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2024 Xundian Travel Guide: Must-see attractions, popular food, hotels, transportation routes (updated in December)
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Kunming's Hidden Gem: Xundian Ranch - Just Like New Zealand!
Discover a dreamlike ranch reminiscent of "Little New Zealand," with endless grasslands and adorable sheep.
Near Kunming, there's a hidden gem that resembles a dreamlike ranch, often referred to as "Little New Zealand." Here, you'll find endless grasslands, where chubby little sheep leisurely stroll. The gentle breeze brings a unique sense of tranquility, making it feel like a paradise. The blue sky and vast grasslands, along with the leisurely sheep, create a breathtaking scene.
The ranch is lush with green grass, dotted with wildflowers, and flocks of white sheep graze freely in the rolling green fields, as if you're in a pastoral painting of a highland ranch. Under the blue sky, people walk among the flowers, and sheep roam in the grass, creating stunning scenery. Every photo you take here could be a stunning desktop wallpaper.
As you step into this ranch, you can deeply breathe in the fragrance of the grasslands, as if you've entered a world from a Hayao Miyazaki manga. The scene of cattle and sheep grazing unfolds before your eyes. Here, you can embrace nature, have a heart-to-heart conversation, and experience the rare tranquility and beauty.
📍How to reach this dreamlike ranch?
By car: Navigate to Fenglong Mountain, about a 1.5-hour drive, with picturesque scenery along the way.
Public transportation: Take a direct bus from Kunming North Bus Station to Xundian County, with a ticket price of 35 yuan. After arriving, transfer to rural transportation to Fenglong Mountain. There's no entrance fee or parking fee, making it very friendly.
🎉Activities:
The scenic views along the way are breathtaking, so feel free to stop and take photos. Remember to park on the side, as the road is narrow. You can also see grazing sheep and occasionally horses leisurely grazing, creating a relaxing atmosphere.
🏕️Recommended camping spots:
Mongolian-style barbecue farms and Cloud Alpaca Ranch are great choices, offering delicious food. If you prefer to bring your own tent for camping, there are plenty of spacious spots to choose from. Whether it's taking photos, camping, barbecuing, visiting popular spots, flying kites, petting sheep, or enjoying a bonfire party with fireworks and music, this place has it all. You can also experience overnight camping activities, enjoy coffee, outdoor movies, hiking, and family activities.
Come to this dreamlike ranch and experience the unique tranquility and beauty!
8 Days in Yunnan: Kunming, Jianshui, Yuanyang. Who can resist the beauty?
8 days in Yunnan: Kunming, Jianshui, Yuanyang. A different experience every day! A super detailed guide to Yunnan. Save it now!
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🚩Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrive in Kunming, free time!
Enjoy the leisure time in Kunming and explore this beautiful city.
Day 2: Yuanyang Hani Rice Terraces
Admire the magnificent scenery of Yuanyang Hani Rice Terraces and marvel at the wonders of nature.
Day 3: Duoyishu Rice Terraces—Bada Scenic Area
Enjoy the beautiful scenery of Duoyishu Rice Terraces, then head to Bada Scenic Area to appreciate the traditional culture of the Hani people.
Day 4: Qingkou Hani Folk Village—Tuanshan Village—Zhang Family Garden—Jianshui Seventeen-Arch Bridge—Jianshui Ancient Town
Experience the unique customs of Qingkou Hani Folk Village, visit the ancient buildings of Tuanshan Village, admire the exquisite gardening of Zhang Family Garden, stroll along Jianshui Seventeen-Arch Bridge to feel the charm of the ancient bridge, and finally explore the long history of Jianshui Ancient Town.
Day 5: Zhu Family Garden—Jianshui Confucius Temple
Admire the elegant layout of Zhu Family Garden, then head to Jianshui Confucius Temple to experience the solemn atmosphere of ancient Confucianism.
Day 6: Kunming Botanical Garden
Explore the rich vegetation of Kunming Botanical Garden and feel the vitality of nature.
