Going up Jade Dragon Snow Mountain - Family Trip to Yunnan
June 18-22, 2012. A family of three took a five-day group tour of Yunnan: Kunming, Dali, Lijiang. Our son was 11 years old, innocent and carefree!
Day 1: Dali Ancient City - Lijiang Guanyin Gorge - Lijiang Ancient City
1. Dali Ancient City - One of the first 24 historical and cultural cities in China.
Dali Ancient City, located in western Yunnan Province at the foot of the beautiful Cangshan Mountain, is also known as Yeyu City or Zicheng City. Its history can be traced back to the Tianbao period of the Tang Dynasty. It was the capital of the ancient Nanzhao Kingdom (Tang Dynasty) and the Dali Kingdom (Song Dynasty). Over more than 500 years during the Tang and Song dynasties, Dali was the political, economic, and cultural center of Yunnan. The ancient city contains 14 key cultural relic protection units at the municipal level or above, bearing Dali's historical, religious, and ethnic culture. It is the core area of Dali tourism.
In the first year of the Baoyou era of the Southern Song (1253), the Yuan Dynasty destroyed the Dali Kingdom, and the city was ruined. In the fifteenth year of the Hongwu era of the Ming Dynasty (1382), Ming forces captured Dali and built a new prefectural city, which is the present-day Dali Ancient City.
Dali Ancient City South Gate Tower
The South Gate Tower, called Shuanghe Tower or Chengen Tower, is the foremost of the four city gates. Built in the fifteenth year of Hongwu (1382), it is the oldest and most majestic structure in the ancient city, a symbol and landmark of Dali. Each side of the city wall is about 1500 meters long, 6 meters high, and 12 meters thick. The characters "Dali" on the gate were inscribed by Guo Moruo during his visit to Dali in 1961. "Dali" is the name of the kingdom, meaning "great governance and prosperity for the country."
Entering the Ancient City from the South Gate
This is a place suitable for living. The local pace of life is very slow, the sunshine is bright, and the temperature is pleasant. Strolling through the small shops and looking at the ancient buildings in the old city is very relaxing.
Presidential Military Marshal's Mansion
Walking north from the south gate of Dali Ancient City for over a hundred meters, on the west side of the street is a courtyard completely different from the neighboring residences. The plaque with blue background and golden characters reading "Presidential Military Marshal's Mansion" looks particularly solemn against the blue sky and Cangshan Mountain. This group of buildings truly records a heroic and moving historical event of the people of western Yunnan, led by theεζ (Hui) Du Wenxiu, bravely resisting the Qing Dynasty.
Wuhua Tower was originally the state guesthouse of the Nanzhao King. When Kublai Khan, the founder of the Yuan Dynasty, conquered Dali, he once stationed troops in front of the tower. In the early Ming Dynasty, Wuhua Tower was burned down during the war. During the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, Dali Ancient City was rebuilt. The modern Wuhua Tower was rebuilt in 1998. It is a four-story building more than 20 meters high, with the first floor being a pedestal and the upper three floors being the tower. Wuhua Tower is one of the landmark buildings of Dali Ancient City.
Honglong Well: Located in the southwestern part of Dali Ancient City, it starts from the west city wall in the west and connects to Fuxing Road in the east, with a total length of only a few hundred meters. The well gives its name to the block.
In recent years, Honglong Well has become particularly popular among tourists and has become a hot spot in Dali Ancient City. The reason why Honglong Well is favored by tourists is that there is a clear stream flowing all year round, forming a beautiful scenery of "clear spring flowing on rocks."
Xing Star Gate: Derived from Confucianism, it means that the literary stars in the sky gather at this threshold.
Taking a photo with a peacock
Wucheng Gate: Wucheng Temple, also called "Wumiao" or formerly known as "Taigong Temple," was used to worship Jiang Taigong and the sixty-four famous generals of past dynasties. Dali's Wumiao was built in the seventeenth year of Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty. It is also called Guandi Temple, symbolizing Dali's military culture and wealth.
Foreigner Street, originally named "Huguo Road" (National Protection Road), commemorates the Yunnan people's uprising against Yuan Shikai's claim to the throne in the early Republic of China. "Huguo Road" runs east-west, with a total length of 1200 meters and a width of 7 meters, paved with bluestone slabs. The most prosperous section is the middle part, 185.6 meters long, and is one of the earliest and most famous Foreigner Streets in China.
