There are some pretty good scenic spots in Tengchong, Yunnan. These scenic spots are suitable for visiting in autumn. Of course, the most worth visiting is the local Ginkgo Village, which is the most beautiful in autumn. In addition, there will be some good hot springs that everyone can experience. Recommended autumn attractions

1. Jiangdong Ginkgo Village

Jiangdong Village in Gudong Town has become the most popular place in late autumn in Tengchong in recent years. Every year from mid-November to early December, people come here to fill the trees. The ground is filled with gold. There are more than 3,000 ginkgo trees in the village, scattered inside and outside the farmyard, and several of them are more than 500 years old. Although the other seasons are not as brilliant as the golden autumn, they are less bothered by the crowds of people. The fences, stone walls and corn hanging all over the farmhouses are still full of pastoral atmosphere.

Going from the Ginkgo Square (where the "Ginkgo King" is located) on Sancha Road at the entrance of the village is the main scenic spot Chenjiazhai, to the north are Zhongzhai and Baxin, and to the south is Jiangying. The main scenic area is the most densely populated with ginkgo trees and tourists (at least avoid weekends during the peak season), but as long as you walk away for a short distance, you can enjoy the peaceful ginkgo landscape. There is a viewing platform on the back mountain where you can see the village in the distance.

Every household in the village looks like a farmhouse. In fact, it can be said that food, accommodation and sightseeing are all integrated here. The accommodation conditions of each accommodation are not much different, and the prices are not too far apart (usually ranging from 180 to 218 yuan during the ginkgo season). If there are many and beautiful ginkgoes in the yard, it is a big plus. You can sit back and make tea and look around. golden. Farmhouses also operate catering. The village’s specialties are Ginkgo Braised Chicken (150 yuan/piece, starting from half a piece) and Ginkgo Small Intestine Braised Pork Ribs (60 Yuan/portion). Many stores can flexibly adjust the dish size and price according to the number of people.

2. Atami

Ticket/hot spring package 60/278 yuan

8:00～19:30, no entry after dark

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This is the most famous geothermal scenic spot in Tengchong. The short 2.5-kilometer mountain trail connects steam springs, geysers, hot springs, hot springs, springs and other geothermal manifestations. It can be called a steaming place. Small natural geothermal exhibition hall. Dagunguo is the terminal station of Atami Scenic Area and the most popular place.

The hot spring with a diameter of 6 meters is rolling and transpiration. The water temperature is as high as 96.7°C. The steam is like mist and the smell of sulfur is assaulting your nostrils. There are boiled hot spring eggs (5 yuan/2 pieces), peanuts, etc. for sale next to it. There are also two large "steam pots" covered with bamboo strips that allow visitors to experience cooking raw eggs by themselves (available outside the scenic area, 5 yuan/4 ) fun.

In addition to the elusive high-temperature hot springs, you can also soak in the hot springs and enjoy the green mountain scenery. With a hot spring package ticket, you can choose one of the two hot springs in the scenic area. Beauty Pool Hot Spring (hot spring 268 yuan, accommodation standard including breakfast, tickets 1098 yuan)

It is located in the scenic area, separated from the trail by a stream, with 8 soaking pools and 1 hot spring swimming pool lying quietly in the valley. Looking up, you can see the geothermal landscape all over the mountain. The Bath Valley outside the scenic spot (hot spring 268 yuan, hot spring house

900 yuan/2 hours onwards; 9:00 to 1:00 the next day) is built on the mountain and has as many as 22 bathing pools. The private bathhouse (for 5 people) has better privacy.

3. Hot springs

Tengchong is said to have 99 volcanoes and 88 hot springs. The specific number may be difficult to determine, but it is a fact that there are endless hot springs everywhere. In addition to the popular Atami and Sakura Valley hot springs in the scenic area, there are wild spring earthen hot springs used by local villagers from childhood to luxurious hot spring houses designed by overseas architects.

You can get hot spring coupons at many local hotels and inns, and you may also get discounts when booking online. Dadong, Danzha, and Datang hot springs are all cheap or even free hot spring "earth bathhouses". Although the environment is poor, the water quality is often very good, so you might as well give it a try.

Laxing Hot Spring is located in Diantan, 10 kilometers north of Gudong Town. The village is quite large, with an old bluestone street, and hot spring hotels along the road, with similar prices.

The supply and marketing cooperative hot springs (indoor/outdoor

20/30 yuan, standard double/family starting from 120 yuan/360 yuan) have the best conditions. The open-air bathing pool is separated by vegetation and is private. The sex is good, and you can enjoy it for free when you stay. Outdoor hot springs include hot springs, swimming pools and fumigation rooms. You can take the Rural Passenger Transport (15 yuan) at Ximen Station

to get there.

