Bonan through the ages, taste Yongping. "Walking into Bonan town, I listened to a legendary story on an ancient road, tasted the delicious food on the tip of my tongue, and met the old days in the long years.

Bonan Ancient Route

The "Southwest Silk Road" is one of the earliest ancient roads at home and abroad, and Bonan Ancient Road is the most important one. It was opened in the sixth year of Yuanfeng in Han Dynasty (BC 105), and was called "Yongchang Road in Yunnan and Myanmar" in Han and Jin Dynasties. Yongping was called Bonan in ancient times, so this Silk Road is called "Bonan Ancient Road". With the development of time, people used to call the ancient road from South China to Myanmar, Afghanistan and other Southeast Asian countries and regions via Xiangyun, Dali, Yongping, Baoshan and Dehong "Bonan Ancient Road".

Bonan Ancient Road stretches for more than 100 kilometers in Yongping, which is a relatively complete section with many cultural relics and natural attractions along the way.

Jin Lan Ancient Capital, Jihongqiao, Guo Yong Temple, Qudong Mosque, Ancient Bridge, Jiangding Temple Gate Building, Cliff Stone Carvings on Lancang River, etc. After more than two thousand years of wind and rain, it shines brightly. Important town stations such as Qudong, Huaqiao and Yang Shan, like beads left on the ancient road, ring the long and heavy historical echo of the ancient road.

The rich and colorful national culture, caravan culture and border village culture have merged together to form costumes, architecture, customs and skills with unique artistic charm. Yongping braised chicken, Qudong preserved goose, pickled walnut, pickled garlic and white papaya are very famous in western Yunnan, which have become the taste buds of every visitor to Yongping.