Arrived in Kunming
January 25, Location: Kunming, Weather: cold after more than three hours of night flying, I barely slept after the January 26 morning less than 1 point, I take the Hainan Airlines Boeing 737 aircraft Wujiaba landed in Kunming, Yunnan Province Airport, the airport is located in Kunming, south-east, away from urban areas is only 3.9 km, the airport is one of China's five major international port, but also China, one of the nearest airport from the city. At this time the temperature of Kunming, about 5 degrees Celsius.
Really is a bit cold out of the door, I quickly found my other guides and tours of the members, this time the passengers arrived in Kunming, mostly to tourist people. We drive to reach three-star hotel called the Tai Hotel, having been close to 2:00, and tour guide said get up at 6:30 tomorrow, but my spirit is also very good, I see we are also very excited look.
Re-Stone Forest Tour
January 26, Location: Kunming, Weather: Warrington, there is light rain
1. Kunming About Kunming, Yunnan Province, the political, economic, cultural, technological and transportation center. More than 2,000 years of history. He is located in the central part of Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, 1891 meters above sea level downtown, south to Dianchi Lake, is surrounded by mountains, "the city expanded side pillow mountains lakes, mountains and scenery worthy of drawing." He belongs to a low-latitude mountain plateau monsoon climate, because of the warm south-west Indian Ocean the impact of the wet air, sunshine long, frosty period is short, the annual average temperature of 15 degrees, summer without heat, no cold winter, "the weather always like Ersan Yue, squid continually 4:00 spring." more than 400 kinds of flowers in this race open, which camellias, orchids, azaleas, primroses is more well-known and therefore, "Spring City" and "An American" reputation.
Kunming's history dating back to 277 BC, the Chu generals to open Yunnan Zhuang Rocker, because Qingong Chu, broken-return, "change subject to its vulgar" stay the next context. 109 AD, the Han Dynasty sealed as Dian Wang Qiang Chang, Yi-gun set up. AD 225, Zhuge Liang, who often had mishaps As for the Dianchi Lake, instead Jianning County, in order to Cuan's by far. AD 769, the Nanzhao eliminate Cuan, Kunming, said Rio East. AD 1254, the military conquest of Dali Yuan only renamed "Kunming."
This is already my second visit Kunming, Kunming World Expo coincides with the previous period, the weather is very pleasant, everybody in town flowers in full bloom, this time it is met in Kunming to the year the coldest weather season, the temperature is very low, feeling better last time it had a strong mood.
2. Tour Shilin used in the hotel breakfast buffet, I have some experience of Dian Wei dishes, it's all hot, I feel that it is not very tasty but also is considered a fed, and I boarded the one-on luggage Travel vehicles visiting the Stone Forest.
Car has always been open to the southeast, and soon arrived in the east of Kunming, Shilin Yi Autonomous County, Shilin a total area of 350 square kilometers, the highest in the world's single karst geology Karst wonders, the region inhabited by Sani branch of the Yi people. Known among the local girls for Sani Ashima, the boys of A Heige. We tour the Stone Forest Scenic Area is located in the center of the region the size of the stone forest, he has a specific tour route, generally as a starting point Stone Forest Lake, Stone Forest Lake is a large artificial pond, a pond where stands a stone pillar, Block Shi Feng. Winter morning, a thin mist floating on the water surface like a fairyland. Stone Forest walking trail along the lake, you can reach the Lions Pavilion, which is outside the forest alive, the forest the best place ornamental stones. Down from the pavilion on the other side can enter the Big Stone Forest. Oishinohayashi attractions are concentrated, there is the impressive Jianchi peak thrills of the Lotus Peak, there are many bizarre Shi Feng, such as "Peacock comb fin", "Double Bird degree of food", "Dapeng wings" and so on. In which there was a place called "Jianchi" Historically, Stone Forest, after several earthquakes, in a recent earthquake, Shilin resembles a sword in a stone from the upper half of disconnect, "Jian Jian" section dropped at the same time Stone Forest region, where water levels have also increased the formation of a lake, this is the only stone forest where there is water, but the piece of "sword between" not fully submerged, and his sharp part of the now exposed in the water outside, so Here is called Jianchi. Into Oishinohayashi like broke into a big maze, it is best guided in the guides can also be requested at the entrance to Stone Forest, it will easily go get lost. In the Stone Forest in from time to time would hear beautiful singing, all Ashima singing for the tourists. Connected to the small and large Shilin Shilin Shilin, though not as big steep, but even more beautiful. Well-known is called "Ashima" in rock will stand in here. At night can appreciate the Ashima here to return to earth of the water curtain movie, singing and dancing and the Sani people, the Torch Festival fireworks celebration.
