Tengchong: The "First City at the Edge" in Xu Xiake's Writing

🌴 Attractions and Routes 🍄Day 1: Heshun Ancient Town ✅ Heshun Ancient Town, a 600-year-old town that still preserves Ming and Qing Dynasty architectural styles. Admission ticket 🎫CNY 55 (valid for multiple entries within 7 days). You need to buy tickets even if you stay in a 🏡 inside the town. 🍄Day 2: Rehai Scenic Area → Simola Wa Ethnic Village → Heshun Ancient Town ✅ Rehai Scenic Area: I bought a combo ticket (1 adult + 1 child admission + hot spring + shuttle bus + 2 portions of rice noodles, total 🎫CNY 318). You can buy grass-woven egg holders for about CNY 4-5 at the entrance to experience hot spring egg boiling. Near the hot pool, people place eggs on the ground to steam them, though they say the eggs won't cook through. There's free egg-cooking service nearby, which takes about 30 minutes. ✅ Simola Wa Ethnic Village: An authentic ancient village with well-preserved ethnic culture, built along the mountainside. If you take a ride-hailing service, cars are stopped at the village entrance. Most visitors buy round-trip shuttle tickets. I chatted with my driver who took a detour to enter the village. If you're dropped at the entrance, just buy a one-way shuttle ticket, as you can call a car from inside the village when leaving. Empty cars are allowed to enter, but not those carrying passengers. 🍄Day 3: Heshun Ancient Town → Western Yunnan Earthquake Memorial Museum → National Martyrs' Cemetery → Dieshuihe Waterfall → Tengchong City ✅ Western Yunnan Memorial Museum free guided tour times: 10:00, 10:40 AM, 2:00, 2:40 PM. ✅ National Martyrs' Cemetery is next to the Western Yunnan Memorial Museum. Here lie 8,000 heroes of the Anti-Japanese Expedition Army, making it an important patriotic education base. ✅ Dieshuihe Waterfall belongs to the Irrawaddy River system and is one of the rare waterfalls located within city limits. 🍄Day 4: Beihai Wetland → Qiluo Ancient Town ✅ Beihai Wetland is a paradise for migratory birds. There are bamboo rafts, water bicycles, and other water facilities for entertainment. Bamboo rafting is not recommended - while unique, it's quite strenuous. ✅ Qiluo Ancient Town is less popular than Heshun Ancient Town and mainly inhabited by locals. If you enjoy tranquility and ancient atmosphere, it's worth a visit. The Wenchang Temple at the village entrance was originally built in the Ming Dynasty, rebuilt during the Kangxi period, and completed in the 9th year of Qianlong's reign. Its specific purpose is unknown and it has been closed for several years. Local residents couldn't provide more information. ☄️ Accommodation Stay in Heshun Ancient Town for the first two days, then in the city center. In the ancient town, it's recommended to stay on the street where Shushu Bookstore is located, as 🚗 can reach the entrance. If you stay deeper inside the town, 🚗 cannot reach your accommodation.