You don’t need too many clothes when traveling to Yunnan. A set of long and short clothes is enough, and a jacket is a must. Personally, I strongly recommend preparing a jacket made of rainproof fabric, as it has many uses. Also, it’s best to prepare a pair of sunglasses. The first stop in Kunming is Spring City, which is also a famous tourist city, but after a long time here, you really don’t feel that there are any attractions worth visiting. If you don’t have enough time, just two days is enough: Go out for self-help When traveling, you must first arrange food and accommodation. The consumption level in Kunming is not very high, and the prices for food and accommodation must be reasonable. However, as a student, we still adhere to the principle of saving what we can, so after arriving in Kunming, you can arrange your accommodation around Yunnan University (Kunming University of Technology, Yunnan Normal University, and Yunnan Nationalities are also in this area) , the hotels here are mostly opened for nearby college students who cannot return to their dormitories on time, and are extremely cost-effective.

[[Multiple pictures] Save money and go to the end of Yunnan's value-for-money self-guided tour guide] Kunming scenery specific route 1) Kunming Wujiaba Airport: Take a taxi to Yunnan University for Nationalities, the fare is about 20 yuan during the day , about 24 yuan at night. Take a bus in front of the airport (Kunming Airport is very close to the city and is one of the few airports in the country with direct bus connections) to Kunming Railway Station. The fare is one yuan, and you need to bring your own change to put in coins (the same below). Transfer to No. 64 at Kunming Railway Station and get off at National University. 2) Kunming Railway Station: Bus No. 64 to University for Nationalities (the boarding stop is not at the train station exit, you need to ask for directions); Bus No. 2 to Jianshe Road (the boarding stop is at the train station exit, but you need to get off after getting off) Ask for directions and walk to Yunnan University for Nationalities, about 2 stops); take a taxi directly to Yunnan University for Nationalities, about 16-18 RMB. After arriving at the main entrance of National University, casually ask the students passing by where there are cheap and hygienic hotels nearby. Most of them will enthusiastically recommend them to you. Hotels here generally have ordinary rooms, regardless of the off-season or peak season, and the price is 10-15 yuan per bed per day. Formal itinerary Day 1: World Expo Park - Golden Palace The World Expo Park was built in 1999 and has been open to commercial operations since the competition. Although it is all artificial, it is still necessary to visit because it is so famous. However, those interested in gardens or architecture will still find something to gain. Tickets: 100 yuan, half ticket can be purchased with student ID. (Be sure to bring your student ID card when you come to Yunnan. Half-price student tickets are available for almost all major attractions, but the verification is very strict) Transportation: Ask for directions from the main entrance of National University and walk to Jianshe Road, then take bus No. 69 to the end point (the return journey is the same) .

[[Multiple pictures] Saving money and going to the end of Yunnan’s value-for-money self-guided tour guide] It takes half a day to take a look at the Kunming World Expo Park. If it is still early, you can take the ropeway in the park (not recommended) ) or take the bus outside the park to the Golden Palace Scenic Area (ticket is 15 yuan, no student ticket). The Golden Palace was built by Wu Sangui in the early Qing Dynasty. After coming out of the Golden Palace, take bus No. 10 back to National University. The next day: Stone Forest is a famous address park that is world-famous and worth a visit. Stone Forest is not in the urban area, so transportation, food and accommodation are troublesome. You can apply for a one-day tour of Stone Forest according to the advertisement posted in front of the train station or in front of the Expo Park the day before (the price is about 100 yuan, if it exceeds this price, you will bargain. The price includes Scenic spot tickets, lunch, bus fare).

[[Multiple pictures] A guide to save money and go on a value-for-money self-guided tour in Yunnan] When signing up for a group tour in Yunnan Stone Forest, make sure that the scenic spots you visit include the "Big Stone Forest" scenic spot (picture on the Shilin brand cigarette box) Stone Forest One-day tour quotes are cheap, but no matter whether the travel agency reported is legitimate or not, there are many tricks in them, so you need to be extremely careful. Trouble with Stone Forest One-Day Tour Travel Agency: A: Passing by the "Colorful Yunnan" shopping spot halfway. "Jade Jade" shopping spot. Remember: no matter how good-looking something is, don’t buy it. Otherwise, you will regret it too late. B: When passing through a temple, never draw lots, tell fortunes, burn incense, or worship Buddha inside. C: Do not participate in the so-called entertainment projects with ethnic minorities in the Stone Forest Scenic Area, otherwise the loss will be recorded in the amount of 100 yuan.

