Yunnan travel guide 5-day guide

Recommended attractions for independent travel in Yunnan include Guandu Ancient Town Scenic Area, Dianchi Lake, Yunnan Yuxi Fuxian Lake National Wetland Park, Xingyun Lake, Red River Samaba Ten Thousand Mu Terraces Scenic Area, Yuanyang Terraces Scenic Area, etc.

1. Guandu Ancient Town Scenic Area

It is located at the intersection of Guangfu Road and Yunxiu Road, Guandu District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province. The gate (big archway) of Guandu Ancient Town is located 8 kilometers southeast of Kunming, on the north bank of Dianchi Lake and downstream of Baoxiang River, covering an area of ??17 square kilometers.

2. Dianchi

Also known as Kunming Lake, Kunming Pool, Diannanze, and Dianhai. In the southwest of Kunming City, Yunnan Province, there are rivers such as the Panlong River flowing into it. The lake is 1,886 meters above sea level and covers an area of ??330 square kilometers. It is the largest freshwater lake in Yunnan Province and is known as the Pearl of the Plateau. The average water depth is 5 meters, and the deepest is 11 meters.

3. Yunnan Yuxi Fuxian Lake National Wetland Park

Located in Yuxi City, Yunnan Province, it spans Chengjiang County, Jiangchuan District, and Huaning County, with a total planned area of ??22971.65 hectares. The total area of ??wetlands within the planned red line is 21,989.7 hectares, which are permanent freshwater lake wetlands. Fuxian Lake National Wetland Park in Yuxi, Yunnan consists of five zones: conservation area, restoration and reconstruction area, publicity and education display area, rational utilization area and management service area. There are 304 species of wild vascular plants in it.

4. Xingyun Lake

It is located 1 km north of Jiangchuan District, Yuxi City, Yunnan Province. It is only separated from Fuxian Lake by a mountain and connected by a river. It is commonly known as Jiangchuan Sea. The elevation of the lake is 1 meter higher than that of Fuxian Lake. The lake is 10.5 kilometers long from north to south, 3.8 kilometers wide from east to west on average, 2.3 kilometers wide at its narrowest point, and has a shoreline of 36.3 kilometers, with a total area of ??34.71 square kilometers.

5. Honghe Samaba Ten Thousand Mu Terraced Fields Scenic Area

Located in the south-central part of Honghe County and the eastern part of Baohua Township, it covers an area of ??more than 14,000 acres and has more than 4,300 layers of terraces; With an altitude of 600 meters to 1880 meters, it is the earliest Hani rice terraces cultivated in Chinese historical records. Surrounded by more than 4,000 acres of forest, 3 townships, 21 natural villages, and more than 30,000 people are cultivating and benefiting from it. They mainly grow hybrid rice, with a high grain yield of 620 kilograms per mu.

6. Yuanyang Rice Terraces Scenic Area

Located in the southern part of Ailao Mountain in Yuanyang County, Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan Province, it is a masterpiece left by the Hani people for generations. Yuanyang Rice Terraces is the core area of ??Honghe Hani Rice Terraces. The Honghe Hani Rice Terraces are a spectacle of terraced farming civilization created by people of all ethnic groups, mainly the Hani ethnic group, who took advantage of the special geographical climate to cultivate the land. It is large-scale and majestic.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Yuanyang Rice Terraces