A Complete Guide to Eating, Drinking, and Merrymaking in Heshun Ancient Town - One Article Is All You Need!

Before setting off, what fun things are there to do in Heshun? After arriving, it's truly delightful! I've visited dozens of ancient towns, if not hundreds, but Heshun is the only one that made me exclaim, 'This is what a real ancient town is like!' It has the least commercial atmosphere and the most human touch, no wonder it's rated by 'National Geographic' as a must-visit ancient town. Without further ado, here's a detailed 3-day, 2-night guide to Heshun Ancient Town for you to keep! 🚘Transportation: From Dali to Tengchong, there's no high-speed train. It's recommended to use 'Dian Yue Travel', costing 168—188 yuan, with selectable seats, in a 9-passenger business van. It takes just 4 hours. 🎫Ticket: 55 yuan (valid for 7 days), if you don't want to visit the ancient town attractions, you can also choose to enter before 8 am or after 8 pm. I was quite resistant to this ticket before coming, but after touring around, I found that the ancient town is indeed large, and if you want to gain a deeper understanding of its history, it's worth buying a ticket. 🌺Attractions to Check In: ❶Crossroad Morning Market: A display of the human touch, with small vendors setting up stalls every morning, mainly selling vegetables, fruits, meats, snacks, and some daily necessities. Go early, as they pack up around noon. Navigation: Heshun Shopping Center. ❷Heshun Alleys: Quiet and leisurely, great for taking photos by the river. ❸Zhongtian Temple: The highest point of the ancient town, offering a panoramic view. ❹Thousand-Hand Guanyin Ancient Tree Group: Consists of 7 towering century-old camphor trees, lush and intertwined, resembling the Thousand-Hand Guanyin from afar. ❺Wild Duck Lake: The lake is vast, and I was lucky to see egrets. ❻Shuanghong Bridge: Next to it, villagers wash clothes in the laundry; outside, there are wheat fields, and the rapeseed flowers are blooming this season. ❼Bailian Hot Springs: Booking online costs 230 yuan, but you can get a better deal if you ask the innkeeper to book for you. There are about 10 outdoor pools, in a nice setting. 🍝Food to Check In: ✔Cun's Rolled Rice Noodles: A must-try, truly delicious! 3 yuan ✔Grandma Yang's Thin Bean Powder: Made from ground soybeans, only served for breakfast, and even I, who am picky, finished a large bowl in one go. Eating it with deep-fried dough sticks is a unique experience. ✔Aunt Cun's Thin Bean Powder: Featured on CCTV, but I think Grandma Yang's is tastier. ✔Little Liu's Copper Ladle Beef: A large bowl full of beef, so good that two people can't finish it, 168 yuan. ✔Mom's Taste: Tasty and well-known, a restaurant that locals are aware of. ✔Fatty Barbecue: The best barbecue I've had in Yunnan, everything is delicious, though the prices are relatively high. It's truly remote, found by groping in the dark up the mountain at 11 pm. ✔Pine Flower Cake: With a faint scent of pine flower powder, topped with red beans, mildly sweet and not greasy.