[2025 Lanping Attraction] Travel Guide for Luoguqing Scenic Area (Updated Oct)

‼️Who knew Yunnan still had such an underrated hiking gem? It feels like stumbling into an isolated wonderland - alpine meadows dotted with sheep🐏, primeval forests, and Danxia cliffs. Every view is pure, unspoiled beauty. The local Pumi ethnic village with its log cabins, red walls, and wooden roofs shrouded in mist looks straight out of Utopia🏡. With minimal commercialization and very few tourists, plus relatively friendly altitude and terrain for beginners, it's perfect. 📍Location: Luoguqing, Nujiang, Yunnan 🚗Transport: 1. Self-drive: 2.5h from Lijiang via highway + provincial road + short mountain route (accessible by sedan) 2. Daily shared shuttle vans from Lijiang to Tongdian Town (¥100/person), then transfer 🚶Hiking Routes: Luoguqing offers 3 trails: - Easy 5KM (Lovers' Meadow-Mother Tree) - Moderate 14KM - Full 24KM trek 👉The first two are leisure-friendly with primeval forests and meadows. The full trek offers the most diverse scenery but demands high fitness. With complex terrain and no signal in many areas, hiring a professional guide is mandatory - even with GPS tracks, solo hiking is strongly discouraged. 📷Non-hiking highlights: 1⃣Luoguqing Village An authentic Pumi ethnic village with just one small shop. Residents farm herbs and herd livestock. Descendants of Genghis Khan's warriors, they migrated to this hidden valley, building log cabins and worshiping mountain/tree spirits🌲. Locals are incredibly warm, often inviting visitors for tea! 2⃣Lovers' Meadow Village-backing alpine pasture where cattle and horses🐎 graze peacefully among sea-like spruce forests. The June wildflower bloom turns it into a fairy-tale photo spot, complete with quaint wooden cabins. 3⃣Dayangchang 1h drive from Luoguqing - vaster meadows/wetlands with more livestock, winding rivers, primeval forests, and Yi ethnic villages. The overwhelming sense of isolation makes you feel time stands still here. 🏚Accommodation: ■ Nujiang·Shujia Wuxiang Luxury eco-resort co-created with 13 Pumi families, offering authentic log cabin stays. Activities include guided hikes, mushroom foraging, bonfire dances, forest crafts, and Pumi cultural immersion - rediscovering forgotten mountain lifestyles.

| Ancient forest, romantic flower sea. 💖 Share a super beautiful niche secret realm - Nujiang [Luoguqing], there are ancient Pumi villages, vast grasslands, ancient forests, romantic flower seas, known as Yunnan's "Altay" 📍Recommended attractions: 🎈Luoguqing Village: Pumi village, divided into upper village, middle village, lower village, you can visit the simple Pumi people and experience the ancient Pumi culture. 🎈Dayangchang: Vast grassland, herds of cattle and sheep, beautiful natural scenery 🎈Lover's Dam: Romantic full score, grassland and river complement each other, taking photos and leisure are super good. 🎈Mother Tree: Ancient sacred tree. 🎈Laojun Mountain: Magnificent mountain peak, unlimited natural scenery, a must-visit for outdoor enthusiasts. 🚗Traffic guide: 🚌Self-driving: From Lijiang, drive along Lini Highway, about 2.5 hours by car 🚌Carpooling: Carpooling information can be found in Lijiang or Dali, at affordable prices. 🚌Public transportation: First go to Lanping County, then transfer to local transportation to Luoguqing. 🏠Accommodation recommendation: 🛏Shujia Wuxiang Luoguqing Hiking B&B: The only B&B in the village, Pumi house renovation, is a cooperation model of the cultural and tourism group to drive villagers' development, each courtyard entrance is marked with the villager's name, each courtyard has 3-4 rooms, retains the wooden frame house building, internal quality is super high, there are more than ten rooms, each room can accommodate 3-4 people. Their family can accommodate 30-40 people Farmhouse: Affordable price, relatively simple conditions. Tianyuan Wooden House Farmhouse can accommodate about 20 people 🍱Food recommendation: 🍲Wild mushroom hotpot: Local specialty old bacon with various wild mushrooms, delicious. Eat at He Guosheng's house, it's delicious. In addition to the delicious mushroom soup, the vegetables are also ecological vegetables grown by his family, Figure 18 is awesome. 🍲Local chicken hotpot: Local chicken, tender meat, rich taste. 🍲Small green pepper hotpot: Unique seasoning, sour and spicy. 🚶‍Recommended gameplay: (The best way to explore Luoguqing is by hiking) Every May-November is its most beautiful season, the whole journey is 24 kilometers, since its opening, only 3293 people have completed the crossing journey, here from rhododendron blooming, to mushrooms full of mountains and fields, to the colorful autumn, every season is worth appreciating, savoring, and comprehending! You can choose the following routes according to your actual situation. 👣5 kilometers route: From Lover's Dam - Mother Tree, easy for beginners and parent-child 👣14 kilometers route: Luoguqing - Dayangchang, beautiful scenery but requires some physical strength. 👣24 kilometers crossing route: Laojun Mountain - Luoguqing - Dayangchang, one-way crossing, high physical strength and endurance requirements, super beautiful scenery.

