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Top 10 Family-Friendly Attractions near Derong [2025]
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Potatso National Park
4.4
/5
8687 reviews
8.3
From AU$ 51.17
Based on 504 reviews
Pudacuo National Forest Park | >100 km from downtown
Phone 0887-8232533
Address: Pudacuo National Park Scenic Spot, Hongpo Village, Shangri-La, Diqing, China (near Shuoduhu Road)
Recommended sightseeing time: 0.5-1 day
Saved by 692 users3409 positive reviews
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The hike was about 3 kilometers long. The guide accompanied us throughout the whole process and was very patient. We saw beautiful scenery, picked wild strawberries, found many magical mushrooms, visited herders' homes, tasted yogurt, squeezed yaks' milk, and made butter tea. The children were very happy.
The scenery is beautiful. There are three attractions in total. The first one is a hike in the mountains and forests. It is recommended to skip the first one and save your energy for the second and third ones. The second one costs 68 yuan per person. There are little squirrels on the forest trail and they will ask for food. You should prepare some in advance (original flavor). The third one has a wide meadow and lake, where cattle and horses graze leisurely. The scenery is very beautiful.
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The Romantic Show of Lijiang
4.6
/5
4649 reviews
8.1
From AU$ 60.19
Based on 91 reviews
Lijiang Railway Station | >100 km from downtown
Phone 0888-6881111
Address: No.88,Yuxing West Road,Yulong Naxi Autonomous County, Lijiang City
Recommended sightseeing time: 1-3 hours
Saved by 458 users3108 positive reviews
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"Lijiang Eternal Love" reveals the Naxi people's creation and the blood and tears of the caravans. "Lijiang Love Song" allows you to experience the customs of Yunnan's ethnic minorities. Touch antiques on Tea and Horse Street, and witness ethnic minority flash mobs at Caravan Square. Feeding koi is a symbol of Naxi auspiciousness, while learning about Mosuo marriage at the Walking Marriage Bridge. Enjoy thrilling fire dance performances at the Cultural Square, and experience the intangible cultural heritage of copperplate engraving for a sense of accomplishment. This isn't just a quick tour; it's a journey into the soul of Lijiang!
The stunning "Lijiang Eternal Love" performance is a must-see! The stage effects are incredible! The "Lijiang Love Song" live-action volcanic eruption is incredibly realistic. Stroll through Tea and Horse Street, savoring yak skewers and buying tie-dye items. The embarrassment of grabbing hydrangeas at the Caravan Square is hilarious. Feeding koi carp at Nacuo Beach is a beautiful photo opportunity, and listening to folk songs in Dawa Village is incredibly relaxing. The Walking Marriage Bridge is covered in wish plaques. Transportation to the scenic area is convenient, with a free shuttle bus. It was a blast! Highly recommended!
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Tinghua Valley - Lijiang Flowers Garden
4.2
/5
176 reviews
6.7
From AU$ 18.92
>100 km from downtown
Phone 16608880202
Address: 云南省丽江市玉龙纳西族自治县白沙镇白沙村委会街尾二组100号
Recommended sightseeing time: 2-3 hours
Saved by 430 users136 positive reviews
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Tinghua Valley is located in the south of Lijiang City. Due to the pleasant climate of Lijiang City, it has a special natural environment, which makes Tinghua Valley have flowers blooming all year round. It is suitable for bringing children to play here.
I think the scenery is very good, but it is quite demanding on the season. When I went there this time, there were only 4 kinds of flowers, which were beautiful, but it would be better if there were more. The staff told me that there would be more flowers in July and August. Overall, I am quite satisfied, but there are so many wasps in the flowers that I was stared at. Do the staff have a better way to get rid of flying insects? I also got flower seeds as souvenirs, which is quite creative. I will go again.
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Cuopu Valley Scenic Area
4.6
/5
441 reviews
6.6
>100 km from downtown
Address: In Zola District, North of Batang County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Recommended sightseeing time: 4-5 hours
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The weather was good and the scenery was beautiful. Fortunately, I didn't give up this attraction. I personally think the most beautiful scenery is the section from the ticket gate to the self-drive parking lot. It's so beautiful.
It's a beautiful place, really nice. I drove in by myself and then took the sightseeing bus in the park. It's a beautiful place. I recommend everyone to go and see the mountains and rivers inside.
