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My wife and I want to go to Kunming after March 23rd. Where can I buy discounted tickets in Lijiang? What are some fun places?

Seven-day tour of Kunming-Dali-Lijiang

8.30 Sat. Beijing-Kunming Rain

Get up at 6 o'clock in the morning, go out and take a taxi on time at 7 o'clock, 7:45 Arriving at the airport, all check-in formalities were completed at 8 o'clock. Sitting in the terminal now, I can board the plane at 8:20 and take Hainan Airlines HU7165 (8:50-12:00) (970 yuan) to start my journey to Yunnan.

Arrived at Kunming Wujiaba Airport at 12 noon, took a taxi to Jinhua Hotel, No. 98 Beijing Road, and checked in (288 yuan/standard room, including two breakfasts). I ate something after 10 o'clock on the plane, so I skipped lunch and rested at the hotel. At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, we took a taxi and went straight to Xishan Forest Park (ticket 30 yuan) (it rained heavily). After entering the mountain, get off the car and pass through Sanqing Pavilion - Luohan Rock - Xiaoniu Rock - Zhenwu Hall - Holy Father and Holy Mother Hall - Ciyun Hall, etc., until you reach Longmen, overlooking Dianchi Lake. There is Nie Er's tomb at the foot of the mountain. Go in and pay your respects. An aunt played us some songs composed by Nie Er and saw an exhibition introducing his life. After going down the mountain, we walked along the mountain road to Taihua Temple, and walked alone in the forest along the Taihua Ancient Road. Dense woods, natural oxygen bar! It takes about half an hour to walk on the trail (about 1.9 kilometers). Finally we got off the highway and walked to Huating Temple, but it was closed. We caught a bus bound for Liangjiahe (5 yuan), but the rain suddenly started heavy again and the road was muddy. After arriving at Liangjiahe, we took a taxi directly back to the hotel and had dinner at the hotel at 8 o'clock (I was already hungry).

I had a lot of fun during the half-day trip to Xishan this afternoon. The rain stopped, which was quite interesting. When you reach the top of the mountain, the rainy clouds have opened, and you can see the panoramic view of Kunming city and Dianchi Lake; the Taihua Temple is quiet and pleasant, and the fragrant osmanthus fragrance in the courtyard is refreshing; the Taihua Ancient Road is quiet, the air is fresh, and the trees are lush. But later on, because it was getting late, I felt hungry and tired, and there was no one on the mountain road, which was very exciting. The only regret is that I couldn’t eat authentic Yunnan snacks for dinner. The hotel is cheating customers, the dishes are expensive and the portions are small, it’s a big loss!

I have to rush to Dali early tomorrow morning. The journey is not close, but it happens to be the rainy season. It rains all day long, which is a bit annoying. I hope the clouds will clear and the sun will rise, and the sky will clear up!

8.31 Sun. Kunming-Dali Light Rain

Buffet breakfast at the hotel at 7:30 am. Then check out at 8:30 and drag your luggage to the South Railway Station, which is 50 meters away from the hotel (very close and convenient). 90 yuan to buy the Kunming-Dali 9 o'clock high-speed train ticket.

There is moderate rain again in Kunming today. It is really the rainy season in Yunnan. It rains continuously every day and the sun doesn't show its head. I just hope the rain can lighten up, that would be great. Now I am sitting in the waiting room of the bus station waiting for the bus. I was so full at the buffet in the morning, and I even secretly "packed it", and I had lunch again.

I wanted to take the 8:30 bus, but there was no one. Except for the one at 8 o'clock, the earliest one is only at 9 o'clock, Daewoo bus. The one at 8 o'clock is VOLVO (105 yuan). After entering the station, ticket sellers kept coming up to sell tickets, which was very annoying!

Now we are in the car, and there are three foreign tourists in the front row. Listen to them talk happily about their travel experiences (but I can’t hear much about what they say specifically). I am sitting here writing down my travel diary, Niu Tou is constantly flipping through newspapers next to me, and I feel like a "travel buddy". Niutou just called "Qingxin Courtyard" in Dali to book a room. It was very good. It was said that an old gentleman answered the phone and his attitude was very kind. I heard from netizens that it was an inn run by an old couple and it was the best in the ancient city. They seemed to be descendants of the Duan family!

