Nuodeng Village

Follow the tip of your tongue. Spend New Year's Eve in the remote mountains of western Yunnan

For this salt well, this ham, this once important town on the Ancient Tea-Horse Road😲

The place we stayed in was an old house from the Qing Dynasty, which is also a tourist attraction. When we arrived, the owner was slaughtering the New Year pig. There were not many tourists in the off-season, but the ham was not cheap, and basically the ham you could buy was not from the village, but was counterfeited from outside. Apart from the price of 80 yuan per pound, it was still delicious, just to try something new.

People usually stay in Nuodeng for one day. If you spend one day, you can just walk around the village according to the red map, and then go to the opposite side of the foot of the mountain to take a panoramic photo. The village faces north and south, so the best time to take a panoramic photo is from 10 am to 2 pm.

Because the village is divided into two parts, on the mountain and below the mountain, I suggest that you finish walking around the village on the mountain and then go to take panoramic photos, and then start from the museum to Gongyeyuan or something like that. This is a one-day itinerary

Also, if you have enough time, you can go to the observation deck to see the Baguatu Viewing Deck the next day. I need to say this, when you arrive at the Baguatu Viewing Deck, you need to charter a car to go to the Tianchi Lake, which is the alpine meadow. I haven't been there so I don't know the price. If you are interested, you can go to these two places, the Baguatu Viewing Deck and the Tianchi Lake, in one day. It seems to be about ten to twenty kilometers from Nuodeng to the Baguatu Viewing Deck. Hiking is not recommended. I was traveling on a budget and had no money, so I hiked.

On the third day, you can go to Xiangshan Temple, which is the red "Taoist House" on the map. It is now the village committee. Go down there and cross the bridge. Look up and you will see a sign. On the left is Xiangshan Temple, and on the right is Gongyeyuan. Go to the left and keep walking. You are basically climbing the mountain. If you see locals, ask them how to get there. There are no road signs. The only road sign at the top of the mountain should be the road sign from the Tea Horse Road period. There are several signs, but the content is the same. Road signs made in different periods.

The best place to take photos is near the Daqing Tree, a mysterious tree with a beautiful shape. Its crown spreads out to form a hemispherical shape, like a big umbrella, protecting the village.

If you are driving by yourself, I strongly recommend you to go to Nuodeng Ancient Village. Nuodeng ham is a must. You can try the restaurants in the village, especially the one next to the big green tree. The price is moderate and the taste is good. The ancient village is not big. When the weather is good, it is easy to take pictures, so it is suitable for people who like taking pictures and people who like history. This village has a history of thousands of years. During the Qing Dynasty, official salt was very famous. If you are not driving by yourself, it may not be very convenient to go here.

The whole village is built on the mountain.

Most of them were built during the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Looking from the bottom up, the layout is patchwork and layered.

You have to climb a mountain to enter the village

There are still irregular stone stairs and stone roads.

So the horse caravan business is very good

Pulling luggage, entrusting people, pulling goods...

It is best to bring trekking poles here to protect your joints.

Nuodeng has come into people's attention again because of the "A Bite of China"! The ancient village is not big, but it exudes an ancient atmosphere everywhere. It once prospered due to the prosperity of the Ancient Tea-Horse Road, and it also declined due to the decline of the Ancient Tea-Horse Road. It has been silent in the long river of history.

Nuodeng Ancient Town is a Bai village with a history of thousands of years. For a thousand years, the name of the village has never been changed. The residential buildings in the ancient town are built on the mountain. From the bottom up, they are staggered and stacked. On the top of the mountain behind the village, there are ancient buildings and ancient archways such as the "Timingfang" of the Huang family and the "Lingxing Gate" in front of the Jade Emperor Pavilion. The archway in the ancient town is the largest existing ancient wooden archway in western Yunnan.

The Jade Emperor Pavilion was once occupied by a school, and the blackboards on the wall vaguely tell its traces. Nuodeng has natural salt wells, and in ancient times, Nuodeng salt civilization was well-known in the world. However, with the development of the economy, transportation became more convenient, and people bought sea salt. Nuodeng, which relied on salt trading as its economic pillar, gradually declined. It can be regarded as a "blessing in disguise". It is precisely because of the decline of Nuodeng's economy and the decrease in the flow of people coming here that the buildings of the Ming and Qing dynasties have been preserved, providing today with ancient buildings that have remained unchanged for thousands of years.

There are no clear signboards to introduce the scenic spots, and there are not many tourists, so it is in a semi-developed state!

