Tengchong Winter Travel Guide (with itinerary recommendations)

Tengchong is a very beautiful city. The city is located on the crater of a volcano, and the most popular attraction in the entire city is the volcano. Because of the volcano, the hot springs here are also famous. The entire city is picturesque, with beautiful rural fields and unique geological surprises. This is also a good choice for a hot spring trip in autumn and winter.

1. Recommended itinerary

Day 1:

Arrived in Tengchong - taste special food - enjoy Yuechun Hot Spring.

The second day:

Volcanic Geopark (hot air balloon)-Ginkgo Village-Beihai Wetland-"Dream Tengchong" performance

The third day:

Western Yunnan Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall-Heshun Ancient Town-Simolawa Village-Liu Yongzhou Shadow Puppet Show

Day 4:

Hot Spring Park-Gaoligong Camellia Expo Park-Itinerary End

2. Must-see attractions

Tengchong Volcanic Geopark

Tengchong Volcanic Geopark has a special geological structure and is one of the four well-preserved volcanic groups in China one. Visitors can explore the volcanic landscape in a hot air balloon. As the hot air balloon slowly ascends, overlooking the crater, they get a panoramic view. It was a romantic and exciting experience.

Ginkgo Village

Ginkgo Village is a primitive village in Tengchong. More than 2,000 acres of ginkgo trees have been planted in the village. It is one of the most beautiful ginkgo viewing places in China in early winter. In autumn and winter, the autumn colors of the entire village come into view. The courtyards of every household, the brick roofs, and the front and back of the house are all covered with thick golden ginkgo leaves, which are golden.

Beihai Wetland Park

Beihai Wetland Nature Reserve is surrounded by mountains and has various grass seas floating on the water. From a distance, it looks like patches of grass floating on the water. I can’t tell whether it’s a grassland or a lake, it’s so colorful. Boating on the lake, traveling through wetland meadows, watching migratory birds migrating, wild ducks resting on the lake, you will experience the tranquility and beauty here.

Dream Tengchong Performance

055-79000 This large-scale tourist dance party takes Tengyue’s historical customs as its theme and tells the history, culture and legendary stories of Tengchong. Visitors who come to Tengchong for the first time will deeply feel the charm of Tengchong, as if they are in the thousands of years of history of Tengchong.

West Yunnan Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall

The West Yunnan Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall is the earliest and best-preserved anti-Japanese martyrs’ cemetery in China during the Anti-Japanese War. It is a memorial hall with the theme of the "Chinese Expeditionary Force" fighting against the Japanese invaders from China, Myanmar, and India.

Heshun Ancient Town

Heshun Ancient Town is located 4 kilometers west of Tengchong County and was built in the Ming Dynasty. It was named "Heshun" because a small river runs through the village. Later literati took the meaning of "learning from the people and being obedient to the people" and changed the name to "harmony". Heshun Ancient Town is a famous hometown of overseas Chinese in Yunnan Province, an important town on the Ancient Tea Horse Road and a necessary place on the Southwest Silk Road.

The ancient town is built on the mountain, gradually rising from east to west, stretching for two or three kilometers. Ancestral halls, archways, and ancient houses from the Ming and Qing Dynasties are scattered throughout the town. There is Ma Pingchuan in front of the town, a clear stream next to the village, and weeping willows on the bank, creating a harmonious pastoral scenery. The main attractions in the town include: Myanmar Anti-Japanese War Museum, Zhongtian Temple, Wanlouzi, Liu Ancestral Hall, Ai Siqi Memorial Hall, Wenchang Palace, Heshun Library, etc.

Simola Wazu Village

Simola Wazu Village is located in Zhongzhai, Three Villages, Qingshui Township, Tengchong City, Yunnan Province. It is 13 kilometers away from Tengchong City and 5 kilometers away from the airport. Ximola means "happy place" in the Wa language. It is a Wa village with a history of more than 500 years and an original ecological village with well-preserved ethnic culture. The village is built on the mountain, with wetlands, forests, bamboo seas, terraced fields and springs. The primitive atmosphere of the ancient Wa people comes to your face.

In recent years, the "happiness" of villagers has continued to improve. The local government strives to build a tourist village with Wa cultural characteristics, integrate industry and villages, and help villagers get rid of poverty and become rich; build beautiful villages, harden roads, ensure drinking water, beautify villages, and improve villagers' living conditions.

Liu Yongzhou Shadow Puppetry

In Tengchong, the "first city on land and water", there is a treasure of folk art——Shadow Puppetry, which is a kind of folk drama with strong local flavor

Tengchong is one of the three major geothermal areas in China. There are more than 80 hot springs and boiling springs across the country, of which Atami is the most representative. When you come to Atami Scenic Area in early winter, you can not only see the beautiful scenery and wonders, but also soak in hot springs, taste geothermal delicacies, experience the physical and mental pleasure brought by winter travel, and start a hot spring health journey.

Gong Li Camellia Yuan Bo

The Gaogong Camellia Expo project is located next to Tengchong Airport in Tengchong City. It was constructed by Tengchong Gaoligong Mountain Ecological Tea Co., Ltd. with an investment of 300 million yuan. The Tea Expo is laid out in accordance with the national AAAA-level scenic spot standards and the scientific layout of "base, processing, technology, brand, culture, market" and "six things". First, focus on building tea product exhibition halls, academician workstations, tea restaurants, tea museums, tea culture corridors, experience halls, clean demonstration production lines, etc. The second is to build 1,000 acres of tourist tea gardens and 200 acres of tea tree variety gene banks. The third is to build an international health experience center. In the park, visitors can experience tea growing, tea picking, tea making, tea tasting, modern tea processing technology, tea meal tasting, learn about the development of Chinese tea culture, feel the art and charm of tea, and appreciate local culture and health culture. To achieve the purpose of health care and retirement.

