[ Introduction]

Chuxiong tourism resources are famous for its "hometown of dinosaurs", "Lamaxian", "Yuanmou ape-man", Yuanmou soil forest, Shishan peony, Zixishan tea, Yi people's October solar calendar, Yi people's customs and pleasant climate with warm winter and cool summer. Stepping on the magical land of Chuxiong, in Lufeng Dinosaur Mountain, you will see the largest and most complete dinosaur fossils preserved in the world, and you will even have a feeling of standing on the dinosaur skeleton; In Yuanmou, you can not only witness the living environment of Yuanmou ape-man 1.7 million years ago, but also discover the change of Cang Sang on the surface and its roots through the soil forest.

[ Transportation]

Railway

The train from Kunming to Dali stops at Chuxiong, which leaves at 9: 2 every day and arrives at Chuxiong at 12: 2. The fare is 2 yuan. There are also trains to Yuanmou and Lufeng.

Highway

Chuxiong is located in the west of Kunming, with convenient transportation. There are 32 National Highway (Yunnan-Myanmar Highway) connecting Kunming and Chuxiong City, with a highway mileage of 16 kilometers. At the same time, there are many other asphalt roads leading to counties in Dazhou. The expressway from Kunming to Dali passes through Chuxiong, and it takes about two and a half hours to get there. The fare is about 6 yuan. Chuxiong-Dali Expressway takes the lead in using IC card computer system to collect fees in the whole country. If you are driving by yourself, you only need to pick up your card at any intersection of Chuda Expressway and swipe your card at the exit to pass.

Internal transportation

Long-distance bus

There are bus stations in all counties of Chuxiong, which is very convenient for transportation to and from the state.

Chuxiong East Bus Station:

Departure directions: Wuding, Shuangbai, Heijing and Guangtong, and the bus leaves for Kunming every 15 minutes.

Tel: 878-31681

Chuxiong West Passenger Transport Station:

Departure direction: Kunming, Dali, Panzhihua, Yuanmou, Baoshan, Yongren, Mojiang and Jingdong, and the bus leaves for Kunming every 15 minutes.

Tel: 878-3122326

Chuxiong North Passenger Transport Station:

Departure direction: Kunming, Lufeng and Nanhua, and the bus leaves for Kunming every 15 minutes.

Tel: 878-3392319

Bus

There are developed bus lines in Chuxiong City and counties in the state, and there are two types of bus, the bus fare is 2 yuan and the minibus fare is 1 yuan. The cost of the tourist shuttle bus is extra.

taxi

the taxi fare in Chuxiong city and counties in the state is basically the same, and 5 yuan in the city is counted separately.

[ tourist attractions]

Lufeng dinosaur fossil site

Lufeng dinosaur fossil site is located 4.5 kilometers away from Lufeng County, mainly distributed in the dinosaur mountain. The whole mountain is Mesozoic Jurassic stratum. Because a large number of dinosaur fossils have been unearthed here, it is named dinosaur mountain.

The dinosaur fossils in Lufeng were discovered in 1938, which is one of the places with the largest number of dinosaur fossils in the world today. At that time, more than 3 species belonging to 24 genera were found in Lufeng area, belonging to three categories of amphibians, reptiles and mammals, which were collectively called "Lufeng sauropod". Among them, the discovery of Lufenglong in Xu Shi shocked the whole world. This dinosaur is the oldest species with a small size of 18 million years ago, but it is well preserved, which is of great significance to the study of the early evolution of dinosaurs.

Transportation: Take the bus to Lufeng from Panjiawan coach terminal in Kunming. The price is around 1 yuan, the dinosaur fossil site is about 4 kilometers away from Lufeng County, and there is a direct bus to Lufeng.

Lufeng Dinosaur Museum

Address: Located in Jinshan South Road, Lufeng County, not far from the bus station.

tickets: 15 yuan

Yuanmou tulin

Kunming's "Stone Forest", Luliang's "Shalin" and Yuanmou's "Tulin" are the famous "Three Forests" in Yunnan. Yuanmou, not far from Panzhihua, is not only famous for the remains of Yuanmou ape-man, but also its unique geographical landscape "earth forest" can be called a must in Yunnan.

Yuanmou's soil forest is a landform eroded by flowing water. It is made up of special lithologic combination, tectonic movement, climate, hydrodynamics, ecological environment and other conditions. After 5 years of natural changes, it has created this colorful and grand wonder of the world.

Transportation:

To go to Yuanmou, you should buy a ticket from Panjiawan Bus Terminal in Kunming, and don't buy a sleeper bus to Panzhihua at the coach bus terminal in the city, because you will only arrive in Yuanmou in the middle of the night, which is very inconvenient for the trip. If you arrive during the day, you can get off at Wumao, which is only 6 kilometers away from Tulin. If you arrive in Yuanmou at night, it is recommended to stay in Yuanmou County and go to Tulin the next day (Tulin is 2 kilometers away from Yuanmou County).