Going to Nuodeng was following the footsteps of "A Bite of China". We stayed in a hotel in Dali and drove there by ourselves. It took about 2 hours to drive there. It was worth the trip. The blue sky and white clouds plus the quaint and natural village were as beautiful as a painting. The villagers were also very enthusiastic. I was taking pictures of his house outside the yard. The owner saw it and he was very polite to invite us to take pictures at their house. He also let us visit his own pickled ham and told us that his house had a history of more than 400 years. His ancestors had Jinshi. My son said it was hot, and the owner even poured us water. He was so enthusiastic. We had dinner at the entrance to the town and asked for raw ham. It was so delicious, not weird at all. The tofu sausage is made of blood tofu and meat. We are not used to it, but we still think the sausage is delicious. His Nuodeng Baba is super delicious. I forgot to take pictures, hehe~

Nuodeng Village in Yunlong County, Dali Prefecture is the earliest economic center of the Bai nationality and the earliest village in northwestern Yunnan. It has preserved many ancient buildings from the Ming and Qing dynasties.

When I was making the travel guide, I saw that there was a directional van running to Nuodeng, but I didn't find it. Then I took the Sanmazai bus, which charged 20 yuan and took about 20 minutes to get there. If you want to see the Tai Chi diagram before going to Nuodeng, the fee is 60 yuan. Other people's travel guides said that you will pass by the Tai Chi diagram viewing platform when going from Yunlong to Nuodeng, but in fact, there is no such thing. They are two different roads. After arriving in Nuodeng, if the homestay you booked is on the mountain, it will be more troublesome to carry your luggage. You can either carry it yourself or hire a mule to carry it up. The mule costs 20 yuan per trip, which is really a conscience price and hard-earned money.

Nordenham

After two o'clock, the tourists dispersed and Shujiang's family finally sat together to eat. Since Nuodeng ham became popular after the TV series "A Bite of China", Shujiang has run this salt spring farm in the village with a history of more than 2,000 years, specifically to receive tourists who come here to visit.

Just before dinner, a middle-aged man with a tired look came from the village entrance. He ordered half a portion of ham sashimi, a bowl of hot pork bone and radish soup, and ate three bowls of rice. The middle-aged man said that he spent 8 hours going back and forth from Shanghai to Dali, and another 8 hours from Dali to Nuodeng in the deep mountains of Yunlong, just for this ham that had been fermented for three years. Shujiang was a little touched and asked the middle-aged man if he wanted to bring some three-year-old ham to his mother-in-law. The middle-aged man readily agreed and took away a 1982-year-old Hedinghong before leaving.

Shujiang was a little puzzled. The most famous thing here is ham. The middle-aged man smiled and said, the most famous thing here is the mother-in-law.

The ancient town of Nuodeng is definitely worth a visit. Although it is just a small village, it has history, scenery, delicious food, architecture, and few tourists. It is a living ancient town. Being here is like traveling through time and returning to the era when the Ancient Tea-Horse Road was still active.

Undoubtedly, the sunny morning in Nuodeng is very beautiful. The mountains give the morning light a sense of layering, adding to the tranquility and ethereality.

In the ancient village of Nuodeng, which is built on the mountain, smoke rises from the chimneys, and the houses and flowers are all bathed in the sunshine.

The place where we stayed was at a high place in the village. Although it was tiring to climb with the luggage, it was very pleasant to get up early in the morning, go up to the observation deck, and watch the sunrise over the mountains, the smoke rising from cooking fires, and the occasional mules, horses, and pedestrians passing by in the quiet village surrounded by flowers.

I have a special fondness for the small trees on the tiles. They glow with a faint warmth in the morning light, and have spent a long and peaceful time with the surrounding tiles. After the flowers, they look more elegant and simple, which represents the original appearance of Nuodeng.

Looking over the rooftops, you can see the red leaves in the mountains looking even more magnificent in the sunlight and mist.

Nuodeng seems to be still in autumn. Perhaps Nuodeng is independent of the world.

We went to the viewing platform opposite the village, flew the drone, and saw Nuodeng among the mountains for the first time. Apart from this village, there were endless mountains all around.

Hidden from the world, existing alone among the mountains.

Coming to the depths of the mountains at the turn of the old and the new year has great significance. The New Year's bells are ringing, the sky is full of stars, one night and two days, walking on the ancient Tea-Horse Road, the sound of camel bells can be heard in my ears... The first ray of sunshine of the New Year 2018 shines on us, and we are in the ancient village of Nodeng. This moment will be forever fixed in the depths of our memory.

When I woke up early in the morning in the ancient town of Nuodeng and opened the window, a fresh air mixed with the slight smell of animal feces was released. Although it was a bit strange at first, when I was immersed in the mountain scenery and the curling smoke in front of me, these unfamiliar habits were no longer important. What was important was this moment.

Nuodeng Village of the Bai Nationality: "Nuodeng" means "hillside with tigers" in the Bai language. The well-preserved stone road makes you feel like you have traveled through a thousand years.

The ancient town of Nuodeng is located in the deep mountains to the north of Yunlong County, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province. It is a Bai village with a history of thousands of years.

