Yunnan Folk Festival Yunnan is the home of many ethnic minorities, so the festivals are also colorful. The Dai people's Songkran Festival has a long reputation. In addition, there is the Huashan Festival of Miao people (the third day of the first lunar month). Activities include: singing, dancing lusheng and climbing flower poles; Torch Festival of Yi people, from June 24th to 25th in the lunar calendar, people hold festivals such as lighting torches, wrestling, bullfighting, singing and dancing, and arranging flowers in Shilin, Chuxiong and Dali. On the eighth day of the second lunar month, everyone went to Dayao and Shuangjiang to pick azaleas and plant them everywhere. Young men and women dressed up and danced with their left feet. The others are March Street from March 14th to 16th in the Bai lunar calendar. Knife and pole festival on February 8 in the Yi lunar calendar; Milla Society and Bangbang Society of Naxi nationality; Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, etc. There are countless Hui people. The best time to travel in Yunnan is characterized by small annual temperature difference and large daily temperature difference. Rainfall is abundant, and dry and wet seasons are distinct. May-10 is rainy season, and other seasons are dry season. Accommodation in Yunnan Even if you have never been to Yunnan, I believe you have learned a little about the accommodation conditions of conventional tourist attractions such as Kunming and Xishuangbanna from the World Expo. It should be reminded that the tourist attractions in northwest Yunnan have just been developed, and many hotels and guest houses are converted from old houses. In addition, tourists can choose different grades of accommodation according to their different needs. Generally speaking, four-star hotels charge more than 600 yuan, plus 15% service charge; Three-star hotel, charge 180 yuan or above; One-star hotel charges about 100 yuan; Guest houses and hotels charge 40-200 yuan for rooms with bathrooms, and 5-30 yuan for ordinary beds. Accommodation recommendation: For example, Huguo Road in Dali Ancient City and Sifang Street in Old Town of Lijiang have many such private hotels. They are not expensive, but they are antique and full of charm, so many self-help tourists come here. Yunnan Jiaotong Airlines: Visitors to Yunnan can fly to Kunming first. At present, Kunming Wujiaba International Airport has opened 48 domestic routes and 6 international routes. Civil aviation from Kunming to various tourist areas in the province is also very developed, and routes to Simao, Xishuangbanna, Baoshan, Zhaotong, Dali, mangshi, Lijiang and Zhongdian have been opened. Railway: the railway in Yunnan Province is centered on Kunming and extends to Guikun Railway in the east (Guiyang in the east and Kunming in the west, with a total length of 640 kilometers and 340 kilometers in Yunnan); Chengdu-kunming railway in the north (from Chengdu in the north to Kunming in the south, with a total length of1100km, 280km in Yunnan); To the south is the Nankun Railway (from Nanning, Guangxi in the southeast to Kunming, Yunnan in the northwest, with a total length of 900 kilometers and 243 kilometers in Yunnan). Highway: Go to Kunming first. Kunming is the transportation hub of Yunnan tourism. Visitors to other tourist attractions in Yunnan Province must use Kunming as a transit point. With Kunming as the center, there are 7 national highways (108, 2 13, 2 14, 320, 32 1, 323, 326) and 6 1 provincial highways radiating to major cities in Yunnan and abroad. National Highway 108 enters Yunnan from Panzhihua, Sichuan, and reaches Kunming via Yongren, Yuanmou and Wuding, Yunnan, with a total length of 278 kilometers. National Highway 2 13 enters Yunnan from Yibin, Sichuan, and reaches Xishuangbanna, Yunnan via Zhaotong, Kunming, Yuxi and Simao, with a total length of 158 1 km. Among them, Kunming to Yuxi has opened an expressway. Yunnan 2 14 National Road runs from south to north, passing through Xishuangbanna, Lincang, Dali, Lijiang and Diqing, with a total length of 14 18 km. Among them, Dali to Lijiang has opened an expressway. Yunnan National Highway 320 runs from east to west, passes through