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Top 5 Best Things to Do in Jianshui [2025]
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Jianshui Excursion Train
4.6
/5
1922 reviews
7.7
1.5 km from downtown
Phone 0873-7888655
Address: Jianshui, Honghe, Yunnan, China
Recommended sightseeing time: 2 hours
No.1 of Family-Friendly Attractions in Jianshui
Highlights:
Vintage narrow-gauge railway experience
Vintage train through Jianshui scenery
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Relying on the remains of the century-old meter-gauge railway (the original Gebishi railway section), the Jianshui train connects four cultural landmarks, namely Lin'an Station, Shuanglong Bridge Station, Xianghui Bridge Station and Tuanshan Station, with a 13-kilometer line. Its core values are threefold:
1. **Historical Revitalization**: The century-old French station building, the Xianghui Bridge Station, which combines Chinese and Western styles, and the original appearance of the carriages of the Republic of China reproduce the industrial memory of the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway, witnessing the independent spirit of China's first private railway;
2. **Cultural Tourism Connection**: Connecting the Zhu Family Garden, the "Grand View Garden of Southern Yunnan", the 17-hole Shuanglong Bridge of the Qing Dynasty (Mao Yisheng praised it as the best ancient bridge), and the 600-year-old Tuanshan Ancient Village, forming a time-space corridor of "one track and four scenes";
3. **Operational Effectiveness**: In ten years, it has transported more than 1.1 million tourists and generated nearly 100 million yuan in revenue. It has created the "Yunnan Model" of meter-gauge protection and utilization with the collaborative management of "railway + local", and promoted the rural revitalization along the line.
It is now necessary to balance the nostalgic experience and commercial dilution, and some artificial landscapes are slightly weaker in historical authenticity.
The scenery here is very beautiful. It is a place to experience the old-fashioned train station in the past. When traveling to the ancient city of Jianshui in Yunnan, there are many people visiting here. The small train here can reach many scenic spots, such as the Seventeen-Arch Bridge and Tuanshan Residences. The scenery along the way is good. I still like this Jianshui train. Although it is an old train in the past, the train has been built and decorated with wooden floors. It looks antique and has its own characteristics. Sitting on the small train is the fun of the old-fashioned train in the past. The rumbling sound sounded, and the train set off...
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Jianshui Ancient City
4.6
/5
675 reviews
7.0
Based on 64 reviews
Jianshui Ancient Town | 2.3 km from downtown
Phone 0873-7807366
Address: Nanzhuang Section, Lin'an Town, Jianshui County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture
Recommended sightseeing time: 2-4 hours
No.1 of Night Attractions in Jianshui
Highlights:
Chimes & doves above tower
Royal-favored bird's nests
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The Confucian Temple is located in the ancient city of Jianshui. It is bigger than expected. It may be because it is raining, so there are not many people. The experience of visiting is very good. The caisson is very beautiful and worth seeing. We were unable to visit all of them because we had to catch the train. It is a bit regrettable. We will make up for it next time.
I have lived in the ancient city of Jianshui in Yunnan for half a month, and the food, lodging and transportation are generally very good. This is basically an original ancient city, with many core scenic spots, such as Zhujia Garden, Jianshui Confucian Temple, Chaoyang Building, Shuanglong Bridge, Ant Workshop, Zitao Street, Tuanshan Residences, etc., basically all of which are based on the ancient buildings of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, integrating Confucian cultural ideas. And the history and natural scenery of southern Anhui are beautiful. Especially there are more phoenix flowers here, so that when you travel, you feel very good, there is auspicious and prosperous feeling. Especially every day, I can't go to the old large and small stone streets, enjoy the customs of different places, let people linger, I think it is a very good travel destination.
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Tuanshan Residential Quarters
4.5
/5
459 reviews
6.7
From PLN 16.59
8.9 km from downtown
Phone 0873-3064228
Address: Jianshui, Honghe, Yunnan, China
Recommended sightseeing time: 0.5-1 day
Highlights:
Overlooking river & lush mountains
Experience Yi "Tushar" traditional homes
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Coming from Jianshui Ancient City. You can take a small train, sightseeing car, taxi, Fangyou Tuanshan is a very famous place, there are many hats and packagers at the door, and it is cheap to eat at noon. There is a large lotus pond at the entrance of Tuanshan Mountain. It is not far from the Tuanshan Railway Station.
The original taste of ancient architecture; And it is scattered in the Tuanshan Village. We visited for an afternoon. It is worth savoring the carved beam painting building, three squares and one wall, and the courtyard and other characteristic architectural styles. And the calligraphy and paintings on the building door frame, eaves, and beams can definitely be called art works. At the beginning, they were all made by famous calligraphy and paintings.
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Jianshui Swallows'Cave
4.6
/5
739 reviews
6.2
From PLN 26.14
Based on 32 reviews
23.9 km from downtown
Phone 0873-7821298
Address: Jianshui, Honghe, Yunnan, China
Recommended sightseeing time: 3-4 hours
No.2 of Family-Friendly Attractions in Jianshui
Highlights:
Watch farmers collect bird's nests
Hundreds of human & animal-like karsts
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The inside is very shocking and beautiful, that is, the steps are too slippery on rainy days. It is recommended to improve it. I took my family to wrestle today. The scenery inside is beautiful. It is recommended to take the elderly and children to take the boat in and out.
Not bad, nature's ghost and axe work, there are boats to pick up and drop off, the scenery is very shocking, China's first cave, a little tired to go,,,,,,,,,,,,. ,,,,. . . . . ,
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5
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Jianshui 17-hole Bridge
4.6
/5
144 reviews
5.7
Based on 63 reviews
4.6 km from downtown
Address: Baituan Highway, Jianshui County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture
Recommended sightseeing time: 1 hour
Highlights:
Bridge & pavilion float gracefully
Symbol of taming twin dragons
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This is an ancient bridge in Jianshui County, Yunnan Province. The two rivers formed the pattern of Shuanglong Bridge and Seventeen-hole Bridge. Although the river is not logistics now, the stone bridge still stands on the river. As the construction of the stone bridge, there are pavilions in the middle, which is indeed relatively rare. It is not bad for two or three hundred years, and it has also left a strong stroke on the construction of China's stone bridge. Come to Jianshui to visit this historical site, let us feel the greatness and weight of China's history of building stone bridges. The surrounding scenery of the bridge is good, you can take a look by the way.
This is the first attraction to go to Jianshui City, Yunnan Province by small train, Shuanglong Bridge, commonly known as the Seventeen-Kong Bridge, this landscape visit time is half an hour, walk along the bridge, there are multiple shooting points, the bridge is seventeen holes, there are pavilions and platforms on the bridge, Shuanglong Bridge looks particularly artistic, The bridge is nine meters high and looks magnificent. The bridge I feel most is all stone. The slate on the bridge has been polished and transparent, and the history is heavy and long. There are two stone carving faucets at the bridge, so it is a shuanglong bridge. This place is a must-visit to Jianshui, it is worth visiting.
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