The three or four hundred households in Nuodeng are mainly distributed in the valleys in the village and on the sunny slopes in the northwest. Every household in Nuodeng still raises horses. From these horses, we can vaguely see the shadow of the former horse caravans. Today, the "Guzongping" and "Huimingping" in the village are the places where the horse and cattle caravans of the Tibetan and Hui people used to stay.

Today, Yunnan Province has proposed to rebuild Nuodeng and recreate the charm of the prosperous town on the "Ancient Tea-Horse Road".

Nuodeng Ancient Town has a history of 1,300 years, and the age of this salt well in Nuodeng is even older, having existed for more than 2,300 years. Throughout the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, Nuodeng has always been famous in western Yunnan and northern Myanmar for its abundant production of millions of kilograms of high-quality salt, and its economy was prosperous. It is understood that the Ming Dynasty set up 7 "Salt Tax Administration Offices" across the country, and Nuodeng was one of them, which shows the importance of Nuodeng. Every building here is simple and magnificent.

Nuodeng Ancient Town is built on the Manchong Mountain, with layers of buildings hidden among the green trees. At the entrance of the village is the site of the famous ancient salt well, and a stream flows slowly beside the well. Climb up the ancient narrow stone steps, and you will see traditional houses scattered around the stone steps. Nowadays, most young people go out to explore the world, and the people left in the village are mainly the elderly, who are used to the life here. Many houses in Nuodeng Ancient Village have been converted into inns. On weekdays, there are not many guests, and occasionally there will be painters from afar who live here and enjoy the quiet and leisurely rural life.

Nuodeng Ancient Town is about 170 kilometers away from Dali Ancient Town. It takes about three hours to get there by motorcycle, so it takes two days to visit. This Feng Shui treasure land can see the natural wonders of "Tai Chi Locking Water". If you want to avoid the downtown and find a quiet place; if you want to go to the countryside with a painting folder; if you like these bricks and tiles, Nuodeng will make your trip worthwhile. Only when you live comfortably can you eat well, and only when you are full can you have the energy to play.

Because of the Nuodeng ham in "A Bite of China", Nuodeng Ancient Town has once again entered people's vision, with both beautiful scenery and delicious food. Although its scenery is far better than the gorgeous Lijiang, I hope it will remain unknown. I still selfishly hope that it will always retain its originality and simplicity.

The ancient town of Nuodeng is hidden deep in the mountains of Yunlong County, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province. It is a Bai village with a history of thousands of years and a famous historical and cultural village in Yunnan Province. The history and culture are long-standing. Since the Nanzhao period of the Tang Dynasty, the village name has remained unchanged for nearly 1,300 years and is called the "Millennium Bai Village". It is not as prosperous as the ancient city of Lijiang, but it is more simple. The brick and earth exterior walls make it feel that the ancient town has long been integrated with the loess in the mountains. Every household in Nuodeng still raises horses. From these horses, you can vaguely see the shadow of the former horse caravan. The grandfather in his seventies leads the horse up and down several times a day, and he is in great health.

The whole village is built on a hillside. Looking up, it looks just like the posters outside. You must climb up to this place. The closer you get to the top of the mountain, the better the scenery.

It is so isolated from the world. It is very difficult to go there and you have to climb up. It was cold, rainy and dark when I went there. However, there are not many places as quiet as this one.

The houses in Nuodeng Ancient Town are built on the mountain, and people have made a living by producing and boiling salt since ancient times. It took about 7 hours to drive along the mountain road from Kunming to Nuodeng. It was bumpy all the way, but it was worth the trip. This is the ancient town Tai Chi Bagua I am looking for-----Nuodeng Ancient Town Panorama Nuodeng ham, three-year-old ham, I got it. A Bite of China has a special issue introducing Nuodeng ham, which is also one of the purposes of this trip to Nuodeng, to taste what is different. Those who like heavy taste can try it.

After watching A Bite of China, I decided to go there on the spur of the moment. It is a very quaint village. The village is built on the mountain, so the road to the village is not very good. There is currently no public transportation directly to the village, so it is best to drive there. The villagers mainly sell Nuodeng salt and ham, and you can buy them according to the situation. In addition, the villagers also provide lunch, which is super delicious farm food and very cheap. I recommend everyone to try it~

The original taste is being commercialized step by step. Go as soon as possible.

