[2025 Jianchuan Attraction] Travel Guide for Ouyang Courtyard (Updated Apr)

Not only was the Ouyang family's house luxurious, but it also produced a famous "female caravan leader" in western Yunnan. In 1947, after the second-generation owner of the Ouyang family, Ouyang Shu, was killed by bandits, his wife, Zhao Yidi, resolutely took on the important role of caravan leader, continuing the prosperity of the Ouyang family and leaving a significant mark on the history of caravans on the Tea Horse Road.

Located on Sideng Street in Shaxi Town, Jianchuan County, Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Province, Ouyang Courtyard is an old house built during the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China, boasting a history of over 100 years. As the westernmost house in Sanjia Alley, it adopts the typical Bai architectural style of "three rooms, one screen wall, four sides, and five courtyards," complete with a horse shop and two gardens, covering an area of approximately 1,300 square meters. Back in its heyday, it combined the most luxurious residence, shops, and a horse shop, earning it the reputation of a "five-star horse shop on the Ancient Tea Horse Road."

"Beautiful Dali, Bai people build fresh houses." This is why I want to visit Dali. When I approached Shaxi, I thought of a poem by Ouyang Xiu. One line goes: "I love the beautiful things in Jiangxi, and I often boast about them to people in the north." Ouyang Courtyard | Mint Cafe | Avant-garde Bookstore | Take photos Everywhere you look, you see ancient towns and the strong atmosphere of ordinary people. It is a popular place for people who love the atmosphere of ordinary people. · 🚗Transportation: Set your destination to Shaxi ⌚Recommended time: 1 day 🕰Duration: 1 day - 🔎Detailed guide · ✅One-day itinerary: Shaxi Service Center → Ouyang Courtyard → Mint Cafe → Grandma A Rui's Shop → Ancient Stage → Xingjiao Temple → Yujin Bridge → Avant-garde Bookstore → Poetry Tower → Return (Image 2 is a detailed map guide, you can check it out if you need it) 1⃣Ouyang Courtyard: The driver will drop you off at Shaxi Ancient Town Service Center. Walk along Siteng Street for a few minutes to reach Ouyang Courtyard, where you can take photos at the same spot as the fairy sister. 2⃣Mint Cafe: Continue walking along Siteng Street to reach Mint Cafe, which is the Windy Cafe in the drama. You need to make a purchase to take photos inside. The Shaxi Wall next to it is also a great photo spot (Image 5). 3⃣Grandma A Rui's Shop → Ancient Stage → Xingjiao Temple: Walk a few more minutes and turn right to reach the Ancient Stage. There are many attractions here, such as the Big Locust Tree, Grandma A Rui's Shop, Xingjiao Temple, and Youli Grocery Store. They are all great photo spots. You need to make a purchase to take photos at Grandma A Rui's Shop (Images 6, 7). 4⃣Yujin Bridge: After taking photos at the Ancient Stage, follow the navigation and walk for a few minutes to reach Yujin Bridge. Sitting by the bridge and enjoying the breeze is very comfortable. It really feels like a windy place. 5⃣Avant-garde Bookstore → Poetry Tower: After crossing the bridge, there are many yellow bikes by the roadside. Bargain for a round trip for CNY 15 to the Avant-garde Bookstore, where you can take photos at the same spot as Li Xian. You can also take photos at the Poetry Tower opposite. The view from the tower is also beautiful. Finally, return to the ancient town and enjoy some food and drinks. The ancient town is not big, and you can finish exploring it in half a day. Although this place became popular because of the TV drama "Meet Yourself," when you come here, the simple folk customs of the ancient town will deeply touch you and make you fall in love with this place! 🔸If you have any questions, let me know in the comments...

This is a town forgotten by time, hidden in the quaint and tranquil deep mountains, and it is also the only surviving ancient market on the Tea Horse Road. - Here, the most original architectural features are preserved, with long and long bluestone roads, and simple and kind folk customs. - Come to Dali Shaxi Ancient Town, be a passerby on the Tea Horse Road in the forgotten time. - 🎈Shaxi Travel Guide - Must-visit ✅Ancient Theater Stage ✅Yujin Bridge ✅Shaxi Charlie Chaplin ✅Pioneer Bookstore ✅Mountain Wind Courtyard ✅Poetry Tower ✅Mid-mountain Coffee ✅Dongzhaimen ✅Youfeng Xiaoguan ✅Ouyang Courtyard - 🍵Shaxi Food Recommendations ✅Jiajia Farmhouse Dishes: The potato cakes are really unique, crispy on the outside and sticky on the inside; the marinated meat with fat and lean is also delicious; the steamed eggplant with a sour and spicy taste; the rice wine milk cake is very special 🌟PS: About 40 per person, great value for money - ✅First Encounter with Shaxi: Must try the signature spicy beef 🌟PS: About 50 per person, come early when it's crowded - ✅Xilu Xiaoyuan: Recommended chicken soup, very fresh and nourishing 🌟PS: About 45 per person, great value for money - ✅Sifang Street Barbecue: Shaxi's rare nightlife, worth experiencing 🌟PS: About 50 per person, taste varies from person to person - 🏠Accommodation Recommendations ✅In the off-season, you can choose not to book in advance, see the room upon arrival (after all, there is a big difference between the actual scene and pictures) - ✅During the peak season, be sure to book in advance, otherwise the rooms will be tight 🌟PS: I stayed at Jingping She Guesthouse, overall it was okay, because it was off-season, great value for money, very convenient to enter and exit the ancient town, close to the Ancient Theater Stage, and convenient to go to Yujin Bridge. - 🚩Shaxi One-Day Tour Recommendations ✅After breakfast, stroll around the ancient town ✅Wander through the ancient streets and alleys ✅Local specialty food for lunch ✅Visit ancient cultural relics and popular photo spots in the afternoon ✅The ambiance of the ancient town under the sunset and the sunset at Yujin Bridge ✅Night tour of the ancient town and food in the evening - 🚙Transportation Information ✅Take a bus from Dali to Shaxi, the journey takes about 2.5 hours 🌟PS: Departing from Dali city center, the fare is 58; remember, if you are in Dali Ancient Town, you don't need to go to Dali city center, you can wait at the bus stop at the March Street entrance of Cangshan Gate, and buy tickets on Caiyun Tong (make sure to get the driver's contact information from customer service in advance and communicate beforehand); there are also buses to Shaxi Ancient Town from Dali Ancient Town Bus Station, the fare is 108

The ancient Bai ethnic mansion in Shaxi, a 'five-star horse inn' on the Ancient Tea Horse Road. The most impressive thing about Shaxi is the century-old mansion 'Ouyang Courtyard' next to Sideng Street, which was also a five-star horse inn on the Ancient Tea Horse Road. It was my first time seeing an ancient building in the Bai ethnic style. With a layout of three rooms and one screen wall, and a compound with four sides and five courtyards, it is spacious and grand. The main gate of the courtyard is luxuriously designed, with beautifully carved beams and painted rafters. The main hall of the courtyard has a plaque that says 'Xiujie Luling', and the owner of Ouyang Courtyard originally moved from Ji'an, Jiangxi. Starting as a stableman, he gradually became the wealthiest horse dealer in Shaxi ancient town. The decoration of Ouyang Courtyard, which combines calligraphy and painting, also mixes the styles of the Han and Bai ethnic groups. Looking at the simple and grand Ouyang Courtyard in front of me, I can almost imagine the bustling and lively scene on the Ancient Tea Horse Road a hundred years ago, with endless streams of horse caravans and merchants.