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Land of Wilderness
4.2
/5
13 reviews
5.9
Shuhe Old Town | >100 km from downtown
Phone 17308886597
Address: 丽江市古城区东阳路COART Village雪山艺术小镇北侧
Recommended sightseeing time: 2-3 hours
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If you dreamed of adventuring in a place full of fantasy and fairy tales when you were a child, then "Wild Country" is your dream paradise! This place is full of the wonderful ideas of artist Qiao Xiaodao. Various waste items are given new life to create a "fairy tale castle" exclusively for adults and children. Houses, aircraft, slides... Every place will amaze you, as if you have really entered the animation world of Hayao Miyazaki.
🎨 Features Overview:
1. Fantasy creative design: Various buildings are made of waste materials, such as spaceships, orange cats, robot cars, etc., and every corner is full of surprises and imagination.
2. Interactive experience: Adults and children can play freely in this "fairy tale castle", and slides and aircraft allow you to experience the unfinished dreams of childhood.
3. Healing the soul: Qiao Xiaodao hopes that Wild Country is a place for healing the soul, helping adults and children to find inner peace.
4. Integration with nature: Located at the foot of Yulong Snow Mountain, the natural landscape and artistic architecture complement each other, giving you a double enjoyment of vision and soul.
5. Photo-taking paradise: Whether it is "Octopus Grandpa", "Carousel", or "Butterfly RV", every corner here is an excellent photo background.
6. Fantasy exploration experience: Each house has its own story and function, from poetry bookstore to slide library, each one stimulates your desire to explore.
Very suitable for children to play, also suitable for adults, many things are very artistic and old! Very unexpected and pleasant! I felt sad to see many books and things from previous years destroyed! From this, I gradually understood why the Snow Mountain Art Town went from being hot at the beginning to being cold later - because ideals and reality are always contradictory!
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Lashi Lake Ancient Tea House and Horse Road
4.6
/5
365 reviews
5.4
From AU$ 32.25
Lijiang Lashihai Wetland Scenic Area | >100 km from downtown
Address: Lashihai, Yulong Naxi Autonomous County, Lijiang City
Recommended sightseeing time: 2-3 hours
Highlights:
Naxi Dongba Cultural Performance Show
Ride a Yunnan pony to retrace the Tea Horse Road
Saved by 115 users213 positive reviews
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During the festival, I took my family to experience the Ancient Tea Horse Road, so I chose a one-day tour of Lashi Lake. One of the itineraries was to experience horseback riding on the Ancient Tea Horse Road. The horseback riding spot we were sent to this time was the horseback riding area operated by Achuheng, which was divided into Sizong Group 1 and Group 2, which was probably similar to the concept of the village group. We arrived by car around 10 am. The car was relatively old. I asked about the taxi contracted by a similar Changhe minivan, but the driver was a local, very talkative and funny. Before entering the horse farm, it is recommended to buy leg covers, mainly because I am afraid that the dirt on the horse will stick to the tourists' pants. A set of gloves is provided for 20 yuan. This is a voluntary purchase, but generally people who come to ride horses for the first time will buy it. After that, horses will be arranged. After getting on the horse, you need to adapt to it, so at the beginning, you will take the flat road at the entrance of the village. After riding for a while, you will not be afraid. After that, you will enter the Naxi Ancient Village and see some old buildings and hieroglyphs and pictures with Naxi characteristics, which are quite unique. The road after that began to become a rugged path. Experience the feeling of riding up and downhill. The body also needs to cooperate with the adjustment of the center of gravity. Those who do not exercise often will probably have sequelae of back pain the next day. In the middle, you will go to a check-in point on the top of the mountain, buy some horse feed at your own expense to feed the horse, and then go to the terrace to take pictures and overlook the entire Lashi Lake. If you come again in spring, the scenery may be better. After resting, ride back on horseback. The scenery in the mountains is actually good, and it is also quiet and comfortable. The whole journey takes about 1 hour, which is quite interesting. After getting off the horse, a tea and rest station will be arranged. You can buy some local horse caravan tea or yak jerky for free or at your own expense, and then take the minibus back to the original horse-riding point for lunch. I remember it was a local chicken pot, which was quite sufficient and full.