Day 7: Dongchuan Red Land—Millennium Old Dragon Tree—Luoxia Valley
Admire the gorgeous colors of Dongchuan Red Land, explore the legendary story of the Millennium Old Dragon Tree, and then head to Luoxia Valley to enjoy the magnificent scenery in the afterglow of the sunset.
Day 8: Music Score Valley—Jinxiu Garden Colorful Slope—Damakan Viewing Platform
Enjoy the natural scenery of Music Score Valley, stroll along Jinxiu Garden Colorful Slope to feel the colorful charm of the land, and finally climb up to Damakan Viewing Platform to overlook the magnificent panorama of the entire scenic area.
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Tips:
🛫 Airport transportation: Kunming Airport offers convenient transfer services. Choose Easy Transfer for a worry-free experience.
🎉 Customs: Jianshui Ancient Town is full of scholarly atmosphere. Remember to respect local customs and feel the charm of the millennium.
📸 Photo spots: The beautiful scenery of Yuanyang Rice Terraces is like a painting. Jinjifeng Cong is a paradise for photographers!
☁️ November climate: The temperature difference between day and night is large. Dress lightly during the day and add clothes at night to keep warm and stylish.
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The kids don't want to go anywhere else, they want to go to Fenglong Bay again and again. This is the place for family fun!
Fenglong Bay Fairy Tale Town Travel Guide
I. Transportation
- Self-driving is a convenient option.
- If you can't drive, it's also convenient to take a Didi from Kunming.
II. Recommended Routes
- Easy and effortless route: After entering the scenic area, there is a shared sightseeing car on the left, which can drive to the Haunted Village Commercial Street, One Cloud Art Palace, Squirrel Park, Meng Pet Zoo, and Bird Park. This route is suitable for traveling with children. Because the distance is relatively long, children may not be able to walk, but the cost is slightly higher. You need to consider the time and cost before using it. If you are tired, you can also take a battery car to the next stop. It costs CNY 20 per person. You can add the driver's phone number and stop by waving your hand.
- Lazy route: Choose the train and boat route, then enjoy afternoon tea in the Haunted Village, check in at One Cloud Art Palace, and watch performances such as iron flowers.
- Children's favorite route: Meng Pet Zoo, Squirrel Park, Bird Park, One Thousand and One Nights.
III. Tips
- The temperature difference between day and night is large, try to dress your children in clothes that are easy to add, it may be a bit cold when watching the performance at One Cloud.
- You can bring a small amount of water for replenishment.
- Pay attention to sun protection.
Xundian Kedu Town Stream Hiking
Summer is a great time for stream hiking in the mountains. This is a beginner-friendly and fun hiking route. It takes about 1 hour to reach the end.
Navigation: Xundian Kedu Ruiyin Farm (you can drive directly to the navigation end point, park on the side of the road, the end point is the waterfall in the picture, you can see 3 waterfalls during the hike)
There are two hiking routes to choose from
Route 1: Follow the dirt road next to the stream all the way up the mountain. The advantage is that it is low in difficulty and suitable for beginners. There is shade in the forest later, which is relatively cool and not exposed to the sun. The disadvantage is that it is not as fun as Route 2.
Route 2: Follow the stream all the way up the mountain from the starting point. The advantage is that it is cool and fun to walk in the stream. You need to climb some larger rocks. The disadvantage is that it is more exposed to the sun.
Route 1 and Route 2 are side by side and can see each other. Everyone should act according to their abilities and choose a suitable route. Route 2 cannot be taken when the water volume is large during the rainy season, and the water is not clear during the rainy season, so it is recommended to go during the dry season.
Everyone must play safely, protect the environment, do a good job of sun protection, wear comfortable and loose clothes and sneakers, and bring trekking poles.
The "Altay" of Yunnan, with few people and beautiful scenery! 2 hours from Kunming!
"Xundian Ranch" is located in Xundian County, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, and is one of the pilot sites of Yunnan Grassland Nature Park. Here, a vast expanse of green grassland is spread out, as if it is the softest green carpet of nature. Under the blue sky and white clouds, cattle and sheep are leisurely walking, as if they are in a quiet pastoral picture. Away from the hustle and bustle of the city, you can feel the tranquility and harmony of nature here.
