Bada Scenic Area, Sunset Splendor Amidst Vast Terraced Fields

Xinjie Town, Daping Highway, Yuanyang Terraced Fields Scenic Area, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province
Badada is a place to view the sea of clouds and sunset
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Introduction

The Bada Scenic Area includes the areas of Jingkou, Quanfuzhuang, Malizhai, Zhulu, etc., covering a total area of more than 14,000 acres and featuring vast terraced landscapes. Viewing the terraced fields from Malizhai Tea Factory, nearly 10,000 acres of terraces are like a huge sloping sea, sparkling and stunning. After 4 pm every day, the white sloping sea gradually changes color as the sun sets, becoming pink, red, then pink and white, making it the best place to appreciate and record the changes of terraced fields at different times. The sunset scenery of Bada has an unforgettable stunning effect, making it the best place to watch the sunset. As the terraced fields in Bada face west, it is a sunset viewing spot. When the sun sets in the evening and the sky is filled with red clouds, it is called the "evening glow of the sunset", providing photographers with unique shooting opportunities.
Address
Xinjie Town, Daping Highway, Yuanyang Terraced Fields Scenic Area, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province
Opening hours
24/7 (Monday-Sunday, January 1st-December 31st)
Transportation
[Shuttle] 1. Take the Kunming-Yuanyang shuttle bus at Kunming South Passenger Station, which operates three times a day at 10:20, 12:30, and 19:00. The ticket price is 139 yuan per person and the journey takes 5-6 hours. 2. Most of the buses from Kunming South Passenger Station go to Nansha Town, Xinjie Town, which have convenient transportation. There are also mini buses (10 yuan/person, departing from 7:00 to 20:00) specially running between the two towns. There are vans available between Xinjie Town and the entrance of the scenic area, and between the entrance and various scenic spots, and the ticket price ranges from 5 to 10 yuan. 3. You can also take a bus from Kunming to Jianshui or Gejiu, and then transfer to Yuanyang. [Chartered Car] A day trip to visit the terraces in the old county city costs about 300 yuan, about 100 yuan to go to the Tiger Mouth, and about 150-200 yuan/half day to go to Duoyishu to see the sunrise.

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