D: The travel agency in the scenic area arranges home visits for ethnic minorities. If you are given wine and tea, feel free to drink it. Just remember to tighten your wallet and don’t buy any. The ticket price for the Stone Forest Scenic Spot is 140 yuan (70 yuan for students), and the travel agency’s quotation is basically unprofitable, so it is understandable that there are the above tricks. Understand these things yourself, and they will not be able to do anything to you if you don’t fall for it. That's it, there's no need to argue with him. If other people in the group look at the rich man, let him be fooled. We are not saviors. After all, the tour guides also have to eat. But the stone forest is still very beautiful. If you really don’t want to join a group, just take a bus to Kunming Railway Station, ask for directions and take the relevant bus to Shilin County (one-way fare is about 15 yuan). The second stop is Dali. The historical Nanzhao Kingdom and Dali Kingdom are both here. It is the base of the Dali Duan clan in "The Eight Tribes of the Dragon". However, things have changed and people have changed. There is not much historical accumulation here, but the three pagodas of Chongsheng Temple are still struggling to carry history and refuse to recede. Just arrange a day and a half to visit Dali.

[[Multiple pictures] Save money and go to the end, Yunnan value-for-money self-guided tour guide] Dali, Yunnan Transportation: A: From Kunming by plane, the full ticket is 430 yuan, and discounts are generally available. B: Going by train: Not counting additional trains in peak season, there are four trains from Kunming to Dali every day, N982, N986, N992, and N996. Except for N996, all other trains are night trains, but almost all of their tickets are booked in advance by travel agencies. ——Contempt China Railways——So ordinary tourists can only buy tickets for 996 trips. If you decide not to stay in Kunming for too long, you can buy tickets when you arrive in Kunming. N996 costs 35 yuan for a hard seat (no air conditioning). It departs at 9:02 in the morning and arrives in Dali at 15:40. The remaining three trains are night trains, all departing in the evening and arriving in the morning. The fare for hard seats is about 45 yuan. However, as mentioned above, there is little hope of purchasing tickets. PS: There will be additional trains during peak season, please ask at the train station. C: Take the high-speed bus in front of Kunming Railway Station. The fare to Dali is about 110 yuan, but the price/performance ratio is not high, so you should do what you can. Dali is a prefecture-level administrative region. The full name is Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture. Our destination is its affiliated Dali City (locally called "Xiaguan"), while the tourist attractions are in the ancient city of Dali on the outskirts of Dali City. After arriving at Dali Railway Station (the last station in the southwest on the national railway map, the railway to Lijiang is under construction), take bus No. 8 directly in front of the station and get off at "Eryuan Park", the fare is one yuan. (Except for Route 8, all other bus tickets in Dali are 50 cents, so be prepared with change). When you arrive at Eryuan Park, you are already in the ancient city of Dali. After you get off the bus, there will be many middle-aged women asking you if you want to visit Cangshan and Erhai Lake. Remember their phone numbers or activity areas, which will be useful tomorrow. Accommodation: Accommodation in Dali is cheap, about 40-45 yuan/day per standard room, and 10-15 yuan/day per bed in an ordinary room. After getting off the bus at Eryuan Park, ask for directions and walk to the Dali Cinema. The road in front of the cinema is the busiest street in the ancient city. You can stay at a hotel on the roadside at the above price. If you leave in the morning, it should be around five o'clock in the evening after arranging accommodation in Dali. If you are not hungry, hurry up and go to the "Three Towers". Facing the main entrance of Dali Cinema, walk to the left and walk all the way to the Zhengyang Gate, the south gate of the ancient city. After taking a photo here, take bus No. 19 to the Three Pagodas.

