The Confucius House is the former residence of Confucius' family. Its scale is only lower than that of the Ming and Qing emperors. It takes almost two hours to visit the whole Confucius Institute. Just above the third hall of Confucius, there is a plaque inscribed "Six Dynasties and Li". You can buy some six flavors of caramel from Confucius and try it.

The entrance and exit of Confucius House are in the same place, and the Confucius Temple is not far away. Walk there. It takes almost two hours to visit the whole Confucius Temple.

Lunch: There are many traditional cuisines in Qufu, which are antique, delicious and at a good price! The most famous is Queli Guest House, which is adjacent to Confucius House and Confucius Temple, with elegant style and strong traditional culture. Its special Shandong cuisine, Confucius family banquet, Confucius wedding banquet and Confucius birthday banquet occupy a special position in China food culture, but the price is a bit expensive. You can also try other snacks, such as smoked tofu, prickly heat, pancakes and so on.

Afternoon: Kong Lin

After a full meal, you can choose human tricycles or a carriage to go to Kong Lin (within 1 yuan).

Konglin is very large, and the most common way to travel is to see the tomb of Confucius (the tombstone of the third generation of Confucius) and the memorial archway. One of the most legendary places in Konglin is "Zi Gong Zhi Kai". Lin's souvenirs are cheaper than those in the other two places. Here is a special seal, one from 1 yuan to 5 yuan. You can buy it and carve it yourself.

You can visit the whole of Kong Lin in almost three hours. After that, you can buy some special products of Qufu, such as Confucius Banquet, Confucius Cake, regular script carving, tablet stickers, Nishan inkstone, Qufu fragrant rice, Qufu pancake, porridge soaked mutton and so on. Then take a bus back from Qufu. Friends who have enough time can stay one more day and then go to Qufu. Qufu is small, but there are many scenic spots!

Travel tips:

It is recommended to stay near Qufu Bus Station, because there are not many hotels nearby, and most of them are a little far away from the bus station!

Mysterious Tibet

Route 1: Mysterious and Distant Tibet

Tibet is a distant and mysterious place in many people's minds. Although they are eager to go sightseeing, they are afraid of the lack of oxygen on the plateau and the risks in the journey. Travel: Take the train to Xining, then spend a day visiting Ta 'er Temple, Sun Moon Mountain and Bird Island, then take the train to Golmud and transfer to a long-distance sleeper bus.

Tibet is a distant and mysterious place in many people's minds. Although they are eager to go sightseeing, they are afraid of the lack of oxygen on the plateau and the risks in the journey. In fact, Tibet has become a unique tourist destination in China with its magical natural scenery, unique religious characteristics and simple folk customs. As for the plateau environment, there is no need to be afraid. No man's land in Hoh Xil has a bad environment, and only explorers and explorers will go there. Ordinary tourists go to places with beautiful environment, dense population and more and more convenient transportation.

Route selection: There are five routes to Tibet, and each route is very different. The first is to enter Tibet from Kashgar, Xinjiang via the New Tibet Highway. This route is a border highway, rugged and cold, and there is no shuttle bus, so few tourists are interested. The second is from Chengdu to Tibet via Sichuan-Tibet Highway, and the third is from Dali, Yunnan or Panzhihua, Sichuan to Tibet via Yunnan-Tibet Highway. The terrain of these two roads is complex, with more ice and snow in winter and spring, and more tourists in summer and autumn. The fourth is to fly directly from Chengdu to Lhasa Gongga Airport, which is the most convenient way to enter Tibet. Fifth, the Qinghai-Tibet Highway enters Tibet via Xining and Golmud in Qinghai.

Self-help sightseeing tour, entering Tibet from Qinghai-Tibet Highway is the best choice. First of all, it saves money and time, and the toll is only 1/5 of that of aviation; It takes about a third of the time to take the other road. Secondly, there are several days to adapt to the rising altitude, thus avoiding the strong altitude sickness that is easy to appear after flying to the plateau suddenly. The most rare thing is that you can see the natural scenery of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau with your own eyes along the way, and experience the special feeling of climbing the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau through the Kunlun Pass and climbing the Tanggula Pass at an altitude of 5,231 meters.

