Dashanbao, Zhaotong, Yunnan | Niche Travel

It's really a small and beautiful place, highly recommended Although kites can also get high and fall to the ground 📍: Dashanbao National Nature Reserve (at the border between Yunnan and Sichuan) 🚗: The road conditions are pretty good when driving from Sichuan. The first stop is Zhaotong City. It takes an hour and a half from Zhaotong City to Dabaoshan Scenic Area. Because there is a section of mountain road, the driving is slower, but the road conditions are not bad. 🎫: 90💰 per person. You cannot drive directly into the scenic area. You need to go to the parking lot of the scenic area to transfer to a sightseeing bus to enter. Because the roads in the scenic area are really difficult to drive, a sightseeing bus is still necessary. The sightseeing bus + ticket cost 90💰 in total. It was still a bit cold on the mountain in April, so renting a bus cost 20 yuan. 🔍: There are mainly two routes for sightseeing The first stop after changing to the sightseeing bus: Go directly to the glass plank bridge. You can get to the glass plank bridge after getting off the bus and walk for 10 minutes. After the tour, return to the bus by the original route. Second stop: From the glass plank bridge to Jigong Mountain, you can see the plateau lake after getting off the sightseeing bus. There is a road next to it where you can hike into the mountain for about 1.5 hours, or you can ride a horse for 40 one-way💰 ⚠️: The scenic area has not been fully commercialized, so the parking lot transfer area is a bit unsatisfactory, but this does not affect the beautiful scenery in the scenic area. ❗️: You can see the plateau lake when you go to Jigong Mountain. You can climb the mountain at will. If you are physically fit, you can walk further. There are also some hillsides and lawns where you can take pictures. You can develop them yourself and see many cattle, sheep and horses. 🔆: Many people choose to watch the sunrise 🌞 and sunset 🌞. You don’t have to worry about the scenic area closing (only the horse riding place in Jigong Mountain closes at 6 o’clock). After watching the sunrise, the sightseeing bus can wait for you all the time, which is really touching. ❤️: There is a section of the road that the sightseeing bus takes that is not easy to drive on and may be a bit bumpy, but this place has not been developed much, the people are very simple, and the environment is not polluted. Friends who come here to play can also protect the environment. 📌: There are only a lot of black-necked cranes in winter. This is their winter habitat. You won’t see them in summer, but the lawns are green in summer, which is nice to take pictures and very healing. 📎: Weather is really important. When I first arrived, it was all foggy and I couldn't see anything. When the clouds and fog dissipated and the sun came out, it would be very beautiful. You must check the weather in advance, but the climate in the mountains is also very changeable. 🏠: You can choose a small town that is relatively large. There are many homestays and you can watch the stars at night. The 🏠 we stayed in had a barbecue at night and a resident singer. 🍖: You can eat in the town. There are mutton soup and chicken soup. The chicken is really caught by the boss on the mountain. We waited for 40 minutes. You can contact the restaurant in advance if you want to eat fresh stewed chicken.