#Bixi Ancient Town Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in May)
Ancient Towns
Address:
Provincial Highway 218, Mojiang Hani Autonomous County
Recommended sightseeing time:
2 hours
The tranquil Bixi ancient town
Passing through Bixi ancient town, I saw an uncle selling pig's trotters and elbows at the small market at the entrance of the town. Since the previous night at the Mojiang Twin Towns Fish Hotpot, where the pricing was 1 kilogram = 1 market jin, I specifically asked about the price. The uncle was talkative and honest, and he straightforwardly said he didn't play those tricks, it was just 70 yuan for 1000 grams. I bought a jin of elbow meat in a big bag, and following the uncle's directions, I went to the town's tofu shop, where 5 yuan got me a big bowl full of tofu pudding, which could be dipped in either salty and spicy sauce or just sugar. Eating the pork elbow meat with the dipping sauce on the side was incredibly delicious.
The ancient town was originally the county seat of Mojiang, not very large, and could be walked around in about fifteen minutes. Several old houses preserved as attractions are in good condition, among which the most famous is the Li Xiushan residence, which was once the headquarters of the Self-Defense Army, and 'Yu Family's Former Residence', which is the ancestral home of the Taiwanese singer Harlem Yu. There are not many tourists in the town, and as you stroll leisurely, what you see is the breath of life.
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Crossing the Tropic of Cancer, I arrived at the place where the sun turns around
Mojiang, a place known as 'the place where the sun turns around.' It has always haunted my dreams, and today I finally made it here.
The Tropic of Cancer passes through Mojiang County, hence it is also known as 'the home of the Hani, the city of the Tropic, and the home of twins.'
The Mojiang Tropic of Cancer Marker Park, located to the west of Mojiang County town and themed around 'Tropic of Cancer culture,' is one of the largest and most comprehensive Tropic of Cancer marker parks in the world.
The scenic area is planned and designed with novelty and style. From the foot of the mountain to the top, there are sequentially built: the Gate of Return, the Sun Path, Kuafu Chasing the Sun, Stone Circle, Transcendence, Sun and Moon Brilliance, Sundial Timing, Sun Viewing Tower, Main Marker Pavilion, Gemini Square, Planetarium, Stonehenge Square, Hani Fire Taking Platform, West Gate Scenic Steps, Moon Square, and other 15 groups of attractions.
The Tropic of Cancer, also known as the Summer Solstice Line, is the northernmost boundary on Earth where the sun's rays can shine directly, approximately at 23°26'N (generally estimated to be 23.5°).
The Tropic of Cancer is a latitude line with multidisciplinary significance in astronomical and climatic features.
Every year on the summer solstice (when the sun's ecliptic longitude is 90°), the sun's rays almost directly strike the Tropic of Cancer, and at this time, the daytime duration in the Northern Hemisphere reaches its longest for the year. Due to the high angle of the sun directly shining on the Tropic of Cancer, the phenomenon of 'no shadow at noon' occurs on the Tropic of Cancer.
It's really worth a visit, and moreover, there are popular spots for social media check-ins, which are very photogenic.
🎈Travel Tips and Recommended Itinerary
✅Tropic of Cancer Marker Park
✅Twin Town
✅Bixi Ancient Town (few people, not heavily commercialized)
🚩Highlights
✅You can take a flying carpet up and down
✅Visit the Planetarium
✅3D movie 20/person (includes astronomy, geography, science popularization, garden art, folk culture, etc.)
🍵Food Recommendations
✅Oil-soaked heart tube, fried sweet rice balls, oyster sauce mango, litsea cubeba boiled fish
✅Rice noodles, rice vermicelli
✅Braised chicken in soy sauce, pickled meat
✅Green grass dumplings, Huashan family
🏠Accommodation Recommendations
✅Wyndham
✅Lanting Garden
✅Tropic of Cancer Hotel
🚙Transport Information
✅High-speed train to Mojiang Station, take a taxi to the city center (about 15Y)
🕑Opening Hours
✅08:30-18:30
📍Scenic Area Address
✅Tropic of Cancer Marker Park, Mojiang Hani Autonomous County, Pu'er City
💰Ticket Information
✅Full price: 40Y/person
ASHLYN WATERS
Yunnan Off-the-Beaten-Path Travel Guide, a historic town with a history of over 600 years
A town so niche it couldn't get any more niche, no entrance fee, tranquil and sparsely populated, especially suitable for visiting.