Nuodeng Ancient Town, formerly known as Shimenjing, is one of the top ten tourist ancient towns in Yunnan and one of the five salt wells in Yunnan. This is a Bai village with a history of thousands of years. Most of the houses built on the mountain are from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Looking from the foot of the mountain, they are stacked and scattered on the hillside. Nuodeng was previously known for its salt well culture, and now it is famous for "A Bite of China". At this time, the ancient village is particularly quiet in the off-season. There are many inns in the village, almost coexisting with houses. It is not an easy task to choose an inn in the distance, and you keep going up along the stone stairs. Or you may encounter a well, or be followed by Xiaohei, Xiaobai, and casually capture the villagers killing chickens in front of their doors... Everywhere is like going back to your hometown. Location: Yunlong County, Dali City, Yunnan Province Transportation: First take the bus from Dali to Yunlong County, and then take a taxi to Nuodeng, the whole distance is about 175 kilometers Special food: Nuodeng ham Recommended accommodation: Daqingshu Inn

Because it takes more than 3 hours to drive, we set off at 8 o'clock. The scenery along the way is beautiful, with both high-speed and winding mountain roads. I was so nauseous that I wanted to vomit. There were also landslides and road repairs on the road. I feel that it is best to travel carefully during the rainy season in summer! Nuodeng Town is famous for ham and salt. There are salt wells here, and salt is still produced. Every household dries salt and then uses salt to pickle ham. It is said that Nuodeng ham is as famous as Jinhua ham. It is said that it is famous thanks to "A Bite of China"! This place is built on the mountain, and it feels like the village of 㸑dixia in Mentougou, Beijing. The road up the mountain is winding, and the road under your feet is made of slabs and stones. It is quite tiring when climbing, so it is recommended to wear sports shoes!

After watching "A Bite of China", I came here to look for delicious food. The most impressive thing was the Nuodeng ham. After arriving in Yunlong County by car, because there was no shuttle bus to Dengnuo, we could only charter a motorized tricycle (20 yuan per time) or a small van. Considering the comfort, we finally chose a van, 50 yuan per time. Due to its long history, there are many ancient buildings in the village, and they are built on the mountain. Except for the Huang Xiachang Exhibition Hall and Fujia Liufangyuan, which require a 5 yuan visit fee, all others are free, but you must obtain the owner's consent before entering. The specialty here-Nuodeng ham is generally home-cured, using well salt produced in Nuodeng. The meat is the hind legs of large pigs fed with natural feed, and is cured and eaten every other year. Some are harder than fossils. It takes a saw to cut Nuodeng ham. I was surprised by its gorgeousness, but it still tastes quite delicious. The price is also fair, 25 yuan per catty. You can take it away if you can't finish it.

The thousand-year-old Bai village has all these ancient buildings. It used to be a salt-producing area, a prosperous place, and now there are salt processing workshops. Occasionally, you can see old horses carrying salt. The old stone roads are full of horse hoof prints, all of which tell stories of the past. The whole village is built on the mountain in an overlapping style. From the roof of this house, you can see the ground of the house above. In the past, due to the distance from the ancient city of Dali, the transportation was not very convenient and the development was not complete.

Located deep in the mountains, Nuodeng is tranquil and beautiful, and is a dazzling pearl on the famous "Ancient Salt and Horse Road".

The advantage of traveling in the off-season is that you don't have to fight or rush, just take it slow. After nearly three hours of driving, it was already past 11 noon when we arrived at Yunlong County Bus Station. There is a bus from Yunlong County to Nuodeng Ancient Town, the fare is 3 yuan, and you can see the bus stop sign at the exit of the bus station. People are made of iron and food is made of steel. Since Nuodeng is so close, we don't worry about it. We can go to find food and visit this small county in the southwest corner of the motherland. The county town is not big, so we just found a restaurant and ordered three dishes and a soup, a combination of meat and vegetables, for less than 100 yuan in total.

A very, very worthwhile place to visit! Located in the deep mountains of Yunlong County, Dali, although it is famous for "A Bite of China", it does not affect its tranquility and simplicity at all. The thousand-year-old Bai ancient village, with red walls and gray tiles, is built on the mountain. As you climb up the stairs, you can feel its charm with every step you take, the mottled red walls, stone steps, gray tiles, bluestone paths, lush big green trees, occasional bird calls, dog barking, the crisp sound of horse hooves falling on the stone road, and the simple smiles of the villagers passing by...

First of all, the toilet is clean. Then, the transportation is not very convenient. Nuodeng is famous for its delicious food, but then it started to decline. To go to Nuodeng, go to Yunlong County first and then hire a car, 15 yuan per trip for two people. According to locals, Nuodeng is more suitable for mature people. There were very few people when I went there. I think it would be even quieter if I stayed here at night.