Travel: Take the train to Xining, then spend a day visiting Ta 'er Temple, Sun Moon Mountain and Bird Island, then take the train to Golmud and transfer to a long-distance sleeper bus. It takes about two whole days to arrive in Lhasa one day and one night. Before departure, in addition to general travel goods, sunscreen and sunglasses should also be prepared to prevent ultraviolet rays; Carry your ID card with you and use it when handling border passes; Compressed biscuits and drinks are essential. They must be used on long-distance buses.

Scenery of Lhasa

The accommodation in Lhasa is good, and there are many high-end hotels, but you only need to choose the middle-class hotels in the city for self-help tour. The standard room for two people is around 3-4 yuan per person/night, and the transportation is convenient and economical. You can travel around Lhasa in the future.

Day 1: Visit Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple and Bajiao Street. Visit Potala Palace at 9: a.m. Don't be late. In the street, you can taste authentic Tibetan food. The next day: Visit drepung monastery, Sera Temple and Norbulingka by bus. It is best to arrange this day on Wednesday, because there will be a spectacular gathering of hundreds of lamas in drepung monastery, the largest Buddhist temple in Tibet. Norbulingka should also enter the park at 9: am or 15: pm.

day 3: visit the eastern route. In the morning, take the shuttle bus to Zedang Town, Naidong County, and visit the tournament Zabu on Kampot Mountain, which is regarded as a holy place by believers and is said to be the birthplace of Tibetans. Take bus No.2 to Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan Temple, which used to be Princess Wencheng's winter palace, and now contains precious "Pearl Tangchang". At the back of the route, you can take a taxi to visit Yongbulakang, which was built 2 years ago. It is the first palace building in Tibet. At last, you visited the Mausoleum of the King of Tibet in Youde County, with 9 buildings. Return to Zedang or Lhasa for accommodation.

day 4: visit the west. Take a shuttle bus from Lhasa or Zedang to Yarlung Zangbo River Bridge, and take a taxi to Yangzhuoyong Lake, the largest freshwater lake in Tibet and one of the three sacred lakes. Then go to Gyangze via Longkazi. Visit Baiju Temple and the site of Shanzong Anti-British Fortress, and climb up to see "red river valley". Stay in Gyangze or Shigatse.

Day 5: Visit Tashilhunpo Temple, Panchen Lama Temple and Xialu Temple in Shigatse. In the afternoon, take the shuttle bus back to Lhasa via Dazhusi new highway, and enjoy the beautiful scenery of Yarlung Zangbo River Valley along the way.

According to the above itinerary, you can not only save money and time, but also travel to various places of interest in Tibet. For self-help tourists, it is best to invite three or four people to travel together, which can reduce the cost of renting a car for one person. If the sightseeing is not finished, you can continue to take a bus along the Yarlung Zangbo River to Linzhi to experience the scenery of "Jiangnan" in Tibet, but it will take two more days to go back and forth. The western line can continue westward from Shigatse to Nyalam Zhangmu Port, but the border pass must be completed in Shigatse in advance. Visit Longjia Temple, which is known as "the second Dunhuang" along the way. When passing through Dingri Town, Dingri County, you can see with your own eyes the majestic posture of Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world, and you can see Mount Xixiabangma in Nilalin County. In a short distance from Nyalam to Cinnamomum camphora on the border between China and Nepal, the altitude suddenly dropped to 18 meters, and you can experience the rapid transition from cold zone to tropical zone. There are trading markets and Sino-Nepalese Friendship Bridge at Zhangmu Port. The extension of the trip requires an extra 4 days.

Starting from Tibet, you can return to Golmud and Xining via Lhasa Road, or you can fly to Chengdu. There will be no altitude sickness at this time.

south of the lower reaches of the Yangze River

Route 2: Jiangnan water town, relax.

