Trip Moments Recommendations
Cuihu Park - The Emerald.
Cuihu Park is known as an emerald embedded in Kunming City, and it's not an exaggeration 📸. Inside the park, willow branches drape down 📸🌹, swaying in the wind 📸🌹, graceful and overwhelmingly beautiful 💯👍. I visited Cuihu Park in the evening, strolling along the green paths 🥰, basking in the sunset, feeling extraordinarily content 🥰. I walked and paused 😘, sat by the lake 👍💯😍📸, experiencing the local's slow pace of life. When tired, I stepped into a lakeside cafe for a cup of coffee ☕, watching the twilight slowly merge into the lake 📸❤️.
Scenic Journey from Lijiang to Shangri-La
Lijiang is approximately 170 kilometers away from Shangri-La, with a driving time of about 2.5 hours. To fully appreciate the scenic views along the way📸😍 and not miss any photo opportunities📸, it is best to self-drive or hire a private car🚙.
Driving along the G214 national highway, you will see the Jinsha River📸👍 winding through the mountains📸👍, presenting the true beauty of green waters and lush hills📸💐.
There are rest stops with viewing platforms along the road, some offering views of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain👍💐😍📸, while others provide vistas of the Haba Snow Mountain📸🌷...
Tiger Leaping Gorge📸 is another popular check-in spot, with a vertical drop of about 3800 meters from the mountain top to the valley bottom, making it one of the deepest gorges in the world. The roaring sound of the water is thunderous, resembling the roar of a tiger, and is truly spectacular😍👍💕.
If your physical condition allows, joining a hiking group to trek through Tiger Leaping Gorge is an extraordinary experience👍.
Dukezong Ancient Town.
Shangri-La's Dukezong Ancient Town bears the marks of history, with a strong Tibetan atmosphere and sincere Buddhist devotion💕.
Climbing the stone steps to Turtle Mountain Park, where the Tibetan temple is located, the giant prayer wheel is a landmark building👍📸, and a must-visit for tourists. Besides checking in, you must personally turn the prayer wheel💕🌹👍, but it really can't be moved by one person alone; it took more than a dozen of us, each taking a spot around the wheel, and it still required a lot of effort to turn😍💐.
If time permits, be sure to walk through the ancient town📸. Although a fire in 2014 devastated the place, the streets are still the old streets👍📸, the ruts of wheels and hoofprints of horses are still present💐, and the stories of new houses and old dwellings are also worth exploring👍...
Menghun Silver Pagoda.
The Silver Pagoda in Menghun, Mang City, Yunnan, is one of the iconic buildings of Mang City👍. It shimmers with silver light📸, pure and elegant, and has a strong sense of rhythm💕. Standing under the pagoda and looking up, it feels like a silver pyramid soaring into the sky📸. From the top of the mountain, you can also clearly see the opposite Menghun Golden Pagoda, the scenery is extremely beautiful📸. There are many carvings in the scenic area📸, which showcase the delicacy of Dai culture💕🌹👍. It's really worth spending time here, renting ethnic minority costumes for a travel photoshoot📸. Since there are many people taking travel photos, you have to queue up, so it's best to avoid peak times.
Moli Tropical Rainforest Scenic Area
The Moli Tropical Rainforest Scenic Area is located in Ruili City, with a wide variety of wild plants, flowers, and spices👍💯. The area is filled with ancient towering trees📸, and walking through the forest with its sky-obscuring canopy, one immediately feels the cool breeze👍🌹. There is a golden Dai-style pagoda📸; at the end of the canyon, there is a waterfall with a drop of about 60 meters📸, which one can imagine must be magnificent during the rainy season; and a small hot spring📸, with water a foot deep, crystal clear to the bottom. These photo spots are all endowed with beautiful legends💕😘. There are also unique attractions such as the Stone Wrapped in Tree📸 and the Cave Heaven and Blessed Land📸...
The area has a high concentration of negative oxygen ions, making it a natural oxygen bar👍😍.