Yunnan Yuanmou soil forest raiders

The "Stone Forest" in Kunming, the "Sarin" in Lvliang and the "Earth Forest" in Yuanmou are the famous "Three Forests" in Yunnan. Yuanmou, not far from Panzhihua, is not only famous for the remains of Yuanmou ape-man, but also its unique geographical landscape "soil forest" is a must in Yunnan.

Yuanmou, a county under the jurisdiction of Chuxiong Prefecture, Yunnan Province, is located in the northwest of Kunming, along the chengdu-kunming railway and adjacent to Panzhihua, Sichuan. It takes about 4 hours by train from Kunming to Yuanmou County (the fare is 36 yuan), and it takes about 2 hours by train from Panzhihua to Yuanmou.

Yuanmou's soil forest is a kind of flowing water erosion landform. It is composed of special lithologic combination, tectonic movement, climate, hydrodynamic and ecological environment. After 5000 years of natural changes, it has created this colorful and magnificent world miracle.

In fact, Yuanmou has many soil forests. Generally speaking, the soil forest is the largest and most spectacular only in Yuanmou. This place name is called "fifty cents" by the locals. Because of the remote location and inconvenient transportation, there are few tourists, which is exactly the environment that our backpackers like.

Five-hair soil forests are scattered in hilly areas, covering an area of nearly 10 square kilometers. Wumao is 35 kilometers away from Yuanmou County. There is no direct bus from Yuanmou County to Wumao Tulin, so you need to take the bus from the county to Huangguayuan Town (about half an hour). Transfer to (or pass by) the shuttle bus at the cucumber garden and get off at Wumao km; It's 5 kilometers from the expressway to the tulin, so you can usually walk there. Occasionally, there will be a carriage to solicit customers, and each person will pay 5 yuan to send you to Tulin. In this way, Yuanmou will have to walk for half a day on his way to tulin. Yuanmou Railway Station is about 3 kilometers away from the county seat. If you only come for the soil forest, you don't have to go to the county seat. There are taxis at the railway station and the county seat. If there are several companions traveling together, it is still cost-effective to rent a car to 50 cents. 35 kilometers, taxi is generally 50-60 yuan. It takes an hour to get there, and you can see scattered small soil forests on the way. Make an appointment with the driver to deliver it to the door of Tulin (ticket office). Note: make an appointment to "the door of the tulin", not "to the roadside of Wumao"!

Tickets:

Tulin tickets 12 yuan per person, not expensive (you have to pay for 30 yuan yourself, hehe). After entering the Tulin Scenic Area, there is a bigger house, which is also the only house in Tulin, namely the office building KANEYOSHI RYOKAN and the restaurant. If you plan to stay in Tulin for one night, you can register in your room first, put down your carry-on luggage, and then just bring water, a sun hat and a camera to play Tulin. The hotel's facilities are quite new, the hot water is solar, there is a color TV, and it has its own bathroom, which is very convenient, because there are basically no guests staying, and the room price is not expensive. 60 yuan can stay in a standard double room (the asking price may be 80- 100 yuan).

The soil forest is divided into east and west parts, and the narrow maze-like path is covered with thick sand. Walking on it, the shoes will sink deeply, and it feels like trekking in the desert, a little tired. So there are more than 10 horses at the gate for you to rent, which is also very cheap. It is stipulated that a horse can carry you all the way, no more than 20 yuan (you can also make a counter-offer, sometimes 10 yuan is enough). It takes at least two hours to see the soil forest by horse.

Climate:

It is very hot during the day, even in early April, the highest temperature will be as high as 35 degrees, and it will cool down at night. At this time, sitting on the stone bench in the hotel yard wearing a T-shirt and slippers, watching the bright moon hanging high on the top of the mountain, listening to the sound of the mountain wind passing through the forest, drinking a little wine and eating the dinner just cooked by the restaurant, is really "I don't know what year it is."

The night is silent, there is no voice, and a day's journey is sleepy, in exchange for a deep sleep. At that moment when the morning light is faint, you can go to see the earth forest bathed in the morning glow again. At this time, chickens in distant villages are crowing, birds in the forest are singing and squirrels in the soil forest are jumping.

Transportation:

The car leaving Tulin is still a little troublesome. If there is a carriage at the gate, you can easily walk to the roadside five kilometers away with 5 yuan money and then go back by bus, but sometimes there is no carriage, let alone a taxi. Therefore, try to make an appointment with the taxi driver to pick up or call the driver's BP number the day before (the cell phone signal is weak in the forest, but there are also public telephones in the hotel).

Another way is to find the chief of the security department of Tulin Scenic Area (it seems that the surname is Chen, a chubby middle-aged man). He is also in charge of horses. His daughter drives a taxi in the county seat. If he wanted a car, he asked his daughter to come to Tulin to pick it up, and it took him an hour to get there (60 yuan).

If we can get to the railway station before noon 12, we can catch the last bus to Kunming that day (after 12). If it's too late, you should take the CMB in Wuding County at the county bus station (3 hours, the fare 15 yuan, the road conditions are not good, all of them are Panshan Highway), and then transfer to the CMB in Kunming at Wuding (there is Lion Mountain in Wuding, which is also a scenic spot, and Kunming people like to come here on weekends) (2 hours, the fare is 20 yuan, and the road conditions are good).

The "famous" Lu Kun Highway-a high-grade highway exposed by many media such as Focus Interview and Southern Weekend two years ago due to quality problems. The car stopped on the loess slope in the northern suburb of Kunming. This is similar to a train in terms of travel time and cost. The shuttle bus from Yuanmou to Kunming has a luxury bus in the morning and a sleeper bus at night.

Tulin is also northwest Yunnan, so you can go to Lugu Lake in Lijiang to play Dali. If starting from Kunming, it is Kunming-Yuanmou-Panzhihua-Lugu Lake-Lijiang-Zhongdian-Dali-Kunming (and vice versa); If you come from Chengdu, it is Chengdu-(if you can't cross Panzhihua) Yuanmou-(return) Panzhihua-Lugu Lake-Lijiang-Zhongdian-Dali-Kunming (and vice versa).

Accommodation:

If you want to stay in Yuanmou, try to live in the soil forest, which is quiet and convenient. You can see the soil forest in the evening and early morning, which is better for donkeys who like photography. In order to save time, you can also rent a car from Yuanmou in the morning, call a taxi when you visit the soil forest, and return to Yuanmou in the afternoon (fare *** 100 yuan).

Precautions:

Yuanmou has a dry and hot climate, so you don't need to bring a lot of clothes or water. After entering the soil forest, you can buy a simple map of scenic spots, copy it yourself, and have an understanding of the whole picture of the soil forest; Tureen Shado, try to wear high-top sneakers (unless you don't want to come down at once). There will be some tourists during the day, not at night and in the early morning, but it is safe.