This trip to Cangyuan truly opened up a new world for me! This hidden gem on the Yunnan border holds the most authentic Wa ethnic customs. Follow my route,
by EnchantedDreamscape399
Aug 29, 2025
✅**Lincang Travel Guide: 🌱 Tea Fragrance Secret Realm, Border Customs**
📍Lincang is located in southwestern Yunnan Province. It is an important producing area of Pu'er tea and the birthplace of Wa culture. With its verdant mountains, fragrant tea, and rich ethnic customs, it is suitable for travelers who love nature and culture.
*‼️*Must-Visit Attractions**
🌿1. **Mengku Ancient Tea Mountain**: Explore the ancient tea trees that are thousands of years old, experience tea picking and tea making, and feel the mellow heritage of Pu'er tea.
✅2. **Wengding Ancient Village**: The last primitive Wa village in China, with thatched houses, totem poles, and village gate sacrifices, is full of mystery.
⭕3. **Cangyuan Cliff Paintings**: Ancient rock paintings from more than 3,000 years ago, recording the life and beliefs of the ancestors.
💞4. **Lushi Ancient Town**: An important town on the Ancient Tea Horse Road, with bluestone roads and century-old houses, time seems to stand still here.
😋 **Food Recommendations**
✅- **Wa Chicken Rotten Rice**: Sour, spicy, appetizing, and uniquely flavored.
✨- **Dai Hand-Grabbed Rice**: Colorful rice with grilled meat and wild vegetables, experience the fun of hand-grabbing.
🍣- **Fengqing Baba Rolls**: Crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with peanut crumbs and honey, it is sweet and delicious.
⚠️ **Travel Tips**
✅- **Best Season**: Spring and autumn are the best (March–May, September–November), the climate is pleasant, and the tea mountains are green.
🚘- **Transportation**: It is recommended to drive or charter a car, and the road conditions in some mountainous areas are complicated.
-‼️ **Note**: Respect the customs of ethnic minorities, and apply for a border defense permit in advance for some attractions.
📍Lincang, an under-developed place, is waiting for you to explore its natural and cultural beauty!
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