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The Ancient Town of Yi Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in Jun)
This is not Jiangnan, but Yunnan Yi Ancient Town
I am Brother Yan who lives in Yunnan. In Chuxiong City, an hour's drive from Kunming, I found a niche ancient town that 90% of people don't know about - Yi Ancient Town.
What amazed me the most is that although Yi Ancient Town is a Yi ethnic ancient town, it is very similar to Jiangnan Water Town. A clear green river connects the entire ancient town. 🌊 Walking along the river through the ancient town, weeping willows, arch bridges, ancient towers, Yi buildings... It seems to have come to the misty Jiangnan, and every shot is beautiful. 📷
Key point❗️ There are very few tourists in Chuxiong, and the ancient town is very quiet, you can stroll around leisurely for a day.
1️⃣ How to get to Yi Ancient Town
Depart from Kunming, Dali or Lijiang, take the high-speed rail to Chuxiong Station🚄 for one hour, and you can reach Yi Ancient Town by taxi or bus, no tickets required.
2️⃣ Travel guide
During the day, it is recommended to stroll along the river through the ancient town, navigate to 'Fengxi Bridge', you can take pictures all the way, there are also some Yi ethnic houses and characteristic small shops, very beautiful.
You can stay near Yi Ancient Town at night, the night market is very lively, you can take a night cruise. There are often people performing the local left foot dance at the entrance of the ancient town, which is very interesting.
3️⃣ Recommended photo spots
🟡 Fengxi Bridge: It looks very much like Jiangnan ancient building, very suitable for taking ancient style or Yi ethnic portraits
🟡 Craftsman Tea Making: A whole row of buildings are very beautiful
🟡 Haiyuntian: Standing on the bridge, with the ancient building as the background, there is a sense of crossing
You can play in Yi Ancient Town for 1 day. If you still have spare time, you can go to the nearby 2km Taiyangli Park to play, a large area of pink Zi Dai grass is super beautiful.
Yunnan Trip | Have you ever seen the ancient Yi town at night? It's worth a visit
🏠Attraction: Yi People's Ancient Town Yi People's Ancient Town
📍Address: Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Chuxiong City, Yunnan Province
🎫Ticket: Free🆓
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Upon my first visit to the Yi People's Ancient Town, I was greeted by a bonfire party. Every night, people dance around the bonfire, locals and tourists alike, everyone dances together. Even I, who have never danced before, couldn't help but join in, laughing unrestrainedly and dancing to my heart's content. Letting go of stress, only happiness and joy remain🔥
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The ancient town is quite large, and it takes at least 3 hours to walk through. The night market is full of snacks, and you can eat your way from the streets to the alleys, enjoying to the fullest🉑️
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Many have seen the ancient town during the day, but at night, it is filled with human warmth and Yi ethnic charm. It makes one exclaim, what belongs to the nation belongs to the world👍
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Use the limited time to discover the beauty of the world~
This is the ancient Yi town in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture🤩~
A commercialized ethnic town😐, not particularly fun, with shops and stalls everywhere🛍. But it's great for taking photos📷~
Rest for half a day🕛, a two-hour drive🚗, coming from Yuanmou County, the national road is winding and bumpy, with only about 30 kilometers of highway🛣.
🚶Bought three bottles of water on the way🥤, and finally reached the destination🎯.
With limited rest time🤔, it's also important to take a look at the surrounding scenery🌅, whether it's worth seeing or not, you won't know until you go🤷. Because we are aware that the nature of our work makes our lives very compact🙁, and we also know that if it weren't for working here, we might never come here for tourism in our lifetime🤦.
So, in the limited time, let's take a closer look at the beauty of this world🥰~
Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture
One of the cradles of mankind, located in the Jinsha River basin, it bears the traces of the Yuanmou Man. It borders Kunming to the east, Dali to the west, and connects to Pu'er and Yuxi to the south.
📌 Visiting Yunnan is very worthwhile to experience the traditional culture of the Yi people. Yi Ancient Town
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This is a comprehensive cultural park that uses the Yi ethnic group's October solar calendar as a symbol to showcase the historical and cultural architectural style and ethnic customs of the Yi people. During festivals, this place should be very grand, and the shapes are also very unique, with some reliefs telling about the Yi people's cultural customs, national stories, etc. Climbing up to the star-gazing platform, you can have a 360-degree view of Chuxiong. Futa Park (Image 6-13)
China's first Futa, one of the most iconic landscapes of Chuxiong. It is said that there are 9999 'Fu' characters in Futa Park, I don't know if it's true, but you can see that the stone steps on the road are also flanked by 'Fu' characters.
Climbing to the top of the tower, you can have a 360-degree view of Chuxiong, with a 2 yuan ticket per person, and you can ring the bell three times for 10 yuan at the top floor.
★Yihai Park (Image 14-16)
At the highest point, there is a guitar with ethnic characteristics, where you can overlook the urban scenery of Chuxiong, and you can also look at Futa Park.
