Bisezhai, Mengzi: How to Play (Filming Site of 'Youth')

Bisezhai, Mengzi: How to Play (Filming Site of 'Youth')

Bisezhai is a French-flavored station on the century-old Yunnan-Vietnam Railway, once bustling but now preserving nostalgic yellow walls, red roofs, and rail tracks. It's also a filming site of the movie Youth, full of a bygone era's charm.

This guide covers how to play.

🚉 About Bisezhai

• Location: Bisezhai village, Mengzi city, Honghe Prefecture
• Background: an important station on the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway, French style
• Features: century-old French station buildings, rail tracks, nostalgia
• Nickname: filming site of Youth

🚶 What to Do

1. French station: yellow walls, red roofs, historic
2. Tracks/platform: retro tracks, station platform, nostalgic photos
3. Nostalgic street: old houses and objects, period atmosphere
4. Youth scenes: visit the movie's settings

📷 Photo Tips

• Retro outfits (Republican-era/nostalgic) pop
• Tracks, station, French buildings are great backdrops
• Sunny days show bright colors

🚗 How to Get There

• Transport: Mengzi city; self-drive or ride
• About 30–40 minutes from Mengzi city
• Good roads

🎫 Ticket

• Bisezhai is mostly free/low-cost (subject to year)

📌 Practical Tips

1. Bisezhai is small and charming; about 1–2 hours
2. Suits a stopover; combine with Mengzi's cross-bridge rice noodles
3. Protect the historic buildings; don't carve
4. Mind the sun; strong southern sun
5. Avoid midday; softer light photographs better

Bisezhai is a French station "forgotten by time," with century-old buildings, retro tracks, and the sentiment of Youth. On the way to Mengzi, don't rush past this nostalgic stop.