[[Multiple pictures] Saving money and going on a value-for-money self-guided tour in Yunnan] The Three Pagodas in Dali, Yunnan are located in the courtyard of Chongsheng Temple (also known as Tianlong Temple). Only the three pagodas are historical sites, and the rest of the buildings have been rebuilt. , the ticket is 52 yuan (half price with student certificate), and the ticket to the Beijing Forbidden City in peak season is only 60 yuan, so I personally think this attraction is not worth it. It’s up to each individual. If you don’t plan to spend the ticket, you can take bus 19 and get off at Three Pagodas Reflection Park. This is a good place to take pictures of the Three Pagodas. The entrance fee is four yuan (but in order to force tourists to enter the Three Towers Scenic Area, the managers of the Three Towers have bundled the tickets for Reflection Park. However, you can buy a separate ticket for four yuan by talking to the ticket seller in Reflection Park.) Come out of Reflection Park and walk When you get to the gate of the Three Pagodas, you can just take a look through the gate, but it's nothing.

Coming back from the Three Pagodas, you can still take bus No. 19 and get off at "Foreigner Street". If you are traveling with a lot of people, you can also take the carriage in front of the Three Pagodas. The average fare is one yuan per person, so you need to negotiate. It's not dark yet, so you can go in from the Foreigner Street entrance and go downhill. After crossing a road, you can have some barbecue or something for dinner. PS: It is best not to have dinner in restaurants in the ancient city. The owners of the restaurants are very small-farmer-minded and have a bad attitude. If I don't say that the food is not good, I will get angry. However, the barbecue prices here are relatively reasonable, and the grilled fish and shrimps are highly recommended. After dark, you can hang out in Foreigner Street or go to the bars. Only then will you feel the meaning of coming to Dali. Return to the hotel before 24:00, the first day in Dali is over. The second day in Dali: Get up early and have breakfast (recommend the rice noodles from the second store in the northeast corner of the intersection with your back to the cinema and walk to the right, 2 yuan a bowl, very delicious). When you are having breakfast, the middle-aged woman mentioned above will probably ask you if you want to go to Erhai Lake in Cangshan Mountain. Bargain with her on the price. Generally, sea tours are 20-30 yuan per person, Cangshan Big Cableway is 50 yuan per person, and small cableway is 30 yuan. Yuan/person (if you go to Cangshan Mountain, it is best to take the big ropeway). Do not buy tickets at the entrance of the scenic spot yourself, otherwise it will be much more expensive. Personally, you can swim in Erhai Lake, but the cruise ship will stop at 2 scenic spots on the way, and you need to pay for the tickets yourself. Among them: Tianjing Pavilion/Guanyin Pavilion: Tickets are 10 yuan, half price for students (I personally think there is no need to stop) Jinsuo Island: Tickets 3 yuan. (This island is a small island inhabited by the Bai people. It is full of native Bai people. You can go up there and have lunch on the way, but be sure to ask about the price before eating. In addition, the Bai aunt on the island will take you to drink three courses of tea. Try it. Yes, but she offers 15 yuan/person, you can get it if you bargain for 3 yuan/person) After you finish the Erhai Lake tour, you can take the No. 2 bus from the pier back to the ancient city at Foreigner Street, and continue touring Cangshan Mountain in the afternoon. If you still want to go to Lijiang, you can skip Cangshan and save time to go to Xizhou to see the Yan Family Courtyard (take bus No. 2 at the pier and get off at the Lida intersection - bus No. 2 generally does not announce the stop, so tell the driver in advance Say hello - transfer to the minibus going to "Xizhou" from Xiaguan, the ticket is 2 yuan/person) Yan Family Courtyard: Tickets are 10 yuan, half price for students. The Yan Family Courtyard is divided into the new courtyard and the old courtyard. A 10 yuan ticket allows you to visit both courtyards. The layout of the two courtyards is similar. The new courtyard looks good in photos, but if it were real it would still belong to the old courtyard. Xizhou’s papa is very famous. The authentic ones at the alley entrance to Yan’s old courtyard cost 2 yuan each. If you don’t care about food, you can buy two for dinner. Not far from the Yan family compound is the Butterfly Spring, but the butterflies are no longer there, and only the dry well is left to accompany the throngs of tourists. Tickets: 20 yuan. For specific routes, you can ask the minibus crew or locals. Whether it is Cangshan Mountain, Xizhou Houses or Butterfly Spring, it is just a fun place for tourists to watch - spanking the children on a rainy day is just idle time - after all, Dali is a stop on the Yunnan trip, now that we are here. If you find it troublesome, you can take a local one-day tour on your second day in Dali, which costs about 120 yuan/person, but you must be cautious again. After traveling through Dali, you can choose to go to Lijiang or go directly to Shangri-La. (If you want to adapt to the plateau all the way, it is recommended to go to Lijiang first) Personally, I recommend taking the night sleeper bus directly (you can order it at a private ticket office in the ancient city. I personally recommend the ticket office downstairs at the Golden Flower Hotel at Foreigner Street Kou. The landlady is very enthusiastic ) Go directly to Shangri-La and arrive the next morning. If you arrange this way, you can not only save one night's time and accommodation costs, but also save the 160 yuan entry fee for Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (see below). In addition, your subsequent itinerary in Lijiang will be more flexible. If you want to go to Lijiang first, you can book a ticket for the next morning. The price is 47 yuan/person for ordinary minibus and 79 yuan/person for luxury express. Arrive in Lijiang in four hours. Third Stop Shangri-La Shangri-La was originally a place mentioned by an American named Hilton in his novel "Lost Horizon". In order to develop tourism, the people of Yunnan renamed the original Zhongdian County to Shangri-La County after receiving expert advice, which is affiliated with the Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province. The Shangri-La area we usually indicate when traveling is also very bright, such as Meili Snow Mountain, Haba Snow Mountain, Tiger Leaping Gorge, etc. all belong to this area.

