【Qingxi Reservoir】A less-known place in Lijiang city area for watching snow mountains and sunset in winter
In the afternoon, take the No.3 bus 🚌, come to the north of Lijiang ancient city, and encounter the golden winter sun at Qingxi Reservoir. Standing on the reservoir dam, I was completely shocked by the scene in front of me. The blue lake water is like the sky, like a mirror; the plants around the lake are golden yellow, or green in yellow, red in yellow; when you reach the stone bridge in the lake, the white jade stone lions and railings also seem to be covered with a layer of golden gauze; further ahead are the lush willows, with their branches crisscrossed and their leaves golden... Everything is bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun, shining brightly, indescribably wonderful, and as beautiful as a painting.
Groups of wild ducks are swimming freely in the sparkling lake, so comfortable and at ease; the snow mountains in the distance, the village nearby, and the blue sky and white clouds reflected in the water, although all are common scenes, they are unusually beautiful here. I used to think that the bright colors in Russian landscape oil paintings were made up by the painter. Today, I unexpectedly bumped into the most beautiful autumn scenery. When I was wandering with the light and cloud shadows, the sunset gradually fell on the western mountains, and the orange light reflected everything red, just like the verse from Bai Juyi's 'Murmuring River at Dusk': 'A line of the setting sun spreads over the water, half of the river is rustling and half of the river is red'. The tranquility is as beautiful as a poem, intoxicating.
I have been to Lijiang many times, and I can't remember the number of times I passed by Qingxi Reservoir, but I haven't been there again. There are few people and fewer cars in Lijiang during the Spring Festival this year. When I pass by again, I see a lot of parking spaces and come to see it. The reservoir is not particularly large, the scenery is good, and the reflection of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain on the water is particularly beautiful when there is no wind.
A very quiet and comfortable reservoir. Although there is no entertainment, the scenery is beautiful. You can see the snow-capped mountains here. The reservoir is very clean. It is also a good choice to walk away from the city.
Qingxi Park is actually a good place to walk around Qingxi Reservoir for locals after dinner. It is also free for tourists. It is not far from Heilongtan Park. It takes a taxi to look at it. The scenery is still very good. The reservoir is not small. You can see the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain from afar, the water in the reservoir is very clean and clear, and you can see water birds and water ducks from time to time.
Lijiang is really poor and crazy. The mud horse is stuck with 80 yuan protection fee everywhere! Anyway, this visit to Kunming and Dali in Yunnan is almost done, so I won't look at your fees! Where can I go without charge, such as this reservoir, it's quiet and beautiful! The reflection of the surrounding scenery in the water can be used as screen saver in any shot! Especially Yulong Snow Mountain can be seen clearly and its reflection is beautiful. The key is not to pay the maintenance fee of the ancient city! That's how you charge in Ronglijiang. We'll never come again!
We want to see Yulong Snow Mountain. Xiao Zhu said he would take us to places where there are few people. So we took a taxi to Qingxi Reservoir. The fare is about 10 yuan. It's very close. After getting off the bus, we came in and all of us sighed with admiration. There were really few beautiful sceneries and no tickets.
The ancient city used to be very convenient. Bus and No. 3 arrived at about 56 stops without tickets. There were many local people. The scenery was very good. The Qingxi River under the water was visible. It overlooked Yulong Snow Mountain and saw two couples taking wedding photos.