This is not Xinjiang, but a hidden gem in Yunnan, a primitive and mysterious place where humans and gods coexist. It is currently undeveloped, sparsely populated, and a natural oxygen bar for hiking and lodging, hidden in ancient villages among green mountains and fields. Here you will find meadows, pastures, mountains, lakes, and primeval forests, a hiking paradise. You can see cattle, sheep, horses, streams everywhere. Golden monkeys, wild mushrooms, flowers, etc. Countless magical mountains, countless gorges, countless primeval forests. About the attractions: Address: Shujia, Luoguqing Scenic Area, Lanping, Nujiang, Yunnan Province Transportation: 2.5h from Lijiang to the village, accessible by self-driving (good roads) or by plane. Village special activities: 5km 3-hour leisure hike, 14km 6-hour medium hike, 24km 9-hour deep hike, mountain off-road vehicle experience, daily mountain and wild afternoon tea, Pumi bonfire party, Pumi dance, special mushroom soup meal, handmade DIY parent-child time, Pumi costume experience. Hiking routes: Shujia → Lovers' Dam → Mother Tree → Listening Wind Cliff → Thousand Turtles Mountain → Qinghuadian Wetland Park Accommodation recommendation: You must stay at Shujia Homestay. The guest rooms are scattered throughout the village, in the wooden houses of local Pumi families. Each homestay is a standalone building, with guests upstairs and the local Pumi people's daily life downstairs. This allows you to better integrate into local life and understand Pumi customs. Food: The homestay's breakfast rice noodle set is rich, lunch is a hiking meal, and the secret small green chili hot pot for dinner is super delicious, the taste is amazing! Nearby attractions: Yuhu Village in Lijiang, Baisha Ancient Town, Shuhe Ancient Town, Lashi Lake Wetland Park Warm tips: 1. Be sure to bring warm clothes, a windbreaker, and sports shoes are essential, as the temperature difference between morning and evening is large. 2. The homestay is equipped with hiking poles and simple meal backpacks (water, bread, self-heating rice, fruit) and other food. 3. Be sure to do sun protection, sunglasses, sunscreen, sun hat, and umbrella can all be brought.

When coming to Yunnan, are there any friends like me who don't like the overly noisy attractions of Dali and Lijiang, and just want to find a quiet ancient village to stay in, look at the clouds, and listen to the wind? Then this little-known ancient village in Yunnan You must come Nujiang, Yunnan · Luoguqing This is an ancient and secretive Pumi village, distributed along the undulating mountains, with clusters of gray tiles and red walls. Any random frame with a mobile phone is like a movie scene. Especially in the early morning when the mist is swirling or after the rain has just cleared, the entire mountain forest is filled with clouds, making you feel like you have traveled back to a village hundreds of years ago, isolated from the world. Behind the village is a vast alpine pasture comparable to Xinjiang. In May and June, wildflowers bloom all over, cattle and sheep graze in herds, and hidden wooden houses stand in the forest. Thinking of running and frolicking here, feeling the breath of nature, must be a joyful thing. The main inhabitants here are simple and kind Pumi villagers. In the morning, they ride horses to the mountains to herd cattle and sheep. The children are very cute and will take you to pick walnuts; you can have a farmhouse feast, and the pork from the little black pigs running all over the mountains will make you cry with joy. In the evening, you can dance around the bonfire together, even if your hands and feet are uncoordinated, you will still have a great time dancing. In addition to the village scenery and Pumi culture, a hidden hiking trail here also attracts many hiking enthusiasts from far and wide. Luoguqing Dayangchang 24KM Hiking Trail ! It is more than 1000 meters lower in altitude than Yubeng, and also has majestic snow-capped mountains, primitive forests, Danxia landforms, and vast flower seas. In May and June, you can see rhododendrons, and in July and August, you can pick matsutake mushrooms and other fungi. Currently, there are only two or three homestays in the village. The wild luxury homestay Nujiang · Shujia Wuxiang, themed around hiking, offers a view from every window. You can choose according to your needs.