Overall, the experience of horse riding is still good, but I heard that the entire operation is organized and managed by the local government, and external units cannot intervene, so the software service is slightly backward and inadequate. The local horsemen are very simple and polite to foreign tourists. They can only earn a little money by pulling horses and walking the ancient trails. The bulk of the money goes to the drivers and the operating companies, so it is necessary to respect and care for the horses and horsemen. It is worthwhile for friends who don't mind to experience it once.
It was a great trip. My daughter was especially happy. We rode for nearly an hour and reached the highest point where we could overlook the Lashi Lake. We were still not satisfied. The horse rider was also very enthusiastic!
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Wuxuhai Scenic Area
4.6
/5
68 reviews
5.2
Based on 8 reviews
>100 km from downtown
Address: Jiulong, Garze, Sichuan, China
Recommended sightseeing time: 2-3 hours
41% positive reviews
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The scenic area is about 30 kilometers from Jiulong County, but there is a 10-kilometer-long bad road just outside the county, with shell craters and washboards. The car chassis is not very friendly and there is no mobile phone signal. It is troublesome to have any problems with the car. The scenic area is very large, but there is only the lake to play, or you can hike around the lake, ride horses and take pictures. There are many such scenery in western Sichuan, and it doesn’t feel very special. The ticket price is not high, and the key is that the parking lot is charged. It’s no wonder that few people come! The overall price-performance ratio is indeed not high
The journey is a bit far, 4 to 5 hours from Kangding or Mianning. But it is worth going. There are buses at Minzu Square at 7:50 in the morning and 5:30 in the afternoon. The bus will return after it arrives at the scenic spot. Half a day is enough for the scenic spot. If you don't drive yourself, go in the morning and charter a car at noon. You can send your luggage in the scenic spot and there is lunch, which is of good quality.
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Baishuihe River
4.3
/5
372 reviews
5.1
Based on 93 reviews
Yulong Snow Mountain Scenic Area | >100 km from downtown
Address: Lijiang Yulong Snow Mountain Scenic Area, Lijiang City
Recommended sightseeing time: 1-3 hours
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1. "Baishui River" is located in the "Blue Moon Valley" in the 5A scenic spot "Yulong Snow Mountain". Yulong Snow Mountain is a nationally famous tourist destination and a must-visit online celebrity attraction for Lijiang tourism. Its 13 snow-capped peaks are like a white jade dragon, which is named after it. It is regarded by the ethnic minority Naxi as the incarnation of their patron god "Three Gods" and has become the origin of Naxi culture. In history, many mountaineering teams have tried to climb the main peak "Shanzidou" at an altitude of 5,596 meters on Yulong Snow Mountain, but all ended in failure, which has added a layer of mystery to this sacred mountain. The scenic area is divided into 5 major areas: "Ganhaizi Garden", "Spruce Ping", "Yak Ping", "Blue Moon Valley" and "Glacier Park" (the highest altitude, often suspended, it is recommended to call in advance).
① Address: Yulong Naxi Autonomous County, Lijiang City.
② Transportation: There is no bus, but there is a direct bus from Lijiang Ancient Town. You can also drive or go with a group. It is easy to park by car.
③ Peak season: None, but the best place to take photos in winter is at the bottom of the snow line.
④ Notes: Those with strong altitude sickness can bring their own nutrients and oxygen bottles, which are sold along the scenic area.
2. Blue Moon Valley is a valley that the "Baishui River" passes through. It is named because the moon is reflected in the blue lake in the evening. The Baishui River is formed by the melting ice and snow of Yulong Snow Mountain and is also the source of the "Lijiang Ancient City". There are 3 sightseeing bus stops in the valley. After getting off the bus, you can get on the bus to the next stop. If you have enough time, you can also walk the whole way. There are ethnic costume rental places at each stop. The first stop is "Baishuitai", but the river water is blue and emerald green, and the terraced small waterfalls are very beautiful; the second stop "Jingtan Lake" is the most beautiful, with a large Dongba stone tablet (the ancient writing of the Naxi people, they call wise men "Dongba". There is an essay on the stone tablet), white yaks (white yaks are sacred animals in Tibetan Buddhist areas and cannot be slaughtered. The picture of leaning against plastic peach blossoms, with bluestone, waterfalls and snow-capped mountains on their backs is very beautiful. It costs 50 yuan to ride on it to take pictures) and other photo spots. Among them, the waterfall "Three Waterfalls and Greenery" is three layers of waterfalls stacked on top of each other. The waterfalls hit the goose-soft stones on the riverbed and make a tinkling sound, which is very popular; the third stop "Tingtao Lake" is very small, with only one waterfall viewing platform. There are semi-free photo spots in the scenic area: tourists will be given a two-inch photo for free, and the packaged large photos cost 20 yuan. I bought them because I thought they were okay.
