Colorful Yunnan-Damei Tengchong (I)

elegance refers to quicksand, and old age is a period of time.

If you ask me what I want to do most at the moment, I will definitely say without hesitation: I want to go somewhere with hot springs and stories. I want to be a woman who is far away from the world quietly, without makeup or love.

Travel is about having a mind to leave when you say it!

—— Inscription

On November 8th, 19, the prelude of our six-day tour to Tengchong, Ruili and mangshi was slowly opened ...

Tengchong was called Tengyue in ancient times, which first appeared in Sui and Tang Dynasties, and the ancient city of Tengyue, later called Stone City, was built in the 1th year of Ming Dynasty (AD 1445) and completed in the 13th year of Ming Dynasty. This was a prosperous city in the southwestern part of China at that time. The area under its jurisdiction included part of Myanmar and Laos until Xishuangbanna. It has always been regarded as an important town for border defense and a military location, and it is known as the "first city in the extreme".

Xu Xiake, a great traveler, geographer and writer in Ming Dynasty, was in the last stage of his travel career, and the westernmost place he traveled to China was Tengchong. In his famous Travels of Xu Xiake, Xu Xiake called Tengyue at that time "there is nothing in the west", which probably means that there is no such place in the west of Tengchong.

The Wenxing Building, also known as Kuixing Pavilion, was built in the 21st year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty (AD 1895). It was a "double-eaves octagonal building" and stood in the middle of the cross street in the ancient city at that time, which was a symbol of Tengchong civilization at that time.

In 1944, the Chinese Expeditionary Force began to recapture Tengchong City, which was occupied by the Japanese for two years. The war was very fierce, because Tengchong Stone City was so strong that even explosives could not work. After a long and repeated struggle, Tengchong was finally recovered on September 14th, 1944. More than 3, people under the Japanese United Tibetan heavy Kangmei Shaozuo were wiped out, and none of them escaped. It was one of the only two battles that were wiped out by the Japanese. After the retrocession, except for the Confucian Temple, almost the whole city was destroyed, and the Tengchong Stone Town with a history of nearly 5 years, together with the Wenxing Building in the city, was destroyed in the war.

The satellite building people are talking about now actually refers to the satellite street, which is the "Jade Cultural Pedestrian Street". This street is located in the former North Gate Street, with a north-south direction, a length of 5 meters and a width of 2 meters. There are two towers in the north and south, with two wooden archways and a stone archway in the middle. The whole satellite street was built in 24 according to the original scale and architectural style, which provides us with a glimpse of Tengchong Stone City in the past.

The South Gate Tower was built with the template of the old satellites tower, which is a landmark building in Tengchong. There are doorways on all sides of the tower, which is very magnificent and imposing.

After dinner, we strolled to the Wenxing Building near the hotel, and visited the pedestrian street at night.

Take a closer look at the Wenxing Building, and walk slowly to the north along the pedestrian street. Looking around, there are some shops such as jade jewelry, beauty and training, and there are few doors. There are not many pedestrians in the street, and there are even fewer tourists. The streets are paved with volcanic rocks and bluestone.

This is the first wooden archway heading north, which is very elegant.

This is the stone archway in the middle of the street.

The second wooden archway has the same style as the first one.

Finally, we come to the North Tower, which is a concentrated display of the ancient Tengchong Stone Town. There are stone steps on both sides of the tower to go up. The tower is very tall and powerful, and it has the momentum of guarding one side.

Passing through the entrance of the North City is a Little Square, and there are a group of ancient tea-horse road sculptures on this Little Square. I think this group of sculptures is a place where friends from other places must punch in. Tengchong has been the only place where the ancient tea-horse road passes since ancient times, and the ancient tea-horse road is a very important label of Tengchong. This group of sculptures and the towers as the background can reflect a remote and simple style of Tengchong.

The copper wind chimes hanging from the eaves of the North City Building make a rich and melodious jingle with the wind from time to time, which makes people feel like a lifetime ago. It seems that they hear the cavalry coming far away on the ancient tea-horse road ...

After breakfast the next day, we drove for two hours to mangshi, 1 kilometers away from Tengchong.

