Tiger Leaping Gorge (Hutiao Xia) Shangri-La

12-18.11.11 Yunnan Province (English version)

Sichuan roads will stay in our memory for long - the last lap proved to be the worst. Route from Litang to Xiangelila (Yunnan) is hell of a journey. I think I discovered the source of two english sayings "pain in the ass" and "pain in the neck". It must have originated from …

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After being picked up from out hotel in Lijiang we drove to Qiaotou to start the trek to the Tiger Leaping Gorge. We being Pat, Jeanette, Michael our main guide, Mr He our local (Naxi) guide and Mr Zhang our driver. Quite the little entourage we had! Michael and Mr Zhang are from Kunming, and Mr He is from a little Naxi village about 20km …

Salut a tous !

Nous sommes bien arrivees a Shangri La ! Mais avant ca, nous avons fait deux jours de trek dans les gorges du saut du tigre, surplombant la riviere Jinsha (theoriquement).
Que dire ? Paysages magnifiques, rencontres super sympas, on vous racontera tout ca plus tard, on a un programme a suivre et on a la dalle !!!
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Today is a big hiking day, in fact my first time hiking out in the wild in China, a prospect that's both exciting, but also vaguely terrifying, just because I don't really feel comfortable with how well set up the trails, maps, services are. I'm not a compass, tent and orient by the angle of the sun person, so for me in Japan and at least in Seorak …

Most of the day was spent driving from Lijiang to Shangri-La.

After a quick pitstop where we found a small temple nestled in a misty mountain side setting, our first scheduled stop was at the first bend of the Yangtze River. This is the point where the river turns to begin travelling eastward toward Shanghai (instead of heading straight …

It was definitely a relief to get off after 37 hours on the train (300Y), albeit into yet another humongous Chinese city, the relatively pleasant Kunming. Thankfully, it was to be our last stop of the 5 cities in a row (with a combined population of over 50 million -argh!)! The main reason for visiting was simply as a stepping stone to the …

... of new China. Under construction are other parks in the national tourist zone, such as the Shangri-la Canyon, Mt. Meili and Tiger Leaping Gorge. The prefectural government also has implemented a number of policies to protect the area's eco-environment ...

... streets and over the trickeling network of canals really feels like a step back in time. From there we made for Tiger Leaping Gorge, one of the deepest, narrowest, most incredible gorges in the world. We trekked for hours along the perilous path at ...

...  Tiibet buumin; kaikki ylankoon liittyva oli (ja on) in. Turistibussit vyoryivat jo Lijiangiin ja vaikuttava Tiger Leaping Gorge oli saavutettavissa kahdessa tunnissa autolla. Jos tie paallystettaisiin aina Zhongdianiin asti, ei matka rotkolta ...

... wzgorzach, ma kilka miejsc przygotowanych pod turystow, a dla zagraniczniakow jest wygodne, bo lezy na drodze Lijiang, Tiger Leaping Gorge i autostrada Tybet-Syczuan (ktora byla rowniez naszym celem). Niestety Chiny nie sa krajem gdzie wszystko jest na ...

... bus while there were literally 1000m drops on our side of the road it was quite unnerving at points but then after the Tiger Leaping Gorge we have become pretty accustomed to large drops. We arrived at Shangri La with nowhere to stay just before it went ...

... kind of an easy place after some time in the backwaters. However, our next destinations will be quite touristy, so let’s see if we’ll miss the peaceful countryside. Anyway, now heading towards the Tiger Leaping Gorge nearby for some trekking. ...

... 's we met up with the 5 chinese led by Sabrina from Shanghai & jumped in the mini van to head via the backroads north towards Shangri La. Alison joined us & we dropped her off at Ha Ba a tiny little village where she was staying. Nath & I had ...

... of Tibetans in this region as it borders Tibet.   Some of the highlights of the 2-day trip were Tiger Leaping Gorge (unfortunately we didn't do much hiking there) and a beautiful national park.  We visited the national parking early in ...

... 's just a cold i've got. The road here is pretty, passing through high mountains, including the turn off for Tiger Leaping Gorge which promises to be amazing. Then it's into flatter land and suddenly Tibetan houese are everwhere. They're different ...

... . As I looked over my photographs from the gorge, it still didn't seem real. Sadly, like the Three Gorges Dam project, Tiger Leaping gorge may very well disappear. There is a plan to build 8 new dams along the upper Yangzi river, flooding land from ...