There is a national wetland park with one-hour High Speed Train from Kunming. It is featured with idyllic scenery of rare and unique Karst mountains and rivers in China and the world.

 

It is well known for its six landscapes including "overwater garden, lakes and peaks, Yi-style waterside, Karst wetland, lotus world and paradise of migratory birds". The 54 lakes are like the fairyland surrounded by mountains and rivers, 360 peaks, peak clusters and isolated peaks are scattered, dotted with thousands of cliffs. It is completely shown naturally, being beautiful like paradise, and it looks like "the dreamland of the horizon and wordy wonderland”. It is Puzhehei in Qiubei.

 

 

Farmland of Puzhehei

Puzhehei means "the pond with numerous fishes and shrimps" in Yi language, where the villagers started work at sunrise and back home when the sunset. They live in small wooden buildings and herd groups of cattle and sheep, and fertile farmlands and crossroads are shown, and the cowboy returns later, seeming to be the waterside countryside and being better than paradise on the world.

 

Lotus of Puzhehei

Puzhehei becomes the hub of the lotuses. Ten thousand Mus of wild lotus flowers look like white jade or seem to be pink and pleasing, and four species including the black red lotus, black and white lotus, Xiaosajin lotus and Dasajin lotus are the most special. The best option of lotus appreciation in Puzhehei is to take the boat.

 

Lake and peaks in Puzhehei  

The mountain coexists with the water, and Puzhehei with the mountain and water is a typical karst landscape, being well known as a small-sized Guilin in Yunnan. There are more than 300 isolated peaks with average relative altitude over 100 meters in Puzhehei. Dotted stony peaks are exquisite and funny.

 

 

Karst wetland in Puzhehei

There are 83 large-sized caves with ornamental value in the Puzhehei Resort

 

Swans in Puzhehei

 Puzhehei Swan Lake attracts rare migratory birds like oriental white pelicans and swans to inhabit thanks to its beautiful environment and ecological wetland.

 

Water in Puzhehei

Choose a waterway and take a boat to flow amid mountains and rivers. If you are interested, just play a water game! It may be Songkran (Water-Sprinkling Festival) everyday for Puzhehei!

 

Yi-style customs of Puzhehei

Puzhehei is the settlement of multiple ethnic groups. There are ethnic minorities such as Yi, Zhuang and Miao. The ethnic customs are diverse and various.

 

Food of Puzhehei

Qiubei is a frontier county with unique local characteristics, and it is the hometown of Chinese chilli and is also the capital of food. Many of the dishes here are made with Qiubei chilli, being spicy and delicious.

 

Transportation

High-speed rail

Take High Speed Train to Puzhehei in Kunming Nan Railway Station. Then take the bus to the scenic spot from the Railway Station or take a taxi to the Puzhehei Village.

You are enabled to receive the discount with a high-speed train ticket! In order to actively respond to the civilization initiative for green, low-carbon and environment-friendly travel, you're recommended to travel in more environmentally friendly. Any visitors taking the High Speed Train to Puzhehei Station and holding any High Speed train ticket can purchase the scenic spot ticket + salix-leaf boat thicket package during working hours within three days of scenic spot enjoy the discount.

 

Plane

Take the plane to Puzhehei Airport in Wenshan. The airport is located in Yanshan County, being approximately 80 kilometers away from the scenic spot. You need to take Wenshan-Qiubei shuttle bus to Qiubei County, and then take the bus to Puzhehei Resort.

 

Shuttle bus

Kunming - Qiubei - Puzhehei: take the shuttle bus for Kunming-Qiubei in with the whole course of 300 kilometers approximately at Kunming East Bus Terminal, and Qiubei County is 13 kilometers away from Puzhehei Resort. Take the bus from Qiubei Passenger Station to Puzhehei.

 

Tip: Puzhehei is featured with strong UV reflection of water surface in Puzhehei. Don’t forget to wear the sun hat and sunglasses and to apply the sunscreen.

 

(some pictures from Internet)