I. Preliminary preparation
• Documents: Bring ID cards and other documents that may be needed, such as student ID cards, old-age cards, etc., to facilitate the purchase of tickets and enjoy discounts.
• Clothing: Lugu Lake is at a high altitude, and the temperature difference between morning and evening is large. Even in summer, you need to prepare a thick coat, such as jackets, fleece jackets, etc.; in winter, you should bring down jackets, thermal underwear and other cold-proof clothes. At the same time, bring sunscreen, sunglasses, sunscreen, sun hats and other sunscreen products.
• Daily necessities: toiletries, skin care products, cosmetics, towels, etc.
• Medicine: Prepare cold medicine, antipyretic medicine, gastrointestinal medicine, motion sickness medicine, anti-reverse medicine, etc. to prevent discomfort.
• Other items: mobile phones, cameras, chargers, mobile power supplies, headphones, etc., and download local maps or related travel applications in advance.
II. Recommendation of scenic spots
• Lige Peninsula: Lugu Lake is the most famous peninsula. The photos taken from the observation platform are like the business card of Lugu Lake, which best represents the beautiful scenery of Lugu Lake. On the back of here is Gum Goddess Mountain, surrounded by green mountains on the left and right, surrounded by water on three sides, and the scenery is picturesque. It takes 10 minutes to walk down from the observation deck to the island. There are many colorful pig trough boats parked on the shore. With the blue Lugu Lake and the sky as the background, the photos are very good.
• Lugu Lake Observation Deck: Located next to the Ninglu Highway on the south bank of Lugu Lake, it is an excellent place to watch and photograph the panoramic view of Lugu Lake.
• Grass Sea: Located on the east side of Lugu Lake, the lake is shallow, full of reeds, and lush. It is a popular place for sightseeing and photography. The total length is about 7,000 meters, the average width is about 800 meters, and the area is more than 9,000 mu. In the cold winter, it will become a world of water birds. The water grass is rich and ornamental.
• Gem Goddess Mountain: Also known as Lion Mountain, it is the divine mountain of the local Mosuo people. You can take a cable car to enjoy the panoramic view of Lugu Lake and the cave. After taking the ropeway up the mountain, you can walk along the plank road leading to the Gem Goddess Cave. The surrounding scenery is natural and primitive. At the entrance of the cave, you can overlook Lugu Lake. The water and mountains are magical and spectacular.
• Walking Marriage Bridge: Located on the east side of Lugu Lake, across the grass sea, it is an important carrier of Mosuo's marriage culture and a good place to take photos. It is a wooden bridge on the grass sea, with a total length of 300 meters. Walking on the wedding bridge, it seems that you can feel the romantic and mysterious love story between a man and a woman.
• Liwubi Island: The island is lush with rhododendrons, wild cherry trees and Tibetan ** temple Liwubi Temple, which is a popular place to see and worship Buddha.
• Goddess Bay: It is the best angle to enjoy the sunset in Lugu Lake. The sunset and sunset in the evening are beautiful. Arriving before 5 p.m., you can occupy the excellent position of the stone beach by the lake. Enjoy the charming picture of the whole sky dyed golden at sunset, reflecting the lake and the divine mountain.
• Luyuan Cliff: This is a place full of mystery. There are cliffs full of colorful prayer flags and rocks everywhere, reflecting the Mosuo people's worship of **, and you can feel the strong Western Sichuan and Tibetan customs in it.
• Lover Tree: Located in Nisai Village on the north side of Lugu Lake, there are two big trees on the lake beach, one tall and one short, close to the lake, which is very romantic. It is also a popular place for travel wedding photos. The two trees growing by the lake look like growing in the lake from a distance. They seem to snuggle up to each other, but in fact, there is a distance not far away in the middle. They are beautiful and lonely, and they feel like a couple.
• Sleeping Buddha: The reflection of Princess Island of Lugu Lake and Princess Island form a lifelike statue of the sleeping Buddha. It can only be seen in sunny weather without wind. The mountains and water are interdependent and reflect each other, creating this magical scene together.
• Daluoshui Village: It is the largest and earliest developed Mosuo village in Lugu Lake, and is also the tourism and transportation center of Lugu Lake. There are classic white tables, glass balls and other photo scenes. Most of the Mosuo wooden rooms by the lake have been transformed into inns, bars or shops. You can also participate in the bonfire party held at about 7:30 every night and learn to dance interactively.
III. Tour route planning
1. Two-day tour
The first day: - Mountain Road Eighteen Bend Observation Deck - Jinsha River - Xiaoliang Mountain Observation Deck - Lugu Lake Full Landscape Observation Deck - Around the Lake - Pier Cruise - Grass Sea, Wedding Bridge - Sichuan Lovers Beach - Luyuanya
The second day: get up early to watch the sunrise by the lake-Gum Goddess Mountain Ropeway to watch the sunshine Jinshan-Lover's beach playing in the water-Liger Observation Deck-Lig hiking-Big Falling into the water-Lijiang
2. Three-day tour
Day 1: Arrive at Lugu Lake - Lugu Lake Observation Deck - Daluoshui Village - Pig Trough Boat Tour Lake - Lig Peninsula
The second day: Lig Peninsula - Nisai Village - Gem Goddess Mountain - Xiaoluoshui Village - Luyuan Cliff - Dazui Village - Goddess Bay (watch the sunset)
Day 3: Goddess Bay - Grass Sea - Walking the Wedding Bridge - The Last Princess's Mansion - Lama Temple
IV. Traffic Guide
1. External transportation
Airplane: You can choose to fly directly to Lugu Lake Airport. The airport has buses to Daluoshui and other places. You can also fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport or Xichang Qingshan Airport first, and then transfer to a bus to Lugu Lake 2.