Huguaqing Sanatorium (from NT$50 for 2 hours, including three meals per day, large pool from NT$148). Locals love to come here to take a steam bath, which is believed to be good for rheumatism. The bathhouse is built on a geothermal field, and you can have a sauna on the spot after taking a bath. Accommodation is simple. Take a taxi (50 yuan) or the Atami Express Line to the bottom, and go straight up the winding mountain road on the right for 2 kilometers (you can contact the nursing home

to pick up the car at the Atami Express Line Station, 20 yuan) to reach it.

Yongle Hot Spring Resort (188 yuan for 20 hours, 338/580 yuan for standard double/hot spring room including breakfast) is the hot spring village closest to the county town, and the standard room does not include hot springs. Bus No. 5 goes directly to the door.

4. Volcano Park

Ticket fee is 40 yuan

8:00～18:00

If you want to visit the park with 99 volcanoes, Explore the volcanic landscape in Tengchong, the only fully developed place. The park includes three scenic spots that are far apart, "Big and Small Hollow Mountains", "Zillary Joints" and "Heiyu River". You need to take a separate ride to and from them.

The gate of the park is located at the Big and Small Kongshan Mountains in Mazhan Township. Don’t forget to take a look at the small volcano museum next to it. The volcano is not far from the gate. It takes about 20 minutes to climb the Dakong Mountain crater via a trail from the foot of the mountain. The altitude of Xiaokong Mountain is slightly lower. There are trails from both summits that lead down to the so-called "pot bottom" inside the crater. Climb to the top early, the hazy wilderness and distant mountains under the mist are the most beautiful scenery.

If you want to have a bird's eye view of the volcano, you can also take a hot air balloon ride (200 yuan/person) or experience a more exciting delta wing (300 yuan/person). The experience does not take long and is only open in the morning. The specific time period depends on the time. Depends on the weather.

You need to take a taxi (chartered bus 30-40 yuan, 12 kilometers) outside the park gate to get to the columnar joint. Remember to keep the ticket for inspection. As the name suggests, this is a group of stone pillars with sharp edges. From the observation deck near the parking lot, you can overlook the unique landforms of this volcanic area.

5. Beihai Wetland

Ticket fee 110 yuan, boat fee 30 yuan/person

8:30～18:30

Far away Seeing the Beihai Wetland from a distance, you may think it is a land meadow. In fact, the thick land-like "green space" is the most unique landscape of the wetland - Caopai, which Tengchong people proudly call "floating lakes". blanket". Grass roots grow over the years, forming rows and floating on the water, making it difficult to tell whether it is a grassland or a lake. Spring and summer are the best times to visit this national wetland reserve, when flowers are in full bloom, reeds are swaying, and the irises (locally known as "North Sea Orchid") in April are a major attraction. There is little water in autumn and winter, and the scenery is much drab.

If you just want to see the scenery, you don’t necessarily have to enter the scenic spot. The stone steps opposite the gate of the scenic area lead to a Taoist temple, and you can overlook the wetland scenery after a 10-minute walk. Chaijiaying on the back of the wetland is quiet and pleasant, and the scenery is also good. You can take a detour from Haikou Village on the north side of the wetland

. There is no shortage of farmhouse restaurants in Haikou Village, serving fresh fish, shrimp, wild vegetables and fragrant potato, bacon and stewed rice.

6. Heshun

80 yuan; 8:00～19:30

This Han Chinese town on the border of Yunnan flourished during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty. It is beautiful and quiet , but due to lack of arable land, they began to live a life of "poor and desperate" more than 400 years ago. The town is built on the mountain, high in the south and low in the north, bounded by Dashi Alley. The east side of the ancient town has been more developed and has shown the bustle of inns, while the west side is still quiet, with old houses and temples concentrated here. The ancient town is surrounded by five mountains (four of which are volcanoes). There are two volcanic craters (Dakeng Xiaoshan and Xiaokeng Big Cave) on Laoguipo in the north. They are both undeveloped and can be visited in half a day.

If you are too lazy to climb mountains, you can find a pair of fishing gear and go to the river pond to keep company with willow fish and birds, which is also a great enjoyment in Lazy Heshun.

You need to purchase tickets to enter the ancient town. Although there are various fare evasion strategies online, and the innkeeper can also take you directly into the town, if you want to visit paid attractions, it is best to pay honestly. Ticket checking attractions include: Heshun Library, Wenchang Palace, Yunnan-Burma Anti-Japanese War Museum, Wanlouzi, Heshun Alley, Liu’s Ancestral Hall, Li’s Ancestral Hall, Yuanlong Pavilion, and Ai Siqi’s Former Residence.