After the reform and opening up, the Hongshancha Hotel on Huguo Road was designated as a hotel for foreigners, making Huguo Road a hub for foreign tourists in Dali. As tourism developed, more and more tourists gathered, including foreign guests. Some came for leisure, some to taste local food, some to work, and some to find girlfriends. It became lively and harmonious. Shops serving Chinese and Western food, tea houses, jewelry stores, antique shops, tie-dye shops, and art galleries sprang up on both sides of the street, offering a dazzling array of goods. It became the famous Dali Foreigner Street both at home and abroad.
Dali has been a gathering place for the Bai people since ancient times.
2. Guanyin Gorge - The First Scenery of Lijiang
Guanyin Gorge Scenic Area is the entrance to Yulong Pass, one of the six major passes of the Lijiang Basin. It is located at the mouth of the "Yulong Pass" and is known as the "First Scenery of Lijiang." Lijiang Guanyin Gorge is a scenic area integrating natural landscapes such as mountains, waters, canyons, forests, and lakes, with cultural landscapes like Tea Horse Ancient Street, Naxi villages, folk customs, and religious traditions. "Long and majestic Qiu Tong Road, deep and long tea-horse traffic between Yunnan and Tibet" is the portrayal of Lijiang Guanyin Gorge. It can be said to be the first dangerous pass on the Yunnan-Tibet section of the Tea Horse Road. Xu Xiake entered Lijiang from here and described Qiutang Pass as the "key to Lijiang Commandery." Entering this "key to Lijiang Commandery" means entering the gate of Lijiang. Only through this gate can one truly arrive in Lijiang from the main entrance.
This place is 2578 km from Beijing, with an altitude of 2230 m.
First, we reach the entrance of the "Tea Horse Road." The Tea Horse Road was a folk international trade channel in southwest China using horse caravans as the main means of transportation.
It originated from the exchange of tea and horses on the ancient southwestern frontier, prospered in the Tang and Song dynasties, and flourished in the Ming and Qing dynasties. It can be divided into Sichuan-Tibet and Yunnan-Tibet routes. Historically, Guanyin Gorge was the only pass and military fortress on the Yunnan-Tibet section of the Tea Horse Road from Lijiang to Tibet.
Liangma Bridge: Built by local people for the convenience of horse caravans on the Tea Horse Road. After passing the Tea Horse Road and crossing Mujia Bridge, one arrives at Mujia Bieyuan, which was the tax inspection office set up by the Mu Chieftain.
Mujia Bieyuan: Located in the Guanyin Gorge Scenic Area of Lijiang, it was the tax inspection office established by the Mu Chieftain, the local ruler of Lijiang. It is simple and unique. The building is a typical Naxi courtyard with two patios. Its exquisitely carved six-panel doors, beautiful patio paving, and symbolic hanging fish all reflect the intelligence and aesthetic taste of the Naxi people.
Playing a game of officers catching bandits
This should be the Naxi script.
Xiake Pavilion: This is a place visited by Xu Xiake. In 1639, Xu Xiake was invited by Mu Zeng, the Mu Chieftain, to come from Dali to Lijiang. He traveled in Lijiang for 15 days. Because this was the only pass entering the Lijiang Basin from Dali and Heqing, it is said that Xu Xiake entered Lijiang from here. The Xiake Pavilion was where he once stayed overnight. Later, the "Xiake Pavilion" was built in his memory. He also recorded it in detail in his "Travels of Xu Xiake," writing the magnificent chapter "This mountain is truly the key to Lijiang." This is the best place to view Guanyin Gorge Scenic Area up close.
Walking through the bustling market street, the greenery gradually thickens, with emerald and dark green interspersed, and wildflowers wafting fragrance. Weeping willows reflect in the quiet lake, creating a vast expanse of blue sky and clear water.
Through a dense bamboo forest is a 385-meter-long tunnel through the mountain, which we traverse by electric trolley. "Where the hills and rivers end and there seems no road beyond, amidst shading willows and blooming flowers, another village appears." "The moon in the pool does not flow away with the water; the wind in the gorge comes with the crowd."
After passing the tunnel and walking more than a hundred meters, we arrive at the mouth of Guanyin Gorge, where there is a stone tablet reading "Lijiang Guanyin Gorge."