This place is Mojiang Bixi Ancient Town.
Bixi Ancient Town was originally named Bishuo, derived from the green mountains and the tranquil meaning of 'shuo'. With a clear stream on each side of the town, fertile farmland in front, and green mountains behind, it was later renamed 'Bixi'.
Bixi Ancient Town is embraced by a moat, once surrounded by tall city walls. Although the walls are now in ruins, the ancient relics that remain are still clearly visible, as if telling the story of its past prosperity.
Strolling through Bixi Ancient Town is like returning to the once bustling Tea Horse trade town. Here, we can imagine the busy scenes of merchants on the ancient Tea Horse Road, the sound of horse hooves echoing through the valleys, goods being traded, and cultures colliding. With its simple and honest folk customs and inclusive culture, Pu'er Bixi Ancient Town makes every visitor feel the warmth and sincerity of the land.
🎈Bixi Ancient Town Travel Tips
✅Octagonal Tower
✅Li Xiushan Residence
✅Zhang Pengguang Residence
✅Yu Enyang's Former Residence
🚩One-Day Tour Route
✅Mojiang County Town — Mojiang Confucian Temple — Mojiang Tropic of Cancer Marker Park — Mojiang International Twin Culture Park — Bixi Ancient Town
🍵Food Recommendations
✅Purple Rice Series
✅Bixi Tofu
✅Rice Noodles, etc.
🌟PS: If you don't want to eat in Bixi Ancient Town, it's recommended to eat in Mojiang County Town (International Twin Town, Hani Food Street, Gongyangshun Street)
🏠Accommodation Recommendations
✅Bixi Ancient Town (limited accommodations, basic conditions)
🌟PS: You can stay in Mojiang County Town, since it's very close (Gemini Star Hotel, Lantingyuan Hotel, Twin Hotel, Hani Secret Hotel, Mancheng Hotel, Tropic of Cancer Hotel)
🚙Transportation Information
✅Self-driving: Navigate to Bixi Ancient Town
✅Bus: You can take a bus opposite Mojiang No.1 Middle School, with a bus every half hour (7Y/person)
✅Taxi: About 30Y (remember, it's hard to arrange a return trip)
💰Ticket Information
✅Free
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Bixi Ancient Town
Bixi ➡️ A remote ancient town on the Southern Yunnan Tea Horse Road,
hidden deep in the Ailao Mountains, on the essential route from Kunming to Xishuangbanna,
without the hustle and bustle, I always make a point to visit when driving by.
The deep courtyards of the caravan families, the street market's everyday life,
and a bowl of tofu pudding is so comforting.
Although the ancient town is small, it retains many old Ming and Qing dynasty residences.
The Kui Xing Pavilion with its flying eaves and corners, the wind chimes that move people,
the city tower, the God of Wealth Temple, and the Yu family's old house are all worth a visit.
As an important post on the Tea Horse Road, Bixi was once a gathering place for merchants,
and the valley produced many talents, including the prominent Yu, He, and Huang families.
Among them, the three Yu brothers were influential in the first half of the 20th century.
From organizing and participating in the Double Ninth Uprising to being a founding figure of the Protect the Country Movement,
holding the position of Minister of Finance, founding the Fudian Bank to the 'Great Double Ninth' cigarettes,
singer Yu Chengqing is also a fourth-generation descendant of the Bixi Yu family.
Times have changed, and Bixi's prosperity has faded, but its simplicity remains,
with few tourists on weekdays, making it suitable for a restful visit during a self-drive trip.
📍️Address: Mojiang Bixi Ancient Town ✅Tour Route: Enter from the town gate and follow the main street to the central four-cornered building, turn left to see the Yu family's courtyard, and then continue left to check in at several old courtyards.
