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Lijiang rebellious play guide: refuse to squeeze into the ancient city and unlock the niche secrets

Do you think Lijiang only has Sifang Street and Bar Street? No no no~This list is specially designed to cure "Lijiang aesthetic fatigue" and take you to experience the "new Yunnan flavor"! 🧳Pre-trip rebellious checklist √Sunscreen + sunglasses (ultraviolet rays on the plateau are a special cure for disobedience) National style shawl (a great tool for taking photos, but don’t buy the popular ones in scenic spots)√Waterproof shoes (stone slabs turn into ice rinks in seconds during rainy season)√A heart that doesn’t want to check in (refuse to use the same camera as internet celebrities) 🗓️4 days and 3 nights anti-routine itinerary Day 1: Be a "wild child of the snowy mountains" for a day · Morning· Horseback riding in Yuhu Village (half the price of Lashihai!)▶Learn a dialect sentence from a Naxi grandmother: "Thank you = Jiubei Se" (pronounced like "Jiubei Se") ·At noon·Eat "Fried Ham with Watery Flowers" at the Cuiyan Restaurant (the name of this dish wins) ·Afternoon·Take photos of the snow-capped mountains reflected in Pearl Lake (a free view known only to locals)▶Drink coffee and play with dogs at "Go to Your Study" (the owner is a poet who escaped from Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou) ·At night·Watch free bonfire dance at Shuhe Sifang Tingyin Square (more exciting than dancing in a bar) Day 2: Be a cultural "bandit" · Morning·Looking for Ming Dynasty aliens in Baisha murals (there are real UFO patterns!)▶Buy rose buns (bigger than a fist) at "Mantou Poet" ·Noon·Naxi mixed pot with pig's trotters (collagen bomb cooked in casserole) ·Afternoon·Dongba Paper Mill makes a piece of paper with petals (the kind that can be used to write love letters)▶Feeding alpacas at Xiaozun Muli Manor (pretending to be in New Zealand) ·At night·Watch the 5D sky show in Yichi Lane (the lane with snowflakes falling overhead) Day 3: Wilderness Survival (Light Version) · Full day · Hike in Tiger Leaping Gorge (the scenery in the middle is the most amazing, remember to compete with the goats for the road) ▶ Drink "Shuangsi Ni Terrace" beer at "Halfway Inn" (the name is not deceiving) Day 4: Be a foodie at the market ·Morning· Zhongyi Market: ✔️Chicken bean jelly with chili sauce (the stall owner will laugh at you for not being able to handle spicy food) ✔️Freshly baked flower cakes (ten times more fragrant than chain stores) ✔️5 yuan grilled bait (fried dough sticks and fermented bean curd are a perfect match) ·Afternoon· "Wild Country" takes weird photos (Qiao Xiaodao built a fairy tale town with scrap metal) 🍜Dark cuisine recommendation ① Yongsheng Oil Tea (a weird combination of salty milk tea and rice popcorn) ② Lijiang Baba (not sweet! It’s the long-lost brother of scallion pancake) ③ Yak Yogurt (so sour that your facial features are distorted but you can’t stop eating it) ④ Fried Bamboo Worms (a high-protein assassin, just eat it with your eyes closed) 🚪 Accommodation options Snow Mountain Tent Camp (watch the Milky Way crashing into the snowy mountains at 3 a.m.) · Naxi old house transformed into a B&B (sleeping under a century-old mural) Backpacker Space Capsule (suitable for socially anxious people) 💡Advice for rebellious players ⚠️Don’t braid your hair! (After the auntie finishes making it up, she will start selling) ⚠️Don’t touch the "romantic encounter" (the wine-selling is older than the ancient city) ⚠️Don’t buy "wild mushrooms" (unless you want to see the little man dancing) 📸Versailles copywriting for friend circle 🔹"In Lijiang, I found a wilder way to enjoy life than in Dali" 🔹"When the Naxi grandmother taught me to curse..."🔹"Hiking in Tiger Leaping Gorge, the goats made way for me" This guide is specially designed to cure "Lijiang PTSD" - instead of crowding in Sifang Street and counting people, why not chase the sheep under the snow-capped mountains! 🐑
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Posted: Mar 27, 2025
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