I love this underrated small Yunnan city more than Dali

Hello, I am a niche beauty excavator🍊Orange City I have been to Yunnan many times, and every time I overlook the small city of Jianshui Jianshui is a low-key city full of cultural and historical charm - Local people fetch water from ancient wells and sit under ancient trees to chat every day Everyone grills tofu and barbecue together, sharing the fun of everyday life This place is away from the hustle and bustle, yet it has a strong historical and cultural atmosphere It's suitable for a slow-paced stroll to feel the charm of life and the atmosphere of daily living. . 🚗【How to get there】 2h by high-speed train from Kunming, or 2.5h by self-driving from Kunming . 【3-day 2-night travel itinerary】 𝘿𝙖𝙮𝟭: Jianshui Ancient Town - Confucian Temple - Zhu Family Garden - Ancient Well 𝘿𝙖𝙮𝟮: Lin'an Station - Shuanglong Bridge - Xianghui Bridge Station - Tuanshan Station - Tuanshan Residence 𝘿𝙖𝙮𝟯: Ant Workshop - Wulong Lake - Return trip . 【Places not to be missed】 ❶Jianshui Ancient Town Different from most ancient towns, Jianshui Ancient Town is where locals live, without excessive commercialization. There are only small shops that locals also visit, and everyone sits around a table grilling tofu, chatting about the slow times ❷Jianshui Little Train This century-old railway has been reopened, the meter-gauge train is very slow, and the scenery outside the window slowly enters the eyes~ You can also ride an electric scooter🛵, traveling along the Baituan Highway to visit each station ❸Shuanglong Bridge Also known as the Seventeen-Arch Bridge, on a good day you can capture the same golden light piercing through as in the Summer Palace, and it's really pleasant to take a walk on Shuanglong Bridge in the evening ❺Xianghui Bridge Station One of the stops on the small train route, with French-style architecture, you can enjoy a cup of coffee, and there are many local girls holding baskets of freshly picked strawberries, which are really sweet~ ❹Tuanshan Ancient Village Located next to Tuanshan Station, with yellow walls and gray tiles, the village is not very big. Villagers sit under ancient trees chatting about daily life, and children chase and play on the bluestone slabs ❺Ant Workshop The colorful castle is very photogenic, but it's quite small. If you want to take photos, you can enter for free with a coffee or drink~ ❻Wulong Lake After visiting the Ant Workshop, you can stroll around the nearby Wulong Lake. It's really pleasant to take a walk here and lie on the grass . 🏡【Where to stay】 You can stay around the ancient town, which is convenient for visiting and has a strong local atmosphere, or you can choose to stay around Zitao Street, where there is a night market nearby . 🍧【What to eat】 Jianshui's specialty foods include Jianshui tofu, steam pot chicken, grass sprout rice noodles, Jianshui barbecue, and in the evening you can go to Zitao Street night market to find all the mentioned delicacies~