The bus drove for five and a half hours and arrived at Xiaguan Station at 2:30. (This winding mountain road made me dizzy and a little motion sick. The car stopped in Chuxiong for lunch. In fact, it is better to take the sleeper train at night, which is not too hard and saves time on the road.) It takes half an hour to take a taxi to the ancient city of Jade. In front of Er Park, I called "Qingxin Courtyard" again. Ten minutes later our host, Mr. Duan, came to pick us up. After many twists and turns, we finally arrived. We chose the most expensive standard room upstairs for 90 yuan. After some small talk, we took a short break. In fact, the more than 5 hours of driving in the morning has made us a little tired, and we just want to lie in bed. 4:30 We cheered up and walked all the way to the south city tower which was closer to us. It cost 2 yuan to climb the city. It was not interesting and very small. It costs 10 yuan to take a carriage round trip to Three Pagodas Reflection Park (ticket 4 yuan). Sure enough, the scenery was beautiful. After taking photos, we went out and took a carriage back to the South Tower. Then we stopped and walked along the ancient city to the Beicheng Tower. It was also 2 yuan to climb the city. The tower is very big and wide, and since it is already evening, there are not many tourists and it is quiet, so you can see a tower in the distance. After coming down, we went shopping along Fuxing Road. There were many tie-dye and handicrafts, which were very ethnic. In the meantime, we booked tickets to Lijiang at 3pm tomorrow at Tengxiang Passenger Terminal next to Jinhua Hotel. VOLVO costs 50 yuan per person, which is very convenient. Later, we went to a small shop on the corner of Yu'er Road to have dinner: fish casserole, papaya chicken, and fried snail meat in soy sauce. It cost more than 50 yuan. The portion was large and the taste was good. (I also tried local special snacks on the roadside: milk fans, which smelled like milk, were sour, and not tasty; and bait cubes, which were a bit like pancakes and tasted pretty good.) Fu walked to Foreigner Street to see Looking at the street scene, there are indeed many bars, but it is the off-season and not very popular and not very lively. We returned to the inn at around 9 o'clock and booked a ropeway ticket to Cangshan Mountain with the owner for tomorrow.

We just said that it feels like we have been out and about for several days, but in fact it has only been two days. Maybe we are tired, but this is just the beginning!

The weather in Dali is good, it’s sunny, it doesn’t rain, and it’s warmer than Kunming.

9.1 Mon. Dali-Lijiang Cloudy to sunny

Get up at 7:30 in the morning. I didn't sleep well last night. Go downstairs and have breakfast at the inn. The soles of my feet slipped when I was going down the stairs. I stumbled and sat on the ground, causing pain from the fall. Breakfast is just some white porridge, a small bowl of pickles, two steamed buns, an egg per person, 4 yuan. After dinner, I bought a Gantong Cableway ticket at the inn for 60 yuan/person round trip. (Actually, it’s only 50 yuan/person at Tengxiang Bus Terminal) We set off at around 8 o’clock and walked to the No. 4 bus terminal next to Beicheng Tower. It only cost 5 yuan/person. We got off at Gantongsi Station, which was very convenient. It cost 5 yuan to take a small noodle bus to the foot of the ropeway. This section of the road is really not close. We took the ropeway up the mountain, saw the Qingbi River, and then rode up the mountain with another father and son, 30 yuan/person round trip. The road was really far. We dismounted in about 45 minutes and continued hiking along Yudai Road for about an hour. We took pictures here and there as we walked. The scenery was really charming. Finally arrived at the Seven Dragon Girls Pond. We only walked to the Erlongnv Pond and then started to return, because our ticket to Lijiang was at 3 pm, and it was nearly 1 pm when we went down the mountain. It was another ascetic journey. Fortunately, the beautiful mountains and rivers made us not lonely and tired, but hunger still kept coming (we only ate a few biscuits on the mountain). Finally, we saw the caravan waiting for us at the bottom of the mountain. We got on the horses and went all the way down the mountain. Then we got on the ropeway and called the driver Xiaomian to pick us up at the bottom of the ropeway. It was already past 1 o'clock. We simply paid 10 yuan to let him take us directly back to the North City Gate, then went straight back to the inn, picked up our luggage and left, until we arrived at the passenger terminal. My God! At 2:35, there was still time, so we stored our luggage. We went to a nearby shop and ate a bowl of shredded fish each. It cost 4 yuan for a large pot and 3 yuan for a small pot. It was hot, spicy, and full of flavor. Okay, I had a great time eating and finally filled my stomach. (It seems to be a shop run by a young couple, diagonally opposite the Foreigner Street Inn. The girl cooked it very carefully and put a lot of dishes and ingredients.) By the way, I would like to mention "Qingxin Courtyard" because I saw it highly recommended by netizens. I just chose this hotel, but I feel it is average and not as good as it said (is it suspected of being a "shill"?), and it is far away from the center of the ancient city, such as Foreigner Street and South Gate, and is relatively remote. In fact, It would be better to live in the Huguo Street area. Later, I heard from a couple from Guangzhou that they lived in "Yuanyuan", which also had a standard room and only cost 70 yuan. Obviously, our stay was expensive.

