Shangri La (Zhongdian): "Lost Horizon"
Highlights: 1. Songzanlin Monastery 2. Putacuo National Park 3. Meili Snow Mountain
In 1993, the British writer James Hilton published his novel lost horizon,in which he told a moving story and coined the world, Shangri La since then, Shangri La has been a place for which people yearn, Shangri-la meaning a heaving of place and beauty, scholars have discovered further that Shangri-la, a word form the Tibetan dialect spoken in Shangri La in Northwest Yunnan,means the sun and the moon in one’s heart. Shangri-la can refer to whole area where Yunnan borders Sichuan and Tibet in southwest China,it is inhabited by Tibetans, Naxi and Han. Now, Shangri La,with its beautiful and mysterious snow mountains and grasslands and colorful and diverse folk customs,is attracting more and more visitors.
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Most popular tours in Zhongdian
Adventure to Tiger Leaping Gorge and Baoshan Stone Town
Day 1 Lijiang City---Upper Tiger Leaping Gorge---Tea horse Guesthouse Night in the tea horse guest house.
Lijiang drives about 3 hours to Qiaotou, then hiking about 5~6hours on the upper trail to a very nice guesthouse .
Hike trail in the gorge
Day 2 Tea horse guesthouse---Middle gorge---Lower gorge---Woody’s Night in a local guesthouse Hiking about 4~5 hours to middle gorge.
Waterfall
Day 3 Woody’s---Ferry---Baoshan Stone Town Night: homestay
Discovery Yangtze River and Mengkong(Lancang) River
Day 1 Lijiang---the First Bend of the Yangt-Ze River (Shigu town)---Liming
Night in Liming
From Lijiang drives about 3 hours to Liming, on the way stop to visit the Shigu township and the First Bend of the Yangtze River, villages, fields…
Day 2 Liming---Judian---Tacheng---Qizhong
Night in guesthouse by the Yangtze River
In the early morning spend about 3 hours’ hiking to visit the Thousand tortoies Mountain, from the top you can get nice views(big valley, mountains, villages…), then drives about 3hours to Qizhong town area, on the way visit the First Bridge for the Yangt-Ze River and the Stone gate on the Yangt-Ze river.
Day 3 Qizhong---Wai Tacheng---Damo temple
Night in Tacheng Hotel
In the morning, after breakfast, hikes about 5~6hours to visit Damo Temple. Then back to hotel to stay.
Trek in Tiger Leaping gorge
Day 1 Lijiang - Qiaotou - Yunuo village - Halfway GH
After breakfast hiking about 2~3hours down to Tina’s, if you still have energy and time, continue hiking to middle gorge, until to Walnut Grove where there is Sean’s Guesthouse. Then drives about 3hours back to Lijiang.
Visit Shangri-La from Lijiang via the Tiger Leaping Gorge
Day 1 : Lijiang - Tiger Leaping gorge - Haba village