Menghuan Dajinta is located at the top of Leiyagang Mountain on Peacock Lake in the southeast of mangshi, the state capital of Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan Province, with an altitude of 1,79.6 meters. It is said that Sakyamuni once lived here when he was reincarnated as a Golden Rooster.

The "Menghuan Dajinta" between green mountains and green waters is golden, dazzling, magnificent and even more sacred. It is a landmark building in mangshi and a sacred place for Dai people living here.

Menghuan Dajin Pagoda is 76 meters high, with a base of 5 meters in diameter. It is shaped as an octagonal four-door hollow stupa, and the third floor is a hollow hall. It is the first golden stupa in China and the first hollow stupa in Asia.

Mengbana West Rare Garden is located in the southeast of mangshi City, Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan Province, and it has gathered a large number of rare ancient and famous trees in China and rare silicified wood and jade in the world. Its characteristics are: rarity, strangeness, antiquity and strangeness. It can be called a tourist highlight with fine products and a genetic treasure house of subtropical plants, and it is a rare ecological garden in China.

"Mengbanaxi" means magic, beauty and richness, and the exotic garden has four national firsts: the number of ancient and famous trees is the highest in China; Strange stones, tree fossils, especially rare tree-shaped jade in the world, have the largest specifications and the highest quality products in the country; The beauty of large-scale root carving, the wonder of shape and the high grade are the highest in the country; The number of transplanted trees and the high survival rate are the highest in China. The rare Millennium osmanthus, Millennium boxwood, Millennium crape myrtle and Millennium silicified wood and jade can be found everywhere. There are flowers in spring, shade in summer, fruit in autumn and green in winter in the garden, which is like a wonderful and magical world, which is amazing.

After stepping into the corridor of King Brown and Elephant Leg Brown, you can pay a visit to the memorial pavilion of Premier Zhou Enlai, a great man revered and cherished by Chinese people and the world. The statue of Premier Zhou in white marble is vivid, and the inscription in Chinese, Dai and Jingpo indicates the historic event that Premier Zhou and Vice Premier He Long and Myanmar Prime Minister Ba Swe and his party made a special trip to mangshi in December 1956 to host the border people's party between the two countries.

Sakyamuni was reincarnated as a statue of a golden rooster.

Tree fossils are the aura of heaven and earth and the essence of the sun and the moon. Giant tree fossils are rare and precious, and people are amazed. Tree fossils are the best among the silicified wood in geological research. They were born in the Mesozoic era more than 2 million years ago and formed under extremely harsh geological environment conditions. They are rare and unique in the world.

Another transformation of trees is tree-shaped jade. Tree-shaped jade comes from tree fossils and evolved through the process of jade transformation, so tree-shaped jade is a high-level step in the evolution of tree fossils, which is even rarer and more precious.

these peacocks pacing back and forth can be seen everywhere. Their elegance and freedom completely conquered every visitor who met them. Their onlookers and closeness to tourists have long been surprised, calm and calm, and everyone's demeanor is innate.

this is the firebird banana, also known as the flame banana, which belongs to the family Musaceae and is produced in Brazil.

let's touch this priceless jade boulder and get rich!

Mori Waterfall, also known as Zaduo Waterfall, is located in the Mori Canyon at the junction of mangshi, Longchuan and Ruili, and is hidden in the depths of the tropical rain forest between Guangnong Mountain and Guangmashan Mountain, where the mountains are overlapping and the trees are towering.

It is said that the Buddha once fasted and bathed by the hot springs here, and later left a huge footprint. In order to commemorate the Buddha's visit, later generations called this place "Zaduo" with the footprints of the giant Buddha.

When you walk into Mori, thousands of tropical and subtropical plants cover the sky. You can regard the huge century-old Gu Teng as a hammock, the cruel "strangling tree" as a tropical cold-blooded killer, and the thousand-year-old Gu Teng and ten thousand-year-old ancient wood fossils as thick textbooks ...

When you walk into Mori, you will feel a mysterious feeling and follow it all the time. It is said that it is the one with the highest negative oxygen ions in China.

the giant king of sweet trees! I have only seen the eight-treasure tree in the bonsai at ordinary times. It's really an eye-opener to be here!

