cheap prices, pleasant weather, beautiful scenery, and plenty of food.
🎒Preparation: The highest temperature in Zhaotong during the Spring Festival is 19°, and the lowest is 2 degrees. There is a large temperature difference between morning and evening, so it is recommended to prepare thin inner wear and windproof thick jackets.
🚗Transportation: It takes about 5 hours to drive from Chengdu to Zhaotong. We set off from Chengdu on the second day of the lunar new year, and the road was smooth and unblocked.
🧳Tour: 3-day tour
DAY1: Depart in the morning, arrive and check in at the hotel in the afternoon, rest, and visit the night market in the evening.
DAY2: Dashanbao Scenic Area, which requires a full day of play. In the morning, go up the mountain to the scenic area transfer center, buy tickets and transfer to the scenic area vehicle for play.
The fare to the Black-necked Crane Protection Area is 68, and the fare to the Glass Plank Road and Jigong Mountain is 98. It is recommended to go to the Black-necked Crane Protection Area first, arrive before noon, and the black-necked cranes will return to their habitats to rest at noon, so you can watch the black-necked cranes up close. After watching, return to the transfer center, have lunch at the small restaurant at the door, and then go to the Glass Plank Road and Jigong Mountain.
TOP🔝1️⃣🦢Zhaotong Black-necked Crane National Nature Reserve. Did you know? This is the only wintering habitat for the world's only plateau crane species - the black-necked crane! 🍃Under the blue sky and white clouds, watching these elegant and beautiful black-necked cranes dancing is like watching a ballet performance by nature. Very suitable for parent-child travel.
TOP🔝2️⃣🌄Jigong Mountain. There is a horse riding trail and a walking trail. It is recommended to ride a horse 🐎 up the mountain and walk down the mountain. Horse riding is 40 yuan/person, the horses are very gentle, and there are horse owners leading the horses throughout the venue, so you can ride with confidence. 😍The canyon is deep and mysterious, and the skyline and ridge line are so beautiful that they make you cry. The walking trail is safe and friendly, and it's not tiring to walk.
DAY3 Zhaotong Ancient City. Eat and stroll, return in the afternoon or go to the next stop.
Food🍛🥘🍲: After watching B Station's 'A String of Life', I've been longing for Zhaotong barbecue, and this time my wish was fulfilled. 🍖Zhaotong barbecue, it's really delicious! 😋The meat is fresh and juicy, grilled just right, small skewers with night beer🍺, it's really a string of life😏
Accommodation🏨The hotel did not raise prices during the Spring Festival, 200-300 is very good.
🎉Yunnan Zhaotong, an underrated travel destination, with few people and beautiful scenery, you deserve to have
Ethan Carter
Zhaotong - February 2024 latest travel guide for Dashanbao
★There is no admission fee for Dashanbao, only a transportation fee for the scenic area.
★The fare from the visitor center to Dahai Zi (Black-necked Crane) is 68 yuan (round trip), and from the visitor center to Jigong Mountain (including the glass plank road) is 98 yuan (round trip). To enter the glass plank road, you need to show the 98 yuan scenic area transportation ticket. There is no discount for purchasing both, and the scenic area transportation ticket is only valid for the day.
★The scenic area transportation basically departs in a rolling manner, there is no limit to the departure frequency. In the afternoon, I was alone on the bus, didn't wait too long, and still went to the glass plank road.
★The ticket has the visitor center's phone number. The latest time for the scenic area transportation to stop is 6:30 pm, but you can call to arrange for a pick-up (for example, if you watch the sunset on Jigong Mountain too late). This is a promise from the scenic area, but I haven't tried it.
★The scenery of the Jigong Mountain hiking plank road is good. The horse riding road and the hiking plank road are two lines, the former is much closer than the latter. I walked the hiking plank road on the way there (taking pictures while walking, about 1 and a half hours to the end), and walked the horse riding road on the way back (about half an hour on foot), the viewing angles are different.
★Overall, the scenery of Dashanbao is magnificent and domineering, worth a visit! The dance of the Black-necked Crane depends on luck, and the feeding time is currently not fixed!
★Drones are not allowed in the Black-necked Crane viewing area, but they can fly on Jigong Mountain. However, the wind is too strong to fly.
MICHAELA CASTRO
A tourist attraction drives a city! Zhaotong Dashanbao not stepping on the pit strategy!!!
Originally planned to just pass by Zhaotong, but did not expect too many surprises!
The sunrise sea of clouds and the "plateau elf" black-necked crane in Zhaotong Dashanbao are must-see attractions for tourists to Zhaotong and even Yunnan. You will regret it if you miss it.
Dashanbao Black-necked Crane National Nature Reserve is currently one of the habitats with the largest number and density of overwintering black-necked crane populations known in China.
Every winter, more than 2,000 "plateau elves" black-necked cranes arrive as scheduled at the Dashanbao Wetland with an average altitude of 3100 meters, becoming the most beautiful scenery on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau.