Qujing, Kunming, Chuxiong, Dali, Baoshan and Luxi, and reaches Ruili, the border between China and Myanmar, with a total length of 1030 km. Among them, Qujing-Kunming-Dali section has opened the expressway. National Highway 323 enters Yunnan from Baise, Guangxi, and runs from east to west in Yunnan, passing through Yanshan, Kaiyuan, Jianshui, Yuanjiang and Pu 'er to Lincang, with a total length of 928 kilometers. Yunnan specially reminds backpackers that how to get the maximum travel enjoyment with the least money is worthy of good planning before departure, and the biggest expense of self-help tour is transportation and accommodation. About accommodation: You can stay in a local private hotel, 10-40 yuan/bed. Of course, there are differences in the off-peak season. In order to save the money, some people set up tents and camp in the suburbs, but to be honest, this is not desirable. After all, this is not Tibet. It's a good idea to suggest that tourists spend tens of yuan in Dali ancient city and Old Town of Lijiang to solve the accommodation problem and experience the ethnic customs of Bai and Naxi nationalities. About eating: Generally, about 5-20 yuan per person per meal, of course, it also depends on where and what to eat. About transportation: the biggest expense is transportation. You can't walk dozens of kilometers every day. You have to resort to long-distance buses, buses or renting local bicycles. The specific cost also depends on where you go and what means of transportation you take. It can be planned according to 80- 150 yuan/day. According to the experience, the cost of self-help travel to Yunnan from other provinces is estimated in days: 10 day fee 1500-3000 yuan/person; Spend 4000-5000 yuan/person for 30 days; The cost of 60 days is 5500-7500 yuan/person. In addition, if you travel to a popular tourist area for a short time, you can calculate it according to 200 yuan/day. Yunnan flavor consists of dishes from northeast Yunnan, west Yunnan and southwest Yunnan. The overall characteristics of Yunnan cuisine are: wide selection of materials, rich taste, delicious cooking and little water. Its taste characteristics are fresh, tender, fragrant, sweet, sour and spicy, and the per capita consumption is about 5-20 yuan. Yunnan's famous dishes are: steamed chicken with chrysanthemum and tremella, Taiji dried mushroom, shredded chicken, shredded fish and milk vermicelli, crossing the bridge rice noodles, crispy jiaozi with sugar legs, and DuDu steamed dumplings. Shopping in Yunnan Yunnan is known as the plant kingdom, animal kingdom and mineral treasure house, and there are countless famous and special products, among which Chinese herbal medicines, tobacco leaves and jewelry are the most famous, mainly including: Sanqi, Babao rice, Xichou qingxiang wood hookah, tea, blood activating medicine, dragon's blood, marble handicrafts, Tengchong jade, small coffee, fried beans, gastrodia elata and cordyceps sinensis. In addition to the flower and bird market in Kunming and the Yunnan Arts and Crafts Shopping Mall, the famous characteristic buying points, the ancient town of Sifang Street in Lijiang and Banna Olive Dam are all rich in traditional characteristics, and there are often some authentic folk handicrafts that people can't put down. Although Yunnan is located in the southwest, the development of its entertainment industry is not inferior to that of coastal provinces such as Guangzhou, Hainan and Shenzhen. Nightclubs, bars, bowling alleys and health clubs abound. No matter in a big city like Kunming or in a remote town, as long as there are tourists, there will be a feast. Yunnan's ethnic customs are the most colorful in the country, and the graceful songs and dances of 26 ethnic groups constitute the most beautiful scenery in Yunnan's entertainment circle. In Banna and other major scenic spots, many folk villages have become the most lively places, the most striking of which is the Naxi Ancient Music Concert Hall in Old Town of Lijiang: the sound of Han and Tang Dynasties emanates from that black ancient musical instrument, and the old people playing it are dressed in robes and mandarin jackets, their eyes drooping slightly, and they are quiet and peaceful.