The only one of its kind in the country! Soak in hot springs and view volcanoes! Check in at the stunning mid-mountain cliffside Moon Hotel!
by SamuelMcKay43
Jun 12, 2024
📍Name: Tengchong Moonbay Mountain Hot Spring Resort
📍Location: No. 15, Group 4, Wenbi Village Committee, Haidong Town, Dali, Yunnan
🏚Room Features: 52 rooms and villas, divided into "Cloud Rest," "Mountain View," and "Spring Bay" series, ranging from 45-300㎡
Cliff Hot Spring Rooms: Cantilevered terrace with cypress wood soaking pool, morning baths offer views of sea clouds drifting through valleys
Courtyard Villas: Private courtyard with outdoor hot spring pool, inspired by Dai stilted houses, featuring fire pit tea rooms and stargazing skylights
🏢Sky Library: Glass-suspended cafe and library, focusing on geology and ethnography collections, overlooking the canyon
♨️Wild Hot Spring Park: 7 themed hot spring pools built along the mountainside (including Pu'er Tea Spring, Mugwort Pool, Stargazing Meditation Pool)
Forest Trail: Direct access to Gaoligong Mountain hiking paths, with bird watching pavilions and picnic tables
🍱Mountain Foot Restaurant: Features Western Yunnan fusion cuisine using organic ingredients from volcanic soil, such as Dendrobium-stewed Black Goat, Stir-fried Palm Leaf-wrapped Bacon, and Pine Flower Cake
Special experiences: DIY Hot Spring Eggs (cooking eggs in hot spring water), Lisu Bamboo Basket Feast
🏢Summit Bar: Offers cocktails made with Gaoligong Mountain herbs (like "Gaoligong Mist" containing wild Dendrobium juice), evening performances by Dai musicians
♨️Hot Spring Therapy: Sulfur springs combined with Yunnan Baiyao hot compress to relieve joint pain
Forest Bathing: Guided tours to identify rare Gaoligong Mountain plants (like tree rhododendrons and Taiwania)
Intangible Heritage Workshops: Learn Tengchong shadow puppet carving and Dai papermaking
Tea Horse Road Experience: Horseback riding along ancient trail ruins to Heshun Ancient Town, visiting Caravan Culture Museum
Volcano Hiking: Climb Daying Mountain volcano crater to observe geological wonders
Stargazing Photography: Hotel provides telescopes, capture the Milky Way above the canyon during autumn and winter
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