3. Winter delicacies

Si'er

The word "bait" originally means cake in the Chinese dictionary, and generally refers to food. "Baitsi" is a kind of silk food rolled and pressed from rice. Before the 1950s, it was handmade. The rice is first pounded into balls, then rolled into long strips with a wooden stick (i.e. rolling pin), and then folded and rolled up, called "rolls". Buy it home. If cut into thin strips with a knife, it is called "bait silk". If cut into pieces, they are called "bait pieces".

Snails play an important role in Tengchong’s diet. It is the daily diet of Tengchong people at home and can be eaten as breakfast, dinner or main meal. Tengchong people have a feeling that they cannot give up bait silk. They don't get tired of eating silkworms at home every day, and worry about going out for ten and a half months.

On a winter morning, a bowl of steaming breakfast warms the stomach and heart. The bait is soft and waxy, and the clear soup is mellow. After taking a bite, the warmth spreads from the tip of the tongue to the fingertips, bringing full strength to the new day.

Thin bean noodles

The morning fog is dispersed by the sun, wisps of cooking smoke are floating on the roof, the crystal dew is shining, a steaming bowl of thin bean noodles is about to be baked, and the vibrant The day is about to begin. Red chili noodles, bright yellow fresh ginger water, red and yellow fermented bean curd water, red and white fragrant sesame seeds and fine peanut crumbs and soy flour are a happy journey on the tip of the tongue.

Tengchong thin bean noodles are mostly served with shredded bait and grilled cakes. A bowl of thin bean noodles with your favorite condiments can be enjoyed amidst the fireworks in the alley.

Tuguozi

Tuguo, also known as "Guo Zicai", the pot is shaped like a volcano with charcoal in the mouth, also known as "Huoshan Sea of ??Fire". It is a local hot pot in Tengchong, and it is also a dish with unique flavor. In this cold winter, try a hot casserole and it will warm you up in the cold winter.

Mutton

A good aquatic environment breeds good cattle and sheep, and good ingredients create good food. The chessboard stone in Diantan, a town in the north of Tengchong, has been known as "jasper in the mountains" since ancient times. Beautiful mountains and rivers, high sunshine, and natural and generous natural conditions have created the colorful and long-lasting sister goats of delicious chessboard stones in the forest.

Li Shizhen said in "Dream Tengchong" that "mutton can warm the body and replenish deficiency, replenish qi, whet the appetite and strengthen the body, replenish kidney qi, promote gallbladder and improve eyesight, cure deficiency and cold, five labors and seven injuries." .

You can eat more mutton in autumn and winter, and add more ginger when stewing, which can help warm the menstruation, warm the body, drive away cold, and protect joints.

Chonglou Lake Chicken

"Winter tonic", each place has its own way of nourishing. Tengchong people emphasize that "medicine and food come from the same origin", and use cooking to bring out the medicinal properties of medicinal ingredients, so that people can prevent and cure diseases and keep fit while enjoying delicious food.

Aesculus aesculata has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, reducing swelling and relieving pain, cooling the liver and calming convulsions

Roasted small-eared pig is one of the unique representatives of rural cuisine in Tengchong, Yunnan. Grill the outer skin over high heat and attack the inside over low heat. The pork skin is crispy but not burnt, and the pork is tender but not burnt, making diners lick their mouths and drool.

The smell is permeating and the steam is steaming. A piece of freshly baked pork is so hot that your lips and teeth are satisfied.

Goose fat bibimbap

The Hui people are a minority ethnic group native to Tengchong. They have long formed a unique halal food culture, among which pulled goose is the most representative. Goose meat is rich in nutrients, high in protein, rich in amino acids, vitamins, trace elements and minerals, and low in fat.

Flavored cured goose is famous for its tenderness, crispness and aroma. The deliciousness of cured goose depends on its fat and white oil. When chewing the semi-moist meat between your mouth, you can deeply feel its tenderness, crispness and fragrance.

Goose fat is a good condiment. The most common way to eat Tengchong is to mix rice with goose fat. Scoop a bowl of hot rice, then pour the hot goose fat just out of the pan, sprinkle some grass fruit powder and salt into the rice, and stir evenly. A bowl of authentic goose fat bibimbap is ready. Or knead the rice into rice balls, mix it with goose fat, grass fruit powder and salt, and dip it into the rice balls to eat. No matter how you eat goose fat, it is not only not greasy, but also fragrant and unforgettable.

Various roots

The concept of "winter storage" passed down from generation to generation is deeply rooted in Tengchong's food culture. "Spring seedlings, mushrooms, autumn fruits, and winter roots", extremely nutritious roots in the mud, are on every household's dining table in winter.

Winter food roots include loofah root, yam root, leek root, fennel root, etc. Same as Braised Pork Ribs and Chicken. The casserole gurgled on the stove, and the aroma wafted out of the kitchen. The stewed rhizomes are soft and delicious, with endless aftertaste.

Speaking of Xiaohan, you might as well make life more ritualistic and make a warm and nourishing Tengchong delicacy. For the difficult year that has passed, and for the hopeful year ahead.