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"Beidaying Grassland" is hidden in the northeast of Xundian Ranch, a 1.8 million mu ecological grass mountain, that is, Beidaying Grassland. Imagine sliding on the grassland and feeling the speed of the wind; or riding a hot air balloon, overlooking this green ocean from the air; or riding a horse, experiencing the vastness and freedom of the grassland. This is an excellent choice for parent-child self-driving tours.
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Best time: In summer, the grassland is green and it is the best season to visit Xundian Ranch. The sun is warm and bright, the breeze is blowing, and the flowers on the grassland are blooming, adding more colors to this green world.
😜Recommended activities: In addition to enjoying the grassland scenery
You can also participate in horse riding, hiking, camping and other activities.
Riding a horse on the grassland, feeling the freedom and unrestrainedness; hiking through the grassland, exploring unknown corners; camping at night, getting close to nature.
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Address📍Fairy Tale Town, Fenglong Bay, Kunming, about an hour and a half drive from Kunming🚗
The park ticket package is quite cost-effective, including a boat ride and a train ride. The Thousand and One Nights check-in point is very interesting with different story scenes. The petting zoo is a favorite for children with various animals such as alpacas, sika deer, ostriches, etc. The flower sea slide is right next to it, and you can experience it if you have time.
Park tour route📝: If you buy a ticket package, you can first take a boat ride and then take the train to visit all the attractions. Alternatively, you can first visit the other check-in points in the Thousand and One Nights, walk all the way to the Cloud Art Museum and Squirrel Park, then to the viewing platform. After visiting, you can take the train nearby to go out and then take the boat back. There is also a molten iron flower performance at night, which starts at 8:40 PM at the Cloud Art Museum. We asked the staff, but we didn't have time to watch it as we had to return on the same day.
Travel tips💛: The park is a bit large, so you can bring some snacks and water. There is also a restaurant under the waterfall in the park. If it's sunny, be sure to use sunscreen.
2 hours away from Kunming! The exclusive Altay of Yunnan people
2 hours away from Kunming! The exclusive Altay of Yunnan people.
Fengwu Mountain in Xundian, also known as Fenglong Mountain, is a purely natural alpine pasture.
Here, there are vast meadows where cattle and sheep roam in herds. When spring arrives, rhododendrons cover the entire mountain.
In summer, the meadows present a dreamy green, dotted with sporadic small yellow flowers,
making it feel like a summer in a fairy tale.
Travel time: 2 hours from the city, suitable for small cars! Road conditions: grass roads, gravel roads, and forest dirt roads. Location: Kunming Xundian Fenglong Mountain
Intensity: (10km hike, 400m ascent, beginner level)
Equipment: windbreaker, sunglasses, hat, small backpack, bring energy supplements, mineral water
Note: It is currently the rainy season, so it is recommended to bring a raincoat. The ridge is completely exposed, so it is advisable to take sun protection measures. The temperature varies greatly, so dress accordingly. Protect the environment and remember to take your trash with you.
Xundian Fenglong Mountain!! Walk the path that Xu Xiake once walked~
Recently, I saw that Xundian Fenglong Mountain has become popular. It is indeed a place worth visiting, and I hope more people will see it!
You can directly navigate to Fenglong Mountain. There will be a big stone with the words 'Public Welfare Forest' on the roadside. Enter from there, and you can reach the slope seen in the pictures (when I went, the grass was not green yet, but now it is green and looks very nice).
Alternatively, you can download the 'Two Steps' app, where experts have uploaded track maps for reference.
For meals, we met an uncle from the Xundian Cultural and Tourism Bureau who invited us. Many dishes were only 150 yuan, and the shop owner gave us naan and cold mixed vermicelli.
PS: The uncle from the Cultural and Tourism Bureau not only gave us roasted lamb but also sang for us!! I feel so honored, it really maxed out my goodwill!!
