Yunnan is a very beautiful place with different styles in spring, summer, autumn and winter. So which scenic spots are better to go to Yunnan in autumn? Yunnan autumn tourist attractions include Lugu Lake, Yuanyang terraces, Shangri La, butterfly spring in Dali.
1. Lugu Lake scenic spot in Lijiang
In ancient times, Lugu Lake was called Lugu Haizi, also known as zuoshouhai, commonly known as LIANGHAI. In the Naxi Mosuo language, 'Lu' means the valley and 'Gu' means the lake in the valley. Lugu Lake scenic spot is surrounded by high mountains. There is a snow period of more than three months in a year. Rich in forest resources, beautiful scenery, fresh air and charming scenery, Lugu Lake is regarded as' Mother Lake 'by local Mosuo people. The lake is slightly northwest southeast, 9.5km long from north to south, 5.2km wide from east to west, 44km long from shore, with an area of 50.1 square kilometers and a catchment area of 247.6 square kilometers. The maximum water depth is 105.3m and the average water depth is 40.3m. The reservoir capacity is 2.252 billion cubic meters, the maximum transparency of the lake water is 12M, and the elevation of the lake is 2685m.
2. Honghe Yuanyang Hani Terrace Scenic Spot
Yuanyang terrace is located in the south of Ailao Mountain in Yuanyang County, Yunnan Province. It is a masterpiece left by Hani people for generations. Yuanyang terrace is the core area of Honghe Hani terrace. The terraces cultivated by Hani people in Yuanyang changed with the changes of mountains and topography. The large terraces with gentle slopes were cultivated in large fields, the small terraces with steep slopes were cultivated in small fields, and even the stone gap under the ridge beside the gully was cultivated. Therefore, the large terraces were several mu, the small terraces were only dustpan, and there were often thousands of Mu on one slope. On June 22, 2013, at the 37th World Heritage conference, Honghe Hani terrace was successfully listed in the world heritage list, becoming the 45th World Heritage site in China.
3. Diqing Shangri La Grand Canyon
Located in the northwest of Shangri La County, balagezong eco-tourism scenic spot is one of the core scenic spots of Hongshan area, a world natural heritage site with three parallel rivers. It is 50 km away from the county seat, 55 km away from Shangri La airport and 700 km away from Kunming, the provincial capital. It is located at the junction of Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet, with a total area of 176 square kilometers. Balagzong snow mountain is the highest peak in Shangri La County, with an altitude of 5545 meters; the lowest point is in Nanbu shuizhuang, with an altitude of 2000 meters and a relative elevation difference of 3545 meters. The vertical three-dimensional nature of topography and climate is very prominent, which almost contains all the natural vertical ecological types and landscape resources from the dry hot valley to the modern glacier zone of the world natural heritage site of "Three Parallel Rivers" in Northwest Yunnan.
4. Dali Butterfly Spring Park
Butterfly spring, clear as a mirror. Every year at the butterfly Festival, thousands of butterflies come from all directions and dance all over the sky by the spring. A butterfly is as big as a palm and as small as a coin. Countless butterflies hang from the tree to the water. It's a wonderful sight. Butterfly spring is one of the famous tourist attractions, with beautiful scenery and clear spring water, which is a rare wonder in the world (Butterfly Club). With the spread of the film "five golden flowers", which reflects Bai People's life, butterfly spring is even more famous and famous at home and abroad, such as Dali butterfly spring, Zaozhuang butterfly spring and Yangshuo butterfly spring.
5. Lijiang ancient city scenic spot in Yunnan
Lijiang ancient city is located in the ancient city district of Lijiang City, Yunnan Province, also known as Dayan town. It is located in the middle of Lijiang dam. It was built in the late Song Dynasty and early Yuan Dynasty and is located in Yunnan Guizhou Plateau. The streets in the ancient city of Lijiang are built near mountains and rivers, paved with red breccia. There are scenic spots such as Sifang street, Mufu, wufenglou, etc. Lijiang is one of the second batch of approved famous historical and cultural cities in China. It is one of the two successful ancient cities in applying for world cultural heritage with the whole ancient city. Lijiang ancient city has colorful local customs and entertainment activities, such as Naxi ancient music, Dongba ceremony, divination culture, ancient town bar and Naxi Torch Festival. Lijiang ancient city embodies the achievements of urban construction in ancient China, and is one of the types with distinctive characteristics and styles in Chinese dwellings.