The quaint and elegant mountain village is absolutely stunning!
In the northwest of Dali Prefecture, there is a place called Yunlong County, named after the Lancang River, 'The river is covered with clouds and fog at night, and it gradually rises into a dragon in the morning'. In Yunlong County, there is a NuoDeng ancient village, which became famous because of its ham production and was featured in 'A Bite of China'.
For more than a thousand years since the Nanzhao period of the Tang Dynasty, the name of 'NuoDeng' village has never changed, so it is called the 'Millennium Bai Ethnic Village'. The tranquility here has not been broken by fame. The people living here work at sunrise and rest at sunset. There are no crowded subways, no bustling streets, they spend every day with mountains and rivers, and sleep with the sea of clouds. If you want to spend a few days away from the world, this is the best place.
NuoDeng ancient village is about 150 kilometers away from Dali, and self-driving is the most convenient way. Buses can reach Yunlong County, and there are about 7 kilometers from the county town to NuoDeng village. You can take a local tricycle to get there. If you can carpool, it is also suitable.
The entire village is built on the mountain, with houses stacked on top of each other, unevenly distributed, quite imposing. The lowest point of the village is 1900 meters above sea level, and the highest point is the Jade Emperor Pavilion, which is more than 2100 meters above sea level, with a large drop.
The style of the front doors of each household in NuoDeng residential buildings is different, and the style is quite grand but not lacking in elegance. The brick walls of each household have a history of hundreds of years, and the furniture, antiques, and daily necessities from the Ming and Qing Dynasties are still preserved in the house. The existing residences can be traced back to the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
The famous NuoDeng ham is just a common dish here. Almost every household has ham for sale. The ham is marinated for three years and the taste is at its peak. It can be eaten raw, and the quality will decline afterwards. Perhaps in other places, ham can be used as a good seasoning, a small piece of flavor; but here, ham is directly used for stewing, and it is very enjoyable. If it is stewed with local red beans, the flavor is even better.
What impresses me most about this village is that despite its fame, it has not been swept away by commercialization. I have been there twice in the past three years, and it is still quietly located in the deep mountains. The residents there are very simple, doing farm work and making ham. The main means of transportation in the village still relies on horses to transport supplies from the bottom of the mountain to the top.
There are many attractions in NuoDeng Village, and you can take your time to visit and appreciate them during your leisure time. There are many steps on the mountain road, so you need to have a certain physical strength. When you get to NuoDeng, you can also go to a scenic spot, which is the Yunlong Tai Chi Viewing Platform in Yunlong County. Here you can watch a natural Tai Chi diagram for free, nature is really wonderful.
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The whole village of Nuodeng Ancient Village is listed as the Bai nationality millennium ancient village of the key cultural relics protection unit in the country. It is so beautiful! Be sure to wear a pair of better hiking shoes. The stone steps of Nuodeng Ancient Village will make you doubt your life. The steps are very irregular, which one can't be used, so I will find a piece from the mountain to replace it, so the size is different and the height is uneven. However, the original has original beauty. If you come to an investment group one day, make it into the "thousand town side", it will be boring.
Dali Nuodeng Millennium Bai nationality ancient village, such a deep hidden in the depths of the mountains, poor and backward primitive, even dilapidated small mountain village, can make the whole village as a whole be rated as a key cultural relics protection unit in the country, it is really amazing! You Nuodeng, really must slow down, little by little look. The whole village has hundreds of Ming and Qing buildings, the Republic of China buildings, the public temples, the pavilion, the pavilion, the pavilion, etc., and the pavilion is spectacular. There is also the only Confucian temple built in the village-level administrative area in the country, and there is a Guangong Temple next to it. The Wensage and Wusage are worshipped by the villagers, which shows how deep the cultural heritage of Nuodeng Ancient Village is.
Nuo Deng ham is definitely the most ugly ham in the cloud legs, thanks to CCTV "Tongue" to make it out of the depths of the mountains, more than three years can be raw food, but still fried to eat. Playing Nuodeng Ancient Village is definitely a strength work. Climbing the steps can really climb to bite the teeth. It has a primitive taste, but the accommodation is still good to return to the county. Eating in the county seat is indeed a problem. After searching for a restaurant, it is overcrowded, and you will find a restaurant to fill your stomach.
来这里的人要清楚一点,这是深山里的保存相对完好的一个古村落,进出村就是上下山极耗体力,周边我认为只有大浪坝、太极锁水最值得游玩。这就是一个让你逃离喧嚣,看日升日落,发呆喝茶的地方。如果你是逃离城市喧嚣、出来散心的、在一个地方呆的住且自驾,那这里好极了。保存完好的古村落,极具生活气息,民宿多且老板都可以做本地特色美食。村顶的玉皇阁等建筑也很精美,留心观察甚至可以发现村顶的古建筑甚至好像曾经作为小学使用过。我跟我老婆在诺邓住了两天,每天睡到自然醒,饿了请民宿老板做饭吃,喝茶发呆,爬到村顶看看古建筑,去了一趟大浪坝(大浪坝就是另一个故事了),中途路过云龙太极观景台。村顶的古建筑给人的感觉就是精美、脆弱,但是一次性爬到村顶非常需要体力(除非住的民宿就在上部),可能因为每阶石阶过高的原因。去村顶前一定要上好厕所,不要问为什么。。。诺邓有他不完美的地方,他进出不方便,甚至可以说困难,行李都需要民宿老板请骡子拉;人潮过后他落了很多垃圾;村顶的古建筑维护的不好,不知道还能经历多少春秋。。。我觉得他不够好是因为对他有过多的期待,因为来过,产生了联结,所以希望他变的更好,希望他被更多人喜欢,也希望多年以后我再来时,还能找到曾经的那份宁静。
Nuodeng Ancient Village has not changed its name for more than a thousand years since the Nanxun period of the Tang Dynasty, so it is called the "millennium Bai village" and is also the oldest village in Yunnan. Among the salt wells of Yunlong, Enodeng's salt well is the oldest, and the mining of salt in Nuodeng Ancient Village dates back to the Han Dynasty.