Kunming Surroundings | Yunnan Ethnic Village
| Yunnan Ethnic Village. The Yunnan Ethnic Village is located on the southern side of Kunming City, by the Dian Lake, and is a popular spot for Kunming tourism. The village comprises 25 ethnic minority villages, such as the Dai, Bai, Yi, and others, each with its own unique customs, craft performances, and more, allowing visitors to experience the diverse ethnic cultures of Yunnan in just one day.
In the Ethnic Village, the Dai and Yi villages are worth a visit. The Dai village is the first village you enter in the Ethnic Village, filled with tropical and subtropical plants, interspersed with exquisite and elegant Dai bamboo buildings. Typical Dai architecture includes stilted houses, style buildings, water-splashing pavilions, temples, and water-splashing squares. Noteworthy is the village's white pagoda 'Bozhong Pagoda,' which is a scaled replica of the Yunyan Pagoda in Dehong Prefecture, Yingjiang County. The 40 small pagodas are surrounded by a tall main pagoda and 365 wind chimes, which are very pleasant to hear. You can also take a boat near the Dai village.
The Yi village is notable for its Solar Calendar Square. A stone pillar stands in the middle of the square, which ancient Yi people used to observe time by its shadow. The huge 'tiger' in the village is an ancient Yi totem. Additionally, the village features unique Yi earth buildings, liquor roasting workshops, and cultural buildings.
During the Dai 'Water-Splashing Festival' in April, and the Yi 'Torch Festival' in July and August, the Ethnic Village also holds lively celebrations. During this period, you might want to join in the fun and experience the more vivid ethnic customs.
While playing, you can choose to walk, or rent electric scooters and tandem bicycles to move around the scenic area. The scenic area also has places like the Ethnic Unity Square, Ethnic Song and Dance Hall, and a Flavor Food Area. You can watch folk performances, taste ethnic snacks, buy ethnic handicrafts, enjoy leisure time, and appreciate the ethnic customs.
It was good to play, and I saw the elephant. It was not like Douyin Tucao. We watched every performance, and our ticket for the battery car was bought by 3 people with a baby in a car. Uncle Li was very good. Handsome and caring. Also intimately gave us a stroller. All the way to explain to us, even the tour guide saved. I watched 5 performances in the circle, and the baby also fed the elephant. Mrs. is great. Take the child to save worry and effort. Awesome 👍🏻 is not like Douyin Tucao at all. Really, I found that Douyin's recommendations are not fully believed.
The overall environment is OK, take the elderly to visit, experience the customs and customs of many ethnic minorities at once, and it is a bit commercial. It is the off-season. There are not many people, and there are few restaurants.
The scenic spot of Yunnan Nationality Village is very large and the scenery is beautiful. Visiting the village is a test of hiking. There are 26 Yunnan Nationality Villages inside. 90 yuan tickets are not cheap. At least four ethnic dance performances feel the value of the flowers. I saw a group of cute elephants again. Praise.
I arrived in Dianchi Lake in the afternoon and walked around just here. I didn't expect to have a night scene. I was happy to go. I followed the prompts. One performance followed another performance. The national charm was full, especially the last ethnic minority style. It was too exciting!
Living near the ethnic village, specially reserved for a long time to take the elderly and children to visit, early in the morning to go to the small scenery, very suitable for taking pictures, there are performances of multiple ethnic groups, we bought a battery car ticket, the driver will pull according to the time to the appropriate performance place, If you need a car in advance, you can also call, which is very convenient.
Feel the culture and atmosphere of the ethnic minorities, not bad. There are singing and dancing, and there are performances inside. It’s just that the weather was not good on the day I went, and it felt a little worse. The heavens were not beautiful, but it was still worth going.
Every ethnic group here has a representative village. There are many ethnically characteristic meals, and various clothing that can be photographed. The price is also very Qingming. A set of clothing can be photographed for one or two hours. It is very cheap to shoot by yourself. You can also find a store to shoot. Anyway, it feels quite good.