At 3:10, we got on a van and pulled the four of us out of the city. At about 3:30, we finally got on a VOLVO long-distance bus. We were sleepy all the way. Three hours later, 6:30 Arrive in Lijiang.

After getting off the bus, I took a taxi driven by a pair of Naxi drivers and agreed to pay 5 yuan to the ancient city. After arriving at the waterwheel, the capable Naxi woman helped us carry the heavy suitcase around the ancient city to find an inn. The "Huamaguo Inn" that I originally liked the most was too expensive. The standard room was 160 yuan, which was a great price! This is still the off-season. After looking at several hotels, I was not satisfied. Although there were many inns in the city, they were either expensive or did not have private bathrooms. In the end, I stayed at the "Wangcheng Pavilion" she recommended, not far from Sifang Street and in an alley near Bar Street. Inn", next to the sub-district office on Xinhua Street, it has only been open for a month, the facilities are very new, the quilt is very comfortable, the price is 100 yuan/day. (I thought that not many people would come to stay in this kind of inn that is not next to the street. Later, I found that the inn was full every day. In addition to the introductions like us, many of them came by themselves. Everyone thought that the price was reasonable. Yes, a Taiwanese girl who lives next to us said that she found a dozen of them and thought this one was pretty good. Except for the not-so-pretty courtyard, everything else is pretty good. The balcony on the second floor overlooks the ancient city.) I’m very welcoming. We were too lazy to carry around the big suitcases. We were all backpackers, so we looked silly and uncouth. It was already 8pm when everything was settled. We felt that this Naxi woman was quite down-to-earth and not easy, so we decided to rent her car to go to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain tomorrow for 100 yuan/day.

We went for a walk on the street at around 8 o'clock and went to the waterside restaurant in front of Jiannanchun Square - Jiannanchun Wenyuan and had a good dinner: chickpea jelly, fried mushrooms, and fish in sour soup, 60 Diversified and very satisfied!

After dinner, I wandered around in a few streets. There were many people "beating" in Jiannanchun Square and Sifang Street, mostly locals. Because we were not familiar with the road yet, we were already like "Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden". We were stunned and praised by the lively, romantic and petty bourgeois atmosphere of the ancient city, and we had already forgotten Dali, which we had just left in the morning. I was even more attracted by the various ethnic handicrafts and couldn't help but stop and linger. Just because I don’t want to be too tired tonight, I’ll save my shopping plans for the next few days.

Although we have just arrived, we can't help but love the atmosphere of Lijiang. It is like a dream, it is really a paradise for petty bourgeoisie!

9.2 Tue. Lijiang-Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Rain

Get up at 7:20 in the morning and go to Sifang Street for breakfast at 8:00: Lijiang cake, porridge, eggs. 8:30 Return to the hotel and prepare to leave. A Taiwanese girl next door took a ride with us to the snowy mountains.

Go to Yushui Village first (30 yuan, the ticket price is too expensive, and there is nothing interesting inside, it is just a Naxi village) - Dongba Shenyuan (10 yuan, the long painting is worth it) Look, it’s fun to take a photo with the old Dongba at the door, but you have to follow your heart) - Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (ticket 42 yuan, ancient city maintenance fee 40 yuan, really not cheap). The rain kept falling and got heavier. The Maoniuping Cableway costs 60 yuan for a round trip. After going up to Maoniuping (more than 3,800 meters above sea level), you can walk on the plank road. I like it very much and took a lot of photos. It's just that the fog on the mountain is too heavy. You can't see anything in the snow-capped mountains through the fog and clouds. It's a bit of a pity, but I don't mind it that much. I think it's fun. We went to a Tibetan home to warm up over the fire, eat roasted yak meat, and drink butter tea. Tibetans are still very enthusiastic. The rain was getting heavier and heavier when we were going down the mountain. It was so embarrassing! In this kind of weather, there is no need to go to the big ropeway. Going there is a waste of money and you can’t see anything. Locals say it’s best to come in March or April, when you can see snow and glaciers. Later we went to Baishui River to take pictures and then returned. I bought a ticket back to Kunming at 8pm the day after tomorrow at the ticket booking point next to the waterwheel in the ancient city. (When going to the snow-capped mountains, you must wear more clothes and bring an umbrella. We only brought one umbrella and rented one at the inn.)

