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Kunming Xishan Longmen One-Day Tour, breathtaking scenery in full view

Kunming - Xishan Park 1. Attraction Introduction: The main attractions in Xishan Park are Longmen and "Once you ascend Longmen, your status will increase a hundredfold." At the top of the mountain is Lingxu Pavilion, where you can see the panoramic view of Kunming and Dianchi Lake. There is a stone tablet inscribed with "Five Hundred Miles of Dianchi Lake" at the top. 2. Cost: Total 137.5 yuan Ticket 30 yuan + Shuttle Bus (from Tourist Management Center to Scenic Area Ticket Office) 12.5 yuan + Electric Car 10 yuan (from Scenic Area Ticket Office to the bottom of Longmen) + Cable Car Ticket (return to Scenic Area Ticket Office) 25 yuan + Dianchi Cable Car Ticket 60 yuan (from Scenic Area Ticket Office to Haigeng Park) 3. Reservation Method: None Recommendation Level: There is a God of Wealth statue! You can touch the statue for good luck, and there are free guides in the scenic area. Highly recommended, as everyone prays for wealth nowadays. 5. Avoidance Points: There is a place just below Longmen where they offer you a free plaque. Once you take it, they will start talking about your zodiac sign and try to sell you a lotus lamp for 99 yuan. 6. Recommended Play Time: 4 hours Tips: This route is the most convenient if you buy these tickets, with the least walking required and minimal climbing. However, you will be amazed by the wonders of nature. Longmen is quite narrow and steep, and the ground is slippery, so walk slowly. First, the starting point of the scenic area is at the Haigeng Park Cable Car to Dianchi Lake Park. Take a taxi to Haigeng Park or Kunming Tourist Cable Car. Note: it is the tourist cable car, not the Longmen cable car! It is Haigeng Park, not Haigeng Dam! Haigeng Dam is 2 kilometers away from the park unless you want to take a walk... Haigeng Park also has seagulls that you can feed, so there's no need to walk the extra 2 kilometers (I'm lazy, can't help it). 2. Buy a one-way cable car ticket for 60 yuan per person. Do not buy a round-trip ticket because you can take a shuttle bus directly to the subway station from Longmen unless you want to see Dianchi Lake again and return to Haigeng Park. This cable car is fully enclosed, crossing Dianchi Lake all the way to the mid-mountain of Xishan, with one car accommodating b people. 3. After getting off the first cable car, you will reach the entrance of Longmen Scenic Area. Buy the Longmen ticket here. Note: The first section is just the cable car ticket. This is the scenic area ticket. To avoid confusion, there are many staff members explaining in front of the map, but it is very noisy on-site. It is recommended to understand in advance and buy tickets directly at the window for faster service. 4. Recommended Route: Cable Car Up + Ticket + Electric Car Down + Shuttle Bus Ticket = 77.5 yuan. The staff will recommend taking the electric car first, but I personally think the cable car is worth the wait. I arrived at 12 o'clock and waited for half an hour. After getting off the cable car, it's all downhill, not too tiring. Many people who took the electric car still have to climb up to the cable car, which is quite exhausting... but there is no need to queue... but I really can't walk... so I'd rather queue... It is said that there is no queue before 10 o'clock! But I encountered a marathon road closure that day, got up early, and arrived at 12 o'clock, so there was no other way... The Longmen cable car is fully open and very long. You can sit alone or with one other person, so the queue is long, and the wind is strong on the mountain. Wear a hat. Near the end, someone will take photos for 20 yuan each. You can see Dianchi Lake all the way up. 6. The downhill road is indeed very rugged and tiring. People with weak legs should consider carefully. The mountain roads are mostly one-way, with staff and signs at every intersection. Finally, take the electric car back to the cable car queue area. The final shuttle bus is outside the scenic area. This ticket can be bought separately. It stops at other scenic spots along the way and finally reaches the subway station, where you can take a taxi or subway. The whole journey takes 2-3 hours, costing 137.5 yuan 💰 Overlooking Dianchi Lake and Kunming City, the air on the mountain is fresh, and climbing is good exercise.
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Posted: Jul 4, 2024
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