5 Days in Baoshan

Settle into the flagstone lanes 4 km out of Tengchong — Ming-era layout kept for some 600 years, with the Heshun library of 1928 still lending books.

1. baoshan heshun old town

Crater rims among the 99 volcanic cones, the about 97°C Big Boiling Pot at Rehai, and the 46 m Dieshui falls above town.

1. baoshan tengchong volcano park
2. baoshan rehai hot springs
3. baoshan dieshui falls

The memorial cemetery at the foot of the hill records the 1944 campaign that retook Tengchong; its halls and grave terraces were completed in 1945. The adjacent exhibition rooms set out the period in documents and objects.

1. baoshan guoshang cemetery

Punt across the floating peat mats of Beihai, then north to Gudong's ginkgo village, where thousands of old trees turn gold from late November; in other seasons the courtyard lanes stay worth the drive.

1. baoshan beihai wetland
2. baoshan ginkgo village

The road to Baoshan city crosses the Longjiang bridge, a suspension span opened in 2016 with a main span near 1,200 m; afternoon boardwalks around the Qinghua Sea wetland, then depart from Baoshan.

1. baoshan longjiang bridge
2. baoshan qinghua sea wetland