Upon entering the village, the first thing that catches your eye is a Tibetan Buddhist stupa and the surrounding earth houses that resemble Tibetan architecture (including the Bon religion architecture of the Bodhi Temple 🏯 along the way). One might wonder, isn't this a Tibetan village? Then, upon careful consideration of the geographical location of Lanping Pumi and Bai Autonomous County 📍, Lanping is situated between Shangri-La and Dali, serving as a buffer zone. The Pumi people were originally a branch of the Tibetan ethnic group, and geographically, they are adjacent to Jianchuan in Dali. They have their own language, folk culture, and clothing that bear traces of the Bai people. Their religious beliefs are rooted in Tibetan Buddhism, and they can speak both Bai and Tibetan languages. This unique geographical location has fostered a multi-lingual ethnic habit. Such a magical region in the south of the clouds is worth exploring for its numerous fascinating areas... Loguqing, as the name suggests, 'Qing' in Yunnan refers to a large bamboo forest in the mountains, generally referring to a valley with dense trees. It is part of Laojun Mountain in Yunnan, tightly surrounded by primeval forests and Danxia stone peaks. According to Pumi friends, there are 91 streams, 18 ridges, and 360 peaks among the rocks. Stepping into it feels like entering a fairyland, relaxing the body and mind, releasing stress, and bringing peace to the soul. 🙏🏻 Loguqing 🧗 3️⃣ routes 1️⃣ 5km light hiking round trip (suitable for those who want to experience and check-in) Loguqing—Lovers' Dam—Flower Creek Valley—Red Bean Creek—Painting Screen Mountain—Mother Tree. Along the way, you can enjoy the village scenery of the Pumi people. 2️⃣ Medium route 14km forest hike Loguqing—Lovers' Dam—Flower Creek Valley—Red Bean Creek—Painting Screen Mountain—Mother Tree—Golden Toad Gazing at the Moon—Listening Wind Cliff. Along the way, there are many high mountain green meadows with herds of cattle and sheep, as well as primeval forests, streams, flower seas, gorges, and cliffs. 3️⃣ Dayang Field-Loguqing 24km hiking route (not recommended for beginners) Located in the core protection area of the Three Parallel Rivers World Natural Heritage, the entire route is 24km with a maximum altitude of 3600m. It is the most classic route among the three, showcasing rich natural landscapes. The entire route traverses primeval forests, high mountain meadows, Danxia stone forests, and other landforms. It is also the most challenging route ⚠️. Some sections of this hiking route pass through cliffs, gorges, and other areas with intermittent mobile network coverage and the presence of wild animals. Hiking Tips 📍 Navigation: Loguqing, Lanping Bai and Pumi Autonomous County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture We drove from Dali, taking about 3 hours to reach the village entrance. See picture 2️⃣ for the stupa. Recommended duration is 3 days and 2 nights. Settle and rest on the first night, explore the medium and short routes on the second day, and directly tackle the 24km Loguqing-Dayang Field route on the last morning❗️Friendly reminder: Pay attention ⚠️ The entire 24km route from Loguqing to Dayang Field is a one-way route from the starting point ➡️ to the endpoint. If you are driving, you need to arrange your vehicle reasonably; otherwise, you will have to walk back to retrieve your car ⚠️. Accommodation and Meals 🏨 There are homestays in the village, mostly family inns converted from Pumi earth houses. Most families provide meals, and local specialties are recommended, such as chicken stewed with wild mushrooms 🍄, Tibetan fragrant pork ham, and wild mountain vegetables. In the evening, there are bonfires, drinking, dancing, and barbecues. Loguqing Scenic Area Road

