Dongchuan Red Land Travel Guide Go to the most beautiful Dongchuan Red Land in Yunnan in a few months.

The red earth in Dongchuan, Yunnan is a very beautiful place, where you can see very beautiful colors. You will never regret coming here. In fact, Dongchuan red land is very suitable for playing all year round.

Which month is the most beautiful?

(1 The most suitable seasons for photography in red land are May-June and September-65438+February, and the snow scene in March is also beautiful. You can see different scenery in different seasons. The reddest land is one or two days after heavy rain.

Dongchuan red land is located in Wumeng Mountain, which belongs to plateau and mountainous landform. Here, the mountains are vertical and horizontal, the hills are undulating, and the red soil hills are endless. Coupled with the influence of monsoon, it forms a plateau monsoon climate with mild climate and clear dry and wet.

The best season for shooting in red land is from September to 65438+February. Rape, potatoes and buckwheat are being harvested one after another, winter wheat is sprouting and jointing, poplars along the roadside, beside the village and in the Woods are yellow, and sumac trees are red. Followed by 1 and February, when the wheat grows vigorously and the water plants in the moon field are abundant; In May and June, rape flowers and wheat ripen. These seasons are rich in colors.

(2 years of red land four seasons scenery.

Spring: fields full of buckwheat flowers and potato flowers, red and white pieces are bright and lovely;

Early summer: shooting strip-shaped and reflective plastic films, just like wood carving;

Autumn: take pictures of sheet rape flowers and sunset glow.

Winter: Shooting the first snow. If you have time, you'd better stay here for a week and shoot slowly, because there are many scenic spots here and different lighting effects are different.

(3 years of red land scenery in different months.

The red soil in May presents four colors: red soil, golden wheat, highland barley and green potato seedlings.

The red soil in September presents four colors: red soil, buckwheat, white winter rape flowers and green potato seedlings.

1 1 month's red land has three colors: red land, golden rape stalks and seeds, and golden apocynum venetum seedlings with green awns.

In March, in Dongchuan, it snows in March in most years, and the sunny red land looks beautiful after the snow, so March is also a good shooting season.

(4) The scenic spots that Dongchuan Red Land passes through in turn are:

Shuipingzi Terrace Scenic Area (famous as Moon Terrace → Songmaopeng Luoxiagou Scenic Area → Huagou (the Millennium Dragon Tree Scenic Area in Laohuagou) (just browsing → Red Land Grand View → the fork of T-junction → Caipo on the right → fairview park → Damakan → Lepu 'ao on the left of Kunming → Luosiwan and Wafangdianzi).

(The best place to watch the sunrise in five years: Damakan.

(The best places to watch the sunset in 6 years: Lepu 'ao and Tiliang House.

Each scenic spot has its own characteristics, especially the changes of scenery in different periods. Is it better to shoot at sunrise or sunset? That depends on everyone's own preferences. Shooting such scenery on the plateau, except the sun, can shoot good works in almost every place and every moment.

"Dongchuan Red Land" is located in the northeast of Kunming, belonging to Xintian Township under the jurisdiction of Dongchuan District of Kunming. The drive from Kunming to the center of the scenic spot is about 250 kilometers, and the main scenic spots are between 1800-2600. The red soil developed in Dongchuan, Yunnan Province in hot and rainy weather contains more iron and aluminum, less organic matter, strong acidity and heavy soil.

Yunnan is located in a warm and humid environment, and the iron in the soil slowly precipitates after oxidation, gradually forming a dazzling color. The area of nearly a hundred miles in Fiona Fang is the most concentrated, typical and distinctive red land on the Yunnan red soil plateau.

From September to 65438+February every year, part of the red land is ploughed and planted, and the other part of the red land has been planted with green highland barley or wheat. From a distance, it looks like a colorful block drawn by the sky. Blue sky, white clouds and unpredictable light constitute the spectacular scenery of the red land.

The main scenery of red land is near Huashitoushe (109 km) in Xintian Township, Dongchuan District, Fiona Fang 15 km and Kunming 170 km. With Huashitou Village as the center, it is dozens of kilometers away from Fiona Fang. The main attractions are Damakan, Qicai Slope, fairview park, Pianpu, Dushu and Moon Field.

Damakan is the name of a village. Before and after sunrise in the morning, overlooking Damakan village on the high slope beside the highway. The village surrounded by red soil is filled with smoke, and the poplars at the edge of the village shine in the oblique sunlight, which is a quiet and moving pastoral scenery.

Caipo and Jinxiu Garden are steep slopes from different angles. Different plots on the hillside in different seasons have different colors, and hardworking farmers cultivate or harvest in them. Beautiful blue sky, white clouds and red clay, red orange, red green, blue purple. The score depression is next to Huashitou Village and near the 108 km monument. The scenery is similar to that of Caipo fairview park, but nearly half of the scenery is woods and villages.

It's better to shoot in the afternoon in Caipo and fairview park, and you can shoot sunset near Pianpo and Huashitou Village. Dushu, also known as Shenshu, is a huge ancient pine tree, guarding this land alone on a hill and being loyal for thousands of years. 109 km There is a fork in the road near Beicun, leading to Damakan, Dushu and Moon Field.

