Mizhi Scenic Area, Xiaohuangtangshui, Midu.

The Mizhi Scenic Area is located in Midu County, Dali Prefecture. We traveled 35 km from Nanjian to the north along the Xianglin Highway to reach the area. Mizhi Town is famous for its tofu feast, where all the dishes are made with tofu as the main or secondary ingredient, and are delicious and fragrant. We ate a tofu feast at the "No. 1 Tofu Feast" restaurant, and were full of energy as we looked around. The Huadeng Square in Mizhi Town is paved with bluestone, and the Mizhi Temple, built in the early years of the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty (1736), is located on the edge of the square. The temple contains buildings such as the Guansheng Hall and the Yuhuang Pavilion, and a white jade ancient tea tree planted when the temple was built is still in full bloom today. The Fifth District Office of the Republic of China in Midu County is now a small exhibition hall, introducing the district and its subordinate towns. Interestingly, a district office had only one district chief and seven staff members, while the subordinate towns had only three staff members, which is very backward compared to today. Mizhi Town has a street called Wensheng Street, which is an ancient post road. At the entrance of the street is the Tuzu Temple, which has a history of thousands of years, and the Kuixing Pavilion, which has withstood hundreds of years of wind and rain. Along the street, you can feel the ancient customs and the changes of the times. We spent a few dozen minutes visiting the former residence of Yin Yigong. This political worker of the Communist Party did an amazing thing by organizing and creating the folk song "Xiaohuangtangshui", which was sung from Midu to the international music stage. At the end of Wensheng Street is the Pearl Spring in the Mizhi Scenic Area, where a square stone well on the ground is filled with bubbles that look like strings of crystal-clear pearls, hence the name. The old tree in front of the Pearl Spring is called the Wangxiang Tree, and the ancient bridge on the ancient post road, the Phoenix Bridge, is one of the most famous ancient bridges on the ancient post road. This tree and this bridge have witnessed countless historical stories and the hardships and tears of many people, and now they are watching people live a happy life.