Things to do in Yuanyang
Yuanyang owns its reputation with its Hani Rice Terraces, and best known as the heaven of photographers, making it the ideal place to shooting natural sunrise and sunset. Yuanyang Rice Terraces have been successfully included in the World Heritage List in 2013. The main Yuanyang Attractions spread at Duoyishu Rice Terrace, Bada Rice Terrace and Longshuba Rice Terraces and Laohuzui (Tiger Mouth) Rice Terrace.
Best Yuanyang Yunnan Tour:
► 4 Days Yuanyang Rice Terrace Awesome Photography Tour (Kunming / Yuanyang)
► 11 Days Amazing Yunnan Tour (Kunming / Dali / Lijiang / Shangri-La / Yuanyang)
Also the nearby Jianshui County is still a must-see with its long history and culture buildings and villages, Swallow Cave scenic spot, etc.
Best Jianshui, Yunnan Tour:
► 4 Days Kunming Jianshui Tour by High Speed Train (Kunming / Jianshui)
► 5 Days Kunming, Jianshui & Yuanyang Rice Terraces Tour (Kunming / Yuanyang / Jianshui)
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No.1: Jianshui Chaoyang Tower
Type: Historic Building, Historic Sites
Location: Jianshui County
At the eastern end of Lin'an road of downtown, the 3-storey Jianshui Chaoyang Tower (Yinghui Gate) also called East Gate Tower is the landmark of Jianshui County. Built in 1389 Ming Dynasty, it has been over 600 years of history. With the exactly same style of Beijing's Tiananmen Square, so Chaoyang Tower has another name "Little Tiananmen Square". There is a big bell inside survived from Ming Dynasty, with more than two meters high and weighs more than three tons, the tolling can spread miles long. Standing on the tower, you can have a panoramic view of whole Jianshui ancient town.
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No.2: Jianshui Temple of Confucius
Type: Historic Building, Historic Sites
Location: Jianshui County
Jianshui Temple of Confucius was built in the Yuan Dynasty, with over 700 years of history, after by Beijing Confucius Temple and Qufu Confucius Temple. Jianshui Confucius Temple is in full accordance with the style of regulation of construction-axis of symmetry building. The structured magnificent building gives people a sense of solemnity and more national historical and cultural atmosphere.
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No.3: Jianshui Swallow Cave
Type: Scenic Spot
Location: Jianshui County
There are two layers in Jianshui Swallow Cave: a huge hole of upper cave with stalagmites, stalactites and more inside; the bottom cave has intensive stalactites on the roof and there are many swallows habitat inside for dark light, so is the name Swallow Cave called. During the period of spring and summer, groups of swallows come, as thousand arrows shot, disappearing into the cave, only hear sound of voices whisper, merged into the valley symphony song.
Every year, August 8 is for Jianshui Nest Festival, local people unarmed climb to the cave roof of more than 50 meters high and 450 meters long to collected cubilose, besides there is thrilling rock climbing performance every day only by hands and feet without any insurance policy.
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No.4: Zhu Family Garden
Type: Architectural Buildings, Historic Sites
Location: Jianshui County
With an area of over 20,000 square meters, including construction area of over 5000 square meters, the "three horizontal and four vertical" layout of main Zhu Family Garden building is the typical type flexible combination of traditional houses built.
Zhu Family Garden has orderly courtyard pattern, now owns 42 various sizes of patios and 214 houses. Courtyard hall has reasonable layout, space landscape is full of rich layers and endless variations, forming a labyrinth buildings. At present, has become a tourist attractions and cultural connotations center within accommodation, sightseeing, tourism and entertainment.
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No.5: Jianshui Tuanshan Village
Type: Architectural Buildings, Historic Sites
Location: Jianshui County
Jianshui Tuanshan village is a quiet & peaceful remote ancient village in southern Yunnan, China. Currently there are 252 households in the village. Most houses used a natural combination of architectural forms. Each building decorated wood, stone, brick and painting with rational layout, fine production and well structured. The screen door, Georgia fan, beams, corridors and roof are exquisite art works.
Now, there are 21houses for ornamental value, and retains three village gates, where Suocui Lou is the most spectacular to see. Walking along the stone path and cross through village alley to trace back to ancient times would be another taste of life.
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No.6: Twin Dragon Bridge (Double Dragon Bridge)
Type:Architectural Buildings, Historic Sites
Location: Jianshui County
Twin Dragon Bridge named due to the two rivers wind like two dragons, is a three-arch stone pavilion with seventeen holes, so commonly known as "a 17-hole bridge". With 148 meters long, 3-8 meters wide, is one of the famous monuments of Yunnan Province, and considered as the largest and highest artistic value of a porous arch bridge, which has been included in Chinese bridge-building history.
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5 Days Kunming, Jianshui & Yuanyang Rice Terraces Tour
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4 Days Kunming Jianshui Ancient Town Tour by High Speed Train
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