7-Day Yunnan Ancient Tea-Horse Road In-Depth Tour (Exploring Ancient Tea Mountains, Intangible Cultural Heritage Crafts & Hidden Villages)

📅 Cultural Geography Route Day1-2: Pu'er Ancient Tea Mountains → Tea Factory Experience Day3-4: Dali Zhoucheng Tie-Dye → Xizhou Ancient Town Day5-6: Shaxi Horse Caravan Culture → Jianchuan Woodcarving Day7: Dulong River Exploration → Return Trip 🚗 Local Transportation Guide Off-the-beaten-path transport: • Tea mountain off-road vehicles (local farmers' exclusive routes) • Authentic mule caravans (experience ancient road transport) Cultural routes: • Bai ethnic tricycles (Zhoucheng tie-dye workshop tour) 📍Day1-2 Route: Kunming → Pu'er → Lancang Ancient Tea Mountains 🚗 Transport Arrangements (Check on Trip.com) • Kunming → Pu'er (High-speed rail ¥168/3h) • Pu'er → Jingmai Mountain (Chartered car ¥400/4h, passing through thousand-year-old tea plantations) 📅Day1-2: Pu'er Tea Culture Immersion 📍 Core Experiences (Trip.com location: Jingmai Mountain Ancient Tea Forest) • Ancient tree tea picking: Adopt a century-old tea tree (includes 50g self-picked tea cake) Learn "one bud two leaves" picking technique • Traditional tea processing: Wok-firing with firewood (hand temperature testing) Stone-pressed tea cakes (with custom engraving) 💰 2-Day Cost Transport: ¥168 + ¥400 Experiences: ¥200 + ¥300 Food: Tea banquet ¥120 + roasted tea ¥25 Accommodation: Tea farmer homestay ¥280*2 Total: ~¥1773 📍Day3-4 Route: Pu'er → Dali → Zhoucheng 🚗 Transport Arrangements (Check on Trip.com) • Pu'er → Dali (Flight ¥560/1h) • Dali → Zhoucheng (Bus ¥15/40min) 📅Day3-4: Bai Ethnic Intangible Heritage 📍 Artisan Experiences (Trip.com location: Zhoucheng Puzhen Tie-Dye Museum) • Indigo tie-dye: Learn "Wind-Flower-Snow-Moon" pattern tying Participate in natural dye vat fermentation (PH testing) • Xizhou Ancient Town: Learn to make Poshubaba (traditional fermented bread) Three-Course Tea etiquette class at Yan Family Compound 💰 2-Day Cost Transport: ¥560 + ¥30 Experiences: ¥180 + ¥100 Food: Raw pork skin ¥60 + Rushan cheese ¥15 Accommodation: Bai courtyard ¥350*2 Total: ~¥1645 📍Day5-6 Route: Dali → Shaxi → Jianchuan 🚗 Transport Arrangements (Check on Trip.com) • Dali → Shaxi (Custom minibus ¥120/3h) • Shaxi → Jianchuan (Rural bus ¥25/1.5h) 📅Day5-6: Horse Caravan Culture Decoding 📍 Time Travel (Trip.com location: Shaxi Ancient Town Horse Caravan Museum) • Caravan banquet: Dish-serving with mule bell rhythms Taste "Caravan Cuisine" (smoked meat + buckwheat cake) • Jianchuan woodcarving: Carve "Four Seasons Window" (with safety tools) Visit Lu Ban Temple (patron saint of carpenters) 💰 2-Day Cost Transport: ¥120 + ¥25 Experiences: ¥150 + ¥200 Food: Matsutake hotpot ¥180 Accommodation: Converted caravan inn ¥420*2 Total: ~¥1515 📍Day7 Route: Jianchuan → Dulong River → Return 🚗 Transport Arrangements (Requires prior registration) • Chartered off-road vehicle (¥800/8h via Gaoligong Mountains) 📅Day7: Dulong Ethnic Mysteries 📍 Cultural Treasures (Trip.com location: Dulong River Tattooed-Face Women Cultural Center) • Heritage protection: Tattooed women's textile demonstration (no direct facial photos) Learn basic Dulong greetings • Natural wonders: Explore Moon Waterfall (Lisu ethnic blessing site) 💰 Daily Cost Transport: ¥800 Experiences: ¥100 Food: Stone-grilled cake ¥30 Total: ~¥930 💰 7-Day Total Budget: ¥5863 (Includes all in-depth experience programs) 📌 Tea-Horse Road Survival Guide • Altitude adaptation: 1200m in Pu'er → 2000m in Dulong River, prepare Rhodiola • Packing list: Tea mountains: Non-slip shoes + bamboo tea basket Tie-dye: Old T-shirts for transformation • Ethnic taboos: Don't touch sacred tripods (Bai ethnic) Don't step over caravan goods (symbolizes wealth) 🎬 Next Preview: 5-Day Southern Fujian Deity Pilgrimage Cultural teaser (Check on Trip.com): • Quanzhou Xunpu women's floral headdress • Zhangzhou Volcano Island traditional salt-making • Meizhou Island Mazu Golden Statue procession • Nanjing Tulou rammed-earth techniques (Want to join the "King Boat Sending" ritual? DM for ceremony passes!)