[2025 Weixi Attraction] Travel Guide for Tongle Village (Updated Mar)

Highlight - Tongle Village of Yezhi Town in Weixi County, Diqing is arguably one of the most fascinating ethnic villages in Yunnan. It is a traditional village inhabited by people of the Lisu ethnic group and it has a history of nearly 300 years. The Lisus commonly refer to the traditional style of dwelling in their village as the “muleng house” - they are made from logs and wood planks, without using nails. My Personal Experience - When I visited there, I was warmly greeted by local villagers and some of them even invited me to drink tea at their homes. I ended up staying overnight at a local woman’s place and shared some wonderful time with her and her family. I will never ever forget how kind and generous people are to me at this village. #hiking #naturalwonders #urbanexplorer #tigeryear2022

🌈Attractions: Tongle Village is located in Yezhi Town, Weixi Lisu Autonomous County, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. It is an ancient Lisu village with unique culture. Although the number of indigenous residents here is decreasing, with only a few livestock and overgrown inns left, this was once a bustling and mysterious village. The Lisu people in Tongle Village worship many gods and ghosts, including gods of heaven, mountains, fire, dragons and household gods. Ghosts are divided into the souls of dead people and the spirits of all things, such as road ghosts, water ghosts, tree ghosts, skinny ghosts and food ghosts. [StarEyes] Cultural characteristics: The coming-of-age ceremony in Tongle Village is very solemn. When boys and girls reach the age of 13, they need to hold a trouser (skirt) coming-of-age ceremony, which marks the beginning of a new life and the acquisition of social freedom. The Lisu people in Tongle Village are good at singing and dancing. Their "Achimu Gua" song and dance performance has no instrumental accompaniment. There are two teams of men and women dancing, each with a lead singer and the rest of the chorus. The performance forms are diverse. 💗Other tips: The houses here are well-built wooden houses, built against the mountain, layer upon layer. In spring and autumn, they go down to the river valley and live in "farm houses", and go up to the mountains to gather and hunt, and live in "fire houses". They give equal importance to farming and gathering. The cultural characteristics of Tongle Village are irreplaceable. It would be a great pity if they are not protected. I hope more people can understand and pay attention to this ancient Lisu culture that is about to be forgotten.

|The oldest Lisu ancient village ~ Tongle Village. The owner of the guesthouse in Tongle Lisu ancient village tells you how to play in Tongle Village Tongle Village is located in the core area of the Three Parallel Rivers, with a history of more than 200 years It is the most representative, oldest, and best preserved Lisu mountain village in Weixi County The houses🏠 are made of wood, even the tiles on the roof are wooden boards The whole village has 136 households, with only 25 households living permanently What to play in Tongle Village ①Come to see the most primitive ancient village, walk on the stone road, there are villagers dancing Lisu dance here, you can do handicrafts with the locals, and feel the ancient Lisu culture ②The houses in the village are very distinctive, the photos are very good, you can see the panoramic view of the Lisu ancient village from the opposite viewing platform, you can overlook the Lisu village from the guesthouse balcony, you can pick mushrooms on the mountain, you can see the rhododendrons all over the mountain in the back mountain, and you can also go to the pasture to take pictures ③You can rent Lisu costumes for photos, the roof of the guesthouse has the best photo spots, you can also walk around the village and take photos Dining problem: The guesthouse can order dishes, or provide ingredients for self-cooking Self-driving navigation: Tongle Lisu Mountain Village It takes about 5 hours to drive from Shangri-La or Lijiang Because it's a bit remote, so public transportation is not very convenient, if you really want to go, choose to take a car from Shangri-La or Lijiang or Dali to Weixi County, and then charter a car to go Parking problem: The basketball court can park a few cars, not far from the entrance to the mountain, there is a riverside parking lot I am the owner of a guesthouse in Tongle Lisu Mountain Village A genuine local Lisu The guesthouse is next to this basketball court Can provide accommodation, parking, dining, you can drink coffee on the third floor, rent ethnic costumes for photos Take you to experience Lisu culture, sing 🎤 dance, do handicrafts is a good place for photography enthusiasts!