The other day, the discussion about retirement was boiling over again.
Our generation of young people, who have not yet had time to achieve financial freedom, seems to wait to delay retirement.
Seeing that retirement may be far away, then you may wish to reconcile with life, have fun in time, seize the gap between work, relax, and lie flat.
Escape from the city, drive through lush fields, stay in undisturbed villages, go to the shimmering lakeside, chase the pace of the wind, relieve stress and anxiety to breathe...
If there is a place, it is best to escape, the best place to pursue poetry and distant places.
It must be Yunnan, which is warm all year round and always pleasant.
Especially in spring, everything is the brightest and gentlest appearance.
When the snow of the snowy mountains gradually melts, when the cherry blossoms of the ancient city bloom quietly, when the vast meadows are dyed with new green, when the frozen lakes flow again...
Spring in Yunnan came quietly.
Spring in Yunnan is the blossoming of an entire mountain.
From December to May, endless spring colors spread, cherry blossom rain fell under Mount Wumei, and Luo Ping was flooded by a sea of golden rape flowers...
Spring in Yunnan is the spirit of a lake.
The snow-covered mountains are holy and pure, the blue Erhai ripples, sitting under the snowy mountains, by the lake, the wind stained with water vapor blows on the cheeks, and the years are solidified.
Spring in Yunnan is a street full of flowers.
Wandering the streets of the ancient city, flowing water everywhere, there are flowers at home, and from time to time I encounter old people who sell flowers in baskets, and you can buy a bunch of flowers stained with dew for 1 yuan, and every day is full of flowers.
Spring in Yunnan is a courtyard full of sunshine.
When I was tired of walking, I found a courtyard to drink tea and rest, watched the flowers climb the courtyard wall, listened to the wooden door creaking open, and the Bai grandma did tie-dyeing, as if sewing the story into time.
Spring in Yunnan is bright, lazy, and shaky.
If you open the window and look up, you can see the snowy mountains, swing the pig dregs boat on Lugu Lake, climb the Shifeng forest to overlook the large sea of rape flowers... Every day is immersed in romance and poetry.
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Spring in Yunnan
It is a rotten flower that spreads all over the mountains
When most parts of the country are still in the cold of spring, spring in Yunnan has arrived.
Between the valleys, by the lake, in the villages, in the ancient city, a large area of spring flowers bloom brightly and openly, Yunnan, like a city living in a sea of flowers.
Limitless mountain cherry blossoms
The first place to arrive in spring may be the cherry blossom valley of Mount Infinity.
In December, the cold winter winds have not yet dissipated, and the pink cherry blossoms of the trees cannot wait to bloom.
Large expanses of cherry blossoms bloom all over the mountain, and the green tea fields are growing wantonly, and occasionally a gust of wind blows down a rain of falling flowers, as if stepping into a fairy tale world.
Walking along the path, the pink and white floral fragrance on both sides, the light floral fragrance floating on the tip of the nose, the flowers on the branches swaying in the wind, and the gentle sun hitting it, each flower seems to sparkle.
Luoping rape flower
Luo Ping's spring is like a golden magic feast.
A large sea of golden flowers spreads out, spreads over the hills, floods the fields, envelops the villages, and blooms overwhelmingly and with great momentum, setting off endless golden waves between heaven and earth.
There are also super screw fields, golden terraces, layer by layer, swinging in circles, like the whirlpools on the surface of the lake, and like the pattern of the conch loop, casually beating, it is amazing enough.
Jinji Peak from, 100,000 Mountains, Majie Terraces... They are all surrounded by golden yellow, the sunlight is golden, the sea of flowers around them is golden, and even the mood becomes bright.
Grade Zhai pear flower
In the mountains and wilderness of southeast Yunnan, there is also the "most beautiful spring on earth", tens of thousands of acres of pure white pear blossoms, vast and splendid, intertwined with the secret place isolated from the world.
Suddenly, like a night spring breeze, thousands of trees and pear blossoms, wandering in the boundless vast sea of flowers of the Jiajia Village, seeing a tree of pear blossoms leaking like a waterfall, the scene in the poem really appeared in front of you.
Those who like to enjoy spring time quietly will definitely fall in love with this pear blossom.
One after another, pear blossoms float quietly, flying over the village paths, jumping over the courtyard walls of old houses, sprinkling on bridges, eaves, or in your arms, like a silent and vast confession.