🚗️Transportation: Self-driving, about 2.5h from Puer Simao
⏰️Opening Hours: All day
🎫️Ticket: Free🆓
🍱Soy milk, water tofu pudding, sour juice tofu, rolled purple rice cakes, Hani dipping water chicken.
KARTER GARCIA
Pu'er Mojiang actually hides an undeveloped ancient town!
🚗 On the way to Pu'er 🛣️, I took a detour to visit Yu Chengqing's hometown—Bixi Ancient Town. This place is simple and undeveloped, and the locals are very warm and genuine 🤗. There are also old grandmas selling Gardenia flowers in medicine bottles on the street 💐, and the local snacks like tofu pudding and soy milk are very fragrant 😋. Having a bowl before setting off is really satisfying~ The photos are not comprehensive 🤔, but those who like niche travel can go for it 🎉!
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Yunnan Mojiang｜Offbeat Travel｜The ancient town of Bixi, founded in the Ming Dynasty
Located 10 kilometers away from Mojiang county, this century-old town
was once an important post on the ancient Tea-Horse Road.
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The well-preserved ancient buildings with historical accumulation
Walking in the Bixi ancient town with few tourists
There is a strong sense of time travel
👣 Li Xiushan's House - A representative of traditional residential architecture in Bixi Ancient Town
Founded in 1941, it is a group of north-facing, mainly wooden structures, three-story step-style running horse corner building courtyard.
Mainly provide accommodation for the passing horse gangs, with main rooms, side rooms, ear rooms and horse stables, and a horse well on the right side of the main gate.
The whole courtyard is ridge-raising and eave-lifting, with extraordinary momentum, the auspicious patterns on the carved eave flower lattice window, the longevity peach, and ganoderma on the main gate, which have typical era characteristics.
👣 Yu Family's Old House (Open on weekends)
The old house of Yu Enyang, the "Hero of Restoration" and "National Protector General" during the Republic of China
The ancestral home of Taiwanese singer Yu Chengqing
👣 Bixi Tofu Shop - Have a bowl of spicy tofu
The tofu in the north and south has a sweet and salty dispute
The default taste in Bixi is spicy
The tender and delicate tofu is topped with spicy sauce
It makes the aroma of the beans more prominent
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It was later heard
From the east gate of Bixi Ancient Town to the north to Bixi Primary School
The old street is still full of bluestone
Octagonal tower, horse drinking well, horse tethering stake, public granary, God of Wealth temple
Guanyin Pavilion, city wall ruins and other cultural relics still exist
Unfortunately, we didn't have enough time to walk around
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😊Wish everyone to keep a happy mood on the journey, and calm down to feel the accumulation of history
GUNNER SHELTON
Bixi Ancient Town | An important post on the Tea Horse Road
An important post on the Tea Horse Road
Apart from Dali Shaxi
There is also the forgotten Mojiang Bixi Ancient Town
The ancient town is not big but it has everything
Smelling the tea fragrance along the street
Have a bowl of freshly ground tofu
Watching the children who are out of school each holding a bag of snacks
It's like going back to childhood time
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☑️The vegetable market at the city gate, local Baba is 10 yuan a bag
☑️Melon seeds, Dendrobium flowers, loose tea in the ancient city
☑️The Octagonal Pavilion in the center of the ancient town
☑️The "Yuchengqing Family House" of the Yu Chengqing family
☑️Zhang's Tofu (hand-filtered, soy milk cooked on a wood-burning stove, tofu dotted with gypsum, satisfying sweet and salty mouths)
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Stay near the Shuangbo International Cultural Park
Mojang Lanting Garden Hotel
It is convenient to go to the city's attractions
City attractions (go according to preferences)
Mojang Wen Temple
Gemini Square
Recommended food:
Mojang Hani Family Restaurant
☑️Hani fried chicken
☑️Potato chips for meal
☑️Sour bamboo shoots fried beef
☑️Banana flower
Transportation🚗
Pay attention to the many bends along the way
20km from Mojiang County