Fuxian Lake

Small Island Quick boat ride to this small island on the side of Fuxian Lake. People says that this island is visited by famous people way back the Ming Dynasty and called it a fairyland. The boat man even told us we can drink the water on the lake as it’s good to drink. #urbanexplorer #yuanshanping #lijiang #yunnan #china #explorewithtony #naturelover #adventure #life #photographersdayoff #leaveyourmark

🤔Recently, many fans have DM'd me asking where is suitable to take kids during Qingming or May Day? It's really hard to answer this question😂, after all, you have to consider factors like place of residence, age of the children, number of travelers, family budget, etc! 🚫But! There is a basic principle I want to tell everyone: during holidays like Qingming and May Day, don't go to the popular cities on the travel rankings!🚫 ✅If you want to have fun, travel during the holidays should be all about reverse travel!🚗 💡Let me recommend a few niche cities we've visited during holidays, with fewer people, beautiful scenery, and especially family-friendly!👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 1️⃣ Anji 🐼 A hidden gem in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai! Anji is really a paradise for family trips! You can watch giant pandas eat bamboo up close, super cute! Visit the 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' filming location, the Great Bamboo Sea, to experience the glass bridge and the slide car, thrilling and fun! Hello Kitty theme park, a dream world for the kids! 2️⃣ Fuxian Lake 🌊 A private scenic spot treasured by people from Yunnan! When Dali and Lijiang are overcrowded, this place offers tranquility. The lake is as magnificent as the sea, and the sailing experience is awesome! The man-made beach is fine, soft, and clean, perfect for kids to play in the sand! There's also the beautiful Hilton hotel and the Jacaranda town waiting for you to explore! 3️⃣ Huizhou 🏖️ Shenzhen people's backyard, a niche coastal city waiting for you to discover! Digging in the sand at the beach, climbing mountains, soaking in hot springs, citywalk is also great! Shuangyue Bay, Sea Turtle Bay, and other sea play sanctuaries, Luofu Mountain oxygen bar, and delicious food waiting for you to taste! 👏I have personally visited these three cities during holidays, absolutely no regrets!👏

I thought Erhai Lake was already beautiful, until I went here. I've visited Erhai Lake countless times, thinking it was beautiful enough, but unexpectedly, when I went to , I was amazed by the third largest lake in Yunnan❗ Clearer than Erhai Lake, it is a stunning lake in Yunnan that you can't miss. This one-day lake tour guide is worth bookmarking. About🚗 transportation & 🏠 accommodation: It belongs to Yuxi City, Yunnan, but it's closer from Kunming. I recommend taking the high-speed train directly to 'Kunming South Station', then take a taxi to , it's only a 40min drive on the expressway. I suggest staying in the small town at night, where there are super many hotels and homestays🏠, as well as a lively starlight night market, where you can enjoy delicious snacks to your heart's content. 🗺️ Recommended one-day lake tour route: Upon arrival at , my friends and I had already booked a car in advance. 🚗 Driving around the lake is about 100 kilometers, and it only costs 300💰 for a day during the National Day peak season. If you can drive, I highly recommend renting a car🚗 for a self-driving tour, so you can stop anytime you see beautiful scenery. 🎫 Ticket: Free There is a large area of pink rocks here, which looks more like a pink🏖️ beach from above, very unique. 🍱 Food recommendation: You must try the stone pot fish🐟 in Guanglong Town at least once. 🐟 The fish is bred in the lake water drawn from Xian Lake, super fresh. You can choose any restaurant. After visiting , my feeling is that playing once is simply not enough❗ 🌞 The weather is so beautiful, I want to go again, to different corners of the lake, to experience the unique beauty.