7. National War Cemetery and Western Yunnan Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall

Baofeng Road, free

Tuesday to Friday 9:00～17:00, Saturday , Sunday to 17:30

This is the memorial site for the soldiers of the Anti-Japanese War and the Expeditionary Army in Western Yunnan, and it is also one of the most worth visiting places in Tengchong. The Western Yunnan Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall (admission is closed half an hour before closing) records the tragic war more than 70 years ago with physical objects, pictures, texts, and audio and video. From military uniforms and firearms to Japanese military coins and other items, from photos of smiling pilots to the skulls of female expeditionary force soldiers at Savage Mountain, more than 20,000 exhibits are shocking.

Most of the exhibits in the memorial hall actually come from the private collection of Duan Shengkui, a Tengchong native for more than 30 years. Walking out of the memorial hall, a long wall of lists of Chinese Expeditionary Forces is clearly visible, and the cruel numbers in the history books become real and concrete here. In the adjacent National Memorial Cemetery, more than 3,000 Chinese Expeditionary Force soldiers and more than a dozen Allied officers and soldiers who died in the Battle of Tengchong are buried.

There are towering pines and cypresses in the park, and on the mausoleum behind the Martyrs' Shrine, small tombstones are neatly lined up on the entire hillside. Each tombstone is engraved with the rank and name of a fallen soldier, but in fact , there is no one-to-one correspondence between tombstones and ashes. After the scorched earth, the deceased could no longer distinguish them clearly. The cemetery was built in 1945, but was damaged and abandoned for a time. It was restored in 1986.

8. Dieshuihe Waterfall

Baofeng Road Dieshuihe Bridgehead

Ticket fee 20 yuan; 7:30～19:30

< p>Dieshui River Falls is known as the "only urban waterfall" and is indeed a small natural place in the city. Passing through a row of shops, the sound of rumbling water and dense mist hit us. This volcanic dammed waterfall has a drop of 46 meters and a sufficient amount of water. You can look down, flat or look up at the waterfall from three points: the Tai Chi Bridge above the waterfall, the roadside platform in the scenic area and the viewing platform at the foot of the waterfall. On sunny days, you can see a rainbow. It is about 500 meters north of the Overseas War Cemetery. What to eat in Tengchong

Great Rescue

It is said that when Emperor Yongli of the Southern Ming Dynasty fled through Tengchong and was hungry, the locals fried a plate of bait and served it to him, which greatly impressed him. Absolutely. From then on, Tengchong Fried Bait Kuai changed its name to "Dajiujia".

Most local restaurants have this famous dish (15-20 yuan), which usually comes with a bowl of "Qinglong Crossing the Sea Soup" made from dried pickled vegetables, ginger and millet.

Bait silk

As the name suggests, the bait block is turned into silk. The shape is similar to rice noodles, but the taste is completely different. The rice noodles are elastic and smooth, and the bait wire is thick and tough, closer to noodles. You can find it in breakfast shops and rice noodle shops.

Thin bean flour

Grind white peas and cook them into thick thin bean flour. Add fresh shredded bait or roasted daddy to the seasoned thin bean flour to make Tengchong A great treat for breakfast and late night snacks.

Grilled cakes (bait cubes)

It is often paired with thin soybean flour or roasted pork soup. The eating method is similar to mutton steamed buns - tear the pieces into the soup and soak them before eating. In fact, the rice cakes that are grilled until fragrant are delicious even if you eat them empty-handed. They are basically available in snack bars and roadside stalls.

Brown bag

Yunnan people call the palm tree flower buds that have just been "packed" called brown bags, and the buds are wrapped in layers like bamboo shoots. It can be fried with ham or bacon or plain-fried. It has a refreshing fragrance and a slightly bitter taste. The love for brown bags has led Tengchong people to be nicknamed "brown bags" by outsiders.

Copper Pot Beef

There are many Muslims in Tengchong. There are Muslim restaurants in the whole alley on the Muslim Street 50 meters south of the old bus station. It is good to find any one to eat. .

Tupotzi

Heshun’s most unique delicacy is a pottery hotpot filled with vegetables, egg dumplings, pork belly, ribs, yams and a series of side dishes stewed layer by layer. Boil it, put charcoal fire in the "pot belly" in the middle, it's very delicious.

Brain

A kind of sweet with many ingredients. Fried rice chips are topped with a poached egg and poured with wine. In the past, locals used to entertain prospective sons-in-law.