Touring time:
About 1-2 hours for each attraction
Travel mode:
Both taxi and self-driving are possible, parking is also convenient, fees are required
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The Ceiling of Chuxiong City
The tourist spots in Chuxiong city area are actually quite concentrated, and although there are no shared electric scooters, taking a taxi is also very convenient and fast. There are quite a few attractions where you can see the full view of the city. China Yi Ethnic Group October Solar Calendar Culture Park (Image 1-5)
This is a comprehensive cultural park that uses the Yi ethnic group's October solar calendar as a symbol to showcase the historical and cultural architectural style and ethnic customs of the Yi people. During festivals, this place should be very grand, and the shapes are also very unique, with some reliefs telling about the Yi people's cultural customs, national stories, etc. Climbing up to the star-gazing platform, you can have a 360-degree view of Chuxiong. Futa Park (Image 6-13)
China's first Futa, one of the most iconic landscapes of Chuxiong. It is said that there are 9999 'Fu' characters in Futa Park, I don't know if it's true, but you can see that the stone steps on the road are also flanked by 'Fu' characters.
Climbing to the top of the tower, you can have a 360-degree view of Chuxiong, with a 2 yuan ticket per person, and you can ring the bell three times for 10 yuan at the top floor.
★Yihai Park (Image 14-16)
At the highest point, there is a guitar with ethnic characteristics, where you can overlook the urban scenery of Chuxiong, and you can also look at Futa Park.
Touring time:
About 1-2 hours for each attraction
Travel mode:
Both taxi and self-driving are possible, parking is also convenient, fees are required
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Do you understand Chinese traditional culture? Today, let's learn about the Yi October Solar Calendar.
The Yi October Solar Calendar is a calendar that returns to the day with 12 zodiac signs, with three zodiac cycles as a month, 10 months in a year, 360 days, plus 5 'New Year's Day', a total of 365 days a year. Every three years, one more day is added, that is, a leap year, 366 days. As one of China's ancient calendars, the Yi October Solar Calendar is full of profound cultural connotations. This ancient calendar is based on the zodiac, using the twelve zodiac signs to divide time, each cycle is a month, and there are ten such cycles each year. What is different from other calendars is that the Yi October Solar Calendar is based on a thirty-day cycle, not the common twenty-eight or thirty-one days. This calendar not only reflects the unique understanding of time by the Yi people, but also contains rich cultural connotations.
The Yi October Solar Calendar, as one of China's ancient calendars, is full of profound cultural connotations. Let's walk into the Yunnan Chuxiong Yi October Solar Calendar Cultural Park together and feel this unique calendar culture!
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The Ceiling of Chuxiong City
The tourist spots in Chuxiong city area are actually quite concentrated, and although there are no shared electric scooters, taking a taxi is also very convenient and fast. There are quite a few attractions where you can see the full view of the city. China Yi Ethnic Group October Solar Calendar Culture Park (Image 1-5)
This is a comprehensive cultural park that uses the Yi ethnic group's October solar calendar as a symbol to showcase the historical and cultural architectural style and ethnic customs of the Yi people. During festivals, this place should be very grand, and the shapes are also very unique, with some reliefs telling about the Yi people's cultural customs, national stories, etc. Climbing up to the star-gazing platform, you can have a 360-degree view of Chuxiong. Futa Park (Image 6-13)
China's first Futa, one of the most iconic landscapes of Chuxiong. It is said that there are 9999 'Fu' characters in Futa Park, I don't know if it's true, but you can see that the stone steps on the road are also flanked by 'Fu' characters.
Climbing to the top of the tower, you can have a 360-degree view of Chuxiong, with a 2 yuan ticket per person, and you can ring the bell three times for 10 yuan at the top floor.
★Yihai Park (Image 14-16)
At the highest point, there is a guitar with ethnic characteristics, where you can overlook the urban scenery of Chuxiong, and you can also look at Futa Park.
Touring time:
About 1-2 hours for each attraction
Travel mode:
Both taxi and self-driving are possible, parking is also convenient, fees are required
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Yunnan | This time, the breeze of the Jiangnan has reached Chuxiong
🌺 Misty rain enters Jiangnan, and the mountains and waters are like ink painting. Unable to reach the true Jiangnan, this time I have come to the ancient town of the Yi people in Chuxiong.
In the quaint town, one can feel the historical charm that has traversed a thousand years; wandering through the alleys of the ancient town, one discovers the beauty of Jiangnan and experiences the unique ethnic culture. 🎈
📌 A great destination around Kunming—Yi People's Ancient Town
✨ To pass through the gate of time, it only takes a one-hour high-speed train 🚄 journey. Departing from Kunming Station, you will immediately arrive at the 'Jiangnan water town'. This ancient town, polished by time to be as smooth as jade, the land of the Yi people, quietly awaits your exploration. The bus is convenient, 🎫 and for only 2 yuan, you can directly reach the entrance of the ancient town.
❤ In the midst of the ancient town, it's as if you have traveled back to ancient times. Every stone slab, every piece of green tile and red roof, tells its own story. The charm of the ancient town is interwoven with the tenderness of the Jiangnan water town, as if narrating a thousand years of history and culture.
🌈 Whether it's the ancient town in the morning light or the water town under the setting sun, both are excellent places for photography. What's more delightful is that this secret paradise can be explored without an admission fee.
What are you waiting for❓ Bring your curiosity and expectations, and join us on this journey to seek the 'Jiangnan water town'❗
🚗: Direct high-speed train from Kunming
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