Yunnan Dehong Shimidi | Experience a Snowy Kingdom Without Traveling North

"Shimidi" means "beautiful yellow grassland" in the Lisu language. It is located in Sudian Township, Yingjiang County, at an altitude of about 1,000 meters. Legend has it that this was the summer resort for the ancient Lisu tribal chiefs to hunt and graze. Shimidi is known as the "Shangri-La of Western Yunnan" and is well-known in Dehong. Address: 40 km north of the county seat, Shangmengpi Village, Sudian Lisu Township, Yingjiang County. Cost: Free Opening hours: All day Transportation: Yingjiang County to Shimidi, about 40 km of asphalt road, about 1 hour by car; Mangshi to Yingjiang, about 170 km, secondary road, about 2.5 hours by car. Transportation: ① Bus: Take the rural bus from Yingjiang to Sudian and get off at the scenic spot; ② Taxi: about CNY 150; ③ Self-driving: Enter "Sudian Shimidi" in the navigation. Accommodation: There is accommodation in the scenic area, with tent area single rooms for CNY 238, family rooms for CNY 248 (the tent area only has one public bathroom, and the rooms are equipped with electric blankets, as the temperature difference between morning and evening is large), and guesthouse single rooms for CNY 268, which can be booked at the visitor center. You can choose to stay in the county seat, where hotel beds cost about CNY 100–300; you can choose to stay in the Sudian Township Government, 10 km away, where the price is CNY 100–200; you can also choose to stay in the homestay in the Xiaomengpi Scenic Area (about 7 km from the yellow grassland), where the price is CNY 100–200, or camp in the wild. Dining: You can go to the Sudian Township Government, 10 km away, to eat local highland beef, fish, wild vegetables, etc., and experience the Lisu culture. Activities: Mainly visit the meadows, rivers, and ancient trees in the scenic area, and watch the cattle and horses and the surrounding virgin forest. The scenery in the scenic area varies in different seasons. The green grass in spring and summer is pleasing to the eye, the yellow grass in autumn is spectacular, the white grass in winter is picturesque, and the pear blossoms in March are absolutely beautiful. The surrounding trees are green all year round.