[2025 Kaiyuan Attraction] Travel Guide for Phoenix Ecological Park (Updated Jul)

On the way to Hekou, we passed by Kaiyuan and unexpectedly discovered a small courtyard restaurant nestled next to the Phoenix Ecological Wetland Park 🏞️. There's a parking lot right at the entrance, making parking very convenient. The setting is fantastic 👍. Stepping into the courtyard, you'll find a two-story building with a small bridge and flowing water downstairs, creating a tranquil and pleasant atmosphere. There's no main dining hall, only booths and private rooms, offering good privacy. The clear blue sky ☀️, white clouds ☁️, and surrounding natural scenery blend perfectly. Dining here is a mood booster 🥳🥳. The restaurant specializes in Yunnan cuisine 🥗, with each dish exuding rich, distinctive Yunnan flavors. The overall quality of the dishes is good, with generous portions and great value. However, I couldn't pinpoint any one dish that was particularly outstanding, though all the dishes were quite good. The service here is quite simple, without any frills. If you're looking for high-end service, this place definitely isn't for you. This courtyard restaurant boasts a prime location, a beautiful environment, and authentic Yunnan cuisine, providing a unique dining option for passing travelers. If you're seeking a natural, pure dining experience and are passionate about exploring local specialties, then this place is worth a try.

Kaiyuan, located in the central part of Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, was once known as the "Pearl of Southern Yunnan" due to the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway and its status as a major industrial center for coal, chemicals, and sugar. However, industrial pollution significantly impacted its natural environment. After years of remediation, the Phoenix Ecological Park, situated between the new and old city areas, showcases the revitalized ecosystem and the city's transformation from industrial gray to ecological green. The Phoenix Tower exhibition hall atop the park offers a glimpse into Kaiyuan's history, from its ancient Dian Kingdom origins to its time as the Republican-era Ami County, and finally to its present form as a pleasant, multi-ethnic city. A morning stroll along the park's greenway reveals blooming yellow tabebuia and a variety of other plants and flowers. The sounds of birdsong and the vibrant colors create a cheerful atmosphere, with the Phoenix Tower visible in the background. Descending the hill, past the yellow tabebuia path, leads to the 1909 Square by Phoenix Lake, where you might catch a glimpse of a meter-gauge train. You can also take a passenger train from Kaiyuan Meter Gauge Railway Station for a scenic journey, an experience comparable to that of the Bisezhai Railway Station in Mengzi. The 1909 area also displays historic locomotives and train cars. The park is expansive, with well-maintained paths. Comfortable clothing and footwear are recommended for walking, as the terrain involves frequent uphill and downhill sections. The park is accessible by car, with a parking lot at the entrance on Fenghuang Road and parking spaces along the roads near the train station and 1909 Square by Phoenix Lake. Taxis are also an affordable option. For dining, it's best to head into the city center, which also offers a wider selection of accommodation and shopping options. Kaiyuan is highly recommended!

Kaiyuan was once a railway city with a prosperous economy. Today, the city still retains many ancient temples, old streets, and Western-style buildings from the Republic of China period, with a French style. Walking into this diverse and integrated city, it feels like walking on the streets of Western Europe, and then stepping into the industrial age of the Republic of China. But what is more is the harmony of the fashion of the newly built ecological park and the ancient buildings. Feel the comfortable natural scenery of Kaiyuan, The first stop is the Phoenix Lake Ecological Park on the outskirts of the city, with its mountain trails, artificial palm forests, ecological lakes, the train-themed 1901 Square, European-style castle buildings, and a high-quality forest oxygen bar, where you can get close to nature and engage in leisure sports in the early morning and afternoon. Second stop 1909 Theme Square, small train, train restaurant, below the square is the meter-gauge train from a century ago The third stop is to learn about Kaiyuan's urban culture. This is a city where trains have reached maturity. Step into Kaiyuan's meter-gauge train, and you will find that the century-old green train is still in operation today, with a round-trip price of 20 yuan, making it the most affordable station to experience Yunnan's meter-gauge train. The fourth stop is Nanzheng Street The night is filled with the flavor of a century-old ancient street. The Kaiyuan Nanzheng Street 1901 theme block combines local snacks, ancient architectural culture and European-style buildings. You can stroll along the ancient street, visit historical sites and taste delicious food.

📍Detailed address: Phoenix Ecological Park, Kaiyuan City, Yunnan Province Tickets 🎫: Free The clock tower in Phoenix Ecological Park is particularly beautiful to take pictures with. It is full of French style. It is really tiring to climb the mountain. You can plan your time in advance. You can arrive at the clock tower around 18:00 in the evening. You can also take pictures of the bell tower at night. The neon lights are also very beautiful. After the film was released, the bell tower was also a museum, "Kaiyuan Time Memory Hall"

Kaiyuan City 🌸 Kaiyuan is not only a city brought by train, but also a city healed by flowers. Throughout the year, the fresh flowers in Kaiyuan city area keep emerging, adding romantic colors to the city. Every year from May to June, the phoenix flowers climb to the top of the city's "hot search list". In Kaiyuan, not only are there 'Phoenix Mountain', 'Phoenix Lake', and 'Phoenix Road'; the phoenix flower is also the city flower of Kaiyuan, hence Kaiyuan is also known as the "Phoenix City". ⭐️ Phoenix Ecological Park: Since May, the phoenix flowers around Phoenix Mountain have bloomed one after another, echoing the Kaiyuan landmark on the mountain top - Phoenix Tower, creating a scene as if the forests are dyed in layers. 🔥 Happy Prairie: The phoenix flowers located on the side of Xingyuan North Road have begun to bloom one after another, and it is expected that in a few days they will reach full bloom. The phoenix flowers on the municipal government's roundabout road have all bloomed, complementing the distant 101 Building even more. 🫧 Yingxu Square, Luzhou Park: The phoenix flowers at the main entrance landmark of Yingxu Square are particularly "domineering", with a grandeur as if a forest stands alone. The phoenix flowers in Luzhou Park are mainly concentrated along the banks of the Luzhou River, forming a dynamic and static scenery with the rushing Luzhou River. 💧 Fengyuan Snacks (p1-2): The local chicken rice noodles in the alley are generous in portion, both the clear soup and spicy ones are delicious, the cold chicken is absolutely amazing, and this spicy oil is the most fragrant I have ever tasted! 🌟 21 Beverage Shop: The pineapple orange is delicious, the tamarind juice is good, the honeydew melon milk is not good, the cold mixed potato is a bit salty and average, the cold mixed lotus root and cabbage is okay (sour and sweet taste)! ⚡️ Amuma Lao San BBQ: An old shop in the alley, pot rice (with a potato base, and about 20 types of pickles); barbecue, good quality beef, ordered beef steak, beef skewers and everything was delicious, a big pile of it only cost about 140. 💫 Xinying Rice Noodle House: Local recommended eel rice noodles, you can order eel, shrimp, squid, kidney flowers, tendons, all are stir-fried fresh, generous in portion, delicious, and affordable. ⭐️ Na's Liangshuifen: Came here after riding the small train, the liangshuifen is sour and sweet, quite sweet, children like it; the cold roll powder is spicy and good; the hanging liver meat and rice sausage are very good; the cold mixed potato is spicy, highly recommended!