According to scientific research, more than 200 million years ago, the Stone Forest area is a vast ocean, the deposition of the thick layer of limestone. Strata are widely distributed in ancient fossils, about 7,000 years ago, crustal uplift, sea water out, by the role of geological structure and surface water, groundwater dissolution to form a plate of millions of blocks going up in Shi Feng, pillars, stalagmites , Shi Mao a distance, like a luxuriant forest, so the name "Stone Forest." Shilin has a lot of stones supporting each other, seemingly faltering, the formation of such a There are two main reasons: one is through the annual melting of rock roots, so that the rock collapse; another one is formed by an earthquake.
Shilin, we shuttled back and forth for a while it began to rain, everyone hastened to shelter from the rain, walked the other way, suddenly see the light, one blue skies, this is strange in Yunnan, one of 18 "east, west, rain sun." Ashima lead all of us here to stir up the Yi dance, A small jump, everyone singing and dancing, Yi is a singing and dancing. If it is during the summer tourist season, or to Shilin, there is singing and dancing at the front gate of the Yi girls welcome you and invite you to join the wine tasting after the Yi dance with them. That winter is low season so there will be no. Yi is also very beautiful dress, especially in Ashima's hair, which the above two angle could not be touched, and above there are two angles that do not fall in love, there is an angle above said that they were dating, in which a corner has been given an A Hei Ge.
3. Tea came out from the Stone Forest, Sani tribe people we go to tea, this is a must visit Shilin them places to go, because tickets have already been in this project. We were prepared to do the Sani grass stools face, Ashima began to introduce the guests invited to taste the tea today. A total of four kinds of tea: Welcome tea, Pu'er tea, mountain mist tea, Dian Hong Kung Fu tea.
Welcome tea is characterized by the first bitter sweet, relieve internal heat throat; Pu'er tea is the only overnight tea, ordinary tea after a night would put an enzyme fermentation, and there is "sour", and this is a kind of harmful substances in our body. The tea contains a substance that can inhibit the enzyme produced, so it can be placed overnight, but every night after drinking the water down to dry, put away the tea leaves to dry the next day out is also can continue to drink. There are many varieties of tea, because it is produced in this place its name, Pu'er tea, we drink tea is also a kind of Tuo Cha is to suppress the tea into a special mold made of tea group shrunk to spherical, it is necessary bubble bubble several times in order to open, followed by a great tea. It has the function to lower blood pressure, drinking tea left root ginger and vinegar can also add their feet, which is available to treat foot odor.
Fragrant mountain mist tea, also known as Trinidad, it is far to be able to smelt a fragrance. It is planted in an altitude of 3,800 meters above the mountains, is a row of tea plants grown in such a school of flower tree, which absorbs in the early morning mist on the mountains and flowers. It requires the soil is very special, produced an annual output of 3 are generally very slow time, and are thus very expensive tea. Its function is conditioning stomach, after dinner drink can remove greasy, works well.
Dian Hong Gongfu tea is to add red dates, longan and roses produced by post-fermentation, a little sweet, breakout rose fragrance. Have not been fermented tea is cold in nature, there are some which have not been fermented green tea has a substance similar to caffeine, so the role of green tea and refreshing Xingnao; and been fermented black tea is hot in nature, is very good for stomach , to calm the nerves and treatment of insomnia also have a very good role.
Ashima introduced tea to the guests after the pouring, the steps are numerous and are careful in pouring basically divided into "Han Xin soldiers on patrol Kuan Kung-chen, touched, Mountain and Flowing Water" and several other actions. Delivery of tea for the guests when the right-hand side from the pouring were the first person delivery, the order of Didao the first person left, she right-hand side the first one is the "King of Tea", and she left the first one is the "Tea Queen ", and I just sat in her left-hand side is proud to be the" Queen of tea. " She also reminded the guests at tea time, first smell tea and then have tea at least three will be finished. To drink is called Tou He not hear, an end to drink cow to drink, while the two end Jiaolv drink to drink.
