Nuodeng Travel Guide
Nuodeng is a fairly uninteresting village in the northwest of Yunnan Province. It is 170kms northwest of Dali and is known for its mining of salt, yet has no real redeeming features, bar the salt mines and nearby hiking.
- Worth It?
- Not really, but the lack of tourists and hiking is an appeal.
- What to Do
- see the Old Salt Wells, hike.
- Best Time to Go
- May or October when it's dry.
- How Long?
- A day or two at most in Nuodeng.
- Trivia
- Nuodeng is home to the Bai minority; it has a population of 1,200 and an altitude of 2,000m.
Nuodeng was established way back in the 7th century during the Tang Dynasty and has been churning out high quality salt since. The place has withered of due to the accessibility of salt from elsewhere in the world. It is therefore a bit of a backwater, with little in the way of facilities for tourists.
The village itself hangs on the side of the mountain with salt mines all around. Many of the homes date as far back as the Ming Dynasty - from 1368 - and are of the Bai traditional mud brick.
Things to see in Nuodeng include the Old Salt Wells, a 1,000-year-old Taoist Temple, burial grounds, and bridges. For hikers, Nuodeng is a pretty cool place as it's off the beaten path and has many established trails nearby.
Travel to Nuodeng - Getting There
The town of Xiaguan near Dali is the main transition point for visits to Nuodeng. Buses ride up the G214 to Yunlong in 3 hours, 30 minutes from where local transport goes another seven kilometers to Nuodeng. Dali Airport is under an hour's flight from Kunming where the main international airport of Yunnan is.
Nuodeng Things to Do
Nuodeng Attractions
Side trips from Nuodeng
- Jade Dragon Snow Mountain
- Yulong Snow Mountain is not far from Nuodeng, a year-round snowcapped mountain which has great hiking and vistas. It is 15kms north of Lijiang.
Events
- Spring Festival
- features a communal pig slaughter and much singing and dancing in January.
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