Jiangnan gives people the impression that it is a land of fish and rice, with a criss-cross river network and silky water. 6 kilometers to the south of Suzhou, the silk, "silk at sunrise, clothes and quilts are in full bloom", nestles in the arms of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and Taihu Lake. Shengze, a small town at the junction of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, was called "Qingcaotan" in the early Ming Dynasty. By the middle of Ming Dynasty, sericulture in Shengze was booming, and the town gradually became an important silk distribution center in China. At that time, a poet named Can Zhou wrote a poem called Shengze, which described the prosperity of local silk trade. "A water town has become a city

Xianshen Temple in the east of the town records the history of Jiangnan town from" Silkworm Baby "to" Satin ". The ancestral temple is dedicated to the local "silkworm queen" Leizu God. This is a gray-yellow classical temple-style building. The brick carving pattern of the front gatehouse is naturally related to silk, inlaid with the patterns of ancient silk tooth shops, weaving houses and silk cargo ships. On both sides of the archway are written "Weaving Clouds" and "Embroidering Brocade", which is still a dream dress. Silkworm Hall is the main hall of Xianshen Hall, where three statues of Xuanyuan, Shennong and Leizu are enshrined. According to legend, Lei Zu, Yuan Fei of Xuanyuan Huangdi, took the lead in understanding the techniques of sericulture and reeling, thus "having no worries about food and clothing"; In the sericulture developed areas in the south of the Yangtze River, there have been many temples dedicated to Lei Zu since ancient times, among which Shengze Xiancan Temple is the largest and best preserved one.

If you come to  in Xiaoman season, you can catch up with the unique Xiaoman opera here. During the festival, villagers from Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces came from all directions. After the incense, they listened to several auspicious dramas popular in the countryside to celebrate. On the first day, Kunqu Opera was shown, and on the second day and the third day, Peking Opera was shown. There were famous actors and singers in the class, listening to the dream of fertile water. Now that you have arrived in the Silk Capital, you must "shop" before you leave. You can buy colorful square towels, scarves, silk scarves and silks and satins at the price of 1/5 or even 1/1 of the Beijing market.

Introduction: Tickets for Fairy Temple in 1 yuan. Suzhou Nanmen Bus Station has several shuttle buses to Shengze every day, which takes an hour by car. You can try local snacks such as chicken head rice and stove noodles. The taste is light and slightly sweet. There are rows of silk shops on Shunxin Road.

Dali, Yunnan

Route 3: Lijiang, Dali, Yunnan

Kunming is famous for its climate and beauty, with four seasons like spring. Dali and Lijiang have different charms. In Dali, Lijiang, the 13th Jade Dragon Peak in Chun Xue, the Tiger Leaping Gorge formed by splitting the Jinsha River Gorge, the magnificent wooden house like the Forbidden City, the Laojun Mountain hidden in the sea of azaleas, the 99-year-old Longtan, and the marriage of the matriarchal Mosuo people and ten thousand blooming camellias in Lugu Lake.

Feel the magic of interweaving ancient and modern time and space in Dayan ancient town with small bridges and flowing water, and listen to the ancient call quietly. Wherever you go, there are charming scenery everywhere, just like the paradise we dreamed of since childhood. People in these small towns are always so calm, and all people live a quiet and leisurely life.

Estimated time: 6 days by plane

Reminder: Lijiang, Dali, Kunming has a high altitude and strong ultraviolet rays. Don't forget to bring sunscreen.

Lugu Lake

Route 4: Lugu Lake

If there is a place suitable for thinking in a daze, nine times out of ten you will think of Lijiang. But now there is no room for a quiet corner to bask in the sun in Sifang Street in Lijiang. Then let's go one step further and enjoy a quiet day in Lugu Lake. The most beautiful thing in Lugu Lake is water. Standing by the lake, watching the Blue Mountains, blue lagoon and Xanadu. The mountains and rivers are so pure and beautiful that they ignore the eyes of the world and do not exist for anyone. People are moved by the pure and ethereal tranquility.

If you want to go to Lugu Lake, you must stay on the rig peninsula. Choose a room with a view of the lake, do nothing, just look at the blue lake, think about yourself four years ago, and drag the box into the campus; Think of the smiling faces from strangers to familiar faces in the dormitory; Think about burning the midnight oil before the exam and the laughter in the water room. Four years have passed, and in this place where the sky is high and the clouds are light, I am overwhelmed by memories. If you can physically, you might as well try to cross the lake alone. Estimate the time, walk along the lake from the rig island, think while walking, and see the changes of clouds from different angles. The most beautiful thing is Lugu Lake in the sunset, which is quiet and warm. The clouds on the horizon burned red and the lake was dyed gold. Looking back at Rige Island, it is quiet and gorgeous under a golden color, lying quietly on the blue lake. It's a fantastic place, full of sunshine and simple life. Just like college life, it is brilliant and beautiful, pure and simple, and it is the best period of life.