It was past 5 o'clock when we returned to the inn. I felt cold all over and had a headache after being exposed to the rain. I suspected it was altitude sickness. Rest until about 7 o'clock and go out for dinner. We walked to Dashiqiao Snack Shop and ate Naxi grilled fish, blown liver, mixed pot dishes, stuffed rice noodles and mixed sauce rice noodles. The environment is very good, the taste is good, and it costs more than 50 yuan. After dinner we took a walk on Sifang Street and then went to Bar Street. Drink ginger coke, hot chocolate with brandy, and popcorn at the "Water Tower" to enjoy a bourgeois bar-going experience.

9.3 Wed. Lijiang-Tiger Leaping Gorge Sunny

It is already 12 o'clock in the evening. I drank and clubbed in the bar street and didn't come back until 11 o'clock. Niu Tou drank too much, collapsed on the bed and complained that his stomach felt uncomfortable. With his limited drinking capacity, but still insisting on showing off and joining in the fun, I said he was "paying money to buy his suffering"!

Today is a rare sunny day in Lijiang. The sun finally came out. I was so angry that I would have been able to see the snow-capped mountains if the weather was like this yesterday (actually, it may not be possible). Get up at 7:20 in the morning and have breakfast at the inn at 8:00: porridge, rolls, and milk, 5 yuan per person. The driver came to pick us up at 8:30. Today we went to Tiger Leaping Gorge (most of the others went to Zhongdian, a two-day round trip; some went to Lugu Lake, a three-day round trip. We decided to leave some regrets and visit these two places next time.) The chartered car was agreed to be 180 yuan/day, and a female driver was hired. It takes 2 hours to get to Tiger Leaping Gorge from Lijiang. We arrived at Tiger Leaping Gorge around 11 o'clock. The ticket price is 30 yuan per person. The scenery is really spectacular and I took a lot of photos. We sat on the shore and ate the leftover "enema powder" from last night for lunch. After going down, another person bought a corn cob. Then we went to the First Bend of the Yangtze River and Shigu (2 yuan ticket), both of which were boring. We both fell asleep on the way back. It was just after 4 o'clock when we returned to Lijiang Old Town, and we returned to the inn to rest. Went out for dinner at 6:30. Niutou wanted to find a new restaurant, so we went into a restaurant called "Xiyage". The food turned out to be expensive and not authentic, which made me very dissatisfied and had no appetite.

After dinner, I started shopping at a roadside store. I bought three shawls (20-35 yuan) and three small square scarves (5 yuan each). Later, we went to see Naxi wood carvings. We liked it very much and bought a wooden ladle with Dongba characters engraved on it. I have no other plans for tomorrow except to continue taking photos and shopping in the ancient city. I put on the newly bought colorful striped shawl, which immediately attracted the attention of some passers-by. Later, Niutou suggested going to a bar, and we walked into the most popular "Sakura Room". He ordered Dali beer, and I had a glass of "Pink Lady" while sipping and observing all kinds of people around me. The most eye-catching ones are the three Sichuan girls. They obviously hang out here every day, smoking, drinking, gambling, and fishing for money. He is good-looking and very playful (there are many Sichuan people in Lijiang). But I really cannot agree with their behavior. We can only play wildly here for one night occasionally, but it is absolutely impossible for me to live this kind of life of playing and singing every night, it is too boring! I can only be a small "petty bourgeoisie", take a nap in this "paradise", and then fly back to my own home.

9.4 Thu. Sunny Lijiang-Kunming

Today is another sunny day. It should be said to be the best day since we arrived in Lijiang! I didn't set the alarm clock yesterday, so I'm going to sleep until I wake up naturally today.

Other guests got up before 8 o'clock in the morning and were awakened by the sound of their doors opening and closing. Sunlight shines through the window lattice. Get up at around 8 o'clock, pack things, and wait until 9 o'clock to go out. First go to East Street and the waterwheel. It was such a clear day. I finally felt the scorching sunshine and blue sky on the plateau. The snow-capped mountains in the distance (although there was no snow) finally emerged from the clouds. It was not easy. Finally I saw the snow-capped mountains and quickly took pictures. After a while, it disappeared into the clouds again. Then we wandered around the ancient city. Many shops have just opened, and we bought three Dongba T-shirts (25 yuan/piece). I fell in love with a windbreaker and a schoolbag, but they were both too expensive and I didn’t make a deal. Then at 11 o'clock, we went to Dashiqiao Snack Shop to eat mixed frog skin, fried chicken fir, miscellaneous soybean noodles, ham soybean noodles and Sanchuan ham. After a full meal, return to the hotel at 12 o'clock, pack your things, check out, and store your luggage.

