Live Your Best Lives
The provincial road from Lijiang to Lugu Lake passes this scenic spot. There's a free photo area on the observation deck, but the best photo spots require admission. This was the filming location for Zhang Yimou's film "A Solo Journey," and the views from there are truly breathtaking.
Attractions Location: Next to Lining Highway, Old Town District, Lijiang City, Yunnan Province
Tickets:
There is no entrance fee to the viewing platform, and there is a free photo area, but the best shooting angles cost about 10 yuan, and using the toilet costs 1 yuan.
Opening hours:
All day (Monday to Sunday, January 1st - December 31st)
Official phone number: Ticketing Inquiry
0888-5116666;0888-5119111
Transportation:
The bus from Lijiang to Lugu Lake will pass by here and the driver will stop here for a while; you can also choose to drive or charter a car to get there. Self-driving: Lijiang Ancient Town - Lining Highway - Lining Eighteen Bends Observation Deck
Time reference: Less than 1 hour
Brief introduction: Explore the stunning panoramic views from Lining Eighteen Bends Observation Deck and enjoy a short visit to nearby natural and cultural attractions.
Accommodation/Food: Stay in Lijiang Old Town. Dine at local restaurants such as The Jade Jade for Naxi and Yunnan cuisine.
Souvenirs: Local herbal teas, Naxi embroidery, wood carvings.
Brief introduction: Combine the spectacular views of Lining Eighteen Bends with a cultural tour of Lijiang’s surroundings.
Accommodation/Food: Stay in Lijiang Old Town or guesthouses near Yuhu Village. Try local yak meat dishes and fresh trout.
Souvenirs: Tibetan jewelry, traditional musical instruments, pottery.
Brief introduction: A perfect balance between nature, culture, and outdoor activities centered on the Lining Eighteen Bends area and Lijiang.
Accommodation/Food: Stay in Lijiang Old Town. Try Naxi-style baba (local pancakes) and Tibetan butter tea.
Souvenirs: Jade jewelry, embroidered textiles, natural herbs.
Brief introduction: Extended exploration of Lijiang’s natural wonders, traditional villages, and scenic mountain landscapes.
Accommodation/Food: Stay in Shuhe or Lijiang Old Town. Recommended dishes: buckwheat noodles and local trout fish.
Souvenirs: Handwoven scarves, tea horse road memorabilia, carved wooden items.
Brief introduction: A deeper dive into the ethnic cultures and stunning scenery of the greater Lijiang area.
Accommodation/Food: Stay in Lijiang. Taste local freshwater fish and Tibetan bread.
Souvenirs: Bird feather crafts, herbal products, dried fruits.
Brief introduction: Explore quieter ancient villages and natural landscapes beyond the main tourist areas.
Accommodation/Food: Stay in Lijiang Old Town or Baoshan Village guesthouse. Try yak butter tea and goat cheese.
Souvenirs: Stone carvings, herbal medicines, Naxi musical instruments.
Brief introduction: A comprehensive weeklong journey through the natural beauty, history, and culture around Lining Eighteen Bends and Lijiang.
Accommodation/Food: Stay in Lijiang Old Town. Enjoy a farewell dinner featuring Naxi hot pot and local wines.
Souvenirs: Naxi musical CDs, handwoven scarves, traditional ceramics, local teas.
On the way to Ninglang, you can see it. There is also a private store here.
On the way to Lugu Lake, there is a viewing platform overlooking the entire 18-bend mountain road, which is really spectacular!
It's just a parking spot on the road, so it doesn't matter whether it has service or not.
Driving to Lugu Lake, you will reach the Eighteen Bends right after leaving Lijiang. The view from the viewing platform is particularly spectacular. It is a real mountain road with eighteen bends! The driving feeling is also very good.
Lining Eighteen Bends, on the way from Lugu Lake to Lijiang, the newly built viewing platform can only take pictures like this.
The only way from Lijiang to Lugu Lake is to drive very skillfully.
The car god can go, almost drift and fly out, scared to death
The provincial road from Lijiang to Lugu Lake passes this scenic spot. There's a free photo area on the observation deck, but the best photo spots require admission. This spot was also the filming location for Zhang Yimou's film "A Solo Journey," and the views from there are truly breathtaking.
Those who go to Ninglang in summer will pass by here. In this season, the probability of seeing the scenery below clearly is not high, and there is a lot of fog.
There are really 18 elbows and countless small bends. There are rockfalls everywhere along the way, which is really exciting.
Just look at the pictures, it’s thrilling and exciting!!
