Heshun Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in May)

I've visited countless ancient towns, but I'm still captivated by Heshun Ancient Town for the 100th time

I came to Tengchong during the ginkgo season, but what I'm most eager to do is to take a walk in Heshun Ancient Town. Because I grew up in the water town of Wuzhen and have been to various ancient towns, cities, and villages, my immunity to ancient towns is really strong. But Heshun is the most special one. The rice fields here are not props for photo ops, The old streets and alleys here have real life, The people here never cater to tourists, This ancient town on the border, listed in National Geographic, Is not suitable for tourism, but for living. . 📍Yunnan Tengchong | Heshun Ancient Town 🎫¥55 🚗Not far from Tengchong city, it's very convenient to take a taxi 🔖It is recommended to stay at least one night in the ancient town . ⏰Noon 📍Arrive at Heshun Ancient Town Stroll along the small alleys and feel the market atmosphere of the ancient town. Electric cars whizz past, People carrying shoulder poles sway down the stairs, The elderly sit by the road to sunbathe. . ⏰Afternoon 📍Stroll to Chunye Coffee Find a terrace seat for afternoon tea, From here you can overlook the entire ancient town. . ⏰Evening 📍Walk to Shuanghong Bridge Shuanghong Bridge is one of the symbols of Heshun, Rice fields, lotus ponds, ducks, Distant mountains and sunset, frog calls and human voices, The shadow under the laundry pavilion, The old man with a hunched back, Heshun at this time is incredibly beautiful. . ⏰Night 📍Find an old shop for barbecue hot pot Coated tofu, potatoes, small melons and various mushrooms, Are the specialties of Yunnan. Around the hot pot, the sound of food is especially healing. . ⏰Next morning 📍Must go to the Hundred Year Vegetable Street Vegetables, fruits and flowers are lined up along the street, The steam in the breakfast shop is full of people, Thin bean flour, bait silk must have a share, This is the morning unique to Heshun. . ⏰Morning 📍Heshun Library After experiencing the hustle and bustle of Heshun, Come and feel the quietness of this rural library, Remember to carry your ticket with you, you need to check it when you enter. . ⏰Check out at noon 📍Try Cun's roll powder Secret sauce + first make roll powder, I haven't eaten it since I left Heshun. . More niche than Dali, quieter than Lijiang. Tengchong is comfortable all year round, and winter is no exception.

Heshun Ancient Town in the early morning. The architecture in this historical city is breathtaking. The reflections on the water are an added way to appreciate the beauty of the village. Even in the winter it is lovely. Great photo ops. #merrychristmas #merrychristmas

Night view of Heshun ancient city in Tengchong, aren't the lights amazing? The reflections on the water give an added demention to the entire fairytale scene. Truly a wonderful historical site, what a way to make a family memory. #merrychristmas #merrychristmas

Heshun Ancient Town | The forever free and easy paradise for individuals (Travel Guide Edition)

I really love Heshun Ancient Town! It's less crowded, scenically beautiful! A paradise for individuals~ Plus, there's a century-old food market with all sorts of fun stuff! ✅Ticket🎫: 55 RMB per person, valid for multiple entries within 7 days. ✅Accommodation: It's recommended to stay inside the ancient town, it's so quiet at night! You can sleep so soundly! In the morning, there's only the sound of birds chirping, and the sunlight☀️ shining through the wooden windows, which is very pleasant😌 And you can stroll around the ancient town in the morning and evening, and plan to visit other scenic spots in Tengchong during the day, saving time. (The ancient town is most beautiful in the morning and evening, it's too hot at noon and in the afternoon) ✅Recommended attractions ✔️Wenchang Palace + Library. The first scenic spot at the entrance of the ancient town, both are century-old houses, and they are next to each other, so you can finish visiting quickly. ✔️Shuanghong Bridge. Right outside the library, two ancient bridges, watching the sunset from the bridge is fantastic every day. ✔️Wheat fields. In the farmland at the entrance of the ancient town, there are large fields of wheat and wildflowers, great for taking photos📷 ✔️Cun's Ancestral Hall. There are many ancestral halls in the ancient town, where you can see the changes of century-old buildings. ✔️Century-old Vegetable Street. The local food market of the ancient town, only open in the morning, is an uphill alley where locals sell vegetables, flowers, fruits, mushrooms, and all kinds of fascinating trinkets. On Vegetable Street, you can buy fruits and local specialties at a very low price☝️ ✔️Chunye Coffee☕️. A great place to watch the sunset🌄 and the ancient town! Located at the highest point of the ancient town, with a broad view, highly recommended! Their decoration is also very nice, very photogenic! ✔️Wild Duck Lake🦆. The largest small lake in the ancient town, recommended to visit in the morning, the moonlit Wild Duck Lake is glittering and shimmering, very beautiful. ✔️Liu's Ancestral Hall. A bit above Wild Duck Lake, you can take photos of the ancestral hall's entrance + the lake surface, very retro and beautiful. ✔️Shushu Bookstore☕️. On the other side of the core scenic area of the ancient town, about 1km away, it's a combination of a bookstore, coffee shop, and guesthouse. Suitable for checking in and taking photos📷, you can see the panoramic view of the ancient town. ✔️Xianhe Wetland. Ancient trees, wetlands, wild ducks, and even water mist, very beautiful~ ✅Food Recommendations ✔️Grilled Meat Rice Noodles🍜, Grilled Meat Ersi. Delicious😋 ✔️Xi Doufen. In the evening, at the entrance of the century-old Vegetable Street, there's an old couple selling Xi Doufen, very popular. ✔️Mushroom Soup Hotpot🍲. Although the Mushroom Soup Hotpot in Tengchong city is supposed to be more cost-effective, I also found it very tasty in Heshun Ancient Town, and it's not expensive!