Monday, 24 June 2013

Yellow Canola Fields Of Luoping

By Jonny Blair


Luoping is a fantastic off the beaten track place to witness natural yellow Canola Fields in an unknown village called Jin Ji Cun. This part of China is remote and inspiring.

Most travel books don't even include Luoping when mentioning China's Yunnan Province, that's how this place manages to stay so unknown. These yellow Canola fields are everywhere in the Springtime near Jin Ji Cun village, close to the town of Luoping.

What are the Yellow Canola Fields in Jin Ji Cun?

A fantastic series of yellow fields! They are yellow because the flower for harvesting rapeseed is coloured bright yellow. Rapeseed oil is made from them, also known as Canola.

When should you visit the Yellow Canola Fields at Jin Ji Cun?

Spring time. The yellow Canola fields are only in bloom once a year, normally sometime between February and April so go then to see them. The rest of the year, they are just not yellow!

How to get to the Canola Fields at Jin Ji Cun?

It's not entirely easy to get to, but make sure you first arrive in the city of Luoping. You can ask around at your hotel or show locals some pictures or Chinese characters for where you want to go. Most of them will know where it is. A bus will take you there within 20 minutes.

You pay on cash on the local bus, which is like a green mini-bus. The cost is 5RMB.

You should arrive at the Yellow Canola Fields within 20 - 25 minutes. They will be instantly noticeable on your right hand side.

How much is the entry fee to Yellow Canola Fields?

You will be happy to hear they are free to visit. Simply turn up, walk around and enjoy to your heart's content!

What is there to do at the Yellow Fields near Luoping?

Admire them by walking around taking in the views and the impressive yellow colours on display. Take some photos, buy some local food from the stalls and head round the path. You can get a good view of the fields.

To get really decent views over the yellow Canola fields, head to the top of one of the small hills in and around the fields. There are custom built paths up to the top.

After seeing the yellow fields head to the village across the road. It's called Jin Ji Cun and you can stay there for the night. You can watch the fields at sunrise and sunset to get really different views of the canola fields.

Are the Yellow Canola Fields in Jin Ji Cun unique?

No - canola or rapeseed is grown worldwide in a number of locations including Canada and Australia so you can see them in other places. However the views at Jin Ji Cun, Luoping in China are epic and this is a rare chance to see them in a very unusual location away from any foreign tourists.

What else can you do near the Jin Ji Cun canola fields?

There are a few other things to see and do including an incredible national park with the 9 dragons waterfalls and riding on the back of a cart led by a yak. But the main attraction for now is the Yellow Canola Fields!




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