When we got to the Eighteen Bends, the driver yelled, "Don't sleep, come and see the Eighteen Bends!" Actually, it was to show us what we had experienced and what we were about to experience. If you are prone to motion sickness, come and take a look, and prepare your motion sickness medicine.
This is the filming location for "A Solo Journey," directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Ken Takakura. This photo is a screenshot I took of the Eighteen Bends of Lining from the film. It actually looks even more rugged and winding than I captured. I have to say, a master is a master; he's just different from the rest of us.
However, you can only see half of the 9 bends from this viewing platform, but it is also the section with the most bends, so there is a viewing platform here. However, as it was our first time to see such a winding mountain road, we were still very excited.
Before the new highway was built, you had to take this detour to get to Lugu Lake, and the journey took 8 hours!!!
It took about 40 minutes to get to the Lining Observation Deck. There was a man at the entrance charging 10 yuan. The driver explained that it was built by local residents, so they had to pay a fee. We finally negotiated down to 5 yuan per person. Fortunately, I listened to the driver, or I would have been out of luck.
There's not much to say about this attraction. It's just a winding road that turned into a tourist attraction...
When we turn 30, we grieve that our 20s are gone. When we turn 50, we yearn for our 30th birthday, how wonderful it was. When we turn 99, we might be as happy as a thief who hasn't been caught, laughing at how peacefully we've lived our lives.
I have to admit that nature's wonders are truly magical and charming. The scenery along the way is still good, surrounded by mountains. I may be surprised that I haven't seen so many mountains in Guangdong. There are usually several viewing platforms on the road, and the tour guide will choose one to stop for us to take pictures.
There are signs on the roadside pointing to the direction, but driving is the first priority. Don't focus on the scenery on both sides. There is a very nice first bend of the Yangtze River. If you take the old road, you can see the scenery of the Eighteen Bends Mountain from an angle.
It's shocking to see so many bends. This road is basically no longer used. I wonder how difficult it was back then.
It's good to take a car and take pictures. The driver's skills should be good. It's hard to drive by yourself.
After driving past it, you will find that Eighteen Bays is very dangerous!
We saw the Eighteen Bends on our way back from Lugu Lake. It seems that we didn’t see it from the viewing platform. It was sunset, and the warm golden color of the sun filled the entire view. It was very beautiful.
The tour guide was very good and took us to eat, drink and have fun along the way! I will choose this place again next time I have the chance! Lugu Lake is beautiful!
A scenic spot on the way to Lugu Lake. We stopped to rest when we passed by. The scenery was pretty good.
It's not as spectacular as the photo, but you can still feel the difficulty of this route.
On the way to Lugu Lake, looking down from above is really shocking.
On the way to Lugu Lake, the minibus driver would stop to rest and take pictures.
2007.4.18 The only way to get to Lugu Lake is the Ninglang Mountain Road with eighteen bends.
An observation deck is just for taking a photo, there is no need to take any other photos.
A mountain road leading from Lijiang to Lugu Lake, suitable for taking photos
This is the only way to Lugu Lake. The scenery is really beautiful, especially when the weather is clear. It is super beautiful to take pictures here. You must take pictures here as a souvenir.
On the way to Lugu Lake, it was quite spectacular.
Eighteen bends on the mountain road
Photos taken while stopping on the way to Lugu Lake
The air is very fresh❤❤
The ruggedness of the mountain road can be imagined. If this place does not rely on the development of tourism, how can it survive?
The only way to get to Lugu Lake is to be careful if you drive by yourself. The road is narrow and the bends are sharp, but the scenery is beautiful. There are also many fruit vendors on the roadside, all of which are very cheap.
The good-looking pictures can't be uploaded~ The pictures taken by DSLR are more than 10MB, and the Mafeng can only take less than 8MB! I can only make do with it.
There is nothing special about it. Such mountain roads are everywhere now.
The Eighteen Bends are worthy of their name, they are all 180-degree S-bends, accompanied by a super steep downhill slope.
The mountain road is rugged, especially driving to Lugu Lake is very exciting, but the scenery is beautiful and I took a lot of photos here.
The "Lining Eighteen Bends" is a steep, winding mountain road on the Lijiang-Ninglang highway. The viewing platform charges 5 yuan, while other roadside entrances are free. The Lining Eighteen Bends are also accessible on the way from Lijiang to Lugu Lake.
The road from Lijiang Ancient Town to Lugu Lake is rugged and winding, and is called the Eighteen Bends of the Mountain Road.