4. Yunnan traditional Chinese medicine in Yunnan, from less than 100 meters above sea level to 6,000 meters, mountains, deep gorges, valleys, Pingba a combination of all-terrain terrain, from tropical rain forests, subtropical monsoon climate to the alpine and other types of ice are preparation, since ancient times known as the plant kingdom. The production of Chinese medicinal herbs in Yunnan unique, medicinal quality, well-known Xinglin, countless types of medicinal herbs.
China's traditional medicine, many varieties of front is preceded by the name of origin. Soil and water due to climate is different from a plant here has medicinal properties, he is not necessarily the plot; in efficacy here is good, He places in not working. Name of the drug before the crown "cloud" word or the other names of the herbs in Yunnan, and no crown and well-known names in Yunnan's famous herbs, is very rich, such as "cloud-ling" "Cloud costas" "civilize 37" "winding West Chinese caterpillar fungus, "" Fritillaria delavayi "and so on. Yunnan Sambo means "37, Tianma, and Chinese caterpillar fungus." 37 is the main component of the famous Yunnan Baiyao. 37's named because it is divided into three branches, Ye M for 7, also known as "pseudo-ginseng." 37 is a rare traditional Chinese medicine, in Li's the "Compendium of Materia Medica" and was rated as the "Sweet Basil", the Qing, "Supplement to Compendium of Materia Medica," said: "The ginseng qi first, the 37 blood first, taste the same while the power is so , so called ginseng, 37, for traditional Chinese medicine were the most valuable. "Wenshan Prefecture, Yunnan Province Yanshan County, 37 in production as well, here produced 37 single big iron look real, good efficacy. 37 pairs of coronary heart disease well, taking the convenience of 37 starch, but also on the chicken, ribs soup in the food, its back to sweet taste. 37 can be eaten raw can be cooked, eaten raw can cure bruises, congestion, etc.; cooked food can be blood, cure insomnia, neurasthenia, etc..
Cordyceps was born in an altitude of 3,800 meters above the mountain meadow, the winter worm, summer grass. It turned out that the bat moth pest is the larva, being parasitic fungus called Cordyceps fungus, parasite in the winter when breeding the following year from the parasites grow out of the summer, looking like a worm-shaped grass, so called "Chinese caterpillar fungus." Chinese caterpillar fungus and the Nu River in Yunnan Province Diqing mountains produced and Meili Snow Mountain is best known, is a good tonic medicines, attending physical weakness, lumbar acid, such as knee pain. Good Cordyceps per 100 grams to 6500 yuan. The market now above, there are many false Cordyceps sinensis, mostly in the flour and then the top coat of paint next to a straw inserted to achieve this highly purposes.
The world, only East Asia, China, Korea, Japan and other places produced gastrodia, but the production to China as a multi. Gastrodia large and fat one in Yunnan Province, was a transparent yellow-white, high quality, referred to as "cloud Tianma", is a high foreign exchange earning exports medicines. The effect of Gastrodia the main energy is headache, dizziness, vertigo, rheumatism, paralysis, convulsion in children and so on high blood pressure is also curative. The main origin in Yunnan is the Zhaotong region, especially yiliang, Shigeo for more. Gastrodia intention is "born of the Ma" can only be wild, but in recent years through scientific research, has been cultivated Gastrodia.
"Cloud to go home" is a particularly good produced in Yunnan, Chinese angelica, production in Lijiang, Jianchuan and other places mountains above 2300 meters, a big, color white, flavor concentration, Yunnan varieties of herbs, one of the largest export volume. "Cloud to go home" have blood circulation blood, regulate menstruation pain, Runchang laxative effect, often as a soup pot of various ingredients. Angelica came in ginseng, ling, intraoperative, grass, Gung, naturalization, land, Shao eight-name drugs, Chinese medicines are one of the most commonly used herbs. Difficult to enumerate well-known medicinal herbs in Yunnan, there are many, such as cinnamon, Ganoderma lucidum, a snow Artemisia, Polyporus umbellatus, Xuejie, Amomum villosum, snow lotus, KMSHT, are good and efficient drugs.