After hiking, you can also take pictures of the yurts, which are very photogenic (p8). Driving past the cement road, there is a sheep breeding base, so you can't go in, but it looks very nice from the outside. An endless grassland, if you can't go to Xinjiang, this place is also very good!
How to play in Fenglong Bay Fairy Tale Town? The ultimate guide for a weekend outing with kids!
🐱I never realized before how dreamy and interesting this place is~ Fenglong Bay Fairy Tale Town is a place that both adults and children will like, it's like walking into a storybook of Grimm's fairy tales.
🚗It's an hour and a half drive from Kunming to Fenglong Bay Fairy Tale Town. Once you park your car, you can enter the park! For those who can't walk well, including the elderly and children, you can rent a small electric car inside the scenic area, but I personally found it quite easy to walk.
🏰【Weird House Village】Come here to take pictures with the pretty little houses! Really cute, and the shops on the commercial street have some trinkets worth checking out!
☁️【A Cloud Art Palace】Don't miss this place if you love taking photos! Many people come here just for this, and the houses and gardens at the entrance are also beautiful!
🐮【Cute Pet Zoo】Those with kids can come here to play with cute animals, such as alpacas, ostriches, and more, so adorable!
🐦【Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix Interactive Garden】There are many small birds inside that are friendly to humans, and you can feed them bird food!
🚚【Lotus Island Train Station】This is the place for the Miyazaki train, take a train ride around the scenic area.
👍It's dark and still not enough fun! Everyone remember to wear comfortable shoes, bring an umbrella, and prepare some snacks.
📍Fenglong Bay Fairy Tale Town·A Cloud Art Palace
Kunming Surroundings | A Whole Valley of Romantic Rhododendron Flowers
It must be said, nature is truly magical. When the rhododendron flowers bloom, the entire valley is filled with pink and white rhododendrons. Once you leave this valley, you won't see any scattered rhododendrons around. On the right side of the valley, there are also many large rhododendron trees scattered like pearls on the ridges. Walking to the top of the mountain, you will feel exceptionally refreshed. The moment you see the valley of rhododendrons, you'll feel the trip was well worth it.
Location: Xundian United Township's Little Rabbit Mountain
Navigation: Xundian United Township's Laopi'ao Village
It takes less than 3 hours to drive from Kunming, with the last stretch being a winding mountain road.
Kunming | The fairy tale town of Yunnan~
| The fairy tale town of Yunnan~.
Stop only knowing about the crowded Kunming, Dali, and Lijiang.
For friends who go out by self-driving or renting a car
In Xundian, which is only about 1h drive from Kunming
There is a dreamy and fun fairy tale town secret
Everything here is a replica of fairy tale stories
Not only is it great for taking photos
But there are also many amusement projects that children love
Children who don't want to walk can choose the mini train and electric cars~ and even get up close with little squirrels
There is also a large area of outdoor children's play facilities
Easily entertain kids for a whole day
Ps: The sun in Yunnan is quite strong, remember to prepare hats and water bottles
Location "Fenglong Bay Fairy Tale Town"
Nature's Gift - Xundian Pasture
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“ Xundian Pasture
/ Vast and Healing ”
——— Xundian / Apr 🥗Xundian Pasture, a vast expanse of green ocean, where herds of cattle and sheep, and galloping horses seem to place you in the midst of a vivid oil painting. The air is fresh, the sky is a clear blue, and on the grassland, cattle and sheep graze leisurely, while the shepherd's song drifts in the wind from afar. As the sun sets, the entire pasture is coated with a golden glow, stunningly beautiful and intoxicating. Xundian Pasture is not only a gift from nature and a paradise for people but also represents the yearning and pursuit for a pastoral life in everyone's heart. Here, we can put aside the hustle and bustle of the city, enjoy moments of tranquility and peace, and feel the purity and beauty that comes from nature.
The cherry blossoms at Fenglong Bay have bloomed~ Be the first to check in!
The cherry blossoms at Fenglong Bay 🌸 have bloomed~ Be the first to check in!