Kunming jacaranda
The spring day in Yunnan ended in the jacaranda of Kunming.
The bustling streets are covered with brilliant jacarandas, and the whole city is drenched in a dreamy blue-purple color.
You can get on the No. 104 bus and watch the flowers and trees outside the window dancing in the wind, the strings of flowers swaying in the wind, and the layers of blue and purple spreading endlessly, as if to sprinkle all the spring light at once.
Then go to the river to relax, see a tree hanging from the branches, the quiet river surface faint purple shadows, gusts of river breeze blowing, three or three petals falling down, chasing away from the water, through a bit of pleasantness.
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Spring in Yunnan
It is the lake surrounded by mountains that twinkles
The weather is getting warmer, and the lake that has been silent for a winter is becoming more and more blue and clear.
Flowers bloom sporadically, turquoise spring grass sways and grows, gulls have not yet left for the winter, and lakes are like sapphires dotted in the mountains, flexible and pleasant.
Lugu Lake
This is the highest lake in Yunnan, surrounded by continuous green peaks, like a secret place isolated from the world, "Dear Inn" once came to film.
The lake water in spring is exceptionally clear, swaying pig trough boats, boating between the waves, watching the willows on the riverside, flowers, looking at the green mountains in the distance, the peaks are like gatherings, and the water and grass between the lakes, swaying with the waves.
There is also a Mosuo people, known as the "Daughter Country of the East", listening to the custom of walking a marriage, crossing a long wedding bridge, and the bonfire party with singing and dancing, let the laughter flutter in the evening breeze...
Erhai
Erhai is not a sea, but it has the same vastness and romance as the sea. Sitting under the trees on the lakeside, blowing the wind, looking at the clouds, watching the water waves swing in circles, there is no end in sight.
In spring, the flowers on the shore of the Erhai Sea are also in bloom, colorful flowers surround the blue lake, clumps, clusters, as if breaking into Alice's wonderland, and there are almost no people who can enjoy the whole sea of flowers and quiet time.
You can ride a bicycle, around the Erhai Sea, there are sparkling waves, there are flocks of gulls, there are huts by the sea, there is a road to Erhai, every frame is enough romantic picture.
Fuxian Lake
And in Yuxi, there is also the undisturbed Fuxian Lake, which is a pure, clear, clear blue, even the ancients called it "Glass Wanyuan".
In spring, Fuxian Lake is full of life.
Surrounded by clusters of golden wildflowers, walk on the trestle bridge, with a lake on one side and a sea of bright flowers on the other.
Sit quietly all afternoon, wait until the sun sets, outline the silhouette of the distant mountains, and then dye the entire lake into a sea of oranges, flowing with light, shining with glow, and the wind is shining with the fragrance of flowers, which is incredibly romantic.
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Spring in Yunnan
It is an idyllic and leisurely time in the ancient city
When I have nothing to do, I want to walk around the ancient city of Yunnan, catch a fair with the locals, drink a cup of tea in the courtyard, and go to the streets and alleys, always so lazy and comfortable, especially in the bright spring.
Dali Ancient City
"A water hugs Cangshan, Cangshan hugs the ancient city", no matter when you come, you always have to go to Dali Ancient City to go around, there seems to be a soothing charm, unconsciously want to make people stay.
Every spring, the cherry blossoms in the ancient city bloom as promised. In Wuhua Building, on Boai Road, on Fuxing Road, and on Yeyu Road, the flowers and branches of three or three are oblique, hiding the antique eaves, and I can't help but slow down.
The sunshine of the ancient city is also very kind, I like to find a terrace, bask in the sun and drink tea, look at Cangshan Mountain, overlook the Erhai Sea, or watch the pedestrians in the streets and alleys come and go, let the time be a little wasted.
The ancient city of Lijiang
Spring in the ancient city of Lijiang is to live in flowers, and the city is full of spring colors.
A large expanse of flowers bloomed at the entrance of the ancient city, next to the streets and alleys, and in front of the courtyard, facing the afternoon sun, growing brightly.
Walking through ancient bridges and alleys, it seems to walk between the endless greenery, as if you can hear the blooming flowers whispering in the wind, it turns out that spring light can really sprinkle every corner.
As the sky gradually darkened, the ancient city became literary and artistic again, lighting lights swayed among the green tile buildings, and a burst of folk songs echoed in the alleys of stone houses...