But the best crane watching window period each year is only from December to March, which makes the time to watch black-necked cranes even more precious.
Going at the end of January is the best time to watch cranes; at that time Zhaotong just snowed, loose and slack, very suitable for making snow dolls.
Drive more than 40 kilometers from Zhaotong to Da Bao Mountain on a first-class road, then turn left into the 23 mountain road.
The whole journey is asphalt road, and the road condition is generally good. There are many bends in the mountain road.
Tested tour guide, look after you to avoid pits
Dashanbao Scenic Area is divided into two scenic spots: Black-necked Crane Nature Reserve (Da Haizi, winter) and Jigong Mountain Grand Canyon (including glass plank road), the former is for crane watching, and the latter is for sea of clouds.
Ticket (including shuttle bus): Da Haizi 68 yuan, Jigong Mountain 98 yuan, usually going to two scenic spots together is 128 yuan, but there is no discount during the golden period in January.
And be especially careful that those under 1.2 meters need to buy half a ticket, because they are not scenic spots, they are nature reserves.
Da Haizi Crane Watching Guide:
Da Haizi has an underground crane watching corridor, where you can watch cranes at a slightly closer distance without disturbing the cranes. 12:00-15:00 at noon is when the cranes are more active, and there will be feeding around 15:00, and the cranes are more concentrated.
In addition, drones cannot be flown in the reserve.
1. Those who can get up in the morning must go to see the sea of clouds. The scenic area has a special route to watch the sunrise sea of clouds. Every morning at 7 o'clock, there will be corresponding shuttle buses at the scenic area transfer center to watch the scenery. Just go to the scene to buy tickets, it's actually very convenient.
Note that you generally can't see it in the afternoon
2. It takes 2-3 hours to walk back and forth on Jigong Mountain. Along the way, you can see endless alpine meadows and magnificent canyons
3. There are local villagers selling cow dung potatoes and native eggs on the mountain. The price is cheap. Cow dung potatoes are 2 yuan each. You can bargain, but I bought 3 for 9 yuan, haha, people are too honest.
4. The temperature on the mountain is about 3 degrees throughout the year, and it is cold and windy. It is best to wear a down jacket with a hat.
Accommodation: It is not recommended to stay in Dashanbao Town, the conditions are average.
But if you are not self-driving and want to see the sea of clouds, it may be more convenient to live in the town.
Specialties: Zhaotong apples, Xiaocaoba Gastrodia, Zhaotong sauce, Qiaojia brown sugar.
1. A box of gift-packed ones are easy to buy Shaanxi apples, it is best to buy loose ones.
2. Mobile phones can't clearly photograph black-necked cranes, long-focus cameras are a must.
saysvasquez
Yunnan C position, a hidden gourmet capital
Yunnan harbors a gourmet capital, it does not compete, it is quiet and comfortable, it is Zhaotong. As a C-position city in Yunnan, its barbecue is not lost to Zibo, and there are a lot of beautiful scenery!
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✔Oil cake bait
Oil cake bait is a must for breakfast in Zhaotong. Split it into two main parts, oil cake + bait, grilled and smeared with peanut butter, sweet sauce, chili sauce, soft and delicious.
✔Thin bean powder
The good CP of the oil cake bait is thin bean powder, which smells fragrant, and is embellished with green onion, chili oil, and pepper powder. Put a plate of fried buckwheat skin, the combination of red, green and yellow colors makes you appetite. It is said that locals like to soak the oil cake bait in thin bean powder, which is easier to swallow.
✔Lamb rice noodles
Bone soup boiled rice noodles, most of the lamb is with skin, pinch a few mint leaves and sprinkle it, force out the mint fragrance, a few drops of chili add flavor.
✔Potatoes
It is said that no one in Yunnan and Guizhou can refuse potatoes! The people of Zhaotong in the Wumeng Mountain area have unique planting conditions. The potatoes grown here are soft and crispy, and the flavor is more intense. The basic way to eat is to set up a pot on the charcoal fire, and the potatoes are directly roasted. Peel off the burnt skin and dip it in local chili powder to eat, the aroma is tangy~
✔Water powder
Water powder is a bit like Zhaotong version of hot and sour powder, using handmade sweet potato powder, the seasoning tends to be sour and spicy in Yunnan, refreshing and full, and the powder is tender when it enters the mouth.
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📣📣Local tourist attractions recommended: Dashanbao, Jigong Mountain Grand Canyon, Fir Forest, Biao Water Rock Waterfall, Mannan Mountain Cloud Grassland
JAMES PIERCE
In the cloud, come on, the south of the colorful clouds - Zhaotong Dashanbao!
Yunnan Zhaotong, a city not far from Zigong
Often heard, often passed by, never carefully experienced
Heard countless times about Dashanbao from others
Finally, on this holiday, it came true
Looking at the distant mountains in the mist, looking at the cliffs
Amazed at the beauty of nature, frightened by the danger of the cliffs
Terrified and surprised again and again
Eating pig's feet in laughter
Frying cumin beef under the shade of willow trees
Experiencing the harvest in the apple field
Watching the cattle and children frolic in the golden fields
The meaning of travel
Perhaps
It lies in experiencing the life of different regions!