Baishui River is a river formed by the melting glaciers of Yulong Snow Mountain. It cascades down the valley. The water is clear and dark green. The riverbed is composed of deposited limestone fragments, which is grayish white. The clear spring flows through it, and it looks like a white river from a distance.
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Haizi Mountain
4.8
/5
126 reviews
5.1
>100 km from downtown
Phone 0836-5327188
Address: Within Daocheng County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, between Litang and Daocheng counties
Recommended sightseeing time: 2 hours
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Haizi Mountain Nature Reserve is located in the north of Daocheng, with a total area of 3,287 square kilometers and an average altitude of 4,300-4,700 meters. The plateau is the largest ancient ice body relic on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, namely the "Daocheng Ancient Ice Cap". There are jagged rocks and large and small lakes scattered all over the mountain. On the mountain with an average altitude of 4,500 meters, 1,145 large and small lakes are shining in the mountains like a thousand diamonds scattered by God. Its scale and density are the highest in China. The unique landscape of Haizi Mountain is the stone river, stone sea and glacial rock basins (lakes) of various shapes composed of large and small granite boulders (gravel). There are no trees or rivers in sight, and even wild grass only grows occasionally. It is as "wild" as the surface of Mars photographed by the "Spirit".
Haizishan Nature Reserve is located in the northern plateau area of Daocheng County. It is the largest ancient ice relic on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and is famous for its "Daocheng Ancient Ice Cap". The total area is 3,723 square kilometers, of which Litang County accounts for about 2/3 and Daocheng County accounts for about 1/3. The lowest altitude of the reserve is about 3,400 meters, the highest altitude is 5,050 meters, and the average altitude is 4,000 meters. The reserve is a plateau hill that was raised up by the Himalayas in the ancient Mediterranean. It is part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. 1/4 of the reserve is ancient The gravel accumulation on the seabed of the Mediterranean Sea, 1/4 is the original forest composed of major tree species such as poplar and cold spruce in the mountains of Sichuan and Yunnan, and 2/4 is the alpine wetland-meadow-shrub. There are a total of 1,145 large and small lakes in the area, and its size and density are unique in China. Because the Tibetan people named the mountain lakes are also called Haizi, it is named Haizi Mountain.
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Dayan Naxi Ancient Music Performance
4.8
/5
529 reviews
5.1
From AU$ 18.92
Based on 69 reviews
The Old Town of Lijiang | >100 km from downtown
Phone 0888-5127971
Address: No. 86 Mishi Lane, Xinyi Street, Gucheng District, Lijiang City
Recommended sightseeing time: 1.5-2 hours
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I highly recommend it. Instead of wandering around the noisy streets outside, why not come in and listen to some ancient music? The meaning of travel is not only to check in at popular attractions, but also to experience the unique culture. There are ancient towns everywhere, but ancient music is unique.
China's most unpretentious, unreliable and most tragic art institution - Lijiang Naxi Ancient Music Association
Unpretentious and unreliable means that when this band performs, they never put a music stand with music scores in front of each person like other bands, because they play ancient music from more than 1,000 years ago, using the ancient Gongche Pu, and only one person in the band can understand the score; another meaning of unreliable is that because the performers are all elderly people over 70 years old (now young people have joined), from time to time someone will pass away and leave the band, and more than 20 photos of the old band members have been hung on the stage of the performance. Speaking of tragedy, in order to pass on this intangible cultural heritage, they have insisted on performing one show every day since the 1980s. Even in the special period when the epidemic was raging, a group of elderly people wearing masks insisted on performing. When I first came to see it more than 20 years ago, the theater was full, and people from various tour groups were still fighting for seats. Now, the bar street outside is bustling with people, but there are only two or three people at the performance of Naxi Ancient Music. Listening to the professional and serious performance of the 14 people on the stage, a feeling of sadness and desolation came over me. Just as the host said, they don’t know how long this art form can last…
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