In addition, you can take the train from Kunming to Tulin, and take the K114 train to Yuanmou in 4 hours. The price is around 4 yuan.

Admission: 8 yuan

Lamarcus fossil site

The site covers an area of more than 2, square meters, and the fossil layer is about 5 meters thick. From 1975 to 1982, many excavations have been carried out here, and more than 1, fossils of Lamarcus and Siva have been unearthed, including skulls, jaws, limb bones and teeth, among which one is a relatively complete mandible. At the same time, there are more than ten kinds of animal fossils, such as yoke tooth elephant, three-toed horse, rhinoceros, claw beast and antelope.

Address: located at Miaoshanpo, Shihuiba Village, 9 km northeast of Lufeng County, Yunnan Province

Transportation: There is a shuttle bus from Panjiawan coach terminal in Kunming to Lufeng directly. There is a direct bus from Lufeng County.

heijing town

heijing town, about 2 kilometers away from Kunming, is known as the "Millennium Salt Capital on the Southwest Silk Road". It was once a prosperous economic center in central Yunnan. The well-preserved ancient salt wells, salt workshops and deep-seated courtyards with carved buildings in the ancient town silently tell the glory of the past. Salt mining here began in the Han Dynasty. Since the Yuan Dynasty, Heijing has set up an institution specializing in salt affairs-Lifting Department. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the income from salt tax in Heijing accounted for more than half of the total income from salt tax in Yunnan. At present, Heijing also has a salt factory with an annual output of 8, tons.

Transportation: There are stations in chengdu-kunming railway where you can get on and off, or you can take the shuttle bus from Guangtong and Chuxiong. (The transportation and accommodation in Heijing Town are not very convenient. There is no shuttle bus to Heijing in Kunming, but the road from Chuxiong to Heijing is in poor condition. You can take the train from Kunming to Panzhihua and get off at Heijing Station, which is only 3~4 kilometers away from the town. You can also take a carriage or walk.

Admission: 3 yuan

Accommodation: There are small hotels in the town, and the price is between 6~12 yuan/room, which is clean and sanitary.

[ Accommodation]

Chuxiong Hotel

Address: Xinshi Street, Chuxiong City

Tel: 878-3123592

Room rate: 16 yuan/room

Xiongbao Hotel

Address: Chuxiong Middle Street

Tel: 878-3122999. Room

Lufeng County Guest House

Address: No.29, Wen Rui Street, Lufeng County

Tel: 878-412623

Room price: 1 yuan/Room

Yuanmou County Guest House

Address: No.118, Fifth Street, County

Tel: 878-8212929. Room

Travel Hotel

Address: next to Yuanmou County Passenger Station

Tel: 878-821223

Room price: 15 yuan/room

[ specialty]

Lufeng balsamic vinegar

Lufeng balsamic vinegar is made of high-quality glutinous rice as the main raw material, with unique production technology, excellent texture and rich human needs.

Yunquan oil watercress

There is a spring in the bleaching depression at the south foot of Xishan Mountain in Lucheng Town, Chuxiong City, which is clear, sweet and free of impurities and rich in various minerals. Located at the foot of Xishan Mountain, Chuxiong Pickle Factory selected high-quality broad beans, supplemented by water from floating springs, carefully brewed koji, mixed with various spices, and brewed by low-temperature fermentation process. After one year, it became "Yunquan oil bean paste", which was bright in sauce color, rich in aroma, fresh and spicy, unique in flavor, and greatly increased the appetite with meals. Seasoning doubled the color and taste of the cooked dishes, which was well received by domestic consumers.

changhe honey

Chuxiong Yizhou is rich in high-quality honey, which is one of the areas with good beekeeping conditions in Yunnan province. Beekeeping here has a long history, and the peak honey output is high, accounting for one-seventh of the total output in the province. Bee products sell well both inside and outside the province. Among the honey produced in Chuxiong Prefecture, the most distinctive ones are the honey from Moderate Township, Changhe Administrative Village and Qianchang Town in yaoan. Here is located in the mountainous area, with lush forests, long-flowing adult springs and constant flowers all year round, which is called a treasure house of natural honey powder. Among them, "Yebazi" plants are widely distributed, with a large number, long flowering period, rich honey secretion, high yield and excellent honey quality, ranking first in the province.

Chuxiong vermicelli

Chuxiong vermicelli has a production history of 1 years and was famous in the province as early as the early Republic of China. The product has the characteristics of white and bright, even and thin silk strips, good toughness, delicate taste, smooth eating and cooking resistance.

Dayao preserved fruit

Dayao county is rich in peaches, pears, plums and other fruits, and there was a tradition of processing dried fruits among the people in the past.

[ Gourmet]

The Yi people's diet is mainly rice and miscellaneous grains noodles. The food made by buckwheat has a unique taste, including buckwheat Baba and buckwheat rice, which is worth tasting. The meat is mainly pig, sheep and beef, and the mutton soup pot tastes good, so friends who like mutton should not miss it. There is a folk saying that "Han people value tea, while Yi people value wine". Yi people often entertain guests with wine, while drinking tea is more common among the elderly, mainly baking tea, but the drinking method is quite distinctive, and only half a cup is poured at a time, and the taste is slow.

