Weishan Ancient City Travel Guide | One-day round trip around Dali

This is the birthplace of the Nanzhao Kingdom, with fewer tourists than Dali, but more of a human touch. It is only twenty minutes away from Dali by high-speed rail, and can be returned on the same day. 🚌【Transportation Reference】 ☑️Dali-Weishan The earliest high-speed train is at 07:30 ☑️Weishan-Dali The latest high-speed train is at 20:13 ☑️Weishan Station-Weishan Ancient City Sightseeing bus 2 yuan per person, or about 25 minutes walk ☑️Weishan Ancient City-Weibaoshan Taxi: You can call a car online, negotiate the round-trip fare, leave the driver's phone number, and let the driver pick you up when you come down the mountain, otherwise it is not easy to get a taxi on the mountain. We used to pay around one hundred for a round trip. Bus: Take bus No. 1 from Nanzhao Culture Square for 8 yuan per person 🔆Arrive in Weishan in the morning, go to the ancient city to eat a noodle, a specialty snack that has been passed down for thousands of years. There are two old brands, both only open until noon, and the prices are 10 yuan for a small bowl and 12 yuan for a large bowl. 🍜Su San Yi Gu Mian Located in the alley of Houjie Suo, their topping is fried meat and bamboo shoots, the taste is oily but not heavy, and it is very fragrant when you eat it. 🍜Nanzhao Zhu Ji Yi Gen Mian Located next to Mengyang Park, if you plan to take the bus to Weibaoshan next, it is recommended to come here, it is closer to Nanzhao Culture Square, and it is convenient to take the bus. Their topping is braised meat sauce and bamboo shoots, plus tomatoes and Sichuan peppercorns, the taste is more layered. ⛰️Weibaoshan A famous Taoist mountain, there is no cable car, there are many steps, choose different routes to visit according to your own physical strength, you need to bring your own food. 🎫Ticket: 40 yuan ⏰Time: 08:00-17:00 ✅Full Route｜5-6 hours✅ ▶️Mountain Gate-Nanzhao Tuzhu Temple-Wenchang Palace-Lingguan Hall-Prince's Palace-Qingxia Palace-Yuhuang Pavilion-Sanhuang Hall-Guanyin Hall-Kuixing Pavilion-Doumu Pavilion-Sanqing Hall-Peihe Building-Caishen Hall-Changchun Cave-Mountain Gate ❇️Selected Route｜2-3 hours❇️ ▶️Mountain Gate-Changchun Cave-Nanzhao Tuzhu Temple-Wenchang Palace-Lingguan Hall-Prince's Palace-Qingxia Palace-Mountain Gate ◽️Changchun Cave A Taoist temple alone at the foot of the mountain, it takes more than an hour to go back and forth from the mountain gate, and other Taoist temples are on the mountain. But it is a must-visit when you come to Weibaoshan, a national treasure-level cultural relic, the layout, carving, and painting in the temple are all three excellences. ◽️Nanzhao Tuzhu Temple It is the birthplace and center of the Tuzhu culture, where the royal members of the Nanzhao Kingdom of all dynasties are enshrined, and the Yi people hold sacrificial ceremonies here. ◽️Prince's Palace A rare Buddhist temple on the mountain, the author of 'Heaven Official's Blessing', Mo Xiang Tong Xiu, has visited here for inspiration, and many book fans come to check in. After climbing Weibaoshan, if you still have energy, come to the ancient city to take a stroll and experience the slow pace of local life. 🟩Weishan Ancient City Route Reference Xinggong Tower➡️Gongchen Gate➡️Nanzhao Museum➡️Wenhua Academy➡️Diguangfang ◽️Xinggong Tower and Gongchen Gate are both iconic buildings in the ancient city, suitable for check-in and photo taking. ◽️The museum is built in Yuanjue Temple, inside is the Sun Palace without a nail, and outside the museum are twin towers. ◽️There are many people drinking tea in the square next to Wenhua Academy, 10 yuan for a cup of tea. Some ancient buildings are preserved in the academy, and you need a ticket to enter the academy. ⛰️Additional Attractions Mengyang Park｜Confucius Temple｜Miss Liang's Mansion 🍜Additional Food 🧸In addition to the noodle, you should also try the roasted bait, which feels better than Dali's, and the street stalls only cost 1 yuan each. If you stay in Weishan for one night, you must go to the night market to eat, you can add a variety of rich ingredients. 🧸The very popular Lao Wang Guojiang Rice Noodles 12 yuan a serving, the rice noodles and meat soup are separate, when you eat, you can rinse the rice noodles in the meat soup, this is 'crossing the river'. 🧸The steamed small cake next to Nanzhao Culture Square is 1.5 yuan each, just eat it casually.