[[Multiple pictures] Save money and go to the end of Yunnan’s value-for-money self-guided tour guide] Yunnan Shangri-La If you don’t have the heart to hike the tiger leaping, then book a bus ticket to Lijiang tomorrow at the hotel; big gear to yak Ping (middle ropeway) is 63 yuan, to Yunshanping is 40 yuan, to Lijiang City is 35 yuan. The most important thing is that if you are lucky and no one finds it, you will unknowingly save the 160 yuan (80 yuan mountain entry fee, 80 yuan ancient city maintenance fee) that you must pay to enter the snow mountain from Lijiang. ) Super unreasonable mountain entry fees - We will continue to despise Lijiang's unreasonable tickets later - only then will you realize how worth the money you spent on chartering the car yesterday. The fourth stop is Lijiang. Lijiang’s scenery is indeed beautiful, but Lijiang’s tourism management is as bad as its scenery in the country, ranking first and second. If you come from Daju on the first day, have a full meal before getting on the bus, and then get off directly at Maoniuping and take the middle cableway to see the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (60 yuan for a two-way cableway, no student ticket). If you are lucky, you can In foggy weather, you can see the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. In one word: it’s so beautiful.

[[Multiple pictures] Save money and go to the end of Yunnan's value-for-money self-guided tour guide] There are only three cableways on Lijiang Snow Mountain, namely the Maoniuping Middle Cableway mentioned above, which is the next stop of the shuttle bus The Yunshanping small cableway (40 yuan) and the newly developed large cableway (160 yuan). The first two cableways can see the snow-capped mountains from a distance, while the latter can directly take tourists to the snow-covered areas of the snow-capped mountains. But relatively speaking, the middle ropeway in Maoniuping is relatively cost-effective. For tourists from the north, it is not worth spending 160 yuan to see the snow. In addition, I personally think that the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is a place that can only be viewed from a distance but not played with. The development of the large ropeway is purely a group of idiot officials who waste everything for vested interests. This kind of direct contact between humans and the snow mountain is undeniably damaging to the snow mountain. And metaphorical. Once again, I despise the top tourism management in Lijiang area. PS: No matter which ropeway you take, you must wear a jacket. It is relatively cold on the mountain. From the cableway, you can take bus No. 7 (note that you need to take a minibus instead of a minivan, even though they are both No. 7). The ticket collection rules are: Maoniuping-Yunshanping (Baishui River)-Lijiang City, every day Two adjacent stations charge 5 yuan/person. Baishui River is worth a visit. Although it is artificial, it is also very beautiful. No charge. Newly developed attractions such as Ganhaizi, Yushui Village, and Dongba Valley are newly developed on the snow mountain. Personally, I think they are of little significance, especially the Dongba Valley, which is just a place to eat, which is simply vulgar. In addition, don’t trust any tour guides and businessmen easily on the snow-capped mountains. Remember. If you enter the Snow Mountain from Lijiang City, the route is the same as above except that you pay a 160 yuan entrance fee and travel in the opposite direction. But go to the snow-capped mountains early rather than late, otherwise you may have to wait in line for a long time to take the ropeway. The Old Town of Lijiang is close to the New Town. You must stay in the Old Town. There are many inns in the Old Town, but there are not many inns with good value for money and good reputation. I personally recommend this inn to two freshly graduated college students who opened it purely for fun and making friends. It is free. Life Inn, I stayed there for a few days, drinking with them every day, and I got drunk for a few days. Shitou and Yufei are both very talkative and fun people. I also talked to them on the Lijiang self-guided tour forum before going to Lijiang. They are familiar faces, they are all moderators, and they gave me a lot of advice and guidance on my trip so that I could complete it so smoothly. It is most refreshing to lie in the yard of Free Life Inn and bask in the sun. You can get it almost from morning to night, and it is very comfortable. If you want to travel independently in Lijiang and want to live comfortably, coming here is definitely the right place. . The next day: There are no must-visit attractions in the morning. You can go to the legendary Black Dragon Pool Park. The ticket is 60 yuan, half price for students - you might as well grab it. However, I heard that tickets are free before 7 o'clock in the morning, or if you show your Guwei ticket, you can get free of charge. I haven't tried it myself - for a normal person who has been to Pudacuo National Forest Park and seen the entire snow-capped mountains, what is the meaning of going to that so-called "park". The ticket for the Wangu Tower, which overlooks the panoramic view of the ancient city, is 15 yuan, but this is pure nonsense.

