Majie Town of Yuanyang County, Honghe

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🌾 ‌Majie Township, Yuanyang County: Where Terraced Clouds Meet Fruity Valleys ‌

📍 Location & Coordinates

Majie Township is located in the northwest of Yuanyang County, Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan Province.

45 km (1 hour drive) from Nansha, the county seat

120 km (2.5 hours) from Mengzi High-Speed Railway Station

Borders Niujiao Village (east), Xinjie Town (south), Maguan Town (west), and Jinping County (north)

Navigation Tip: Search for “Yuanyang Majie Township” in your maps app.

🏞 Past & Present

Administrative Evolution: Established as “Majie District” in 1956, became a township in 1987. Now home to 10 administrative villages and 86 village groups.

Ethnic Diversity: Inhabited by a vibrant mix of Hani, Yi, Han, Zhuang, and Yao ethnic groups, with a total population of approximately 27,000.

Cultural Highlights: Traditional “Alo Water Blessing” rituals, Hani Long Street Banquet, and Zhuang Ethnic Colored Rice Festival.

🌸 Seasonal Highlights & Themed Routes

📸 Top 5 Must-Visit Spots

🌥 Cloud Terraces

Spanning over 12,000 mu (800 hectares) at 1,400–2,000 m altitude, this “second Bada” of Yuanyang has a 70% chance of cloud-sea at sunrise.

🌿 Qilintai Giant King Grass Fields

A stunning 6,000-mu sea of vibrant “king grass.” Learn about the circular “grass-fed cattle” agriculture and feed processing.

🍍 Wuwan Fruit Valley

A tropical haven with year-round fruit picking (wax apples, sugar apples, seedless lychees, pomelos). From May to October, live-streaming harvests are frequent.

🛶 Yaduo River Bamboo Rafting

2.5 km of untouched bamboo-lined river with an average summer temperature of 22°C—perfect for cooling down.

🏠 Alo Ancient Hani Village

A preserved mushroom-house settlement where you can enjoy hearthside tea and learn about traditional bark clothing crafts.

🎉 Featured Festivals Calendar

Alo Water Blessing (2nd day of the 2nd lunar month)
Dragon tree worship, long-table feasts, and Zongshan dance prayers for good harvests.

Lychee Culture Festival (July)
Wuwan’s orchards open to the public with live harvests and “flash sales” online.

New Rice Festival (October)
Celebrate harvest with five-color rice tasting, fish-catching competitions, and ethnic performances.

🚗 Getting There

By Train + Bus

Kunming South Station → Mengzi Station: 1 hr by high-speed train

Mengzi → Yuanyang Nansha: 1.5 hr by coach

Nansha → Majie: 45 min by shared ride

By Car

Route: Kunming → Chengjiang Expressway → Yuanlü Secondary Road → Majie Township

Distance: 290 km, all asphalt road

Local Transport

6 daily rural buses from Nansha Bus Station to Majie

Fare: ¥25, Duration: ~1 hour

🛏 Stay & 🍴 Dine & 🎁 Take Home

Accommodation

Qilintai Stargazing Tent Camp: ¥298/night (includes breakfast)

Wuwan Fruit Valley Homestays: ¥180–260/night (fruit orchard views)

Local Cuisine

Must-tries: Hani Dipping Chicken, King Grass Beef Hotpot, Bamboo Rice

Budget: ¥60–80/person

Souvenirs

Giant King Grass Tea

Hand-shredded Pineapple

Dried Lychees

Hani Embroidery Bags

🌱 Community & Educational Tours

“King Grass + Solar Power” Workshop
Visit a 205kW rooftop solar farm and learn how “sunshine + grass” energizes this eco-friendly village.

“Rice-Fish-Duck” Farming Class
Discover Hani’s ancient ecological farming system that yields rice, fish, and ducks from one field.

🌈 In a Nutshell

When a sea of clouds sweeps across the cascading terraces and the sweet scent of lychee lingers in Wuwan Valley, Majie Township strings together ancient Hani wisdom and modern eco-agriculture into a vibrant “corridor of rural prosperity.”