[Camp] Cherry Blossom Tour in Yunnan: Analysis of Wuliang Mountain RV Self-driving Camp

The spring-like climate in Yunnan has given birth to its normalized tourism industry. Yunnan has become one of the best destinations for self-driving travel. Whether it is Cangshan Erhai Lake or Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Dali is still a place that cannot be missed. There are not many. The Winter Cherry Blossom Festival, Bodhi Travel Wuliangshan RV Self-driving Camp was born in such an environment.

forest retreat

The camp is located in Lingbaoshan National Forest Park, Wuliangshan Town, Nanjian Yi Autonomous County, Dali. The mountains are secluded with singing birds, shrouded in clouds and mists, and the trees are green. The camp is quiet and deep. The negative oxygen ion content in the surrounding forests is above 10,200 points. It is undoubtedly an excellent place for meditation and recuperation.

Wuliangshan RV camp is located in the four cities of Dali, Pu’er, Lincang, and Baoshan, at the intersection of Jingdong, Nanjian, Yunxian, Fengqing, Weishan, Midu, and Nanhua counties, 147 kilometers away from the ancient city of Dali, 147 kilometers away from the South Jian County is 55 kilometers away and 500 kilometers away from Kunming. It is on the edge of the old 214 National Highway and can be reached by roads from Lincang, Dali, Kunming and Pu’er. The transportation location has obvious advantages. It has an advantage in developing the campsite into one of the tourist destinations in western Yunnan, linking the surrounding popular tourist areas to create a route service system.

The camp is managed and operated by a government-led enterprise with complete infrastructure. The camp has parking spaces that can accommodate nearly 20 RVs, and nearly 30 parking spaces for self-driving cars. The camp currently has 12 trailer-type camping vehicles and more than 10 independent rooms with bathrooms, which can accommodate guests with higher needs at the same time. About 30 people choose to use it. The service center has large and small meeting rooms with forest scenery, equipped with supermarkets, Internet and other supporting facilities, suitable for small team meetings and gatherings.

Winter Cherry Blossom Customization

There is a cherry blossom valley in the deep virgin forest of Wuliang Mountain. One of the three major cherry blossom valleys in Yunnan, Wuliang Mountain Cherry Blossom Valley is the only one full of cherry blossoms. Every November and December, 2000 mu of cherry blossoms are full of camellia tea gardens, as long as one The flowering season in July attracts an endless stream of viewers, and the Winter Cherry Blossom Festival has become an important tourist attraction in the area. 

In the Cherry Blossom Festival in 2017, the camp cooperated with the Nanjian County Tourism Development Committee to bring a professional management team, service team, and catering team to fully participate in the upgrade of catering and accommodation in Wuliangshan Cherry Blossom Valley. According to the local ingredients and weather in Wuliang Mountain, the catering team has set up breakfast, semi-buffet lunch, barbecue dinner and customized catering with special ingredients for 200 people at the same time, for tourists from all over the world to choose from, and solve the dining problems for guests in Wuliang Mountain Cherry Blossom Valley practical problems. The RVs imported from all over Germany bring tourists a comfortable experience in the mountains. Tent camping and RVs have raised the accommodation standard of Sakura Valley to a new level. The emergence of the camp allows tourists to obtain a more comfortable and diverse travel experience in Cherry Blossom Valley.

The morning and dusk of Cherry Blossom Valley are its most beautiful times, so staying in Cherry Blossom Valley for one night is the best choice. Therefore, the camp also customizes a variety of play packages for tourists, providing self-driving tourists with “Dali—Weishan —Nanjian—(Old National Highway 214)—Baohua—Sakura Valley” “Kunming—Chuxiong—Xiangyun (High Speed)—Midu—Nanjian (Xianglin Level 1)—(Old 214)—Baohua—Kunming” and other routes, arrange different types of accommodation in the camp + campfire barbecue dinner + special souvenirs of Wuliang Mountain” and other different price group packages. Similarly, non-self-driving tourists are also provided with round-trip pick-up and drop-off package services in various scenic spots. As a supporting service for the camp, it not only brings convenience to tourists, but also wins marketing effects.

In addition, as a matching accommodation in Cherry Blossom Valley, the surrounding scenic spots are rich in resources. The camp can set up more accommodation units, expand RV camps, or add wooden houses, tree houses, etc. to diversify into the accommodation experience of forest-style camps. In addition, the camp can also add more service modules, such as health-themed chess and card rooms, yoga rooms, and meditation areas, to enrich the camp life and become a resting place for tourists besides the beautiful scenery of cherry blossoms.

national characteristics

About half of the population of Nanjian Yi Autonomous County is Yi, and the Yi people’s special programs such as dancing dishes, singing, bonfires, and barbecues are naturally indispensable in the camp. From dusk, it seems to be the home of the Yi nationality. The local delicacies in the camp are not only made locally, but also with original local materials. The wild matsutake in Wuliang Mountain is natural and fresh. A pot of stewed matsutake chicken can be described as a delicacy of the mountain. Chicken oil is more common among various wild mushrooms in Wuliang Mountain Mushrooms are served with Wuliangshan ham, which is crisp and sweet, and the wild miscellaneous fish from the Lancang River dozens of kilometers away are extremely delicious.

The vegetable dance of the Yi people is a unique form of serving dishes and the highest etiquette when entertaining guests in the Wuliang Mountains. Over time, it has become a performance stage. The singing and dancing is a purely entertaining group dance. At night, the camp is lit with bonfires. Under the leadership of men, women and children in ethnic costumes, they can quickly learn simple dance steps and blend into the atmosphere of singing and dancing. This is the different ethnic customs that the camp brings to tourists. After visiting the Cherry Blossom Valley, you can also go to the Wuliangshan Specialty New Year’s Market to buy local specialties, which are hard to find in the city.

Conclusion:

Liu Yuxi’s phrase “If the mountain is not high, there are immortals and spirits” is similar to today’s mountain camps. Wuliangshan RV self-driving camp has the advantages of Wuliangshan Cherry Blossom Valley and Lingbaoshan National Forest Park, creating a scenic spot with accommodation characteristics. The camp, coupled with the leisure and entertainment attributes with ethnic minority characteristics, is believed to become a destination for foreign tourists in the future.