"Everyone says peonies are good, but I say peonies are not as good as tea."

Flowers and Poems - Guo Moruo

The camellia tree is red early, and the white flowers are roaring proudly;

Yan said that the camellia is the provincial flower, and now it is here Seeing the clouds all over the city for the first time;

Everyone says peonies are good, but I say peonies are not as good as tea.

The September breeze is mixed with the fragrance of white tea blooming in the "Spring City". I want to grab the tail of the wind and suck it all up. Kunming is a nostalgic city with comfortable weather and the unforgettable Dianchi Lake. You will not be surprised to know that the vegetable market and flower market here can also become scenic spots. There are also various surprises that you have never seen before. In spring, going to these places with curiosity will refresh your understanding of the world.

Gu Long once said that if a person is desperate and wants to commit suicide, let him go to the vegetable market. I like cities with the smell of fireworks. The smell of fireworks in the world is the most soothing to mortal hearts. Perhaps the Zuanxin Farmers Market is the most healing place in Kunming. At the same time, it is not only a smaller version of Yunnan but also a paradise for foodies.

Dounan Flower Market, located on the east bank of Dianchi Lake, is known as the "market vane" and "price barometer" of Chinese flowers. It has also been rated as a 3A-level scenic spot. This is definitely a place for flower lovers. The place of treasure. (You must make an appointment in advance due to the epidemic)

I have seen a lot of seas, but lakes like the sea are rare. Dianchi Lake, also known as Kunming Lake, is the largest freshwater lake in Yunnan Province. Lin Haiyin wrote in "Old Things in the South of the City", "I can't tell the difference between the sea and the sky, and I can't tell the good guys from the bad guys. Can you tell the difference between the sea and the sky?" What a coincidence, I can't tell the difference either. I can't tell the difference. The sea or the lake, it's like I can't tell right from wrong.

Every year from December to January of the following year, red-billed gulls are frequent visitors to Haigeng Park. Thousands of them fly together, making the scene very spectacular. I didn’t see the true appearance of the red-billed gull, but I heard such a legend. A long time ago, Kunming was a dry land. A hunter left his newlywed wife in search of water, and then went to the East China Sea to rescue a small red fish held by a goshawk. Unexpectedly, this little red fish turned out to be the third princess of the Dragon King of the East China Sea. The princess fell in love with the hunter and imprisoned him in the Dragon Palace. The hunter missed his wife at home so he drank a lot of fresh water and left. When he returned home, he found that his wife had died because of excessive longing. He died and turned into Sleeping Beauty Mountain. The hunter was very sad when he saw this, crashed into the mountain and died, and the water in his stomach turned into Dianchi Lake. Only when you reach the sea ridge can you truly see the appearance of Sleeping Beauty Mountain, which forms a magnificent picture with the sunset. In the Yunnan Stone Forest, there is an equally fascinating legend. Due to the unique karst landform, every stone here is given a story.

It was already dark when I passed by Chuxiong on the way to Dali, so I simply spent the night in this Yi Autonomous Prefecture. The Yi ancient town at night is beautiful, and the dazzling array of special ethnic products decorate the streets of the ancient town. Exotic style, I picked a few clothes to try on, but finally left without buying anything. My back foot was still at the clothing stall, and my front foot had already stepped into the tofu-burning stall. I ate almost everything I needed to eat in one round, and there was nothing wrong with saying, "There is nothing that a hot pot can't solve." I ate roasted tofu and hot pot, but I never noticed that the bag I was carrying would be left at the clothing stall. I didn't wake up until I returned to the hotel to rest. The proprietress who should have closed her stall at 12 o'clock in the morning waited for me at the stall for more than three hours. In this place a thousand kilometers away from home, without an ID card, I didn't know where I could go tomorrow. I think this landlady’s heart is as fiery as her nation’s, just like they have the enthusiasm for the “Oriental Carnival” (Torch Festival), which cannot be extinguished no matter what. I don’t know if you have ever seen the sentence “We must be united like pomegranate seeds.” This is a slogan I saw on a No. 32 bus passing through Mojia Street when I was in Xining. Yes, we should embrace each other in unity, friends.

In this city where two-thirds of the population are Bai people, and whenever there are three unknown friends around, at least two of them are ethnic minorities, an unexpected encounter with an old friend is like a certain The plot of the movie takes place gently and naturally.