March 20th evening, departing from Chengdu, we embarked on a four-day besties trip, from Kunming-Jianshui-Puzhehei-Kunming, basking in the perfect springtime~ ⛰【Travel Guide】 DAY 1: Shuangliu Airport——Kunming Changshui Airport Stay in Kunming 1. Book a rental car in advance through Ctrip, the rental company can deliver the car directly to the airport 2. If you haven't rented a car, you can choose a hotel near the airport that includes a free airport shuttle DAY2: Self-drive by rental car Kunming——Fuxian Lake——Jianshui Stay in Jianshui Morning: Depart at 9 am, it takes about an hour to reach Fuxian Lake Scenic Area. You can arrange your visit according to your own schedule. Off-season boat trips are not timed and are cheaper. You can search for nearby restaurants for lunch Fuxian Lake·Yuxi Afternoon: 1. After lunch, go to Fuxian Lake's Xiaowan Village, where you can head to a local coffee shop, overlooking Fuxian Lake, with a beautiful environment (recommended MU. Mu Coffee), suitable for leisure, photography, and checking in MU. Mu Coffee 2. Depart for Jianshui after 3 pm, the whole journey takes about two hours. If you encounter roadside blueberry sellers, be sure to buy some, they taste great, big and sweet, with good quality, and are not expensive (Yunnan fruits are generally sold by the kilogram, but you can negotiate with the owner to buy less). If you have enough time, you can also choose to pick them yourself! 3. Arrive in Jianshui after 6 pm, you can book a local homestay in advance Evening: Head to Zitao Street, a street full of snacks, with many grilled tofu shops Jianshui's specialty is grilled tofu, be sure to try it Jianshui Zitao Street DAY3: Jianshui Stay in Jianshui Morning: Ant Workshop, a photo check-in spot, highly photogenic, recommended to visit Ant Workshop Afternoon: Little train (100 yuan per person, can be booked at the homestay or bought on-site) check-in Shuanglong Bridge, Xianghui Bridge, Tuanshan Homestay. If you don't want to take the little train, you can also drive to Shuanglong Bridge, Xianghui Bridge, Tuanshan Homestay for check-in. Jianshui Little Train The train stops midway, with Tuanshan Homestay as the final stop, staying for 1 hour and 50 minutes, it is not recommended to spend money on the Tuanshan Homestay attraction Evening: Amao Halal Barbecue, a barbecue restaurant visited by Nicholas Tse, with a good taste. Be sure to order a portion of Vietnamese zongzi next to it, they taste great. Amao Halal Barbecue (Halal Old Shop) 1. The timing of these two attractions can be adjusted on your own, the little train runs at 9:00 am and 14:30 pm 2. For breakfast, be sure to try the local rice noodles, generous portion and tasty, recommended Lei Lao Liu Guoqiao Garden Rice Noodles (close to Ant Workshop) Lei Lao Liu Guoqiao Garden Rice Noodles 3. In Jianshui Ancient Town, there are Zhu's Garden, Wen Temple, and Chaoyang Tower, you can choose whether to go according to your own preferences Jianshui Ancient Town DAY4: Jianshui——Puzhehei Stay in Puzhehei Morning: It takes about three hours from Jianshui to Puzhehei Puzhehei Scenic Area Afternoon: After lunch, you can go to Qinglong Lake Pier to take a Liuye boat, tickets can be bought on-site, off-season ticket price is 131 yuan per person (including scenic area sightseeing car ticket, unlimited times), the whole journey takes about 1 hour, all manually rowed, be careful with your phone After the boat trip, you can take a car to other attractions you want to visit. Around 18:30, go to Qinglong Mountain to watch the sunset 1. Local catering services are very good, including pick-up and drop-off, recommended local soy milk chicken 2. Pay attention to the last times for the sightseeing car to each attraction 3. You can choose local homestays online in advance, during the off-season you can book on-site, the price is cheaper than the online listed price, with many options DAY5:2024.3.23 Puzhehei——Kunming——Chengdu 1. On the way, you will pass through Mile, if time permits, you can check in at Dongfeng Yun 2. It is recommended to rent a car for travel in Yunnan, which is more convenient. Yunnan traffic police will check for seat belts in the back row and for speeding on the highway 3. Be sure to pay attention to sun protection, the wind is strong but gentle, prepare a thin coat for the morning and evening, the temperature difference is quite large, pay attention to moisturizing, you can apply a face mask every day

In Yunnan, there is a magical lake that seems ordinary on the outside but hides extraordinary features! Will you go there? Curious friends might ask, where exactly is this magical lake in Yunnan? What different landscapes does it have? With these questions and curiosity, let's talk today about Fuxian Lake. Fuxian Lake is located between Chengjiang County, Jiangchuan County, and Huaning County in Yuxi City, Yunnan Province, more than 60 kilometers away from Kunming. The lake covers an area of 212 square kilometers, making it the third-largest lake in Yunnan Province after Dianchi and Erhai. It reaches a depth of 155 meters, making it one of the deeper lakes in Yunnan Province. Besides the volcanic crater lake in the northeast Changbai Mountains—Tianchi, Fuxian Lake is the second deepest known lake in China. Fuxian Lake is a north-south fault dissolution lake, shaped like an inverted gourd. It is wide and deep in the north, narrow and shallow in the south, and constricted in the middle. The lake's surface elevation is 1722.5 meters, the area is 216.6 square kilometers, the volume is 20.62 billion cubic meters, the average depth of the lake water is 95.2 meters, and the deepest point is 158.9 meters. It holds a volume of water equivalent to 12 Dianchi Lakes, 6 times that of Erhai Lake, 4.5 times that of Tai Lake, accounting for 72.8% of the total storage capacity of Yunnan's nine major plateau lakes, and 9.16% of the storage capacity of the country's freshwater lakes.