After walking through the dark rain forest for a long time, I vaguely heard the sound of falling water, followed it to the end of the canyon, and it was as loud as thunder, and suddenly became clear. I saw a huge waterfall pouring down from a 6-meter-high cliff, "folding water like cotton, scattering flowers without using a bow", which is Murray Waterfall. There are hot springs gushing out under the waterfall, and the landscape is very strange. Moli Waterfall is the largest waterfall in Dehong and even southwest Yunnan.

Five-star Ruili Jingcheng Dihai Hot Spring Resort Center, which stays overnight, is located in the east section of Ruili Avenue, next to Ruili River and across the river from Muse City, Myanmar. The hotel covers an area of about 456 mu and has nine functional areas, including SPA hot spring club, garden villa hotel area, entertainment area, reception center, hot spring hotel, conference center, state guesthouse, landscape tower and administrative center.

Hot spring is the core of Earthsea. There is a rare hot spring-Jade Spring in the first-phase SPA area. Its outlet temperature is as high as 13 degrees Celsius, and it is rich in trace elements such as sulfide and total iron. It is a typical eruptive boiling spring. The water surface boils and rolls all day, and the water mist fills the air, which is spectacular. It is truly the "first soup in Yunnan". Of course, people in this hot spring can't go to soak.

every tenant can soak in various hot springs and swim for free, so everyone has a good time!

On the third day, we returned to Tengchong from Ruili, and visited two border crossings and a bridge on the way.

Jiegao Port, a national border trade port, is one of the busiest land trade areas between China and Myanmar. It is 4 kilometers southeast of Ruili City and 1.92 square kilometers east of Ruili River. It is closely connected with Mujie Town of Myanmar. It is the only village across the river in Ruili City, which is directly connected with Myanmar by land. It is called "enclave" in history.

Jiegao Port is divided into three magnificent buildings, which are built along the border, with the main entrance in the middle, the goods passage on the right and the personnel passage on the left. There is a duty-free shop next to the main gate, and passengers can buy imported goods according to regulations.

the country has arrived! Magnificent and mighty country gate!

Jiegao originated from Dai language, which means "old city". About 5% of Yunnan's border trade materials enter and leave through Jiegao Port. Jiegao also has a wonderful name, because Jiegao is located at the end of National Highway 32, and people like to call it "Tianya Dijiao".

This is another port in Wanding, which is only separated from Myanmar by a bridge.

Wanding is located in the west of Yunnan Province, south of dehong autonomous prefecture, across the river from Myanmar's neighbors and across the river from Jiugu City, an important town in northern Myanmar. It is located at the end of National Highway 32, which is the throat of China leading to Myanmar and Southeast Asia and a national first-class port.

the word "Wanding" is translated by Dai pronunciation, which means "the place where the sun is at the top". Wanding Port is not only a trading port, but also has a very significant history. The words on the wall indicate Wanding's different experiences.

Before World War II, Wanding was still a little-known stockade. During World War II, because the Japanese army blocked all the sea lanes in China, Wanding became the base camp and material distribution center of the Chinese-American-British allied forces, and hundreds of thousands of China anti-Japanese expeditionary forces also entered and left the country from here.

Longjiang Bridge is the key control project of Bao (Shan)-Teng (Chong) Expressway, which spans the Longjiang Valley. It is the first super-long-span steel box girder suspension bridge in Yunnan, and also the longest span steel box girder suspension bridge in Asian mountainous areas.

The height of the cable tower on the Longling bank in Baoshan is 169.688m, and that on the Tengchong bank in Baoshan is 129.73m. The total length of the bridge is 2,47m, the bridge deck is 28m away from the river, the highest cable tower is 47m to the river, and the span of the main bridge is 32m+1,196m+32m.

On May 1st, 216, after nearly five years of construction, the largest steel box girder suspension bridge in Asia-Yunnan Longjiang Bridge was officially opened to traffic.

Longjiang Bridge is an absolute super project!

From a distance, Longjiang Bridge looks like two dragons with their heads held high in the sky, flying over steep cliffs and walking through the clouds. It is the most beautiful highway bridge in Yunnan, and is called "the bridge in the clouds".

Ruili and mangshi, the polar regions in the west of Yunnan, exude unique fragrant lands, perform wonderful performances and sing beautiful melodies. Yunnan is rich and fragrant because of you.