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🔥【4 Days 5 Nights Conquering Cangshan Mountain】 🌟 **Day 1: Stay in a Cloud Guesthouse** • Arrive in the afternoon and check in at "Cangshan Courtyard" (around 200 RMB per person, window view of the Nineteen Peaks) • Take the "Gantong Cableway" up the mountain easily at dusk, and have a 20 RMB vegetarian meal at "Jizhao Nunnery" (Yunnan's most delicious vegetarian dish) • At night, watch the thousands of lights in Dali Ancient Town (best spot: guesthouse rooftop) 🌄 **Day 2: Challenge Ximatan** • Early morning take the "Ximatan Cableway" straight up to 3,966 meters (combo ticket 310 RMB, rhododendron sea from July to September) • Explore the "Qilongnü Pool" glacial relics (remember to bring an oxygen bottle!) • Soak in the "Shimen Pass Hot Springs" to relieve fatigue after descending (128 RMB unlimited time) 🌿 **Day 3: Light Hiking in a Secret Spot** • Walk the "Yudai Yunyou Trail" 12 km (gentle stone path, beginner-friendly) • Encounter a Taoist priest at "Zhonghe Temple" and try your luck with a very accurate fortune stick • In the evening, shoot the cherry blossom avenue at "Dali University" (March only) 🍄 **Day 4: Wild Fun at the Foot of the Mountain** • Morning mushroom picking in "Yinqiao Town" (best during rainy season July-August) • Afternoon experience intangible cultural heritage tie-dyeing in "Zhoucheng" (recommended: Lanxu Tianyuan shop) • Before leaving, enjoy wild mushroom hotpot at "Foot of Cangshan" (recommended: Qinghong Private Kitchen) 💡 **Traveler Tips:** ✔️ Cableway weather is changeable, most stable before 9 AM ✔️ Temperature difference at the summit is 20℃, bring both down jacket and short sleeves ✔️ Pitfall alert: don’t buy oxygen bottles sold at the foot of the mountain (half price at ancient town pharmacies) 💬 "Standing at Ximatan, I understood what 'The mountain doesn’t see me, I see the mountain' means!" — A photography enthusiast who summited last week 👇 Save this guide praised even by local guides to unlock 99% of the experiences most tourists miss on Cangshan!
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