Yunnan Spring Hunting Self-Drive Travelogue After ten years of travel, I've seen cherry blossoms in many places, but the vividness of Yunnan's cherry blossoms always stands out in my memory. This note summarizes the three lesser-known cherry blossom spots we've visited, which are truly serene and beautiful. ❶ Fuxian Lake Sunshine Coast (Image 2–4) This treasure of a travel destination has a beautiful beach opposite Gushan Island. The area has planted late-blooming cherry trees near the beach. In March, red flowers, yellow sand, blue sea. Here, you can finally 'pretend' to face the sea with spring blossoms. Obscurity Level: ★★★ ❷ Mile Lake Quansheng Ecological Park (Image 5–7) A city park in Mile. Usually, only locals go there, and outsiders hardly know about it. By the lake in March, there is a cherry blossom forest as splendid as clouds at dawn, making Mile's spring bright and beautiful; a touch of vivid color, a fresh memory. Obscurity Level: ★★★★ ❸ Luxi Eagle Beak Rock Park (Image 8, 9) This little-known park, not even listed on many maps, has cherry blossoms that rival those of popular spots. Passing by here around the March Goddess Festival, you can not only enjoy the bright colors but also possibly see lively ethnic dances, and gain a cheerful mood. Obscurity Level: ★★★ 🚙 Practical Tips for Self-Driving 📱 Navigation: Set 'Fuxian Lake Sunshine Beach', 'Lake Quansheng Ecological Park', and 'Yunnan Technician Institute Luxi Branch' in order. 🛣️ Road Conditions: Town roads, good condition. 🅿️ Parking: Convenient at all three spots. ⛽ Refueling: Refuel in the city before heading to the attractions. ⏳ Time Spent: It is recommended to allocate 2 hours to visit each of the above spots. ▶️ The above content is summarized based on personal travel experience, please forgive any omissions. ▶️ Due to timeliness, some scenes may have changed, current conditions prevail. ▶️ Address location information provided by the website, please leave a message for more detailed information. ▶️ All the spots that Cai Cai Juan Er and Mr. Dog have traveled to are accessible by car. 🔸🔹🔸 If you like self-driving tours and prefer the road less traveled, please listen to the stories of Cai Cai Juan Er.

💖 Chengjiang is my favorite place, and I go there five, six, seven, or eight times a year😜. Let's have a pure fun sharing session with the sisters this week! 🚗 Transportation: Depart from Kunming by self-driving🚘, it takes about 1.5 hours to arrive, the whole journey is on the highway, and the road conditions are good. 🏄 Fun: Playing in the water, playing in the sand, picking blueberries, picking tangerines, picking bayberries... It's also a great place to bring kids👶. 📅 Itinerary: Depart at noon on Saturday🌞, arrive by noon. 🏠 Accommodation: Accompanied by mountains and sea (can be booked online)🛏, right opposite the Moon Bay Wetland Park. Off-season prices are super cheap! A small suite can accommodate four people, and there is a large terrace on the first floor of the homestay, equipped with an induction cooker and grill, and you can bring your own food🥘. In the evening, enjoy the breeze, barbecue, and drinks🍻, it's so comfortable~ The accommodations opposite Moon Bay are very convenient, including swimming pool villas and other options, which are very suitable for bringing kids👶. General hotels will give away tickets to Moon Bay Wetland Park, which allows unlimited entries and exits🎫. 🎫 Moon Bay Wetland Park: A separate ticket is 30 yuan per person (tickets can be spent in the park). There are slides and other facilities for children to play with, but the weather is too hot😅. You can find a cool place to play with the kids. It's very photogenic📷, and loungers are charged💰. The waves are big, do not swim in Fuxian Lake🏊, just wade in the water. 🌇 Xian Shore Club: A great place to watch the sunset🌅, a 20-minute drive from Moon Bay. We arrived early and ordered drinks to wait for the sunset🌇. The sunset is late recently, around seven-thirty. Absolutely beautiful! Lots of girls taking photos📷. 🥘 In the evening, go back to the hotel for a barbecue, the weather is good, and there is a cool breeze. Fish and Rice Township is recommended near Moon Bay, a must-eat every time I come😋. 🍇 Blue Lake Blueberry Base: Catching the last wave of blueberry picking. The entrance fee is 30 yuan, you can eat as much as you want, and take away is 35-50/kg. Blueberries are about to go out of season, and the quality was better last May Day. 🐟 Star Fish Cave: On the west coast of Fuxian Lake, a 40-minute drive from Moon Bay. The parking fee is capped at 20 yuan, and the ticket is 15 yuan, there are also water activities such as sailing and kayaking (ranging from 68-148 yuan per person), and you can compare prices on various platforms. The photo-taking rate is super high when the sky is clear, and the water is super clear. Loungers are charged, but you can bring your own mat🧘. 🌟 Super strong ultraviolet rays! Be sure to do a good job of sun protection, no dead ends! Also, prevent heatstroke🥵. 🤩 In short, I had a great time, without any disappointments~

