Shimenxia

⛰️ Ailao Mountain is located in Xinping County, Yuxi City, Yunnan Province, with rich natural vegetation and is a famous natural scenic area in Yunnan Province. 🌈 Highlights: Shimenxia Scenic Area, Cloud Sea Sunrise, Nan'en Waterfall, Swallow Cliff Waterfall. 🎫 Ticket Information: Shimenxia Scenic Area 30 yuan/person, other natural attractions are free. 🚗 Transportation Strategy: Drive to "Cloud Sea Sunrise Viewing Platform", where parking is available. Descend from "Zhongzhai" village to Swallow Cliff Waterfall. ✅ Hiking Route: Cloud Sea Sunrise Viewing Platform — Zhongzhai Village — Swallow Cliff Waterfall The one-way trip is 3km, with an additional exploration around the waterfall and the return trip, the total distance is about 6.5km, with an altitude climb of about 600m. 🍜 Must-Try Food: At the foot of Ailao Mountain is Gasatown, which has now developed into a tourist town with its own characteristics. Gasatown Soup Pot is a local specialty, similar in taste to Xi'an's beef and mutton paomo. ✏️ Fun Tips: 1. Check the weather before you go, the scenery is better on sunny days, and take sun protection measures. 2. Friends who want to watch the sunrise and sea of clouds can stay in Gasatown the day before, or in a homestay on the mountain. 3. The hike to Swallow Cliff Waterfall is mainly on small paths and slopes, which are steep, dusty, and have many mosquitoes. Take precautions, the stones around the waterfall with water are very slippery, pay attention to safety during the visit. 4. There are no supply points along the hiking route, bring your own food and drink, preferably more water, followed by fruits and snacks, take care of the environment, and bring your own garbage bags. 5. Equipment is optional: quick-drying clothes and pants, sun hat, sunglasses, gloves, knee pads, anti-slip hiking shoes, floral water, band-aids, etc.

⭕️This mysterious tribe, known to few, has been reborn from the ashes, as if it has awakened us all at once: If there is a landscape you yearn for, be sure to go and see it, don't let missing it become a permanent regret! Follow the dream-seeking Wengding, enter the world's lowland, the secret Cangyuan, together to make up for the past regrets... . ⭕️Itinerary reference: D1: Gathering in Kunming D2: Kunming--Huayao Dai Folk Village--Ailao Mountain (Nan'en Waterfall--Shimenxia--Tea Horse Ancient Road) D3: Sunrise in Ailao Mountain--Jinshan Primitive Forest--Huaguoshan Forest Park D4: Kilometer-long National Painting Corridor--Cangyuan Cliff Painting--Sigangli D5: Gourd Town--Wengding Primitive Tribe D6: Lincang--Mojiang Tropic of Cancer Marker Park--Confucius Temple D7: Mojiang--Fuxian Lake---Kunming disband . ⭕️Some scenic spots reference: 📍Mysterious Ailao Mountain--Nan'en Waterfall Only by visiting the waterfall can you feel the power of nature. 📍Sigangli Kilometer-long National Painting Corridor, a landscape painting naturally formed by rocks. 📍Cangyuan Cliff Painting Regarded as a sacred place by the low tribe 📍Wengding The last primitive tribe in China 📍Mojiang The place where the sun turns 📍Fuxian Lake A little-known romantic place .

The clear spring and the secluded valley, the strange rocks and the flying waterfalls are all in Shimen Gorge, Xinping County, Yunnan. Not far from Nan'en Waterfall, you can visit two attractions at once🤗. 🚉Travel strategy: If you drive by yourself from Jiasa Town, you must choose the route that goes through the provincial road on the navigation, otherwise the steep and narrow village road will scare you. You can also reach by taking the bus that passes through the scenic spot. 🗓Itinerary arrangement: You know! To see the waterfall, you should go when the water volume is the largest, of course, July and August each year are the most suitable.

✨Shimen Gorge is located in Jiasa Town, Xinping County, Yuxi City, hidden in the middle of the eastern slope of Ailao Mountain, named 'Shimen Gorge' because there are five natural stone gates in the gorge. 💦A stream runs through the entire gorge, clear and cool all year round, with the significant characteristics of 'four seasons in one mountain, different skies within miles' of the high-altitude climate. The outside of the gorge is warm and humid, while the inside is cold. 🌲The original forests and mountain streams make here and the sultry Jiasa Town like two seasons. 🌊Enter along the stream and return the same way, a total of 4km, with many mountain roads, cliffs, original forests, waterfall pools and streams naturally combined, the stream is clear to the bottom. /Shimen Gorge Scenic Area/ 📍Jiasa Town, Xinping County, Yuxi City 🈺08:00-17:00 (No entry after 16:30) 🅿️There is a 🆓 parking lot at the entrance of the scenic area 💰30/adult 💡Super Guide💡 1⃣️It is strongly recommended to go in summer for a walk, you can go to the end to play in the water, the water is clear and cool, the children's favorite, not in winter. 2️⃣Some treasures may say that you can see the sea of clouds in winter, those who have not seen it can also go in winter, but I have seen the sea of clouds on the golden top of Emei Mountain (on the homepage, you can flip through if you need a guide), I have a feeling that except for Wushan is not a cloud, I still think it is better to go in summer. 3️⃣The whole journey is a mountain road with water, be sure to wear non-slip and comfortable shoes. It takes about 3 hours to return the same way to the end, but actually the scenery in the second half is average, if you don't take the children to the end to play in the water, you can turn back when you reach 'Peak Water Show'. 4️⃣There are no vendors or shops along the way, be sure to bring food and drink. There are also few toilets along the way, you can solve personal problems when you see a toilet. 5️⃣On the way from Jiasa Town to Shimen Gorge, you will pass Nannen Waterfall, you can get off the car to check in. The whole process takes about 5 hours if you are not in a hurry to play, it is recommended to stay in Jiasa Town, and then set off in the morning, there is no need to stay on Ailao Mountain. 6️⃣There is a big temperature difference between the top and bottom of the mountain, you can bring a jacket for backup. 7️⃣It is recommended to spray mosquito repellent before going up the mountain. 8️⃣I have written about the food, accommodation and play in Xinping Jiasa, you can flip through the homepage if you need it.