We went to the "Kai Tak Record Store" at 64 Fuxing Street in the ancient city. We originally wanted to find a wall record but found Taylor Swift's album. The boss played songs from the new album (invisible string) and we stayed there for a while. Yes, I was flipping through piles of records, some I recognized and some I didn’t. After we came out of the record store, we went to the "Zebra Bar". You asked for an "Aurora" and I asked for a "Sunrise", so we became the last table guests that night. We talked a lot, a lot, like The past three years have been like nothing apart. However, the tavern will eventually close. It was already late at night when we walked out of the ancient city. There were no decorations of colorful lights and the road was a little quiet, but we could clearly hear the lyrics sung by the unknown friends sitting on the road in the ancient city. The longing for the distant place turned into a bonfire. They sat in a circle around them, some holding guitars, and the others sang along, singing about a journey with no return date. Maybe this is wandering, or another escape.

Farewell to my friends, leaving behind the "wind, flowers, snow and moon" of the ancient city of Dali, the wind in Xiaguan, the flowers in Shangguan, the snow in Cangshan Mountain and the moon in Erhai Lake. Everywhere is just right, everywhere touches people's hearts, my dear friend, when the breeze ripples in the Erhai Lake, our thoughts should be the same sparkling, there will be stars in our eyes, and I will be on the road to the future. I hope you are well, and so am I. Just like the lavender in this "Oriental Provence" (Silver Bridge Flower), as long as you breathe hard, you can see miracles.

“The three pagodas are the landmark of the resort, and the pagodas are secretly crafted by ghosts.” The Chongsheng Three Pagodas, located at the foot of Cangshan Mountain and on the bank of Erhai Lake, are representative and miracles of the Nanzhao and Dali Kingdom periods in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, which are famous both at home and abroad. It is a building that exists as usual. After 1,200 years of vicissitudes and more than 30 earthquakes, the three towers still stand tall pointing to the sky. If you want to see the panoramic view of the Three Pagodas, you can go to the rooftop of a nearby B&B.

The buildings of the Bai ethnic group are distinctive and cultural. The corners of the gables and houses are decorated with ink patterns, giving people a sense of elegance. As the main ethnic group in Lijiang, the Naxi ethnic group also has very interesting Dongba script. , is a kind of primitive pictograph. It was painted on the wall of a local residential area when I was going to the Tea Horse Road. Its general meaning is to advocate civilization and harmony. The Lashi Sea near the Ancient Tea Horse Road is also a beautiful place. The Lashi Sea is not a sea, but the first nature reserve named after a "wetland" in Yunnan Province.

Jade Dragon Snow Mountain should be most people’s dream of Lijiang. I have also seen snow in my dreams. This is the truest yearning for snow for southerners. There are three cableways in the Snow Mountain Scenic Area, namely: Glacier Cableway, which can reach an altitude of 4,500 meters, where you can watch ten thousand-year glaciers and billowing clouds up close; Maoniuping Cableway, which can reach an altitude of 3,800 meters, has a large lawn, and only You can see the snow on the top of the mountain from a distance; the Yunshanping Cableway can reach an altitude of 3,200 meters. Although you cannot see the front of the snow mountain, you can overlook the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. There is an alpine meadow on the side and rear of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. The season is good You can see many flowers and plants. The three ropeways are different in length, arrive at different places, have different altitudes, and see different scenery. If you want to see the snow mountain, you need to make an appointment in advance. Follow the official WeChat account of the scenic spot "Lijiang Jade Dragon Snow Mountain" to make a reservation.

The Blue Moon Valley, located at the east foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, is like a blue moon embedded under the snow-capped mountains. It is so beautiful! Especially like the Blue Moon Valley in James Hilton's "Lost Horizon". There are no complicated trivial matters and meaningless disputes. What accompanies people are Chopin's lost songs, the girl who never grows old, the shining Karakal Mountain, and the slow flow of time... In the local Naxi people According to legend, the water here comes from the mouth of the Jade Dragon and is spiritual. Stand in front of the Blue Moon Valley Stone Tablet and make a wish towards the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. No matter what wish you make, no matter how many wishes you make, the mountain god will hear it and bless you!

Now that I am here, I hope that the friends I have reunited with after a long separation will be safe in the rest of the journey, and that what I meet will still be beautiful. Later, I heard you say that there are no parties in Napa Sea, and I laughed. It turned out that I forgot that I was a horse and saw the grassland in my eyes.

Life is a spiritual practice, and travel is a way to satisfy our desire for voyeurism. We peer into the different rhythms and appearances of each city, and peer into the reality and psychological changes of that person many years later, thereby gaining a sense of Realistic balance.

(Yunnan has too many scenic spots and too many ethnic characteristics. Go to Shangri-La in the north, Lhasa in the west, and Aden, Daocheng, and Chengdu in the east.)