When the night completely enveloped Lugu Lake, the stars began to emerge one after another. Don't miss the Mosuo bonfire party. The girls in costumes raised their happy faces in the firelight, and their clear voices echoed through the smoke in the courtyard under the stars. Handsome boys, like cowboy costumes, are singing and dancing around the fire. Indulge completely and dance with a group of strangers under the starry sky, so that this journey of combing inner memories can have a happy night and face the truest self. After being crazy, I sat on the steps of the bar and listened to the sound of guitar coming from the bar. The lake lapped against the shore, watching the stars twinkling and the starry sky far away from the lake. The same crystal and agility, the same distance. Don't think about anything, melt yourself in the boundless night and slowly digest your troubles in the lake.

Strategy

Transportation: Take a bus from Lijiang to Lugu Lake. You can buy tickets at Lijiang bus station or entrust the innkeeper to help. This is more convenient. There are two flights at 8: 4 and 9: 2. The fare is 72 yuan, and the journey takes 7 hours. The mountain road is rugged, so be prepared psychologically. Don't live in the water when you get to Lugu Lake. Let the driver drive to the rig island. The two places are about 2 minutes' drive.

Admission: mountain entrance fee 78 yuan, plus 3 yuan eco-environmental protection fee, home visit to 1 yuan/person, bonfire party in 15 yuan/person, 3 yuan/person (for reference only, subject to the local actual price)

Turn around the lake: the total distance around the lake is about 5~6 kilometers. On the road, the section from Rige to Dazui Village only needs to climb over a few short hills. The remaining sections have no slope and the path is clear. You can ask the locals about the situation along the way. It takes 12 hours for a donkey friend to walk fast. If you are in a hurry, it is no problem to complete the tour around the lake in one day. If you have enough time, walk for two days or more.

Accommodation: There are many inns on Rige Island, such as Rige International Youth Hostel, Dongxun Inn and people on the island. Standard room around 1 yuan.

Line 5: Feel the Millennium Dunhuang

Leaving the campus, the new life is full of challenges. How much you expect, how nervous you are. You may need magnificent scenery to inspire yourself, thick history to strengthen your heart, and the great ambition of the ancients to make contributions to Wan Li Road. Then you can choose to take the Silk Road again. From Jiayuguan to Dunhuang, you can feel the great impact brought by magnificence in the vast Gobi.

Dunhuang, as a prosperous transit point of the Silk Road in the past, was once the western pearl of China's vast territory in history. Nowadays, the once prosperous world of mortals is on a Gobi desert, some are barren and some are lonely, but the wonderful murals in the Mogao Grottoes make people wonder again and again. Those exquisite murals, hidden in coarse gravel yellow sand for thousands of years, can be seen once, and the whole world is shocked. They are rough and soft, and they are exquisite and magical that can't be described in words. The flying shapes of different dynasties, from ferocious to elegant and smart. Different from the angels with wings in the west who can fly to the sky, the flying in Dunhuang has the most mysterious charm in the East. The lines of clothes flow like water and are as gentle as the wind. It is the most precious oriental silk, as thin as a cicada. It flew softly and skillfully into the sky, as if it heard the sound of the wind.

looking back, I am fascinated. The ancients left beautiful paintings in this cave, and after thousands of years, future generations were amazed. In the long river of history, they became truly immortal. What life can leave behind is the true embodiment of self-worth. Standing at the intersection of two kinds of life, standing at the intersection of history and future, the stunning beauty in the vast desert tells you eternal significance. History will give the most fair evaluation, and history is being created by you today. How to create it in the future is your most important topic.

I advise you to have a drink and leave the sun in the west for no reason. The blank space in Tang poetry has an indescribable charm, just fourteen words, and endless loneliness. This is the intersection of the Silk Road and a checkpoint connecting Eurasia, with Chang 'an in the east and Persia in the west. Those silk porcelains scattered in Europe have been tempered by desert wind and sand and the mysterious charm of the ancient East.