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Dynasty and Shangri-La: Imperial and Cultural China
A Travel Blog by wareameye
... China, beginning with all the historic sites in Beijing and continuing to Xian and ultra-modern Shanghai. Then we head to the "Shangri-La" region of the Yunnan Province, followed by a visit to Guilin and ending in Hong Kong. Armchair travelers are welcome ...
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Western China 2010
A Travel Blog by frances.raskin
This was my second trip to China. Having seen many of the historical sights, including the terra cotta soldiers at Xian, my father and I wanted to focus on Western China and its natural beauty. We started with a few days in Yangshuo, near Guilin, in ...
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Caraharkness's Great Adventure
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Shangri-la - nieudane plany
A Travel Blog entry by camer from Shangri-La, Yunnan, China
... Dali wpadly na pomysl aby do promocji miasta uzyc bestellera z lat 30 'Lost Horizon', przechrzcili nazwe z Zhongdian na ksiazkowe Shangri-la i zaczeli liczyc kase ;). Zreszta niedlugo pozniej okazalo sie, ze rowniez 2 inne miasta pretenduja do tej nazwy ...
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Exploring Southwest China
A Travel Blog entry by wander from Kunming, Dali, Lijiang and Shangri-la, China
... -8 to -5deg, my gosh! Last day in Kunming ~ consulted a TCM physician and experienced a near-accident took a flight from Shangri-la to Kun Ming in the morning (S$120 incl taxes). thought of visiting Shilin, the stone forest, an attraction ...
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Zapisky z dopravnich prostredku jen pro otrle
A Travel Blog entry by mike.stumpf from Shangri-La, Yunnan, China
Shangri-la je vyrazem Tibetanu pro raj na zemi. A i nam to tam tak pripadalo. Nejdriv ale musel prijit ocistec v podobe cesty z Guilinu, protoze nas cekalo 17-ti hodinove sezeni v Cinany preplnenem vagonu. Vse vzdycky zacina tak, ze ...
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Lijiang, Tiger Leaping Gorge and Shangri-La
A Travel Blog entry by wenzels from Zhongdian, China
... and stone buildings, drying racks for the harvested crop, grazing pigs and Yaks and tibetans in their colourful costumes everywhere. Shangri-La's cobbled old town has a similar Christmas market feel to Lijiang - only smaller. The abundant cafes must be ...
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Shangri-La, Land of the Snows, Roof of the World
A Travel Blog entry by ciaranmckenna from Lhasa, Tibet (China???), China
... . Kali is to be followed by an age of ethnic harmony, of peace and environmental balance. This age is called Shambala or Shangri- la. They may be right in their diagnosis of our current state of affairs but my brief introduction with Tibetian Buddism does ...
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Xian to Chengdu
A Travel Blog entry by steve42red from Chengdu, Sichuan, China
... hotel later so must sign up for that. Also looking at the suggestions for travel in the area saw there was a route from here to Shangri-La and then onto Lijang and Kumning. I had intended to train it from here to Kumning but if the rains and mudslides are ...
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Lost in translation - Yunnan
A Travel Blog entry by happysheep from Kunming, Yunnan, China
... Lijiang, black and Longtan Lijiang Museum, the first Yangtze River Bay, Tiger Leaping Gorge, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Songzanlinsi Shangri-La, Napa Lake, the Three Parallel Rivers. Dali, Mountain Lake, Three Chongsheng. Nanning Lake, Shan Qing, Yang ...
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Big Goose Pagoda, Ancient City Wall & Dumplings
A Travel Blog entry by eaqubs from Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
... on the train, was up at 6 to see the sunrise. Pretty. After a quick breakfast in town we checked into the Golden Flower Shangri-La. Just enough time for a shower and change. The hotel is comfortable enough, but not up to Shangri-La luxury. We checked ...
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The Magnificient and Amazing Terra-Cotta Warriors
A Travel Blog entry by 2bestfriends from Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
... you decide to travel to Xi'an and need advice on a place to (not) stay. I was NOT impressed with the "five star" Shangri-La Golden Flower in Xi'an. Especially after our gorgeous accommodations in Beijing, this hotel was like roadside motel, but in China. ...
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Terracotta worriors
A Travel Blog entry by eaqubs from Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
... back to the city. Got back around 4.30pm. After a rest headed out for dinner. The concierge at the hotel (Golden Flower Shangri-La) wrote down a couple of addresses for muslim food (as we heard its good). We had some authentic China experiences. The ...
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Dyed green chicks and teracotta
A Travel Blog entry by markl from Xi'an, China
... and I aren't this seemed like the right decision. Then back for a well earned shower. We were staying at the Shangri-La Golden Flower hotel. High recommended with huge rooms and efficient faultless service. The breakfast is particularly good and the ...
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Dali: Appropriately Surreal (Was it all a dream?)
A Travel Blog entry by mchao from Dali, Yunnan, China
... new thinking, 'Dali's old news; it's all about Lijiang now'; there's the new wave revolutionary thinking, 'Lijiang's been overdone; Shangri-la is where it's at', and now there's the counter-revolutionary thinking, 'Lijiang is shit and Shangri-la's ...
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Get to Tibet by Flight, All flights to Tibet
A Travel Blog entry by tibetfoot from Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China
... Shuangliu International Airport, and arrive in Tibet's Peace Airport at 9:20am. Get to Tibet by flight from Kunming or Shangri-la There is a seasonal flight from Kunming to Tibet, which also take travellers from Shangri-la to Lhasa. This flight is ...
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Lijiang
A Travel Blog entry by xavier from Lijiang, China
... ; (in Passplanet.com China) A nossa chegada a Lijiang foi um bocado atribulada... Apanhamos o aviao em Lhasa para Shangri-la e quando chegamos ao nosso destino, apanhamos um taxi para a estacao de autocarros, para dai seguir para Lijiang. ...
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Beijing - the 21st Century City
A Travel Blog entry by bcurtin from Beijing, China
... a good laugh and enjoy the Peking duck. After meal Bora, Marlene, Jamie, Julie, and I go for drinks at swanky bar at Shangri La hotel and meet with Jamie and Julie's friend John and his friend Russ. John and Russ both have their own business here in ...
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Mongolia
A Travel Blog entry by mjburr from Ulan Bator, Mongolia
... , with both my bags on my lap and bus filled to bursting I made my way north. In the early afternoon I reached Zhongdian (Shangri - la), which was freezing. I set of to find a room and then went to have a quick lunch before setting out to explore the ...
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