From Shuanglang to Nuodeng Ancient Town, you need to take a minibus (￥39/person, excluding insurance) at Dali Express Bus Station to get off at Yunlong County Bus Station (it took 3.5 hours), and then change to an electric motorcycle to the ancient town. Please note that the bus station for transfer in Dali is not the Dali Xiaguan Xingsheng Road Bus Station as written in some guides. My husband and I took a carpool directly from Shuanglang to Xingsheng Road Bus Station this time. When buying tickets, we were told that it was wrong, so we changed to the Express Bus Station. It is best to buy tickets in advance to avoid waiting for a long time. A word of advice: If you are going there again, you can follow the WeChat public account "Caiyuntong" launched by Dali Transportation Group Company to check the location of each passenger station in Dali and buy bus tickets from Dali to the following counties and cities in advance. When we arrived at Nuodeng Ancient Town, we happened to catch up with the landslide a few days ago. I have never seen this scene before, but I think it is a bit of an adventure. Nuodeng is a not very well-known but amazing thousand-year-old town. It still retains the oldest and most complete ancient buildings and cultural relics of Ming and Qing Dynasties in western Yunnan. The stone-paved path is winding and connects each household. Climbing up the steps, the scenery everywhere exudes the unique flavor of this Bai village. Nuodeng Ancient Town is an important town in western Yunnan that developed due to the salt industry. During the Nanzhao period, the salt production of "Xinuodeng Well" had reached a considerable scale. At that time, merchants from all over the world gathered, and Nuodeng was prosperous. With the rise of the sea salt industry, the ancient town of Nuodeng gradually declined. As the saying goes, the salt industry makes you successful, and the salt industry also makes you fail. Now the old site of the Nuodeng Salt Well is still preserved at the entrance of the village. It is more than 2,000 years old. There is water seeping around the ancient salt well all year round, like a swamp, and there are white salt particles in the drier places. The unique taste of Nuodeng ham comes from the well salt, which is rich in potassium and does not contain iodine. According to Mr. Huang, a farmer from Yanquan, his family still takes brine from the 21-meter-deep millennium vertical well to boil well salt. Every household in the village has to pickle ham every year, so they basically don’t boil salt by themselves, but buy ready-made salt. According to local traditional customs, nowadays, two large pieces of Nuodeng salt are still given to the bride when she is married. The ancient town of Nuodeng is not big, and there are not many attractions to visit. If the weather is good, half a day is enough.

I stayed for two days, it was tiring, but it was worth it; the village was comfortable and quiet, the ham was delicious, it's worth coming again, but at least stay for two days, otherwise it's not worth it

Nuodeng Ancient Village has beautiful scenery and a long history. It is the best place to learn about the ancient Chinese salt well culture. The delicacy here is of course Nuodeng ham, which has been featured in "A Bite of China"!

Play in Nuodeng, visit the Bijiang River, fly across the Nujiang River, visit Bingzhongluo where humans and gods coexist, and visit the Dulong River. Nuodeng is not an ancient town but an ancient village.

The local customs and folkways are well preserved. The original thousand-year-old town is worth savoring and staying quietly for a few days.

It is about 175km away from Dali. It is the filming location of "A Bite of China". It is rich in ham and salt. The ancient town of Nuodeng is not big. The houses are built on the mountain. The whole village is very quiet. There are no street lights in the village. But it is because of this that you can see the most beautiful starry sky. Nuodeng ham is also great.

After liberation, sea salt was developed in large quantities, and Nuodeng lost its economic pillar of salt, and was forgotten from the world, gradually fading from people's memory. But it is precisely this neglect that has enabled Nuodeng to maintain its pure and beautiful appearance.

It only took six minutes for the Chinese Food Network to make Nuodeng ham known to foodies around the world. It took more than three hours to go from Dali to Nuodeng Ancient Village, but it was still worth it. The thousand-year-old salt well here is the main reason for the deliciousness. When you cut open the two-year-old leg, the fragrance instantly overflows, and the ham stewed with chicken is also very fragrant. In addition to the food, this Bai village built on the mountain is still simple and original. From time to time, fellow villagers lead mules down the mountain, and the aunts chat under the big green trees. The stools are actually complete tree forks. The whole village quietly makes the days into a poem. Walking in the village, it is really hard to speak loudly. Looking from a high place, Yunlong County, to which Nuodeng belongs, is actually a natural Bagua map. These magical places attract us from outside. If commercialization is inevitable, we can only hope that the pace of commercialization will be slower, slower. . .

The car left the highway from Nujiang River and kept switching between provincial and county roads. Unfortunately, this road was under major repair this year, and we were bumpy all the way and arrived at Nuodeng Ancient Village in the afternoon. Nuodeng Village is also undergoing major construction. The road at the entrance of the village is expected to be repaired next year, and the parking lot will soon be put into use. This will definitely bring convenience to the residents here, but it will also take away the only remaining simplicity here.

Nuodeng is deep in the mountains and it is difficult to see the sunrise, so the next morning, we gave up the plan to watch the sunrise and went to visit the south of Nuodeng Village. This is another building complex in Nuodeng Village besides the North Slope, but its scale and characteristics are much inferior to the North Slope.

Coming out of Nuodeng Highway, we went up another road to see the natural Tai Chi diagram. There is a viewing platform for the natural Tai Chi diagram, but because there are no road signs, we asked several people before we dared to drive up. The true face of the natural Tai Chi diagram is so majestic! It's awesome!

