Flying in Yunnan, I am the sky
--- "My Shangri-La Tour" continued
October 1, 2002 Tuesday Dali - Tengchong clear
10 o'clock the morning the car to the station only know that because of these past few days with heavy rain, just the opening of the "Big Paul" There are some parts of landslides, cave-ins, so some sections closed. Car from Dali out of the first two hours can take the old road, traffic is not very good, very bumpy, seeing that new highway nearby, that they can not go up, be envious!
Previously, from Dali to Tengchong have to climb Gaoligongshan, driving the need 8,9 hours to reach the Baoshan, and then 2,3 hours drive from Baoshan to Tengchong finally arrived. The road down, people have almost all fall to pieces of. Now do not have to climb Gaoligongshan, and save a lot of time, but also appreciate the beauty of the mountains can not. Gaoligongshan is a north-south mountain ranges, if you stand on the summit of towering mountains, east is the Eurasian continent, west India's mainland, billions of years ago after the two met squeezing the rise of continental drift in this mountain range. Exploration Gaoligongshan enjoy the Nu River valley is one adventure, some friends of his own off-road jeep to experience such natural beauty and ethnic minority customs, read some reports have a high evaluation of this route. We did not this condition can only be a distraught sigh!
After nearly 7-hour drive, we finally reached the Tengchong. To Tengchong, I had booked the hotel, but unfortunately, did not in the famous "hot sea" hot spring scenic area which sets out the room, because these days just is "the third Tengchong Tourism Festival", so visitors particularly high. Fortunately, we have done a book, or accommodation became a problem, said a lot of tourists are only dozens of kilometers outside the tolerance of the night. We live in hotel called "Le Conte Hotel", quite new, the room condition is not bad. Front desk attendant asked what the night can go to crowded places, and she recommended to us, "Center for the Performing Tengchong County," said this evening there are performances, we naturally can not miss.
Tengchong, Yunnan is located in the southwest, directly under the Baoshan area, has a unique group of volcanic and geothermal landscape, Sino-Burmese border trade has always been an important towns and military hub, or the famous hometown of overseas Chinese in Yunnan Province. "Vault" is the Tengchong in the Western Han Dynasty, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties of several major titles, so often heard people say "good one vault state" argument. Tengchong is the Southwest Silk Road in China the last leg of the ancient Silk Road also known as "Shu-Hindu Road," North from Chengdu, Sichuan, Yunnan, south by Dali, Baoshan, Tengchong out by Burma, reached India, Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan and other countries, is an important overland trade routes.
Tengchong warm climate, than in Lijiang and Dali to be warm this season during the day wearing a short-sleeved T-shirt, a jacket can be added at night. In many people hearts, volcanic somewhat mysterious, we are no exception, always want to be able to see the volcano's graceful bearing as early as 1:00. Only later did I know that where we Tengchong County is located in "to Fengshan" volcano remains on a city, the county seat is 1 km south crater remains.
Tengchong is an emerging small cities, roads are wide, bi-directional four-lane, car little ride quality is very smooth. Middle of the road there is the wide green belt along the roadside are all newly built houses. Overall assessment --- clean and tidy.
To the performance center, Goodfellas! But with the huge crowds of people to describe the absolute points, a huge open-air venue, packed to packed audiences. We have already impossible to find a seat, and so he sat on the floor in the front row, but also quite good, see also made it clear it! Heard that is not performing normally, and only at important festivals when they could Yibaoyanfu, today is "11," Not only are we able to see a strong local flavor of the song and dance performances, but also be able to witness the Lisu "sea of fire down the mountain on the knife "feat. For the many performing arts content, Yin Li, and I'm just looking busy, starting booing and found who Goof, we both would secretly laughing. (The bar was bad enough!) Has a sketch is to introduce the Tengchong of a famous local snack "big Jiu Jia", and so I gathered more knowledge. Accordance with the sketch inside saying the late Ming and early Qing Dynasty Emperor Yongli dire straits came to Yunnan, hungry and cold when the Tengchong eat "fried Erkuai", fed by Lulu empty stomach, so Long Yan Tai Yue, Yu Ci This is delicious as a "big Jiu Jia. " I do not know whether this story is pure fiction anyway "big Jiu Jia" This name is left. (Later, I looked up some books introducing Tengchong is so written).
"Knife down the mountain on a sea of flames" It's breathtaking! Erected in the square two high pole, pole cross-tied 72 sharp knives to the edge overturned. (In accordance with Lisu customs, a very sharp knife should be raw, and never adulterated!) Lisu warriors boarded in bare feet, "Tachiyama" and lose, loss. Place on a campfire, Lisu girls around the campfire to sing and dance, the warriors drank alcohol, barefoot into the fireplace. Moreover, also picked up the burnt red of the wood by hand, or simply to eat charcoal red mouth ... ... boy, really for them Nieyibahan! Lisu tribe do not know what to practice kung fu, anyway, we have been not smell the barbecue flavor.
We plan to go tomorrow, Atami, take a bus to go. Because it is still not very familiar with Tengchong and morals, is not assured chartered, fear of people slaughtered.
Travel tips and related information:
1. Tengchong Ersi is Tengchong region's major food, using local pulp processed meters, there are two kinds of boiled and fried eat. Boiling water boiled with the Er Si, together with shredded meat or eggs, accompanied by pickled cabbage can be eaten. Our 4-ton Tengchong eat breakfast eggs cooked meal Ersi, even without food greasy! (Wrote here, I had another gluttonous.) Fried food is to Erkuaiaiqie into pieces, plus eggs, pork, tomatoes and other seasonal vegetables stir-fry made "fried Erkuai", also known as the "big save drive. " To eat "big Jiu Jia", one must not forget to bowl Suantang This is the authentic eat. In short, boiling and frying Erkuai Ersi taste of the two approaches are good, you come to Tengchong must taste, each restaurant has.
2. Tengchong driving a taxi in the city, late 10 before 5 money, and 10 points after 10 yuan.
3. Take the bus to the so-called hot sea, 5 yuan per person fare. Asserted that it "so-called bus" because the bus is not really that great, but little bread, a few people to fight a car. Tengchong is not a bus stop poles, if you want to travel, the traffic police need to inquire about the location of stations. Of course, you can take a taxi to the hot sea, one-way 25 yuan, Xiali, and Santana is a price.
4. Jindi Hotel Address: Tengchong County Weather Road Tel :0875-5186678
Standard Room Price: high season 300 yuan / Inter (11 this year, many people travel to Tengchong, and even the hotel's KTV private rooms were turned into a standard room)
Off-season can be said that less than 100 dollars
To be continued
Xiaopeng
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