Lijiang Guanyin Waterfall: The gorge is quiet and secluded, peaks tower on both sides, and we gradually hear the sound of water. Turning around a peak, we see a waterfall cascading down, as swift as an arrow, truly like a silver river falling from the sky. This is the Lijiang Guanyin Waterfall. Guanyin Waterfall marks the end. Following the surging torrent and shimmering light, we return by climbing stone steps up the mountain. The upper branches block the sky, making it seem almost dark even in daytime. Sparse branches interlace, sometimes allowing sunlight through. Strange flowers and exotic plants compete in beauty, and the mountain breeze is fresh and refreshing.
Through Yulong Pass Tea Horse Ancient Street
After exchanging the customs documents here, we can go to Lijiang Ancient City.
3. In the evening, entering Lijiang Ancient City
Stayed at Xiya Hotel
Day 2: Jade Dragon Snow Mountain - Lijiang Ancient City
1. Jade Dragon Snow Mountain - Blue Moon Valley
Blue Moon Valley: Located at the eastern foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in Yulong Naxi Autonomous County, Lijiang City, Yunnan Province, commonly known as "White Water River." It is famous worldwide for its majestic snow-capped mountains, sapphire-blue lake water, and magnificent and beautiful canyon scenery. Named for the crescent-shaped valley and blue lake water, it is said to be the prototype of the Blue Moon Valley in James Hilton's novel "Lost Horizon."
Yuye Lake: The water of Yuye Lake is extremely clear. You can see the pure white bottom at a glance. The blue lake reflects the nearby Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, like a wonderful landscape painting, akin to the poetic scene of "a half-mu square pond opens like a mirror, where skylight and cloud shadows wander together."
Jingtan Lake: Jingtan Lake is a small scenic spot in Blue Moon Valley. It looks small and exquisite but is very tranquil. The lake water here is also exceptionally clear, with a flavor similar to "Mirror Sea" in Jiuzhaigou, quite poetic like "the autumn moon and lake light blend together, and the calm lake is like an unpolished mirror."
Tingtao Lake: The water level difference in Tingtao Lake is large. The stream rushes down like a waterfall, making a tinkling sound like the music of a sheng and qin. Standing by the lake, you can hear the sound of water mixed with the sound of pine waves, like the beautiful scenery described in "the stream sounds under the pine, the waves sound above the pine."
2. Impression Lijiang Show - The highest open-air performance in the world at 3050 meters above sea level
"Impression Lijiang" is a large-scale original ecological open-air performance, directed by China's most influential director Zhang Yimou, together with Wang Chaoge and Fan Yue. It took more than a year and was revised hundreds of times. The performance theater is located at the highest open-air performance venue in the world at an altitude of 3050 meters - Ganhaizi in Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Scenic Area. It is currently the only open-air performance held during the day.
"Impression Snow Mountain" uses the snow mountain as its backdrop.
Drawing on the spirit of heaven and earth, taking the beauty of nature, and using folk culture as a carrier, with bold freehand brushwork, at the highest performance venue in the world at 3100 meters above sea level, it brings the truth and shock of life close to everyone.
The performers come to the audience area and interact with the audience.
Galloping horses come behind the audience area.
The Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is still shrouded in clouds and mist.
Sitting in the large performance venue at the foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, as the show begins, we are unconsciously drawn in, truly feeling the cleansing of the soul, the travel of the spirit, and the visual beauty. An unprecedented feeling of harmony between heaven and man fills our hearts. Wonderful!
3. Yushui Village - The Dongba Holy Land of the Central Naxi Region
Yushui Village is the Dongba holy land of the central Naxi region and the origin of Lijiang Ancient City. The Nature Conservancy designated Yushui Village as a Dongba culture inheritance base, Baisha Xiyue inheritance base, and Leba dance inheritance base. It carries out the excavation, organization, inheritance, research, and display of ancient Naxi culture.
The Divine Spring is actually snowmelt from the top of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, which gushes out after filtering through 2400 meters of rock.
"Divine Dragon Three Cascades": A large stream of water flows down the hillside, forming three cascades. The Naxi people's reverence for the Divine Dragon Three Cascades permeates their lives. They shape their domestic water into the form of the three cascades; they present "Three Cascades" in their banquets, dividing tableware into three tiers of high and low plates, bowls, and hot pots; they build Naxi courtyards in the style of "Three Cascades"; Naxi women even wear "Three Cascades" on their bodies.
