Qian Nian Salt Well Heijing Ancient Town

Heijing Ancient Town 📍Detailed address: Heijing Ancient Town is located in Lufeng County, the "Hometown of Dinosaurs" in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province 🕙Opening hours: 24 hours 💰Ticket price: No ticket 🚗Transportation: ✅Railway: You can take the train from Kunming to Panzhihua at Kunming Railway Station in Kunming City, and get off at Heijing Station, (take the 6162 train to Panzhihua at 7:20 every morning, arrive at 10:16 in the morning; return at 19:05 in the afternoon by the 6161 train, arrive at Kunming at 21:55, the ticket is 22.5 yuan or take the K114 train at 8:57, the ticket is 28.5 yuan can reach). The station is 4 kilometers away from the town. After getting off the train, you can take a horse-drawn carriage or walk to Heijing Ancient Town. The horse-drawn carriage costs about two or three yuan per person. Because Heijing Railway Station is a small station, there are only ordinary passengers, and there are more stops along the way than the express, you need to be patient when taking the train, and when you arrive at Heijing, the parking time is short, and you need to get on and off quickly. ✅Highway: Heijing Ancient Town is 111 kilometers away from Lufeng County. Self-driving cars can go from Lufeng→Jiuzhuang→Guangtong→Tuoan→Heijing. The road from Guangtong to Heijing is narrow and has many bends, and the road conditions are very poor. You need to pay special attention to safety. It takes about 4 hours to arrive. There are buses to Chuxiong, Lufeng, and Guangtong. Self-driving tour: 1, Kunming-Lufeng-Yipinglang-Dajiuzhuang-Guangtong-Tuoan-Heijing, a total of 194 kilometers. 🌟Highlights: 1️⃣Heijing has a long history. From the unearthed stone, pottery, bronze, animal bones and other cultural relics, it can be proved that the ancestors of ethnic minorities lived on this ancient land as early as 3200 years ago in the late Neolithic Age. During the Qing Dynasty, Heijing's salt industry reached its peak, and salt tax accounted for 64% of Yunnan's salt tax. Before liberation, Heijing set up a field affairs office, but the "invasion" of sea salt caused the former rich salt capital to decline due to the loss of its pillar. 2️⃣There are many cultural relics and historic sites in Heijing, including the prehistoric Shiba Li Tian Neolithic cultural site, the Yuan Dynasty cliff on Wanchun Mountain, the ancient Salt City Bridge built in the Yuan Dynasty, the Ming and Qing city embankments, and the 788-meter-long Shunhe Bridge. 🌋Main attractions: The ancient town gate, Wu Family Courtyard, Dalong Temple, ancient salt workshop, Zhutian Temple, Shangwu Family Courtyard, Dezheng Room, Jie Xiao Zongfang, sun-dried salt, Hei Niu Salt Well, Confucian Temple, Qixing Terrace and other attractions are in the town, Feilai Temple, Wangjiang Pavilion, Xiangshan Temple, Wanshou Mountain Monk Tomb Group, Sanyuan Palace, Tiansheng Monument, Zhenjue Zen Temple, Zhenwu Guan, Tingtao Pavilion and other attractions are on the mountain. 🥣Food: Heijing used to have the "Eight Eight" banquet, now there is a unique Buddhist vegetarian banquet and the "Eight Bowls Four Dishes" home banquet; salt-braised chicken, gray tofu, barbecue, roast skin, thin bean powder cake, beef dry bar, pomegranate flower and other delicious dishes, indescribable. 🏠Accommodation: There are more inns and family-style hotels in Heijing Ancient Town. The best accommodation here is the Wu Family Courtyard, which has standard rooms and ordinary rooms, with good facilities and full of ancient charm. 📌Small Tips: 1️⃣Heijing Ancient Town Festival Activities: Lunar New Year's Day, Taiping Meeting, Torch Festival, Dongjing Meeting and other 8 traditional festivals. 2️⃣The slope of Heijing Feilai Temple is high and steep, the elderly and the weak should be cautious, it is a great challenge for adventure lovers. 3️⃣Heijing Ancient Town is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the sound of the Longjing River is rushing. If there are insomniacs, it is best to choose the side of the mountain for accommodation. Heijing Ancient Town