Shaxi Ancient Town
There are no bustling tourists, no commercial streets, Shaxi Ancient Town, is a place where you can calm down, the time here is very slow, but also enough leisure.
Go to check in Li Xian's Pioneer Bookstore, pick a favorite book, and read it in the warm afternoon sun, outside the house is lush rice fields, is the rolling green mountains, that is the leisurely of Shaxi.
Step onto the old Yujin Bridge, watch the lush green grass grow under the bridge, watch horses, cattle and sheep graze by the river, and watch ducks frolic in the water, like a flowing idyllic poem.
Jianshui Ancient City
In Jianshui, southeast Yunnan, there is a "living ancient city", slower than Dali ancient city, more quaint than Lijiang ancient city, and the people who live in the city seem to still guard the quiet old time.
There are square courtyards, century-old camphor trees, alleys that extend in all directions, and locals sitting in pairs on the side of the street roasting tofu... The moment I arrived in person, I walked into the leisure days of Jianshui Ancient City.
Hop on a century-old meter-gauge train, sit in a retro wooden carriage, and wander through the sea of flowers and fields, all the way into spring.
There is also a Shuanglong Bridge near the ancient city that began in the Ming Dynasty, and in the evening, the setting sun shines obliquely, through the vicissitudes of the bridge holes, sprinkled on a pool of spring water, like a gentle ink painting.
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Spring in Yunnan
Eat a whole spring light into your stomach
Yunnan people also fill the vegetable market, market room, and dining table with the smell of spring.
The sweet flowers, the crisp buds, and the juicey fruits are the taste of spring.
/ Eating flowers /
Yunnan has a history of eating flowers for thousands of years, and a bite of flower cake is even more famous, if you visit the vegetable market in Yunnan in the spring, the freshly picked flowers will be sold.
Plantagenet, cauliflower, plantain flowers... According to incomplete statistics, Yunnan is home to more than 700 species of edible flowers.
A plate of stir-fried rape flowers, a piece of camellia glutinous rice root, and fried leeks with pear flowers, stir-fried ham with pomegranate flowers, stir-fried meat with plantain flowers, gorse omelettes... By eating flowers, you can create your own recipe.
Taste the sweet and tender spring flowers, with fragrance between your lips and teeth, sit under the flower trees, enjoy the flowers while eating the flower feast, it can be regarded as truly spring.
/ Eat young shoots/
Not only love flowers, Yunnan also loves the crisp and tender buds, preferably the kind freshly picked from the tree.
In the rice noodles, add that spoonful of soul toon oil chili; Or pick fresh and tender sour buds, dip in water and eat directly, overflowing with juice, full of sour and spicy; Or find bracken cold mix, crisp and tender, refreshing and delicious...
There are also scrambled eggs with sand pine tips, pickled sour Pagun, stir-fried with goji berries... All over the mountains are natural food reservoirs for Yunnan people.
/ Eating fruit/
Yunnan is located on a mountainous plateau, and the sun is always exceptionally bright, so the fruits are also crisp and juicy, sweet and delicious.
Spring is coming, and between the mountains and wilderness, there are also stubble seasonal wild fruits, including clove fruit, sour plum, Yunnan olive, mulberry... Smelling the fluttering fruity aroma makes people itch.
Pick cloves and dry them into sweet preserved fruits, pick sour plums and boil them into smooth jam, and make some wine with deep olives or wild mulberries... The sweet and sour smell pervades the entire spring day.
/ There are also various snacks /
Yunnan is also a low-key snack kingdom, and you can find a variety of cheap snacks by wandering around the streets.
Go to Kunming to eat a small pot of rice noodles, go to Dali to try roasted bait and roasted milk fans, go to Lijiang to have a soft glutinous dumpling, drink a bowl of Naxi butter tea, or go to Jianshui to eat a meal of popping milk tofu, go to an old hot barbecue...
A variety of different foods are enough to make people linger, and the pleasant fireworks in the city are the most soothing.
Little tail
If I can, I'd like to go to Yunnan all spring
Go to see the snow in Cangshan and blow the sea breeze
Go and guard a mountain full of cherry blossoms
Go and wait for the golden cauliflower of the first sun
Go for a stroll through the ancient city surrounded by flowers
Go and ride the meter-gauge train to spring
……
There is no place anymore
Like spring in Yunnan
Bright, gentle, lazy, at ease