Black Dragon Pool: Also known as Yuquan Park, formerly called Yuquan Dragon King Temple. It was first built in the second year of Qianlong (1737), with records of renovations in the 60th year of Qianlong and the 18th year of Guangxu. It was named after being granted the title "Dragon God" by the courts of Jiaqing and Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, and later renamed Black Dragon Pool.
Black Dragon Pool is located at the foot of Elephant Mountain in the north of the city. Following the Yuv River from the Sifang Street of Lijiang Ancient City upstream for about one kilometer, you will find a clear spring pond - the famous Black Dragon Pool.
Ancient buildings include the Dragon God Shrine, Deyue Tower, Suocui Bridge, Yuhuang Pavilion,
and later relocated buildings such as the original Jietuo Forest Gate Tower and Wufeng Tower from Fuguosi Temple in Zhishan (Ming Dynasty), the Ming Dynasty Guangbi Tower originally from the prefectural office, and the Qing Dynasty Tingli Pavilion, Yiwen Pavilion, Wenming Archway, etc.
5. Lijiang Ancient City
Lijiang Ancient City, also known as Dayan Town, is located in the central part of Lijiang Basin, ancient district, Lijiang City, Yunnan Province. It was built in the late Song and early Yuan dynasties (late 13th century AD) and covers an area of 7.279 square kilometers. Lijiang is one of the second batch of approved national historical and cultural cities in China, and one of the two ancient cities that have successfully applied for World Cultural Heritage status as a whole city. Lijiang Ancient City embodies the achievements of ancient Chinese urban construction and is one of the types of Chinese residential architecture with distinct characteristics and styles.
Sifang Street: It is a snack street in the ancient city. There are dozens of small restaurants on both sides of the street, each offering Yunnan's unique rice noodles in various varieties, hence this street is also called "Lijiang Rice Noodle Street." Sifang Street is the center of Lijiang Ancient City. It is said to have been built by the Mu Chieftain in the Ming Dynasty in the shape of his seal. It was the most important hub on the Tea Horse Road. Since the Ming and Qing dynasties, merchants from all directions gathered here, and various ethnic cultures converged and thrived, making it the center of economic and cultural exchange in Lijiang.
This sculpture is called "Climbing Mountains and Crossing Waters."
6. Lijiang Eternal Love - The large-scale song and dance performance "Lijiang Eternal Love" is the soul of Lijiang culture. Using IMAX 3D visual effects, it recreates the millennia-long history and legends of Lijiang, including "Naxi Genesis," "Lugu Lake's Daughter Kingdom," "Legend of the Horse Caravan," "Ancient Road Modern Wind," and "Jade Dragon Third Kingdom."
It leads the audience across the snow mountain, into the vast primeval wilderness, the Mosuo flower tower by Lugu Lake, the wind- and rain-swept Tea Horse Road, the ancient bustling town on the road, the romantic and tragic Jade Dragon Third Kingdom, and the utopian Shangri-La, promising a romantic encounter and a beautiful moment.
The entire performance integrates elements of dance, acrobatics, martial arts, stage machinery, panoramic stunts, and installation art.
Through high-altitude anti-gravity walking on the moon, the giant peng bird saving the ancestor, high-altitude door-slamming, water mines, floods, waterfalls, rain-curtain plank roads, large snow mountain mechanical models, and tens of thousands of sets of high-tech machinery combined with original ecological art,
it outlines a cultural legend full of spirit and flesh, blood and tears, life and death, love and emotion.
7. Returning to Lijiang Ancient City
Day 3: Dali Xizhou Yan's Grand Courtyard - Chongsheng Temple
1. Visit a silverware shop in Dali.
2. Yan's Grand Courtyard
Located in Xizhou Town, Dali, Yunnan, it is a large compound consisting of multiple connected courtyards. Entering the high, intricately styled gate with upturned eaves, you find a courtyard with "three rooms and a screen wall" (sanfang yizhaobi), decorated with calligraphy and paintings on the screen wall, swaying flowers and trees, brightening the view.