Yunnan Chuxiong muntjac jerky

Muntjac meat is tender and delicious, and it tastes extraordinary whether fried, boiled or roasted. Its biggest feature is that it has no tendons and no teeth. The dried bar pickled with its meat is more delicious.

Chuxiong Yao 'an air-dried chicken

Many places in Yunnan have a traditional history of making air-dried chicken, among which yaoan air-dried chicken in northwest Yunnan and Zhenxiong chicken in northeast Yunnan are the most famous.

Whole sheep soup pot

Fat black goats are mainly selected. After slaughter, they are scalded to shed their hair, and their internal organs are cleaned. The fur of sheep's head and feet is removed by burning fire, and then they are browned on charcoal fire, and then the internal bones are broken by hammer. Finally, all the sheep's blood, miscellaneous belly and mutton are cut into pieces and boiled in one pot. The advantages of this way of eating are no smell, white soup, strong taste, fragrant meat and rich nutrition. Whole sheep soup pot is not only a favorite flavor of Yi people, but also the most popular food.

Shiyang snacks

Shiyang Town, Dayao County, which is the seat of Guyanfeng County, is a famous historical and cultural town in central Yunnan. Shiyang Town has many snacks that are popular among people of all ethnic groups, such as Samui cake, bean dough, bean cake, steamed cake, vegetable dumplings, steamed buns, jiaozi, buckwheat jelly, salt and pepper cakes, yellow powder soup, sweet white wine and glutinous rice balls.

Chuxiong Yuanmou cold chicken

Cold chicken is a famous brand product in Yuanmou's diet flavor, with a history of nearly a hundred years. The selection of materials for cold chickens is exquisite, and the chicks that have not laid eggs or crowed are the best. The finished cold chicken is tender and sweet, supplemented by moderate sour, sweet, hemp and spicy spices, and has an endless aftertaste. It is the top grade in Yuanmou banquets and delicacies, and is deeply loved by the masses.

roast suckling pig

the roast suckling pig of Chuxiong yi nationality is a traditional delicacy with local characteristics. Yuanmou, Lufeng and Luoci are the most distinctive areas. Roasted suckling pigs generally choose lean suckling pigs that have just reached the age of two months. After scalding and shedding their hair, they remove their belly impurities and hooves, coat them with juice prepared by various condiments such as honey, and then hang the whole pig in a small earthen kiln and bake it with slow fire until it is cooked. Yuanmou roasted suckling pigs, instead of using an earthen kiln, put an iron bar on the slaughtered piglets, put them on a charcoal fire, and spread spices and seasonings while baking until the skin is yellow and the meat is cooked. The roast suckling pig skin is yellow and crispy, the meat is tender and crisp, fat but not greasy, the taste is fresh and sweet, the nutrition is rich, and the color and fragrance are unique.

Buckwheat Baba

Buckwheat noodles are nutritious, cool and beneficial to the stomach. Bitter buckwheat dipped in honey is not only a traditional food of Yi people, but also a delicious food for guests.

[ tourist tips]

1. Yuanmou has a dry and hot climate, so you don't need to carry a lot of clothes, so bring water; After entering the soil forest, you can buy a simple map of the scenic spot and copy it yourself, so as to have an understanding of the whole picture of the soil forest; There is a lot of sand in the soil forest, so try to wear high-top sports shoes (unless you don't want to come down at once). There will be some tourists during the day, but not in the evening and early morning, but it is very safe.

2. Winter and spring are the best seasons to visit the soil forest. There are hotels in the scenic area and tents are rented. The temperature in the soil forest is high during the day, so it is recommended to stay in the soil forest for one night, and it is better to visit and take photos in the morning and evening.

3. If you go to Chuxiong for the purpose of photography, you can choose: the scenery of the soil forest (the soil forest in the morning and evening will give people a mysterious feeling, and the shooting effect is also extraordinary, but you should pay attention to the dusty there and protect the camera). In addition, Heijing, Wujia Courtyard and Chastity Archway are also very beautiful.

4. The Torch Festival of the Yi people (June 24th of the lunar calendar every year) is a legal holiday in Chuxiong, and these days will be the peak period for tourists. Therefore, it is best to book accommodation and tickets in advance when traveling to Chuxiong.

5. In addition to staying in the county seat, you can also stay in the local village. The local folk customs are simple, and you will only receive little money, or you may not. Therefore, it is suggested to bring some exquisite "small gifts" (stationery, decorations) to the host as a token of your heart.

[ Best time to travel]

Chuxiong has an East Asian monsoon climate, which is warm in spring, cool in autumn and cold in winter, with a small annual temperature difference and a large daily temperature difference, with an average annual temperature of 14.7~21.7℃. May to October is the rainy season, and the rest is the dry season. The scenery in spring is beautiful and suitable for travel.