It's best not to sign up for a group tour. It's boring to play in a group, just a quick tour.

Especially countless purchases.

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============= Planned route: starting from Lijiang, Yunnan to the southwest, passing through Dali, Tengchong, Ruili and then returning to Kunming. Cars will be the main means of transportation throughout the journey, with a journey of more than 1,500 kilometers.

We chose Lijiang and Kunming as the starting and ending places of our vacation because they are both must-pass places for traveling to Yunnan.

Of course, you can also go in the opposite direction, starting from Kunming and ending in Lijiang. Day 1 (D1); Lijiang: Black Dragon Pond Park, Baisha, Shuhe.

Today’s itinerary is to Lijiang Heilongtan Park, then rent a bicycle and ride to Baisha Ancient Town and Shuhe Ancient Town, and return to Lijiang Ancient Town in the evening.

Get up early and rush to Heilongtan Park in the north of the ancient city to watch the sunrise.

The park is very close to the ancient city. Follow the east street of the ancient city to the ancient waterwheel. Then walk north along the water for more than ten minutes to reach Heilongtan Park. The entrance fee is ￥40.

The sunrise in Black Dragon Pool is very beautiful. Standing on the shore, you can see the reflection of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in the pool.

There are a lot of carps in Black Dragon Tantan. If you are interested, you can buy fish food from the vendors beside the pool and feed them to amuse them.

After returning to the ancient city from the park, it is recommended to go to Ruiyu snacks next to the Dashiqiao for breakfast.

Their cold rice noodles, chickpea jelly and chicken feet taste good.

Breakfast costs ￥6.

After breakfast, rent a bicycle and set off in the ancient city. The rental fee is ￥10.

The reason why we rode to Baisha and Shuhe was that these two places are not far from the ancient city and are located in the north of the ancient city.

More importantly, the scenery along the way is pleasant, making it suitable for stopping and taking photos anytime and anywhere.

After leaving the ancient city, ride north along Shangri-La Avenue. There is a sign at a large roundabout. The right side leads to Baisha River and the left side leads to Shuhe River.

It is recommended to go to Baisha first.

Baisha Township is located 8km north of Dayan Town, Lijiang, and can be reached in more than an hour by bicycle.

It was the political, economic and cultural center of Lijiang during the Song and Yuan Dynasties.

The Mu clan's Tusi architecture and murals (White Sand Murals) from the Ming Dynasty are still preserved.

Tickets are ￥15.

Baisha Township is located at the foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. You can take good photos on the road.

After visiting Baisha, return the same way and head to Shuhe.

The ticket for Shuhe is ￥30.

Shuhe has more man-made attractions than the ancient city, but the road signs in Naxiwen are very distinctive.

The further you go, the more you can see the authentic ancient town.

There is also Sifang Street in the ancient town. Food is not expensive, lunch costs ￥10.

After a day of sightseeing, you can have dinner at Shunshuilou in the ancient city. We recommend the cold liver and grilled fish with black bean sauce.

The per capita cost is ￥30.

You can also go to Caodun Tilapia Restaurant on Xincheng Qixing Street to eat tilapia hotpot. Live fish only costs ￥7/jin, and dinner is ￥25 per person.

You can wander around the ancient city in the evening and experience the bustle of Sifang Street and the tranquility of the old houses.

Stay in an inn in the ancient city for the night, the cost is ￥30.

Tickets: ￥4￥15+￥30＝￥85 Food and accommodation: ￥6+￥1￥25＋￥30＝￥71 Transportation: ￥10 Total: ￥85+￥71＋＋10＝￥166 The next day (D2

); Lijiang-Dali Ancient City.

Batik shopping in Zhoucheng, Xizhou Yan Family Courtyard, Three Pagodas Reflection Park, Foreigner Street.

After getting up early, have breakfast at Ruiyu Snacks, which costs ￥6.

Leave the ancient city and go to Lijiang Long-distance Bus Station.

Buy a ticket to Xiaguan, the fare is ￥43.

Note that Xiaguan is the capital of Dali Prefecture, so you have to leave half an hour in advance to go to Dali Ancient City.

It is recommended that you do not go directly to Dali, but visit Zhoucheng and Xizhou along the way. They are the places with the strongest local ethnic characteristics among the Bai villages in Dali.

Zhoucheng is located 23 kilometers north of Dali Ancient City.

In Zhoucheng, you can also see a wealth of ethnic tie-dye products, and the prices are lower than in the ancient city.

Xizhou is located 18 kilometers north of the ancient city of Dali. The Bai folk houses in Xizhou are very unique.

The most famous one is probably the Yan Family Courtyard. You can take an electric tricycle from the highway entrance and the price is ￥2 per person.

The Yan Family Courtyard is the former residence of Yan Zizhen, a famous businessman of the "Yongchangxiang" business in the Republic of China. It was also the location of the commune compound when "Five Golden Flowers" was filmed.

Tickets for the Yan Family Courtyard are RMB 10.

In the courtyard, you can taste Bai's three-course tea and watch performances.

You can have lunch in Xizhou or go to the ancient city.

Cost￥15.

After arriving in Dali Ancient City, there are many inns in Dali.

It is recommended to stay in Qingxin Courtyard or Fuxin Courtyard in Fukangli in the north of the city, which is very cost-effective.

The accommodation fee is RMB 25. You can wander around the ancient city in the afternoon. The ancient city of Dali is not big, with towers in the southeast and northwest directions.

The view from the top of the south gate tower is the best, offering the best bird's-eye view of the ancient city. Tickets are RMB 2.

Near dusk, you can go to the Three Pagodas Reflection Park to see the reflection of the Chongsheng Three Pagodas in the setting sun.

I don’t recommend going to Three Pagodas Park, the tickets are too expensive and not worth it.

You can go to the North Gate and take a horse-drawn carriage to the Three Pagodas Reflection Park. The round-trip fare is approximately RMB 4 per person.

Tickets for Three Pagodas Reflection Park are RMB 4.

For dinner, we recommend going to Yiheng Hotel on Renmin Road, which is a time-honored restaurant.

Special dishes include fish in casserole, fried snail meat in sauce, papaya chicken, etc.

Dinner costs ￥20.

After nightfall, you can wander around the Foreigner Street in the ancient city, where there are many bars.

In the noisy foreigner street, you can actually find a book bar: Lazy Book Bar.

The environment is very good, recommended.