Passing through the inner hall, you enter a large courtyard with "four courtyards and five patios" (sihe wutianjing), with hidden corners, patios, and interconnected passages, like a maze.
After winding paths and secluded spots, you discover another "four courtyards and five patios" courtyard. The deepest rear courtyard quietly houses a Western-style villa, built entirely in modern architectural form, with a basement, balcony, corridor, floor-to-ceiling glass windows, surrounded by flowers and bonsai, elegant and unique.
Despite the passage of time, the red lacquer doors and windows and the white marble carved railings still retain their former glory.
Fully demonstrating the superb architectural art of the Bai people.
Bai People's Three-Course Tea: The Bai people call it "Shaodaozhao." It is a dramatic tea-drinking custom that allows hosts and guests to express feelings and wish each other well. Drinking three-course tea was originally used by the Bai people as a blessing from elders to younger generations when studying, learning crafts, doing business, or marrying. The "Three-Course Tea" song and dance performance has become a staple of Dali tourism.
"Three-Course Tea" symbolizes the philosophy of life: "first bitter, second sweet, third aftertaste." It has become a tea ceremony for Bai folk weddings, festivals, and hospitality.
3. Dali Chongsheng Temple
Chongsheng Temple, facing Erhai Lake to the east and Cangshan Mountain to the west, is located about one kilometer north of Dali Ancient City, Yunnan Province, at the foot of Diancang Mountain and by the shore of Erhai Lake. Historically, nine Dali emperors became monks at Chongsheng Temple. It is called "Tianlong Temple" in Jin Yong's martial arts novel "The Semi-Devils and Semi-Celestials."
Chongsheng Temple was burned down during the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty, but the three pagodas remained intact.
In 2004, the Dali Cultural Bureau invested 182 million RMB to rebuild Chongsheng Temple. The reconstruction project focused on protecting the three pagodas. While maintaining the existing Bell Tower, Rain-Copper Guanyin Hall, and front area landscape, the building complex was arranged on three axes, eight platforms, nine levels, and eleven terraces.
Main buildings include the Golden Wing Bird Square, Mountain Gate, Dharma Protector Hall, Maitreya Hall, Eleven-faced Guanyin Hall, Mahavira Hall, Acuoye Guanyin Pavilion, Wanghai Tower, Arhat Hall, Patriarch Hall, Thousand-Buddha Corridor, etc. The statues in each hall were based on the "Zhang Shengwen Scroll" (also known as "Dali Kingdom Fanxiang Scroll"), the "500 Arhat Statues" from Qiongzhu Temple sculpted by Li Guangxiu in the Ming Dynasty, and artifacts found in the three pagodas. According to Dali's multicultural and Buddhist Zen and Esoteric characteristics, 617 statues and ritual implements were cast in bronze, of which 599 are gilded and painted.
The entire antique architectural complex covers 600 mu (about 40 hectares), with a building area of 20,080 square meters, belonging to a Han Chinese Buddhist temple. On April 22, 2005, the reconstruction of Chongsheng Temple was fully completed.
The three pagodas of Chongsheng Temple consist of one large and two small pagodas. The large one is called Qianxun Pagoda. It was built during the reign of Nanzhao King Quan Fengyou (824-859 AD). The distance between Qianxun Pagoda and the two smaller pagodas is 70 meters, forming a tripod arrangement. Qianxun Pagoda currently stands 69.13 meters high, with a base width of 9.9 meters. It is a 16-story square, dense-eave hollow brick pagoda, one of the tallest existing brick pagodas in China. It is a typical Tang Dynasty architecture, similar in style to Xi'an's Giant Wild Goose Pagoda and Small Wild Goose Pagoda.
Day 4: Kunming - Stone Forest - Colorful Yunnan
1. A jewelry shop in Kunming.
Located in Shilin Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan, 78 kilometers from Kunming. The Stone Forest covers an area of 350 square kilometers. It has been rated as a "World Geopark" and "World Natural Heritage" by UNESCO. In 1982, it was approved by the State Council as one of the first batch of national key scenic spots. It is a national 5A-level tourist attraction and National Civilized Scenic Tourist Area.
About 300 million years ago, the Stone Forest area was an ocean. After a long geological evolution, it formed extremely precious geological relics, covering many types of karst landforms on Earth.
