Jinyang Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in Apr)

Fairy Dating Place: Jinyang Baicaopo

Baicaopo, in the Yi language, is called 'Yi Hawei Jue', which means a large grass slope with lush water and grass. Most of the territory of Jinyang County is mountainous and canyon, but there is such a flat and vast alpine meadow with an area of 25,000 hectares. Baicaopo is rich in wild animal and plant resources, and rare animals such as forest musk deer, red pandas, black bears, and antelopes often appear here. Baicaopo is a sacred place in the hearts of the local Yi people. There is a pond here that never dries up. It is said that this pond was dug by a Bimo for his daughter when he passed by here. Bimo once chanted sutras and performed rituals by the pond, so the pond never dries up. This spring has become the divine spring of Jinyang County. Jinyang County's Baicaopo has a hundred miles of grassland, a hundred grasses grow, a hundred trees are lush, a hundred flowers compete, a hundred beasts appear, a hundred birds compete, a hundred streams form a river. As the name suggests, Baicaopo, the northeast is Ahuowatuo Mountain, the northwest is Cailuo Mountain, and the southwest is surrounded by Lion Mountain. It is a place where tourists yearn for. Baicaopo is a good place for horse riding enthusiasts. When you come to Baicaopo, as long as you want to ride a horse, notify the farmers and herdsmen at the foot of the mountain. People who can't ride horses are best not to ride horses. The horses here have grown up on these lawns since they were young, and they are particularly fast to ride through the training of Yi boys. The lush Baicaopo is also a good place for photography enthusiasts. Photography enthusiasts trek through mountains and rivers, eat and sleep in the open air to come here to shoot Lion Mountain snow scenes, grassland sunrise, Swallow Cave, Stone Girl Mountain and other tourist attractions. Tips: It is recommended to drive by yourself and bring your own dry food and drinking water.