[[Multiple pictures] A guide to save money and go on a value-for-money self-guided tour in Yunnan] It is necessary to visit the "Mufu" in Lijiang, Yunnan in the afternoon. Tickets are 35 yuan. One student voucher is 20 yuan, and two tickets are 35 yuan. . Although the ticket price is close to that of the Forbidden City in Beijing during the off-season, it can be regarded as the most well-managed tourist attraction in the entire western Yunnan region. There is a free explanation at the door, which is quite interesting. Just be careful: just like in Stone Forest, don’t follow him to buy wine, tea, draw lots and worship Buddha. After dinner at Free Life Inn and Shitou Yufei, we had free time to explore the night view of Lijiang. If you have petty bourgeoisie money or petty bourgeoisie temperament, then go clubbing. Very cool, very bluesy. The third day The arrangements for the third day were decided by everyone: If the car fails during the day, it is best to get up early and leave early so that you can arrive at night. If you take the night train back to Kunming, you can get up early and take some photos in the ancient city. If it is daytime, the background of your photos will only be people. After taking photos, you can go to Shuhe Ancient Town. To go to Shuhe Ancient Town, you can rent a bicycle in the ancient town or take a van. But if you want to take a minibus, don’t take the special line at the gate of the ancient city. Instead, ask for directions and walk to the Likelon Supermarket on “Shangri-La Avenue” in the new city and take a minivan from “Longquan” (fare is 2 yuan). Get off the car at the roundabout in front of Shuhe Town, then turn west onto the dirt road and walk into Shuhe, so you can avoid the 30 yuan entrance fee to the ancient town.

[[Multiple pictures] Saving money and going on a value-for-money self-guided tour in Yunnan] There are several ways to return to your hometown from Lijiang, Yunnan: A: Fly directly back to your city from Lijiang Airport B: From Lijiang returns to Kunming first. a) Take a flight back to Kunming. The full ticket is 740 yuan, and there are usually discounts. Specific inquiries. b) Take the express train back to Kunming, the ticket price is 190 yuan; c) Take the night sleeper bus back to Kunming, the ticket price is 152 yuan. d) Take the high-speed express (79 yuan) or minibus (47 yuan) back to Dali, and then transfer to the train in Dali back to Kunming. This route is the most economical. If you have enough time, it is still cost-effective to stay in Dali New Town for one day even if you cannot buy a train ticket for the same day in Dali. In the evening, you can also see the night view of Dali and the ball culture buildings with Dali characteristics. PS: 1. No matter what souvenirs you buy in Lijiang, you have to bargain for about one-third of the asking price. 2. Rent in Lijiang city for 7 yuan. You can also go to see more travel routes in Yunnan