Anyone who loves nature should not miss this niche place in Yunnan - Nujiang "Luoguqing". Alpine meadows, cattle and sheep everywhere, It’s my favorite hiking secret. 🚗 How to get to Luoguqing My friend and I set out from Dali and drove for 2.5 hours to reach Nujiang Luoguqing Village. It is built on the mountain and surrounded by forests. I couldn't help but sigh: What a paradise this is! So beautiful. 🥾 Recommended hiking routes Recommended to visit "Laojun Mountain - Dayangchang" Hiking route, short 7km suitable for beginners, It's beautiful all the way: Lover's Dam Mother Tree Jiliji Observation Deck Listening to the Wind Cliff Qiangui Mountain 1️⃣ Alpine meadow The starting point of the hike is Qingrenba, which is like a small Xinjiang, with cattle, sheep, horses grazing, and various small flowers on the hillside. Just watching the cows eating grass is very healing. 2️⃣ Primeval forest Walking through the mountain trails and deep into the primeval forest, you can see the original appearance of the earth: fir, moss, ferns, wild mushrooms🍄. We stepped on the soil and focused on hiking, so it was not very tiring. 3️⃣ Bamboo Forest Cliff This section of the journey was the most difficult for me, passing through the bamboo forest and climbing up the mountain steps step by step. When we reached the top, my friend said: I didn’t expect you to make it this far! But the feeling of overlooking the whole forest is amazing. ⛰️ We hiked for more than 6 hours and experienced a very primitive natural beauty, which was unforgettable. 🏠 Accommodation recommendations It takes 2 days and 1 night to come to Luoguqing. You can stay at the "Shujia Wuxiang Luoguqing Hiking B&B", which opened last year. The rooms are scattered in the villagers' homes and are surrounded by mountains and forests. It feels great to live in seclusion. ⛺️Camping on the meadow: The housekeeper arranged camping at Lover's Dam for us. We brought some fruits and watched the clouds and distant mountains next to the cows. It was super comfortable. 🥘 Picnic meals: Eat lunch in the mountains and have afternoon tea in the courtyard of a Pumi family. The meals are delicious and special. 💃Special experience: We went to ride off-road vehicles on the mountain road and watched the Pumi people dance and sing... It was a very interesting experience. 💡💡Play tips 🟡Transportation Guide: It takes about 2 hours to reach Luoguqing by self-driving or hitchhiking from Dali/Lijiang. 🟡About the weather: August is the rainy season in Yunnan, so it is recommended to bring a coat + umbrella. 🟡Essentials for hiking: outdoor shoes + jackets, trekking poles will be provided by the B&B. In spring, the mountains and fields here will be full of flowers, and I believe it will be a different experience.

Luoguqing, Lanping. ||Nujiang River, Yunnan. Lanping Luoguqing. Lanping Luoguqing Scenic Area is an alpine meadow with pristine scenery. Luoguqing is deep, narrow and long, with a strong sense of mystery. There are natural scenery with flowers blooming everywhere, and visitors will feel like they have entered a fairyland. ~ Attractions: Luoguqing - Qingrenba - Danxia Stone Forest - Dayangchang 1. Luoguqing Luoguqing is a Quaternary glacial landform and a typical "V"-shaped glacial valley. 2. Lover's Dam Qingrenba is an alpine meadow, backed by Laojun Mountain, with colorful rhododendrons blooming on the hillside. Many lovers also go here to enjoy the beautiful scenery because of its beautiful name. 3. Danxia Stone Forest The biggest feature of Danxia Stone Forest is the Danxia landform in the forest. High, majestic, dangerous and strange are its unique landscape features. Hetu Ridge, Jiliji Color Screen, Huiying Danbi, Baibianyan and others are all lifelike Danxia rocks. 4. Big Sheep Farm The Dayang Farm is located in the northern part of the scenic area. It is an alpine meadow where herds of sheep can be seen. It is a good place for tourists to rest and enjoy nature.