China's County-level City Tourism Rankings 71: Chengjiang City, Yuxi, Yunnan Province Chengjiang City, a county-level city directly governed by Yunnan Province and managed by Yuxi City, has a history of nearly two thousand years and is historically known for its reputation 'The literary style does not concede to the Central Plains, and the folk customs remain as ancient and pure.' Fuxian Lake within its territory is the second deepest inland freshwater lake in China. Notable figures include the famous Three Kingdoms general Li Hui, who was the first person from Yunnan to be recorded in the national history. Chengjiang has been selected as China (Yunnan)'s Most Investment-worthy Cultural Tourism County, China's Famous Summer Resort County of 2020, and one of the Top 100 Counties with Tourism Development Potential in 2021. Chengjiang's tourism resources are not abundant, mainly concentrated around Fuxian Lake and the Chengjiang Fossil Site Natural Museum, but both are national-level tourism resources. Just based on these two alone, it's worth 50 points, ranking 10th among the 71 counties and cities that have appeared so far, and should even be stronger than the well-known tourist county of Wuyuan (49 points). If we were to classify the tourism resources of nearly 3000 counties and cities in China into super first-class, first-class, second-class, third-class, and non-class, then Chengjiang should be ranked as second-class, that is, within the top 200 of national tourism resources. Let's specifically assess these two tourism resources. 1: Fuxian Lake: 4A scenic area, recommendation index: 5 stars, travel time: 2 days and 1 night Although it is only 4A, it definitely has the resources of a 5A scenic area. Even within China, it is a first-class lake. Fuxian Lake is divided into the east and west lines, and even if you drive yourself, it would take two days to visit all the attractions. Additionally, Fuxian Lake is easily accessible, very backpacker-friendly, with direct bus routes to both lines. In terms of natural scenery, it absolutely surpasses the West Lake, which is praised by all literati. It can only be said that Fuxian Lake is underestimated. Among the many attractions of Fuxian Lake, the Sunshine Coast on the east line, the Luchong Scenic Area, the Red Sand Beach, and on the west line, the Moon Bay Wetland Park, and the Beach Park (also known as the Sailing Base) are must-visits. Others can be chosen based on the length of the trip. Fuxian Lake is a place where even a special forces-style tour would need 2 days and 1 night, and a slow tour of a week would not be too much. 2: Chengjiang Fossil Site Natural Museum: 4A scenic area, free admission, recommendation index: 5A, suggested time: half a day (over 3 hours) This is another national-level tourism resource bestowed by the heavens after Fuxian Lake. It has won the World Natural Heritage Museum and the 'Top Ten Museum Exhibition Excellence Awards' in 2021, hailed as 'one of the rarest finds in the history of modern paleontology research,' 'one of the 20 most astonishing discoveries in the world,' and the 'golden key to revealing the mystery of the Cambrian 'explosion of life'.' A trip to Chengjiang would be in vain without visiting Fuxian Lake and this museum. Overall, although Chengjiang is not well-known nationally, its tourism resources are completely underestimated. Although it is difficult to rank among the top 100 counties for tourism resources, it can definitely rank between 100 to 200, which is an existence that can defeat 95% of the counties and cities in China. It is also a must-visit place when traveling to Yunnan. Don't just focus on Dali, Lijiang, Shangri-La, Xishuangbanna, and Tengchong when traveling to Yunnan; include Chengjiang in your Yunnan travel plan.