It's really super beautiful. Both the natural scenery and the cultural scenery are really great.

It's a very primitive place. When I went there in late September, there were only a few tourists. The village is built on the mountain, so the road is not easy to walk. I fell because the road was slippery due to rain. The cured meat is delicious.

Arriving at Yunlong County, I learned that the road to Nuodeng collapsed due to three consecutive rains. Fortunately, I got help from a kind driver. The winding dirt road all the way was a cold sweat! Due to the poor traffic conditions near the village, I could only walk on the small road. The driver helped me carry my luggage, but the rugged and muddy mountain road was still a little difficult for me who lacked outdoor hiking experience. However, the scenery along the way was definitely an unexpected surprise. A blessing in disguise! I have to say that I have been to Zhouzhuang and Tongli before, but I have never had this feeling. I am out of place here with a backpack and brogues. I tried my best to suppress my rapid breathing. It seems that every large breath is a disturbance here. Nuodeng, this small village quietly on the mountainside known to the public because of "A Bite of China", is not only a pilgrimage site for diners, but also a half-open arm for those who seek spiritual peace. Walking forward on the bumpy stone steps and turning around the mottled mud walls, every step is like a devout believer's worship of such tranquility, and noise is blasphemy.

It's average. I think it's good to go there and feel the local customs. It doesn't meet the requirements of a thousand-year-old town. The local homes have not been commercialized this time. The food is very cheap, but it will be expensive if you eat the local ham. 80 yuan for a small plate doesn't seem worth it. Because of limited time, I didn't walk around the ancient town. But it's still nice to see.

As early as the first season of "A Bite of China", I heard about the reputation of Nuodeng Ancient Town. The thousand-year-old salt well, the unique ham, and the houses with local characteristics are attractive enough!

It's really good and worth a visit, but if the child is too young, it's still a bit bumpy and tiring, not suitable. It's okay for older children. Until now, my son still has a very high opinion of Nuodeng!

From the Xingsheng Road Bus Station in Dali, there are buses to Yunlong County. After arriving at the station, you will see many small noodles with words "to Nuodeng". When we went there, it was not the peak season. It cost 20 yuan per person and was sent directly to the ancient village. An ancient Bai village built on the mountain, quiet and simple, the alleys are made of large stones, many houses are built with original mud bricks, there are also courtyards with the words "Yunlong County Cultural Relics Protection Unit" written in front of the door, and there are ancient temples at the entrance of the village, proving that Nuodeng's antiquities are well protected. Nearby attractions include Tai Chi landscape, Tianchi, Hutou Mountain, Baofeng Ancient Town, Tengqiao... We arrived in Nuodeng at the end of October. In addition to the ham that appeared on "A Bite of China", the specialty also includes walnuts (recommended! We bought it from the residents in the mountain, cheap and delicious!), and in a few days, we can also buy dried persimmons. I suggest you stay in an inn on the mountain like we did, and sit on a chair in the yard to watch the stars at night. When the boss turns off all the lights, look up at the night sky, and the vast sea of ​​stars seems to have never been so close to you. It can only be described as stunning! It happened to be the first day of the new year, and there was no moon. The boss said that the stars will be brighter as the night goes on...

The architectural style of the whole village is mainly Bai. Due to the inconvenient transportation and the village built on the hillside, not many people go there. The village is simple and quiet, and basically retains its original style. Each house has a history of hundreds of years. You can still see villagers using mules to transport goods back and forth, and ancient plowing and farming.

Salt wells, ham, mountain villages. I stayed there for two days during the Spring Festival in 2014, and was invited by enthusiastic villagers to have a meal. Although it is gradually becoming commercialized, it still feels like a very simple place.

Then he wandered around the village.

Nuodeng Village is not big and can be visited in one or two hours. There are not many attractions, but what is valuable is that the village is quiet and leisurely.

It is the sedimentation of history, not deliberate retro style. I have traveled thousands of miles just to feel this kind of atmosphere.

In addition to the ham, the biggest attraction of Nuodeng is the 24 courtyards protected over 100 years old and the Jade Emperor Pavilion.

The whole village is mostly made up of old houses, giving you a feeling of returning to the late Qing Dynasty. The houses are all built on the hillside, with small patios and poor lighting.

I hope that tourists will have the obligation to participate in the protection of historical culture, find accommodation, and find the Old Courtyard Inn

Courtyards that are over 100 years old have protection signs

Take a bus to Yunlong from Xingsheng Bus Station (bus stations are not far from the train station). After arriving at Yunlong County, you have to take a minivan or tricycle to get to Nuodeng Village in the mountains. Because of road construction, it is very difficult to enter the mountains when it rains. It is indeed the first time to walk on a narrow muddy mountain road with fallen rocks on both sides. Although the road to the village is difficult, once you get inside the village, it is all stone slabs, and rainy days do not affect the scenery. With the fame of ham, Nuodeng, a simple Bai ancient village, has also begun to develop tourism and business. Almost all the houses near the village's landmark "big green tree" have been converted into inns. These inns retain the original Bai architecture, with careful decoration and enthusiastic owners. I believe each one is great!