In March, everything at Fenglong Bay comes to life.
The cherry blossoms are everywhere, falling on the soil.
Encounter the blooming flowers, encounter romance, carefully cherish all these encounters, they are precious and enduring treasures in the stream of time.
🌸 Navigation: Fenglong Bay Fairy Tale Town
🌸 Opening hours: 9:00-18:00
🌸 Transportation: About 80 kilometers from Kunming, approximately 1 hour drive from Kunming
One-day tour around Kunming | Outdoor Diary
🏔Attractions Introduction:
A good place for a one-day self-driving tour in Kunming, where you can see grasslands and cattle and sheep
📝Check-in Strategy:
A place where you can watch the sunset, barbecue, take pictures, empty, date, we originally wanted to go to the Stonehenge, haha, but the car is front-drive and can't go up, there is a mountain nearby, you can park, the place is not bad, that's it, the photos are very good
🚗Traffic Information:
Drive directly to Xundian, Sishao Village, the road is recommended to take the highway, there will be more trucks on the national road, from the village about 500 meters to my photo location
📌Price and other TIPS:
Bring less stuff, Xundian has a lot of grasslands, be sure to take the garbage away!!! Civilized camping, you can take some of the garbage thrown by others along the way
Fenglong Mountain - Beginner's Hiking Route
Fenglong Mountain - Beginner's Hiking Route
I. Cost
1. No admission ticket required
2. Group tour 138 yuan (including leader, bus, insurance)
II. Equipment and What to Wear
1. Water and enough road meals (no supply points along the way)
2. Hiking shoes
3. Suggest to wear long pants and easy to take off clothes (many small bugs)
4. Windbreaker
5. Trash bags (remember to take the trash away!)
III. Navigation and Route (about 9 kilometers in total)
1. Self-driving directly navigate to Xundian Pasture, the signal on the mountain is not good, download the track in advance on the two-step road.
IV. Suggestions/Other
1. Not recommended to go on rainy days
2. If you have never been there, it is recommended to find a guide.
3. Children over seven years old can also finish the walk.
4. Take your own trash away.
Fenglong Bay, stepping into the fairy tale in the oil painting and crying
Looking around Fenglong Bay, under the blue sky, the yellow-orange fairy tale world is like an ocean. Set off to the mountains and pick an autumn. The romantic check-in place of the orange fairy tale is the strange house village commercial street + plane tree + pumpkin house + peacock bookstore. There is always a kind of vine that can bring you spiritual wealth. The train travels around the 00 time train. The ginkgo leaves next to the train track slowly change color, telling people that autumn is here, and bring the fallen autumn home with a small basket.
In the afternoon, sitting by the lake in the fairy tale town of Fenglong Bay, watching the falling autumn leaves, leisurely with the direction of the sun and the wind. Different colors of leaves, bright red, yellow, and green intertwined in the eyes, heart-shaped, pentagonal maple leaves, accompanied by the blue of the sky, the white of the clouds, fill the autumn of the fairy tale town. Warm and bright, the wind is smooth and smooth. Under the big tree, the broken sunlight is dotted, and the wind blows the small lanterns all over the ground, as if it is ringing countless small bells in a dull voice.
⛰【Scenic Spot Guide】
📍Detailed address:
Xundian Hui and Yi Autonomous County Fenglong Bay International Tourism Resort Fenglong Bay Fairy Tale Town
🚗Traffic strategy:
Self-driving or group tour
🕙Opening hours:
Monday to Friday 10:00 - 17:00
Saturday to Sunday 9 : 30-17:00
💰Ticket price:
68 /person, you can buy a package ticket for 168 /person for boat and train
🌟Highlights:
Experience the unique beauty of autumn and exotic architecture
📌Small Tips:
There are quite a few projects in the scenic area, such as cruise ships, small trains, glass viewing platforms, glass slides; there are also haunted houses, escape rooms, etc. There are big pendulums, pirate ships, high-altitude swings, etc. in the small amusement park. These projects need to be paid separately.
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