This winter, cold waves frequently visit most parts of our country, and repeated cooling makes people more eager for a sunny and warm shelter. There is a magical place in Panzhihua, Sichuan, with an average annual temperature of 24 ° C, an annual sunshine time of about 2700 hours, and an average altitude of 1300 meters, called Miyi Sun Valley. Sheltered from the cold for a moment, we immediately packed our bags and set out to explore the Miyi Sun Valley, and also specially sorted out a four-day and three-night vacation guide to the Sun Valley! Hurry up and collect it and spend the warm winter together!
Miyi Sun Valley
Day 1: Chase the sun and start the journey of picking up light at 24°C
From Chengdu, enjoy the beautiful scenery of Panxi all the way and start a four-day and three-night journey to pick up the light.
When passing through Hanyuan Jiuxiang, don't miss the Jiuxiang yellow beef, which is known as the "Iasi High-speed Food Business Card", I heard that 80% of Panxi self-driving tourists will eat a stomach-warming beef soup here. Authentic yellow beef meat is overflowing, spicy and fragrant, chewy and taste just right, the red pot is the most authentic Sichuan-Chongqing taste, in the cold winter and partners gather together, eat a steaming Jiuxiang beef, warm stomach and heart!
Beef in Jiuxiang
After arriving at Miyi Sun Valley, we first went to the Tourist Center, which was inspired by the local sun culture and designed by the architect Chen Yuhui himself. Stop in front of the tourist center, you can look at Miyi's unique blue sky and white clouds, and the sun-like spherical architecture blends with the blue and white background, as if witnessing Miyi's reputation - a place where the sun is obsessed.
Miyi blue sky white clouds
It was getting late, and our group went to the Anning River not far away, and the night tour of the Anning River was also one that could not be missed in Miyi. The Anning River is Miyi's mother river, which has nurtured the urban civilization here for thousands of years. When we arrived, the lights on the bank of the river and the sparkling water of the river were intertwined, and there was a ribbon-like bridge across the river, and it was particularly pleasant to walk on the shore at night.
Night cruise on the Anning River
Day 2: Warm winter rice easy, quiet 24 hours a day view
From seven to eight o'clock in the morning, I got up, ate a hearty breakfast, and saw the rising sun, the valley shrouded in a faint golden light, and the mood was particularly happy.
Mid-levels of clouds
From 8:00 to 9:00, change into a pair of comfortable sneakers and set off to the mountain to see the Lisu Rice Terraces, and enjoy a quiet moment in the embrace of nature while admiring the flowing sunrise and cascading sea of clouds on the mountain. Descending from the mountain, we went to Akau Square to visit the Lisu Museum and feel the colorful Lisu culture.
Rice Lisu Terraces
At noon with friends to eat is the local characteristics of copper hot pot, Mi Yi this side of the copper hot pot and the general impression of Sichuan hot pot is not the same, this side of the soup is more delicious, but also because the ingredients are local relatively fresh.
Mi Yi special copper hot pot
In the afternoon we went to visit the Dragon Cave. Leading us is a passionate local, he said that Mi Yi is one of the five emperors of ancient Chinese civilization, the hometown of The Dragon Cave, a variety of stalactites, waterfalls and water interspersed in it, making people dizzy, sighing the magic of nature, feeling the memory of the origin of ancient civilization.
Mole cave
From five o'clock to six o'clock, watching the drunken sunset by the sun lake, the sun shining on the golden mountain, the golden buddha light of the ten thousand roads, the valley appears warmer, the sky is full of colorful sunsets, we are all too beautiful to speak, usually in the city almost never saw such a scene.
The sun shines on the golden mountain, and the light is overwhelming
Take a break in the evening at the Starlight Skyline Pool at the Rizhao Mid-Levels Hotel, which is a specially tall pool on a cliff and offers different views from every angle. Bathing in the brilliant galaxy, eating fresh fruit, quietly listening to a song, really quiet and leisurely, playing for a day without feeling tired.
Starlight Skyline Pool
Day 3: All-weather viewing area for Mediterranean romance
Leave in the morning, eat breakfast with everyone to walk on the landscape avenue first, and then go to the best flower viewing place in Panxi to see the 12,500 acres of flowers, mountains and fruits, the flowers under the blue sky and white clouds are particularly bright, and everyone is competing to take pictures.
Sea of flowers and fruits
From 10:00 to 12:00 a.m., basking in the white beach of Miyi Sun Valley, sunbathing can not only relax, but also drive away cold and dehumidify, which is conducive to the recovery of chronic diseases, directly supplement the yang qi of the pulse, and of course, when you come out to travel, you must play and relax.
Sunbathing on the beach
At noon, I tasted the four famous dishes of Miyi characteristics with everyone in Rizhao Mid-Levels Hotel, and the meat here is selected local free-range local pork, the taste is particularly fragrant, it is definitely a must-eat dish for Miyi, and it is recommended that you try it.
Four famous dishes
From 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., after eating and walking in the Miyi Sun Valley Park, I was pleasantly surprised to see the wonderful scene of the sun and the moon shining together and the rainbow full of sky under the Buddha belly tree. Ask the locals, it is said that this Buddha belly tree is also known as the sacred tree, and it is very magical to make a wish under the tree when the sun and the moon shine together. And from time to time, there are cute children playing together under the trees, a warm and moving scene.
The sun and the moon shine together
From six to seven o'clock, we ushered in the most anticipated reservation project - punching in the Santorini-style caixia at the Rizhao Mid-Levels Hotel. This hotel is Panxi's most high-profile influencer hotel, inspired by Santorini and won the 2020 APDC Asia Pacific Hotel Space Design Gold Award. At dusk, when we ascended the oversized viewing terrace of the Rizhao Mid-Levels Hotel, the sunset and the rainbow in the sky were simply more stunning than the Northern Lights, and we felt a Mediterranean romance, all frantically pressing the shutter to record this beautiful moment.
Santorini Rainbow
In the evening, as the journey drew to a close, we all gathered on the lawn and grilled a joyful little barbecue together. At about seven o'clock, everyone had eaten and drunk enough, the atmosphere was in full swing, and the enthusiastic Lisu people lit a bonfire to illuminate the night sky. They sang cheerful songs and invited us to the bonfire party, and we sang and danced with them, and the laughter echoed in the valley.
Bonfire evening
Day 4: Embark on the way home and make good memories
The four-day beautiful trip ended successfully, and the mood was sorted out and embarked on the return journey. Before leaving, we went to the fruit market again, the fruits produced by Mi Yi are particularly sweet, and they are exported overseas, packing some fruits for relatives and friends, and also bringing some sunshine flavor to pass on the beauty.
Rice fruit
Panxi's beautiful natural scenery, ancient and colorful Lisu culture, Mediterranean romantic style... For four days and three nights in Miyi Sun Valley, we all harvested so many beautiful scenery!
And those inadvertent moments of play, seeing the waves of the Anning River at night, as if the Rizhao Mid-Levels Hotel in the Sky City, the colorful sunset, the kind eyes of Lisu friends, eating different flavors of each meal, as well as sweet Miyi cherries and strawberries, these also left wonderful memories. Miyi Sun Valley at 24 °C is indeed a treasure trove of warm winter health resorts!