The thousand-year-old Bai Village is a very unique small village built on the mountain. In the past, there were very few people, and basically only students went back there to sketch during holidays. In the past two years, with the broadcast of "A Bite of China", the small village has become popular, and more and more outsiders have come here. It has lost its former tranquility. But it is still worth a visit. You must try the oil noodles at the inn halfway up the mountain. It is super refreshing! ! ! You can also have some ham slices.

An important town on the ancient Tea Horse Road, it produces salt and is also an ancient village that produced many scholars during the Ming and Qing dynasties. It was not developed in 2012 and is currently under development.

The town was hyped up by the TV series "A Bite of China", but I unexpectedly discovered that the locals have actually protected it for more than 10 years, and residents of the ancient town are not allowed to modify the buildings at will, which is very forward-looking. The town is very quiet, which is suitable for health. Climb the mountains, drink tea, and eat ham.

It takes about 3 hours from Dali to Yunlong. The road is narrow but it's ok. It takes less than half an hour from Yunlong to Nuodeng. You can take a van from the county station for 10 yuan per person.

There are many accommodation options in the village now, but not many tourists, so you don’t have to worry too much about accommodation, except for the more popular ones like Gudaofang and Daqingshu.

It is a place rich in ham, but now there are too many tourists, and you can't eat the better hams that are more than 3 years old. There are only 1 year and 2 years old, which are too expensive. You can try it, but I don't recommend buying more. ~

It was already quite famous when I went there, and the sand on the stone road was already very heavy.

We arrived at the Bai ethnic minority's Nuodeng Village in the evening. There was a dusty cement road being built at the intersection. The village was built on a hillside. The houses were compact and exquisite. Because of "A Bite of China", many people know Nuodeng Village. The houses were also converted into inns. Needless to say, this place has begun to become a tourist attraction. They will definitely charge admission in the future. We didn't see other tourists in those two days, and the inns were all empty.

The night in Nuodeng is very quiet. There are many bright stars. We went to the back hill to take pictures of the stars. It was so quiet that we dared not speak. Here are the pictures.

Due to the relatively backward economic development, the village still preserves more than 100 ancient residential courtyards. Although the ancient village is quiet, there are more people than expected. We walked slowly along the ancient alleys and visited many temple buildings from the Ming and Qing dynasties, such as the Confucian Temple, the Martial Temple, and the Jade Emperor Pavilion, and met many students and teachers who were sketching.

A very simple village, reminds me of my mother's hometown ~T T It's a bit too simple.

Nuodeng Village is like a paradise, and the people living here are at peace with the world.

Nuodeng is built on the mountain, with countless steps. Stepping on these stone slabs that have been smoothed by countless people and mules, and leaning against the quaint earth bricks, you can truly feel the simplicity and vicissitudes of the ancient town.

The road leading into Nuodeng has been repaired and widened a lot, so it should be quite easy to travel on in the future. I just hope that this ancient village will not fall into the flashy commercial society like Dali and Lijiang.

The night in Nuodeng Ancient Village is very quiet. It is quite pleasant to look at the stars surrounded by ancient houses and trees. In the early morning, you can climb up the opposite hill and watch the ancient town wake up little by little in the morning light. You will feel very comfortable. You must learn more about the local history when you come here. It is very interesting.

It is rare to see such an authentic mountain village with chickens and dogs roaming around on the road. I just want to say that if you want to go, go as early as possible.

The air in Nuodeng is so fresh, the sky is so blue, the clouds are so white, the night is dotted with stars, and from time to time you can hear the bells of passing mules and horses, and roosters often crow at night. It feels like you have returned to your childhood.

We came to Nuodeng, a thousand-year-old village hidden in the mountains of Yunlong County. It once became an economic center in western Yunnan due to its salt industry. Now it is famous for the documentary "A Bite of China" reporting Nuodeng ham. Before entering the village, we went through nearly an hour of bumpy mountain roads to the best location to watch the Tai Chi diagram. Standing on the hillside, overlooking this natural Tai Chi diagram, I felt how nature was so connected to China's thousand-year culture. I don't know how many people have seen the Milky Way. That night, in Nuodeng, we saw the Milky Way clearly in the starry night sky. Maybe it will only happen once in this life, so I engraved this memory deeply in my mind. It feels that everything here is historical and exudes an old flavor. When the economy is prosperous, the literary style is prosperous. Nuodeng's literary style is popular, and it reached its peak in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Talents emerged in large numbers. Among the three people who passed the imperial examination in Yunlong in the Qing Dynasty, Nuodeng had two people, and there were too many juren, gongsheng, and scholars. Nuodeng has now become a national historical and cultural village. All the temples, memorial archways, guild halls, ancestral halls, mansions, alleys, tombs... that can be seen in China can be found in such a small village. It can be said that this is a microcosm of feudal society and a living material for studying the ancient Chinese salt well culture.