We went out again to buy wood carvings (a colorful wood carving only costs 40 yuan, and another one with more complicated carvings costs 120 yuan), some small wooden plates in Dongba script (5 yuan/piece), and two wind chimes (10 yuan/piece) , it’s really a fruitful experience. We are still not satisfied, we like everything we see and want to buy everything we see.

The weather was too hot. I didn’t hold an umbrella in the morning, and I felt dizzy from the sun. Carrying our things, we walked to Bar Street, sat down at a wooden table by the river in a restaurant called "Sifang Bar", and brewed a pot of Panax notoginseng tea. I am keeping a diary here, while Niutou is looking through the book "The Soft Time of Lijiang" that I bought a few days ago. Lying on top of him was a kitten that looked like a little leopard, lazily taking a nap there. Everything is so comfortable and leisurely, everything is so perfect and satisfying: the small bridge, the flowing water, the blue sky, the white clouds, the simple black tiles and red walls on the street, the breeze blowing by the shore, the weeping willow trees, and the wooden table tops. Wearing blue batik cloth, the tinkling of copper bells and the melodious music of cucurbit silk could be heard from time to time. This is a life: a life we ​​dream of, long for, finally realized. Lijiang is a place where people are lazy, comfortable, and enjoy life. It is lazy and sweet, and it always makes people feel so unreal, like in a dream. Goodbye, my beloved Lijiang!

On the flight from Lijiang to Kunming at 8 o'clock tonight, we are going to have dinner at Bar Street, and then book a driver's car for 70 yuan to the airport. The luggage is getting heavier and heavier, and we can't lift it anymore. The trip is coming to an end, happy, happy and satisfied!

At 5 o'clock, we went to the "Sakura House" for dinner with bags of souvenirs. (I finally went to buy the homespun windbreaker and the bag, both from a store on Xinyi Street. The homespun bag was 45 yuan, and the girl didn’t negotiate the price at all. Later I heard that this was the only store in the ancient city that didn’t negotiate the price. store, because the items sold in the store are all handmade products made by women in Yongsheng County, a poorer county in Yunnan. I found that the items sold in the store are indeed more expensive than other places. Shopping customers can leave messages on a guestbook and give them some suggestions. I also wrote a few words and hope that all netizens will have the opportunity to buy something there and make some contributions to the women of Yongsheng County. The address is: Jishan Alley, Xinyi Street.) We each ordered a Korean set meal (it is said that the proprietress of this shop is Korean). The waiters in this store are very interesting. The boys are all dressed like waiters in ancient Chinese waiters. One of them is very tall like a waiter in a store, with a round head and a round head.

After dinner, we returned to the inn to pick up our luggage and had a pleasant chat with the boss. The driver came to pick us up at 6:20. The two boxes and backpacks he came with were already fully stuffed, and there was an extra travel bag, which was also full. (I would also like to say that the Naxi people we have interacted with during these three days are all very nice. Whether they are drivers or innkeepers, they are enthusiastic and talkative. I think their services are becoming more and more standardized and they can understand the needs of guests. , not like what some netizens have encountered.) Arriving at the airport at 7:10, I am now waiting in the terminal to take flight MU4418B from Lijiang to Kunming (420 yuan). It was originally scheduled to take off at 8 o'clock, but the announcement just now said that the plane was delayed and would not land until 7:50. I had no choice but to wait patiently. Most of the people taking this flight are elderly tour groups from Taiwan, and young people are rarely seen (people mostly take long-distance sleeper cars). It can be seen that we are "corrupt" and can spend money to enjoy it!

Tomorrow will be the last attraction of our trip - a one-day trip to the Stone Forest, but we haven't figured out what means of transportation to take yet. We will go there when we think of Kunming. May the journey be successful!

9.5 Fri. Rain Kunming-Shilin

The plane arrived in Kunming at 9 o'clock last night, and it took another half a day to pick up the luggage. It was almost 10 o'clock when we took a taxi to Jinhua Hotel to check in.

