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The old town of Lijiang
... Pool Park, where you can get a stunning view of Jade Dragon Snow mountain and a glimpse of the traditional Naxi lifestyle.
Ordering food down this part of china is a bit more difficult, for lunch we ended up with 5 small pieces of pork and some kind of fried pastry with sugar sprinkled over it,
We thought we ordered pork stir fry and wontons.
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The (way too popular) old town of Lijiang
... its beautiful location around some great mountain ranges and its cultural mix of different ethnical groups. Unfortunately in 1996 a major earthquake destroyed a lot of the city, but thanks to the regular tourist invasions (and related money flow), the town has been rebuilt (although in a Chinese fashion, i.e. not everywhere in an authentic way).
The city is surely beautiful, containing countless water channels running through ...
Tiger Leaping Gorge
... does offer amazing views (sometimes very, very close to the edge).
It takes two days to hike all the way through the gorge if one wants to enjoy the views and create the mandatory photo-documentation :-). A few guest houses on the way are offering some basic but helpful accommodation, with great views as well. By the way, the name Tiger Leaping Gorge originates from a legend which says that once upon a time a tiger jumped from one of the rocks in the river ...
Lijiang -- Beyond the Gucheng
... and the food we ate there (which was very tasty and included yak meat, which is like beef but with a milder flavor).
After that, we headed off to a national park, called Jade Dragon Mountain.
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Trains, Brains and Rains
This is a top pick!
... in comparison that I blend in like a baby elephant at a Lions tea party (obscure I know, but it's what came into my head straight away). Kate is still reading some dodgy drama-erotic-zombie book and she is having to delete some of the 2000 books she against my advice uploaded onto her kindle as it is running dramatically slow. She probably only needs 4 books to keep her busy for the next 5 months, and so she will just have to choose ...
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