Train: You can go to cities such as Kunming, Lijiang or Xichang first, and then transfer to the bus to Lugu Lake.
Bus: Lijiang Passenger Station has multiple buses to Lugu Lake every day, which takes about 5 hours; Xichang also has a shuttle bus to Lugu Lake.
2. Internal transportation
Pig trough boat: At Daluoshui, Lige and other wharves, you can take a pig trough boat to tour the lake. The price depends on the route and distance.
Car charter / carpool: You can choose to charter a car or carpool around the lake. It has a high degree of freedom and can park at your favorite scenic spots at any time.
Car rental: If you have a driver's license and rich driving experience, you can rent a car to drive around the lake, but you need to pay attention to the local road conditions and traffic rules 1.
Bicycle / electric vehicle: suitable for tourists with good physical strength and plenty of time. You can enjoy the scenery along the way, but pay attention to sun protection and physical distribution.
V. Accommodation Options
Daluoshui Village: It was developed early and is the transportation center of Lugu Lake. There are many accommodation options and good conditions. There are many sea-view rooms along the lake. It is also convenient to eat and shop, and the price is relatively affordable.
Lige Village: The accommodation room faces Lugu Lake, with a wide view and beautiful scenery, but the price is relatively high, especially the accommodation on the Lig Peninsula, which needs to be booked in advance during the peak season.
Nise Village: The village is small, small, and relatively quiet. It is suitable for tourists who like the original ecology and want to rest quietly.
VI. Food Recommendation
• Pork fat: Also known as pipa meat, it is a meat food stored by the Mosuo people, and it is also a representative delicacy in the Lugu Lake area. When making, remove all the bones of the whole pig except the skull, apply salt, pepper, ginger and other seasonings, then sew and dry until it is air-dried, and stored for more than 5 years. Pork fat but not greasy, mellow in taste, can be boiled, fried and steamed
• Steamed meat: It is a unique flavored meat of the Yi ethnic group in Xiaoliangshan, similar to the "hand-picked mutton" in Xinjiang, which is the highest etiquette for the Yi people to treat guests. It is made of fresh and fat pigs, beef and mutton. Cut the meat into fist-sized pieces and put it in a cold-water pot and boil it over high heat. Take it out and put the seasonings and stir it into the flavor before eating. The main ingredients are salt, chili powder, pepper powder and local unique "wood ginger" powder, which tastes crisp and delicious.
• Pig blood sausage: It is called "hab" in Mosuo language. The method of making is half-cooked rice. After serving pig blood, chive root, green onion, ginger, garlic, salt, yellow fruit peel powder, spices, and oil, fill it into the pig's intestine, roll it into a circle, then put it in a steamer and steam it. When you eat it, cut it into slices, and then fry it. It is served with wine or tea. It tastes delicious.
• Lugu Lake grilled dried fish: Ba fish, a specialty of Lugu Lake, is slaughtered, removed from internal organs, and marinated. After being hung in the roasting room, smoked with wet oak firewood, or dried near the fire pond, and some are slowly roasted in an iron pot. When eating, roast the dried fish on a charcoal fire or deep-fry it in clear oil. It tastes crispy and delicious. It is a high-quality delicacy with wine. When used to boil the soup, the soup is milky white and fragrant.
• Fish in sour soup: choose the Mobarraku, a specialty of Lugu Lake, and stew it with local pickled cabbage, peppers and other ingredients. The fish is delicate and delicious, and the soup is sour and spicy, which is memorable.
• Mosuo ba: It is usually made of rice noodles, soybean flour and other raw materials. It tastes soft, hard and moderate, fragrant and sweet. Seasonings or ingredients such as peanuts and sugar are sometimes added to add flavor.
• Bitter buckwheat cake: It is a kind of pasta popular in the Yi area. It is made by rounding, flattening and steaming buckwheat flour and water with a certain proportion of sugar. The surface is crispy and the inside is soft and tender, with a natural fragrance and a slight bitter taste, which can refresh and enrich the stomach.
• Flower candy: After stir-frying corn, rice, soybeans, buckwheat and other grains, pour the juice with sesame sugar water made from barley, malt and corn and stir it into various shapes. It is beautiful, delicious, sweet and crispy.
• Pickled cabbage and bean soup: It is made of pickled cabbage and red beans. The sour and spicy taste of pickled cabbage is combined with the softness and sweetness of red beans. The soup soaks the rice, which is memorable.
• Butter tea: a traditional drink of Mosuo people. First boil the brick tea, then add ghee, salt and other ingredients. Stir well and then drink it. It has a strong aroma, which can dispel the cold and keep warm and refresh the mind.
• Surima wine: a very low-degree drink brewed by the Mosuo people. It tastes sweet and slightly sour. It is light yellow or reddish yellow. It contains amino acids, carbohydrates, vitamins and other nutrients. It is known as "Moso beer".
VII. Precautions
• Lugu Lake has a high altitude, and there may be altitude sickness. Prepare high anti-counter drugs in advance, pay attention to rest, and avoid strenuous exercise.
• Respect the customs and habits of the local Mosu people, such as not asking who the child's father is, not bathing and swimming in the lake.
• July-September is the rainy season in Lugu Lake. The road conditions are not good, and it is prone to landslides, landslides, etc. Pay attention to the weather forecast and road information before traveling.