It is the only way from Lijiang to Lugu Lake. The road is wide and you can drive safely, but you still have to drive slowly for safety.
There is really no need to go there. Drive further and you will find a new road. Take the new road and you will find a parking space a few kilometers later, facing Turn 18. It looks better.
Eighteen bends on the mountain road, eighteen strange things in Yunnan...
From Lijiang Old Town to Lugu Lake, we took the Lining Highway, which went through various mountains and ridges, and one of them was the Lining Eighteen Bends. Standing on the observation deck and looking down, this mountain road with eighteen bends is really dangerous. It must have been difficult to build such a highway!
Lining Eighteen Bends Viewing Platform, May 28, 2005, Lijiang.
I didn't go in, I just passed by on my way to Lugu Lake and took a special walk around the Eighteen Bends
The newly built Class 2 highway connecting Lijiang and Lugu Lake takes 4 hours. The first half of the journey has many curves, but the road surface is smooth.
The mountain road here is very winding, but the road is too bad...
Driving past, I felt there was no need to buy a ticket to visit; you would naturally see and feel the charm of the Eighteen Bends on the way.
Lining 18 Bay has a newly built viewing platform. The staff told us about the effect. It feels good. You can clearly see the panoramic view of 18 Bay on the platform. It is really scary.
It is recommended to take a look at it when you pass by. It is an old road with eighteen bends. However, now there is a new Lining Highway, so few people take the old road now.
It is very spectacular when viewed from above, and even more beautiful in the morning and evening when the light is good.
I basically squinted my eyes during this section in the car, I didn't dare to look, haha
The Lijiang Lining Eighteen Bends Viewing Platform is located on the road from Lijiang to Ninglang. It's the location where the "Eighteen Bends" in Zhang Yimou's film "A Solo Journey" was filmed. From the vantage point at the top of the mountain, the view down at the winding road resembles a jade belt, weaving through the mountains. It's a truly spectacular sight.
You will pass by this place when you go from Lijiang to Lugu Lake. You can take a look at it. It is said to be one of the filming locations of "A Solo Rider's Thousand Miles". In addition, the grilled wild boar skewers are delicious!
This is a place that you need to be brave to go, it is really a scary place. I didn't think much of it when I saw the picture, but it was different when I got there.
The natural scenery is amazing, and you can get a bird's eye view of the winding road. I went on a bike ride, and the downhill slope was so cool, but the climb back up was also very painful, haha!
After seeing the eighteen bends in the mountain road, I have a different feeling in my heart.
The beautiful Eighteen Bay reminds me of Initial D
The Eighteen Bays are very beautiful. I really want to drift there. Hahaha
The road is bumpy, and there are eighteen bends. It is definitely not easy to drive on it.
I really saw the so-called eighteen bends on the mountain road and the winding mountain road.
The shooting point of "Riding Alone for a Thousand Miles" along the way, Lining Eighteen Bends, is the Eighteen Bends of the Mountain Road.
Lining Eighteen Bays Viewing Platform is on the way from Lijiang to Lugu Lake
This is probably what the so-called 18 bends in the mountain road refer to.
The Lining Eighteen Bays Viewing Platform is on the way from Lijiang to Lugu Lake.
It's just so-so. The scenery on the way to Lugu Lake is so good. The best places are all fenced off. The villagers take pictures and charge money. It's not a good experience.
We walk the road, others see the scenery, maybe this is what traveling is.
The mountain road here is full of bends, and this is the scenery that people are singing about. It's a pity that the best viewing spots have been circled and charged for.
This is the filming location for "A Solo Journey of a Thousand Miles". There is an observation deck, and it seems that there is a fee for the best viewing spot.
The only way to Lugu Lake!
We didn't think much of it until we reached the top, where the driver stopped to take photos. It was a truly beautiful road. Built along the mountain, it winds its way upwards. The driver must have been very skilled, otherwise I'd have no idea how to turn or meet other cars. I only saw it once, and it was during its most beautiful season, but I'd love to see what it looks like in other seasons!
The observation deck sells food and drinks, and it's a small rest area. Most of the place is for casual photography. There's a small area with the best angle that charges a fee. If you don't pay for it, you don't know how beautiful it is...
It is very unique. If a person who is prone to motion sickness experiences this eighteen bends, life would be worse than death.
What is it like to take a car to Lugu Lake? Feel it for yourself!
The once difficult mountain roads have become thoroughfares here. I'm impressed that China's highway construction is at the forefront of the world. It's a blessing for the people.