5. Kunming, Yunnan night is a major tourist provinces, especially the 99 years during the World Expo in Kunming, Yunnan's tourism carried out rectification. We came to the country and are very concerned about the Prime Minister visited the set of commercial, entertainment and dining areas as a whole is called "Colorful Yunnan." Legend in the time of Qin, Qin Shi Huang day to see a colorful sky, clouds (actually the Rainbow), Mangming to find this place, the results just to find this piece of colorful clouds over in today's Yunnan Province, then later said there was " Colorful Yunnan. " Here can taste Dian Wei in the form of buffet dishes, mostly spicy; can also enjoy the rich ethnic customs of the song and dance performances. Where to buy Yunnan specialties ranging from high and low prices of Chinese medicine, etc., I think most of them more expensive, but it is absolutely guaranteed.
As night fell, I am about to leave the train to go to Kunming, Dali, as well as a few hours before the train opened, I took advantage of this time a tour of the night in Kunming. Be regarded as medium-sized southwestern Kunming city, the night is also very beautiful, especially the Kunming Department Store and Parkson Shopping Center is located downtown commercial pedestrian street. Walking Street at both ends of a fountain and lights very beautiful. Kunming is also a very well-known "Golden Mabi Chicken Corner" location.
Kunming is a long history of the city, far away in San Wannian there is human habitation before the Palaeolithic. With the progress of history and the times change, and Kunming have left many cultural relics and cultural landscape, which is the famous gold Mabi chicken Square for a visit. The Square was built in the Ming Dynasty Xuande years, has been nearly four hundred years of history. Place chicken, Kinmen and Matsu wall a long history of outstanding national characteristics, known as a symbol of Kunming. Jin Ma Bi chicken Square unique is that a particular time, there will be "Jinbi Jiao Hui" spectacle. Why there is so one day, the sun will hardly ever fall, the golden afterglow radiation from the west side of Pitt Place the chicken, which invested in the east of the reflection of the street; the same time, the moon is just rises in the east, silver light irradiation Golden Horse Square, will be It is invested in the west of the streets of reflection; two arch's shadow, gradually shifting approaching, the final transfer of one another. This is the "Jinbi Jiao Hui." According to legend, the Qing Tao-kuang period a year, coinciding with the Mid-Autumn Day Autumn Equinox. Clear sky a-Bi, cloudless. In the evening, many people in the three city blocks to wait, then, is really seen in the shadow of two street-Square, a short while to move closer to intersect this point, the sun rose, Jiao Hui spectacle gradually disappear.
It is said that due to the Earth, moon, sun angle relations, such as spectacle, to 60 years to occur. Wonders of the design of which reflects the ancient people of all nationalities in Yunnan Province to mathematics, astronomy and architecture to organically combine the high degree of intelligence. But such a spectacle is said to only during the Daoguang reign was seen on the no one has seen before. Unfortunately, due to the impact of ultra-leftist line, the two disturbances in the Square in 10 years, was demolished. There is hope that everything is now recovering, has been set for the Kunming emblem, gold Mabi chicken Square will rebuild, Jin Ma Bi chicken sculpture also be heunglip. The beautiful shore of Dianchi Lake, Pentium Endeavor's Kinmen and Matsu, a symbol of auspicious Pi will be chicken hearts of the people in Yunnan, a new bright flash shot.
Golden Horse Square is located in Kunming in the wall of chicken axis Jinbi Road with the intersection of three streets, high 12 meters, 18 meters wide, with Kunming, folk features, magnificently decorated, exquisite, East Square, the mountains known as the Provisional, Kinmen and Matsu, Kinmen and Matsu Square, West Square Kao Bi Bi Chicken Chicken mountains called the Square. North and Memorial Tournament Code Red's "loyalty Love Square" match, collectively, the "goods character 3 Square" as the attraction in downtown Kunming; South and the East and West Pagoda was built in Nanzhao form a contrast, showing the Kunming ancient civilizations.
I took a taxi to the train station and chatting with the driver knows, Kunming people monthly income is generally less than 1,000 yuan, 3,000 yuan even very high, and is the center the more expensive the house is only 2,000 yuan / square meter. Therefore, Kunming people for one month cost of living is not high, I am afraid it is very difficult for us to imagine.
6. Kunming, Kunming travel tips, after all, is in the highlands, a great temperature difference between day and night, I went a bit cold in winter, and I basic and winter clothes in Beijing, roughly the same. However, the summer or when the sunny, sunshine also brings a strong sun to do well, therefore the work. In Kunming will be able to buy and eat the whole specialty of Yunnan, although the price may be your point, but the local guides bring but they are guaranteed, you can rest assured. In the service industry in Yunnan region is impolite to call a lady, to be called in Kunming, Ashima.
Author: sandy_xx