Changhu Lake is a karst lake fed by groundwater. It is 5 kilometers in circumference, 300 meters wide, with an average depth of 24 meters. The water is clear and unpolluted. It is surrounded by green mountains with a vegetation coverage rate of over 95%. The air is fresh and clean, with good transparency.
There is an island in the lake. The lakeshore is covered with forests mainly of Yunnan pine. The terrain is gentle, with many small lakes. The environment is quiet and beautiful. It lies at an altitude of 1907 meters, surrounded by mountains. The shape of the lake resembles a slender young woman. It is said to be the hometown of Ashima in folklore. Because the lake is hidden among green mountains and hills, few tourists visited in the past, so it is also called "Hidden Lake."
The Big Stone Forest consists of dense stone peaks, like a stone basin.
The stone peaks here stand upright and abrupt, with smooth lines and a light bluish-gray color. The tallest independent stone pillar exceeds 40 meters in height.
Typical attractions include "Lotus Peak," "Sword Peak Pool," "Imminent Danger," "Extremely Narrow Passage," "Elephant on Stone Platform," "Deep Orchid Valley," "Phoenix Combing Feathers," etc.
The most famous is the "Stone Forest Scenic Spot" with the inscription "Shilin" by Long Yun. "Wangfeng Pavilion" is the best place to enjoy the "sea of stone peaks."
The Small Stone Forest (Ashima Scenic Area) has thick and solid stone walls acting like screens, dividing it into several gardens. The most famous attraction in the Small Stone Forest is "Ashima."
3. A jade shop.
Tea Horse Road sculpture.
4. Colorful Yunnan
Colorful Yunnan performance.
5. Staying at Xishuangbanna Hotel (not in Xishuangbanna)
Across the street is the Wyndham Hotel.
Day 5: Kunming
1. Kunming Golden Temple Scenic Area
Located at the foot of Mingfeng Mountain, 7 kilometers northeast of downtown Kunming. The hall is made of bronze and shines brightly under the sun, casting a golden glow over the green valley and forest, hence the name Golden Temple, also known as Copper Tile Temple. The famous Golden Temple is part of the Taoist Taihe Palace. It was first built in the Ming Dynasty (1602) and is one of the four major copper halls in China, and the best preserved. In the tenth year of Kangxi (1671), Wu Sangui, the Prince of Pingxi, renovated it. The Golden Temple is surrounded by beautiful natural scenery. Small paths wind through the forest, with lush trees blocking out the sky, occasional bird songs, and the essence of Taoist culture.
Crossing the Yingxian Bridge, entering the "Mingfeng Scenic Spot" memorial arch,
Walking from the foot of the mountain, passing through "First Heavenly Gate," "Second Heavenly Gate," and "Third Heavenly Gate."
Reaching the Heavenly Gate, you can see the simple and solemn gate of "Taihe Palace." The couplet reads: "Painted beams connect the clouds, occupying only three mu of green mountain; vermilion towers reflect the sun, opening another layer of green fields."
Entering the temple gate, passing through the Lingxing Gate,
Walking up the steps into the "city" and facing a high staircase,
You reach the central building of Taihe Palace, the famous Golden Temple.
Is this Chen Yuanyuan?
The park is full of bronze ware.
From the bell tower, you can see the city of Kunming.
2. Kunming Green Lake Park: Located at the foot of Luofeng Mountain in the northern part of Kunming city, directly opposite the main gate of Yunnan University (pictured below is to the right of Qinglai Hall, Donglu Campus of Yunnan University). It is one of the most beautiful parks in the city. Although not large in area, it is very distinctive. Originally a bay of Dianchi Lake, it became a clear lake after the water level dropped. Since the Ming Dynasty, successive Yunnan administrative officials have built pavilions and towers here. Due to the main features of weeping willows and clear water, it was officially named Green Lake at the beginning of this century.
It is famous for its "Causeway Spring Dawn." People call it "a green gem set in Kunming city."
Driving through Kunming city, we encountered a talent show audition site.
Conclusion: The five-day itinerary was packed. We saw countless natural landscapes, historical buildings, and several performances. Among them, the most beautiful natural scenery was Jade Dragon Snow Mountain; the most exquisite ancient architecture was the Xizhou residence (although Chongsheng Temple is magnificent, it is a replica); the most exciting performance was Impression Lijiang; and the happiest thing was the strong parent-child bond!
