[2025 Deqin Attraction] Travel Guide for Tongle Shanzhai (Updated May)

📍Address: Tongle Lisu Village, Yezhi Town, Weixi Lisu Autonomous County, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province 🚗Transportation: Self-driving is recommended. [One]Self-driving: You can directly navigate to "Tongle Lisu Village." After seeing the entrance to the village, continue driving along the path. There is a central parking lot in the village, and the roads in the village are relatively easy to drive on. [Two]Public transportation: Take a bus from Deqin County to Weixi and get off at Yezhi Town. From Yezhi Town, hitchhike to Tongle Village. If you get off at the nearest highway entrance to Tongle Village, you will need to walk about 5 km to reach the village. 👍️Must-see attractions: [One]Mulen House: This is the most distinctive feature of Tongle Village. The Mulen House resembles a large wooden box, with a frame made of wooden beams about 4–5 m long and 20 cm thick, without a single nail or iron, fitting perfectly together, showcasing the architectural wisdom of the Lisu people. [Two]Ethnic culture: Enjoy the traditional Lisu song and dance, Achi Muga, where all the dance movements and songs imitate the appearance of goats, full of vitality. You can also visit the Achi Muga Traditional Exhibition Hall to learn about the history and cultural connotations of this national intangible cultural heritage. [Three]Natural scenery: The surrounding mountains and rivers of the village are also worth appreciating. The distant snow-capped mountains, the rushing Lancang River, and the flowers, plants, and trees in the village together form a beautiful natural picture. 🎟️Tickets: Tongle Village is open for free. 💗Other: Achi Muga means "goat song and dance." According to legend, the ancestors of the Lisu people developed a deep affection for goats during their long-term production and life. They observed the movements and habits of goats and created this unique form of song and dance to express their love for goats and life. Achi Muga was included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage lists in 2006. It is said that the ancestors of the Lisu people lived by hunting and built their villages in the mountains mainly for convenient hunting. Later, they gradually adapted to life here, relying on hard work and wisdom, living in harmony with the mountains, rivers, and plants, and reproducing here, forming the present-day Tongle Village.

We were a group of six people in two cars, all of whom had been to Kunming, Dali, and Lijiang several times. We decided to take a different route, passing by the very blue Lancang River, driving on winding roads, and finally arriving at Tongle Village deep in the mountains. It is located in the Three Parallel Rivers area of the Jinsha River, Lancang River, and Nujiang River, and is the largest existing Lisu ancient village in China. On this large steep hillside, generations of Lisu people have made their homes. The wooden houses are the biggest feature of the village. The small wooden houses built along the mountain are all made of wood, without a single nail or iron. The first floor of such houses is for livestock, and the second floor is for people. The wooden houses are connected by steep stone steps. Walking through the village, you will find apple trees beside you and persimmon trees at your feet. The ancient wooden houses we can see today are already three or four hundred years old. Some families are drying corn, while others are drying chili peppers. Now that the road is open, people's lives must be more fashionable. You see, there are coffee shops and homestays, and there is a museum in the small square that tells the history and life of the Lisu people. Achimugua is an intangible cultural heritage dance of the Lisu people. The Lisu people who live in the mountains are good friends with the rock-climbing goats. Achimugua imitates the goats in both song and movement, interpreting the most special freedom deep in the mountains. ☀︎Tips: Address: Yezhi Town, Weixi Lisu Autonomous County, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province Tickets: No tickets required Self-driving: It takes five or six hours to drive from Dali or Lijiang, so it is suitable to arrange this attraction when you are on a loop tour Information: There is a terrace cafe in the village where you can overlook the village, and there are homestays available Tour time: When you are on a loop tour of Meili Snow Mountain and Lijiang Ancient Town, 3 hours is enough for this small village

Tongle Lisu Village in Weixi County is hidden in the heart of Shangri-La deep in the mountains, a 200-year-old Lisu ancient village in Weixi County, Yunnan. The houses are all made of wood, without paint or iron nails, and are held together by wooden pegs. Even the roof tiles are made of wood, and these thick wooden boards are pressed with stones to secure them. Map Navigation: Tongle Lisu Village Travel Time: Approximately 5 hours from Lijiang Nearly 5 hours from Shangri-La, via Xiangwei Road - National Highway 215 - Dewei Road Over 2 hours from Deqin, via Dewei Road

Located in Tongle Village, the core area of the 'Three Parallel Rivers' in the high mountain canyon of Yezi Town, Weixi Lisu Autonomous County, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, it is the most representative and oldest Lisu mountain village in the Lancang River basin of Weixi County. There are 106 Lisu households living here, with primitive and simple customs, well-preserved natural ecological environment, and unique residential architecture. Their houses are built with wooden planks and are scattered orderly on the high mountains over 2000 meters above sea level. The misty Tongle Village in the morning is like a fairyland on earth. - Location┆Tongle Lisu Ethnic Mountain Village, Weixi County, Diqing Prefecture, Yunnan 🅿️Parking┆Not long after entering the mountain, there is a riverside parking lot, on a slope. If there are many tourists, I guess you can only park here. There is a plank road leading to the village. If it's off-season, you can drive directly into the village, where there is a basketball court that can park a few cars. The cement road is quite good, but the road into the village can only accommodate one car. But usually there are no cars on the road 🎫Ticket┆Free ⚠️Tips： ❶ Small museum for a quick understanding of local characters, folk customs and dance costumes ❷ There is a plank road on the hillside, you can wander around ❸ There are homestays in the village ❹ If it's off-season, even the tourist toilets may not be open, but the museum is open