"The rich and beautiful Lujiang Dam, everyone praises it when they see it..." Whenever this song is sung, a group of breathtaking scenery shots flash in my mind - the blue riverside is a burning tree.
The flaming red Panzhihua, the vast orchard that fascinated the sky with flying tits, the Dai village with smoke curling up in the thick fog, the delicious and tempting long table banquet under the big green trees and the graceful Bu Shao playing and singing... known as
Lujiang Dam is a place where the sun and the earth kiss, and a paradise where mountains, rivers and souls dwell.
Lujiang Dam stretches for more than 100 kilometers along the Nujiang River from Menggu Village in Mangkuan Township in the north to Baihua Village in Lujiang Town in the south. Gaoligong Mountain and Nushan Mountain stand on the east and west sides. The special geographical environment makes Lujiang Dam a natural product.
A rich place, sometimes it is like what is written in the poem: "Bananas on the head, pineapples on the feet, and you can still catch a handful of peanuts if you fall."
There are streets in Lujiangba, such as Mangkuan Street, Ganding Street, Mangbang Street, Xiaopingtian Street, Bawanxian, Dao Street, Xincheng Street, etc. There is one street every five days, and each street takes its turn, so
You can go shopping every day in Lujiangba.
As soon as you hit the streets, there are crowds of people and there are so many delicious things. Take Xiaopingtian Street as an example. You can buy natural fungus, shiitake mushrooms, water bracken, spiny bamboo shoots, and wild rice from the alpine zone brought by the Lisu people in Gaoligong Mountain.
Plantain hearts, wild honey, honeybees, toona sinensis, mountain onions, spinach buns, walnuts, sour papaya, sour bamboo shoots and unknown wild vegetables.
There are also river fish, snails and the meat of pigs, chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep raised in the original ecological environment on the small streets.
Here, you can also buy bananas, lychees, longans, peppers, mangoes, tamarinds, watermelons, green dates, sugar cane, ginseng fruits, egg yolk fruits, custard apples, ox belly fruits, citrus fruits, etc. produced in the Lujiangba hot area.
Tropical and subtropical fruits such as dragon fruit, asparagus, glutinous olives, Burmese peaches, passion fruit, and lemons, as well as dozens of vegetables such as cucumbers, green peppers, eggplants, beans, tomatoes, and green baguettes that are available all year round.
In Lujiangba, there are many ethnic groups such as Han, Dai, Lisu, De'ang, Yi, Miao, Bai and so on. Each of them has its own traditional festivals and food system.
The Torch Festival of the Yi people, the Water Splashing Festival of the Dai people, the Kuo Shi Festival of the Lisu people, February 8th of the Bai people, the Huashan Festival of the Miao people, the Spring Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival of the Han people... almost all of them have become festivals of various ethnic groups in Lujiang Dam.
same holiday.
During the festival, no matter you walk into any village or home of any ethnic group, the host will enthusiastically bring out glutinous rice cakes and wine to bless you!
On days when there are no festivals, folk customs are as strong as festivals.
Here, the forthright Lisu men will drink "pour a glass of wine", "give a glass of wine" and "Tongxinjiu" with you; the Yi compatriots will drink a round of "Zhuanzhuan wine" with you; and the gorgeous young Mr. Bu will sing a toast.
The songs take turns to honor you, making you drunk with joy and laughter... Lujiang Dam is a paradise of big banyan trees.
Tens of thousands of large banyan trees grow here, and green clouds bloom all year round, forming a vivid background in the lives of Lujiangba residents.
There is a huge banyan tree in Mangkuangdahongguang. The roots are hollow, forming a huge tree hole. The local Dai people use the materials and actually turn them into a "restaurant" in the tree. On festive days, wine is placed in the cave.
Have a banquet.
The elders in the village gathered in a tree hole, sitting on the ground, drinking and chatting, enjoying themselves and their family.
Lujiangba is the main producing area of ??arabica coffee in China.
Because there is sufficient sunshine, evaporation is greater than rainfall, and the temperature difference between day and night is large, it is especially suitable for coffee growth and nutrient accumulation.
The current planting area has reached more than 200,000 acres.
At a coffee symposium held in the cafe of the Beijing Exhibition Hall in May 1984, Xie Huahua, deputy director of the Rural Policy Research Office of the Secretariat, presented a poem to Baoshan arabica coffee: "The fragrant coffee is produced in Lujiang, and Chinese and foreign guests taste it. Beijing May
Adding to the spirit of spring, you will still feel the lingering fragrance on your way home.” Nowadays, Lujiang arabica coffee has become a symbol of high-quality coffee in Yunnan. Among them, Yunlu coffee, Xinzhai coffee, Bitun coffee and Hemei coffee are made from Lujiangba arabica coffee.
and cat poop coffee "Guoxin" are emerging leaders among Chinese coffee brands.
The Coffee Tourism Culture Festival is organized in Xiaopingtian every February. During the festival, various delicacies including coffee gather together, all of which are a feast for the eyes.
Another good place to visit in Lujiang Dam is the Institute of Tropical and Subtropical Economic Crops of the Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences. It has collected and preserved more than 2,000 species of special plant resources from various hot areas. It is a veritable grand garden of exotic flowers and fruits.
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There are more than 100 kinds of famous, special, high-quality and rare fruits grown in the orchard.
The fruit trees are covered with bunches of pink, bell-like fruits, which are the famous fruit lotus mist introduced from Taiwan.
The lotus tree has a beautiful appearance and rich floral fragrance. Its fruit is bright in color and sweet in taste. It contains protein, sugar, vitamins B, C and other elements. It has antipyretic, diuretic, calming and tranquilizing effects in diet.
The yellow round fruits that grow on tall trees are called egg yolk fruits. This fruit is sweet and delicious when ripe, and its nutritional value is similar to that of egg yolks. These are actually eggs grown on trees!
There are more than 40 mango varieties planted in the mango forest. Each ivory mango weighs more than three kilograms and is the giant among mangoes. One mango is enough for five or six people to eat. The pearl mango is only the size of a quail egg, and one person can eat ten at a time.
Several; four-season mangoes bloom and bear fruit all year round. Even during the Spring Festival, you can eat fresh mangoes. This technology is leading in the country.