Yuetian is the only terrace around here where rice can be planted, which is a bit like Yuanyang Terrace, but on a small scale. You can take pictures of irrigated paddy fields in spring, and it is golden in autumn.

What are you eating?

The delicacies of Dongchuan, nourished by the beautiful water of Lingshan, have merged the flavors of all parts of China and created a unique food culture. Although there are no complicated styles and lengthy etiquette, the taste is quite authentic. Traveling to Dongchuan and tasting delicious food is a very rare experience in life, which will relax your taste buds.

Dongchuan and scenic spots are mainly spicy, and rice noodles are more common. Dongchuan is cheaper to eat, and there are many small restaurants, such as "braised beef", "clear soup and instant-boiled mutton", "fried beef jerky with dried Chili" and "fried heart".

In addition, eating farm food on red soil is also a good experience. Potato stewed highland chicken, Chinese New Year's old bacon, blood tofu and homemade ham are all unique. Here, you can also taste famous wild vegetables, chicken termites, wild boletus, pomegranate flowers, bitter flowers, pepper leaves and so on. Generally, the accommodation in the farmhouse hotel in the red land is a whole, so you can order food and the farmhouse meal is delicious. In order to avoid acclimatization, you should eat less or no cold dishes.

Where do you live?

Dongchuan District: There are only private farmhouses and no hotels in the red land. But overall, the sanitary conditions of the hotel are not bad, and the price is relatively affordable. Living in a farmhouse, the air is fresh, the quality of sleep is much better than usual, and you can also experience the life in the countryside. It should be noted that there are generally many tourists during the "Golden Week", so it is best to make an appointment in advance for holiday travel, otherwise there may be accommodation problems.

Many private hotels are mostly located near taxi parking lots and passenger stations, and the prices range from a bed in 20 yuan to a standard room in 120 yuan. As long as it is not May Day and November holidays, they are in short supply. Dongchuan Tongdu Hotel, Ordinary Double Standard Room 100.00 Yuan/room.

The red land recommended by the photographer is convenient for shooting accommodation:

Zhang Kaiquan's red land photography studio is located in the middle of the red land scenic spot. If you go up from Dongchuan, you will find a T-junction, which is "Huashi". Turn right for about 600 meters, and you will find Zhang Kaiquan's shop on the left side of the highway. (In fact, there are more than three private hotels in Huashitou, 0871-2568617,6901339,15912553606; Accommodation is a double room 100 yuan/night, with hot water and TV.

Suggestion: It is recommended to choose Zhang Kaiquan's store (the reputation is too great and the price has gone up) under the condition that "a swarm of bees" can be avoided. During the National Day, it is counted as 80 yuan per person, and it is not recommended to stay during the big holidays.

How to get to Dongchuan Red Land?

1, bus route:

Kunming → Dongchuan District. Now only take the bus to Kunming North Bus Station, which is located in Longtou Street, Panlong District, on the north side of Highway 7204. (At the end of the extension line of Beijing Road, turn right at Highway 7204 1 km, which is about 1. 1 km from Jin Dian Interchange of Kunming Expressway. The bus passengers to Kunming leave as soon as they are full, and there is basically no fixed departure time. The fare is 50 yuan/person, about two and a half hours. Sit and go! Many people can't wait long!

There is a shuttle bus to Red Land every day, twice a day, at 8:30 am and at noon 14:00. The destination of these two buses is French, passing through the main tourist settlements such as "Huagou" and "Huashitou" where the red land is located.

Dongchuan District → Red Land Scenic Area. The bus station in Dongchuan District has a shuttle bus to Fazhe, passing through the main tourist settlements such as Huagou and Huashitou where the red land is located. There are only one or two buses every day, but you can often see buses returning to Dongchuan District through Huagou in residential areas of scenic spots. You can ask the conductor more at the ticket office.

There is another way to go to the red land, that is, to rent a car in the parking lot of the rental company in Dongchuan District. Generally the price of a car is 150 -250. It is suggested that the price must be haggled hard, and all bids are large.

2. Self-driving route:

Self-driving cars generally go in from Kunming, and you can also go to Dongchuan District from Shaoyang and Qujing.

Depart from Kunming and enter Kunming Expressway → Song Kun Expressway → Songming Expressway → Dai Song Expressway → Longtan Exit → Dongchuan District. If you have GPS, you can use it as a guide to enter the entrance of Kunming Kunming Expressway. Just look at the road signs when you get to the expressway. The instructions are clear, and there is no need to continue using GPS navigation.

Besides, when you get off at the Longtan exit of Dai Song Expressway, there will soon be a fork in the road, indicating to go to Dongchuan District. There is a red land signpost at the city gate, so you don't have to go into town. The turning road from Dongchuan to Hongtudi Scenic Area is hidden, and the road sign points to the left. Actually, turn right after getting off the bridge and go through bridge opening to the red land. You look for a left-turn intersection, and you can't find it at all. This situation has been mentioned in many posts before, and some tourists are confused here.