Yunnan Off-the-Beaten-Path Travel Guide, Start with Mengzi City Walk

Mengzi, truly a treasure trove of a place, is also one of my favorites.

This is a tourist destination that blends natural scenery with a rich historical and cultural heritage, and it comes highly recommended.

Here, it's especially suitable to slow down and empty your mind to feel everything about this city.

🚩 Mengzi Travel Tips
✅ Recommended city walk route around Nanhu Lake: Former French Consulate - Great Qing Post Office - Southwest Associated University - Pioneer Bookstore - French Garden - Golum Commercial Firm - Zhou Family Mansion - Yu Huang Pavilion

🚩 Must-Visit Recommendations in Mengzi
✅ Pioneer Bookstore: Not far from the Associated University, you can also sit in the university's cafe, which is particularly suitable for taking photos and checking in
✅ French Garden: A yellow two-story Western building, occupied by a unit, but the attic still has old photos
✅ Former French Consulate: No entrance fee, recommended for a visit
✅ Post Office: Has an exhibition hall, where you can better understand the history of Bisezhai;
✅ Southwest Associated University: Definitely recommended, where you can understand the past history and culture (note the business hours during workdays)
✅ Zhou Family Mansion: An interesting place, also great for taking photos
✅ Yu Huang Pavilion: Right next to the old Zhou residence, some temple buildings have been reinforced, worth a visit

🚩 Surrounding Recommendations and Must-Visits
✅ Dian-Vietnam Railway Historical and Cultural Park

✅ Bisezhai Station
✅ Yuan Shi Cave
✅ Nanhu Yingzhou Pavilion
✅ Dayakou Viewing Platform
✅ Mengman Ancient Trail
✅ Nisu Town and Ethnic Villages
✅ Mengzi Pomegranate Park

🍜 Mengzi Food Recommendations
✅ Crossing-the-Bridge Rice Noodles
✅ Dipping Roll Powder
✅ Zhadian Milk
✅ Papaya Water

🏨 Accommodation Recommendations
✅ Suggest staying near Nanhu Park for convenience
✅ Most attractions in Mengzi city area are nearby and within walking distance

🚄 Transportation Information
✅ Take a train to Mengzi Station (take a taxi from the station to the vicinity of Nanhu)
✅ Self-driving