Beautiful Fuxian Lake shore, there are 9 rooms➕2 camping style tents Each room can enjoy the panoramic view of Fuxian Lake Sitting in front of the large floor-to-ceiling windows in the room, watching the sunrise and sunset, observing the stars and moonlight reflecting on the tranquil lake surface, feeling time slow down, emptying thoughts, healing fatigue. There is coffee➕cake➕fruit➕various specialty drinks Special dinner This season's special is mushroom and free-range chicken hot pot There is a coffee bar under the big tree Under the tree, the soft beanbag chairs offer a hint of coolness even on hot summer days. The shadows of the trees sway with the wind, and the rustling of the leaves whispers in your ears, There is a camping site️ dinner area As the sky darkens, the charcoal fire ignites, The loved one is just right by your side, It's hard to tell if it's the firelight that reddens the face, or the love in the eyes that makes the sunset climb upon the face.

It's really not abroad!! Stop crowding in Dali! Come to Fuxian Lake near Kunming instead! This cave hotel with a full lake view by Fuxian Lake is absolutely stunning~ Detached villa√ Overlooking Fuxian Lake√ Lake view swimming pool cave Sisters who want to vacation in Kunming during the holidays, just head straight for this place!! The hotel is located in Xiaowan Village, right across from Fuxian Lake, a super popular check-in spot at Fuxian Lake! The hotel is situated halfway up the hill, offering an excellent angle to overlook Fuxian Lake! The 2 detached lake-view villas are really gorgeous! The circular arch on the rooftop, with Fuxian Lake as the background, is perfect for swimming and taking super photogenic pictures in the pool during summer! What's super popular about this place is the cave room! Surrounded by succulent plants outdoors, it's like being in a fairy tale kingdom, and the balcony on the top floor is the best spot to watch the sunset! The facilities and services are also amazing, with high-quality Marshall speakers, Dyson hair dryers, goose down bedding, and imported Australian toiletries! The front desk lady is also super gentle and enthusiastic~ The free breakfast has a wide variety too! There are also many scenic spots around, the hotel is a 5-minute drive from Sun Valley, Cherry Blossom Valley, Moon Bay Wetland Park, and a 20-minute drive from Red Beach. A popular coffee shop is just a five-minute walk away! The nearby stone pot fish and barbecue are also particularly delicious, hurry up and bring your family to experience it

I spent a chill time at Fuxian Lake during the Spring Festival, traveling alone without driving, using a combination of taxi and walking for my strategy. Some of my favorite sceneries: 1. The wild beach from the Wetland Park to the Sand Beach Park, where the sunset is beautiful and I encountered many seagulls. Closer contact than in Kunming, and the seagulls here are not picky eaters! 2. Starfish Cave: The water is extremely clear. Walking towards the fish cave, the scenery is very good. 3. Fuxian Lake Park: You can see a large expanse of wetlands, exposed red rocks, egrets, and on cloudy days the lake surface blends with the sky, which is super beautiful. 4. The wild beach down the east bank of the forest farm: There are lots of snail shells by the lake, I could spend two hours just picking them up! Additionally, the road from the east bank to Fuxian Lake Park has S-shaped bays and scenic bridges that are particularly beautiful. Accommodation: Fuxian Lake Qinglang Holiday Hotel near the Wetland Park is a platter-style apartment hotel. The advantage is that the sea view room offers a view of the layered lake surface when you open the curtains; it's convenient for transportation, and there are many places to eat, but mostly fish. The downside is poor sound insulation, and the convenience store is expensive. Dining: Longyang Fish Restaurant, near the Wetland Park. The owner is nice, and he cut a fish in half for me because I couldn't eat a whole one by myself! East Bank No. 17: Didn't want to eat fish again, so I chose this place! The environment is great with a nice atmosphere in the courtyard, located in Dawan Village. Lijingxuan Fish Restaurant: Excellent location, with seats on the edge where you can see the lake surface.

Spring is the perfect time to visit Kunming, the weather is really nice and the natural resources are abundant! The scenery is just as good as Australia! I've summarized some hidden gem destinations for my sisters to rush to!! 1️⃣ Fuxian Lake: Don't miss this treasure lake in Yuxi, more than an hour away from Kunming city center! The coastline of Dawan Village and the beach of Luchong Scenic Area are both worth checking in (recommend a self-driving tour for 1-2 days) 2️⃣ Laoyuhe Park: The redwood and seagull photo spot that rivals Erhai Lake can also be found on the outskirts of Kunming – the atmosphere is absolutely amazing! (Can be visited along with Whale Island) 3️⃣ Haihong Wetland Park: Seagulls dancing and dense water fir forests! Doesn't it look like an oil painting? (Can also visit Haigeng Dam) 4️⃣ Wangguan Wetland Park: A wetland park on the outskirts of Kunming, where I saw the most beautiful orange sea sunset of the year, it was so romantic (Can be planned together with Guandu Ancient Town and the flower market)