Reluctant to share, this obscure ancient village in Yunnan has almost zero tourists. 🌲In my mind, the most niche village in Yunnan is not in Dali or Lijiang, but hidden deep in the Nujiang valley, only a 2h drive from these two popular spots, in a village called 'Luoguqing'. . 🏔This is an ancient Pumi village surrounded by green mountains and ancient trees. If you don't look for it on purpose, you will really miss this isolated utopia. Traditional wooden houses are stacked layer upon layer, with fields and cornfields 🌽 everywhere. Every household still wears traditional Pumi costumes, speaks Pumi language, and shows a simple and kind smile to strangers. . Behind the village, there is a large alpine meadow, 🐏🐏 herds of cattle and sheep graze here, the spruce trees are lush, wildflowers are everywhere, log cabins, shepherds, it's like a scene from a fairy tale world. . 👬There is also a less-known hiking route in Northwest Yunnan — the 24KM Luoguqing Big Sheep Farm trekking route. You can see primeval forests, alpine Danxia, meadows and pastures, and in May-June, there is a sea of azaleas all over the mountains. The highest point is over three thousand meters, which is also suitable for beginners to challenge. And since it's still niche and not many people know about it, the hiking experience is more pure. . 📍Self-driving navigation location: Lanping Luoguqing, Nujiang. . ‼️Tips 1⃣Departing from Lijiang or Dali, half highway + half national road, it takes about 2.5h to arrive. In addition to self-driving, you can also choose to carpool in a business vehicle, which costs about 100 RMB per person from both Lijiang and Dali. 2⃣In the village, there is a newly opened hiking-themed homestay Nujiang·Shujia Wuxiang. The rooms are distributed among Pumi households, but the hardware and design are very aesthetic, and every window offers a view. The accommodation includes guided hiking, bonfire jumping, Pumi home visits, etc. 3⃣In ethnic minority areas, please respect local beliefs

Have you been wandering only around popular spots like Dali and Lijiang when you come to Yunnan? Today, I want to recommend to my friends the most niche village in Yunnan that 99% of people have definitely never heard the name of! Yunnan Nujiang·Luoguqing This is an ancient and secluded Pumi ethnic village, distributed along the undulating mountains, with patches of grey tiles and red walls. A casual snapshot with your phone is like a scene from a movie, especially in the early morning when the mist is swirling or after the rain clears, the entire forest is filled with clouds, making you feel as if you've traveled back to a village from hundreds of years ago, unconcerned with worldly affairs. Behind the village lies a vast highland pasture comparable to Xinjiang, where in May and June, wildflowers bloom in abundance, cattle and sheep graze in herds, and secluded wooden cabins stand in rows. Running and frolicking here, feeling the breath of nature, must be a joyful thing. The Pumi villagers here are simple and kind-hearted. In the morning, they ride horses to herd cattle and sheep on the mountains, and the children are very cute, taking you to pick walnuts; eating at a farmhouse feast, the pork from the free-range black pigs is so good it brings tears to your eyes, and at night you can dance around a bonfire, and although uncoordinated, it's so much fun. Apart from the village scenery and Pumi culture, a hidden hiking trail here also attracts many hiking enthusiasts from far and wide. Luoguqing Big Sheep Pasture 24KM Hiking Trail, over 1000 meters lower in altitude than Yubeng, also boasts majestic snow-capped mountains, primeval forests, Danxia canyons, and vast flower fields. In May and June, you can see rhododendrons, and in July and August, you can pick matsutake and other mushrooms. Currently, there are only two or three guesthouses in the village, farm stays, and the wild luxury guesthouse themed on hiking, Nujiang·Shujia Wuxiang, where every window offers a view. Everyone can choose according to their needs.

Rogujing Village is a village under the jurisdiction of Desheng Village Committee, Tongdian Town, Lanping Bai and Pumi Autonomous County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province. Rogujing and Liming Qiangui Mountain are located in the same area of Laojun Mountain, with similar sister landforms, both are extraordinary Danxia landforms. There are snow-capped mountains, streams, forest grasslands, blue sky, white clouds, cattle and sheep. The valley, forest, countryside, and villages are all dyed white, covered with layers of snow, like a white world, giving a feeling of being in 'Switzerland'. The mountains and rivers after the snow are even more magnificent, exploring unknown surprises while hiking in the dense forest.