In addition to the famous ham, the local customs and salt culture are also worth experiencing.

Like many areas in Yunnan, the remote geographical location in modern times has allowed these traditional ancient things to be preserved.

The quiet ancient town is becoming more and more lively, all thanks to the ham. The early morning and dusk in the off-season are the most beautiful times in the ancient town!

The TV series "A Bite of China" made Nuodeng known to the world. Nuodeng is most famous for its salt wells and ham. It is said that the ham that has been pickled for three years can be eaten raw. Now the ham of Nuodeng is sold after a year at most. We can no longer taste the authentic Nuodeng ham.

Nuodeng's Nuoyan Villa is only for couples

Nuodeng Village is located halfway up the mountain. Halfway through the village, I couldn't walk any more. LG wanted to go to the top to have a look, so I sat on the stone steps and waited for LG to come down. There was no signal in the village, WeChat and phone calls were unavailable, so I just enjoyed this rare tranquility!

The road leading to Nuodeng Village is being repaired. It is expected that in the near future, this originally quiet ancient village will be bustling with tourists. The commercial atmosphere has slowly infiltrated this ancient village deep in the mountains. It always feels a bit regrettable. This peaceful and peaceful place should not be disturbed by the world like this...

During the Ming Dynasty, the Ming government established the "Wujing Salt Tax Administration Office" in Nuodeng, which was one of the seven major salt tax administration offices in the country and the hub of the ancient salt-horse road leading to various places in western Yunnan. Since the Nanzhao and Dali Kingdom periods, the ancient salt-horse road in Nuodeng has been connected to Tubo in the north and Jinchi, Tengyue and other places in the south. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, with Nuodeng as the center, it has been connected to Dali and Kunming in the east, Cangning in Baoshan in the south, Tengchong in the west, and Tibet in the north.

From the Tang Dynasty to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Salt Horse Road was an important channel for transporting tea, salt and other daily necessities into Tibet. Xishuangbanna in Yunnan is the birthplace of tea trees, and Ya'an in Sichuan is also the earliest place in China where tea tree cultivation is recorded. Both places are major tea production areas that import tea to Tibet and Southeast Asian countries. Yunnan's Pu'er tea is especially famous. Tibet is a high-altitude cold area, and meat is the staple food of Tibetans. Due to the lack of vegetables, excessive fat is not easy to decompose in the human body, and tea can not only decompose fat, but also prevent dryness and heat. "The fishy smell of meat cannot be eliminated without tea; the heat of barley cannot be relieved without tea." Drinking butter tea is as important to Tibetans as eating, and Tibetans have a strong demand for tea. Over the past thousand years, there have been tens of thousands of horse caravans that have continuously transported tea, salt, cloth and other daily necessities to Tibet, and then transported Tibetan medicinal materials, leather, horses, etc. to the inland.

Enjoy the tranquility of Nuodeng and appreciate its simplicity.

{PS: About traveling in Nuodeng: 1. Backpacks are the most suitable. If you plan to drag a suitcase, you will be asking for trouble. The choice of shoes is also important; 2. It is not convenient to buy things in the village. There is a Yunbaida supermarket in the county town, which is convenient for shopping; 3. In order to welcome groups and more individual tourists, the roads leading into the village are being widened and repaired. Those who are interested in the ancient village should go early, because the scenery you see will be more original. ｝

Not only is the scenery here beautiful, but it was also the location of the Wujing Tizhusi, a unit directly under the central government in the Ming Dynasty. The ancient salt well in the village gave birth to the Nuodeng ham that was featured in "A Bite of China". The Jade Emperor Pavilion, one of the two treasures of Nuodeng, is quietly hidden to the west of the Confucian Temple. Considering the Feng Shui, this building is hidden behind a circle of inconspicuous earthen houses. It is impossible to find it without some effort and following the chalk signs on the wall. But if you find the small door to enter the courtyard, you will be amazed at the splendor and completeness of this three-story wooden attic building.

The houses in the village are built in an orderly manner against the mountain, with earth-yellow walls and green tiles. One room after another, like building blocks, are built together, with colorful patterns interspersed in between.

Nuodeng is a village developed due to the salt industry. People have long made their living by boiling salt. There are still traces of the ancient salt-horse road on the mountain behind the village. It was once an important economic town in western Yunnan. After liberation, sea salt was developed in large quantities, and Nuodeng lost its economic pillar of salt. From then on, it was forgotten and gradually faded in people's memory. But it is precisely this neglect that has enabled Nuodeng to maintain its pure and beautiful appearance.