I got up at 7:30 this morning and was busy packing my things. I found that the bag containing food could not be found. I rummaged around and looked through every bag. Suddenly I remembered that I had left it behind. "Sakura House". Although there was nothing, I was still a little annoyed. Breakfast at the hotel and packed some pastries for lunch.

When you walk to Zhongbei Bus Station after dinner, a woman comes up to solicit customers before you even cross the street. She pesters you endlessly, which is really annoying. When we arrived at the bus station, we couldn't find the bus to Stone Forest, so we finally got on the bus that solicited passengers. Cars are driving around soliciting customers, and Kunming's traffic is really a problem. We officially hit the road at 9:35. Less than an hour after driving, we were stuck in traffic again. There might be a traffic accident ahead. We just saw a big crane passing by. Wow, a long motorcade is stuck here, I don’t know how long it will take. Later, I found out that the "one-day tour" bus we took was really bad as the netizens said. It took us 4 hours to drive for 2 hours and we didn't arrive at Stone Forest until after 1 o'clock. On the way, we first went to a jewelry store (as soon as we entered the store, we met a boss who claimed to be from Beijing and grew up in Myanmar. He came to talk to us. He was exactly the same as the liar we met in Vietnam , we coldly rejected him and went to the free toilet), and then he was deceived into some Yanquan Zen Temple. He insisted on taking you to burn incense and pray to Buddha to ask for a fortune. We just ignored him. Walked around and went out. Later, the tour guide said that we had to eat first and then go to the Stone Forest. We finally couldn't bear it anymore and quarreled with her before dragging us to the Stone Forest. We arrived at 1 o'clock and had to gather at 3:30, which was really shit! Fortunately, we bought a one-way ticket (15 yuan/person), so we didn't have to be subject to her.

We left indignantly, disgusted by this boring behavior, and our interest was damaged. (It is recommended that you do not take the one-day minibus from Zhongbei Bus Station (Nanyao) when going to Stone Forest. You can either go to the East Station and take a long-distance bus for 10 yuan. There will be people on board along the way, but they will not drag you around; or We took the train at 8:10 in the morning, and there was a train back to Kunming at around 2pm. We thought there would be another train at around 4pm, but later we heard that this trip had been canceled since SARS)

< p>Tickets to the Stone Forest are expensive enough (80 yuan/ticket). We went in and walked around on our own, occasionally following the tour group to listen to the tour guide’s explanations. It's better to play freely by yourself without any restrictions. At noon, we sat at the stone table and ate our packed lunch. Tourist attractions are full of tourists taking pictures, which is not interesting. However, there is a relatively remote place where there is no one. There are many large and small butterflies dancing among the flowers. It is very beautiful!

We played in the large and small stone forests and came out at 4 o'clock. There were no buses back to Kunming in the parking lot, so we had to take a taxi (10 yuan) to the passenger terminal and board a minibus (10 yuan/ (person), the train departed at 4:30. The train drove very fast and arrived at Kunming East Station in 2 hours. We took a taxi to Jinbi Square and took pictures in front of the Golden Horse and Jade Rooster. Then we went to the nearby "Qiao Xiangyuan" to eat Guoqiao rice noodles. The big bowl looked like a small washbasin and cost 10 yuan per serving. There are many people in the restaurant, business is booming, and there are singing and dancing performances in the private seats inside. However, we think the taste is not as good as the 3 yuan per casserole bait shredded in Dali, which is very tasty! After dinner we took a taxi back to the hotel.

At this point, our trip to Yunnan is coming to an end. Tomorrow morning we will take the 8:50 Air China flight (1050 yuan) back to Beijing. We have to return to real life, resume regular daily work life, and be the original me. We all felt very happy about this trip, not only because of the beauty of the scenery, but also because this self-guided trip allowed us to experience freedom, autonomy and happiness in a new way, being unrestrained, fearless and more independent. This is something you cannot experience in a travel group. We decided to travel this way in the future, to all parts of the country and the world.

9.6 Sat. Yin Kunming-Beijing

Get up at 6:30 this morning, have breakfast at 7:00, check out at 7:30, and take a taxi to the airport. Now that all the check-in procedures have been completed, I'm sitting in the departure lounge. It's only 8 o'clock, and I can't read the books I bought while stuffed in my suitcase. The five bags, large and small, were all stuffed to the brim, and there was no room left. The trip is over! So sleepy now. Arrive in Beijing around 12 o'clock.

We still had to travel all the way, take the airport bus to Xidan, and then take a taxi back to our warm home!