DAKOTA HENRY
Yunnan's hidden secret, feel the call of the Grand Canyon
🌟About transportation: It's about 62 kilometers from Zhaotong city to Dashanbao Nature Reserve. We chose self-driving. The road up the mountain is shrouded in clouds and mist, as if in a fairyland, but please note that you should keep a low speed and pay attention to safety in foggy weather‼️
🐃We will encounter many cattle and sheep along the way, remember to give way, try not to honk the horn, so as not to disturb them.
👍Recommend you to play like this:
1️⃣Enjoy the magnificent scenery from the glass viewing platform. If you are brave enough, you can stand on the glass platform and look down, as if you are in the clouds.
2️⃣You must not miss the Grand Canyon of Jigong Mountain, overlooking the deep canyon and cliff cliffs. If you are lucky, you can see the scene of the sea of clouds.
3️⃣Be sure to go to Dahai Zi. In winter, there are national first-class protected animals, black-necked cranes, overwintering here, and in summer, it is a green grassland. The scenery here is like a fairy tale world.
📌Intimate tips:
1️⃣There will be local residents in Dashanbao offering horse riding services, which is a very good experience and worth a try.
2️⃣The local specialty food, cow dung roasted potatoes, is also very unique and very delicious. Friends who are interested can try it.
3️⃣The altitude of Dashanbao scenic spot is relatively high, friends who are prone to altitude sickness must pay attention to rest and do not engage in intense exercise‼️
AdventureLover
Dashanbao in Zhaotong, Yunnan - Sitting and watching the clouds rise
Dashanbao is located in the west of Zhaotong City, 79 kilometers away from the urban area, with an altitude of 3100-3140 meters and an average annual temperature of 6.2℃. It is the wintering habitat of the black-necked crane, a national first-class protected animal.
The best time to travel to Dashanbao is in autumn and winter, from early August to early October. The buckwheat flowers, oats, and fragrant grasslands on the mountain are in blocks and layers, colorful, turning the desolate Dashanbao into a dreamy world like a paradise. At the Tiaodun River Reservoir and Dahaizi Reservoir in Dashanbao, you can see flocks of black-necked cranes foraging and resting by the lake.
FORD HALE
Yunnan's 'C' treasure spot is less known but very beautiful! Hurry up~
When it comes to Yunnan, people may only think of Dali, Erhai, Lijiang, etc., but they overlook Yunnan's 'C' treasure spot·Zhaotong!! This mountain city known as 'Wumeng Majestic' has too many fun places to play👍~
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Attractions check-in:
✔Zhaotong Ancient City
Zhaotong Ancient City once had guild halls all over the Qing Dynasty, and is a well-known 'Guild Hall Capital'🔥. The life here is very strong🎇, it is suitable for strolling slowly and feeling the relaxation of the holiday~
✔Dashanbao Scenic Area
This is an ideal place for local self-driving tours, integrating mountains, waters, wetlands, grasslands, lake waterfalls, rare birds and many other elements🏞, divided into 4 attractions: Jigong Mountain, Xianrentian, Tiaodun Lake and Dahai Zi. Jigong Mountain is majestic and spectacular, it is an ideal place to watch the sea of clouds and watch the sunset🌇, Dahai Zi can watch the sunrise and black-necked cranes, and be surprised!!
✔Yiliang Xiaocaoba
Xiaocaoba Scenic Area is a masterpiece of nature, and Xiaocaoba welcomes a colorful season in autumn🌈, the mountains and plains are full of colorful forests, and the gold is like a palette overturned by nature🍂, the deep or shallow colorful colors are intoxicating~
✔Doushaguan Scenic Area
The scenic area has the majestic ancient post road Doushaguan, the gorgeous Laolishan Ridge scenery, the star-holding moon round mound breast peak, the dreamy natural maze, and the precious flowers all over the mountains💫, never tire of it~
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Food experience:
✔Zhaotong Liangfen
One of the traditional delicacies loved by Zhaotong residents, there are three flavors of pea liangfen, baogu liangfen, and buckwheat liangfen. I prefer buckwheat liangfen💖. The strong fragrance and refreshing taste of buckwheat are memorable, very refreshing, and unique in taste.
✔Oil cake thin bean powder
Traditional specialty snacks, the golden and crispy oil cake is combined with the fragrant thin bean powder. The taste is crispy and delicious, and the fragrance is excellent. According to the boss, it is also rich in protein and vitamins👏~
✔Oil cake bait
I tasted the oil cake bait in the morning, which is the main breakfast for Zhaotong people😋, divided into oil cake and bait parts. The oil cake part is made of thin rice + potatoes, stinky tofu, etc., while the bait part is mainly made of rice, with green onions, chili, minced meat, peanut butter, etc. There are a variety of taste options, and you can also match various small ingredients and seasonings!