Shangri La (Zhongdian): "Lost Horizon"
Highlights: 1. Songzanlin Monastery 2. Putacuo National Park 3. Meili Snow Mountain
Dali: Lake, Mountains and Minorities
Dali Highlights:
1. Er hai lake
2. Cangshan Mountain
3. Bai minority
Shaxi, historical market town
Shaxi is an historical old town. In 2001, the World Memorial Fund for Architecture (WMF), an international fund for the protection of world heritage sites announced that Shaxi has been added to the list of internationally significant sites, together with the Great Wall, the Ohel Rachel Synagogue of Shanghai and the Christian Pagoda, and the Monastery of Shaanxi Province.
Liming and the wonderful Laojun mountain
Laojun Mountain is located near Lijiang, Dali and Lanping. It is the main region of the Hengduan Mountain, the YangZe River runs on the left, and the Lancang River runs on the right. The name of the moutain from the shamp of this area. The Laojun Scenic area is about 715m² with abundant nature sightseeing resource: Ninety-nine Dragon pools, Jinsi Chang, Jade Lake, Liming Danxia---Thousands Tortoise Mountain, Xinzhu Nature Alpine Plants Garden...
The Laojun Mountain among the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Three parallel River, Cangshan and Erhai Lake three sightseeing points. In the Laojun Mountain area,
Lashihai Lake
Lashihai Lake is the center of the Lashihai Watersheld Nature Reserve, total is about 265.6 Square meters. It is the heaven for the migratory birds, there are about 70 species, 30,000 birds come here to through the winter from end of Oct. to early April every year, it is best place for the people to birdwatching. It represents how harmony the humanity and nature get together! There is abundant nature and culture resource.
Shibao Shan (Mountains and temples)
25km southwest of Jianchuan County Town in Dali. Mount Baoding, Mount Shisan, Mount Shizhong, these are three parts can make up of whole Shibao Mountain; it is the total areas of 20 km2. The highlights of landscape in Shibao Mountain. Haiyun Monastery, Baoxiang Temple and Shizhong Temple. The Haiyun Monstery is the first Buddhism Temple in Shibao Mountain. During the 3 days from 27 to 29 every lunar month, people sing love songs in the Baoshan temple. There is keeping with tradition. There is huge bell-shaped sandstone on the Shizhong Temple. So the Baoshan Mountain is one of the famous landscapes in Yunnan province.
Lugu Lake and the Mosuo Minority
Lugu Lake is located among the lofty and precipitous mountains where Ninglang autonomous county in Lijiang borders Yanyuan county in Si chuan province, It is 72km far from Ninglang. As the second largest deep-water lake in Yunnan, it covers an area of 52km with an average depth of 45meters, the deepest point being 93meters, it has a visibility depth 12 meters. Lugu Lake is a beautiful place,
Here live the Mosuo people, which is a branch of the Naxi nationality. Among this minority, the visiting marriage style inherited from the matriarchical society is still popular, Men and women do not marry each other in the usual way, Instead men would go to visit women and stay with them only for nights, This kind of marriage style called “walking marriage”.
Wenhai Lake
Nestled in a sub-alpine valley, against the towering backdrop of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain peak,lies Wenhai Lake and neighboring Wenhai village. The village of Wenhai surround the lake, it is located 3000m above sea level, was established in this valley over 300 years ago. It is a undeveloped area, most close to snow mountain and peaceful area! You can hear nothing besides the cow, horse, pig, dog…it is one of most important grazing grassland for during the Tea Horse Road. In 2002, Wenhai had a total population of 798 people, from 217 households. The “Upper” and “Lower” villages near the lake are inhabited by the Naxi, while Yi people live in villages to the north, further up the mountain. The local Yi and Naxi people still keep their traditional custom and life, normally their speak their own language, wear the Yi and Naxi traditional clothing.
Shigu
Stone Drum town gets its name from a large marble table that is shaped like a drum。The drum is an engraved memorial that headman Mu gong。Established to honor his victory over the northern Tufan。Army，in 1548。
THE STONE DRUM TABLE
The Stone Drum Table has a crack across it。The local people believe that the crack exised ever since the stone was formed and during warring periods of history the crack would open up。Then during peaceful time the crack would close。
FIRST BEND OF YANGZE RIVER
This is a spectacular view of the Yange River，As the Yangze River approaches Stone Drum Town ，it takes nearly a 180 degree turn from south to north。Through—out history 。this has made Stone Drum Town an important military site。
MINORITIES
There are Naxi ，Bai ，Lisu，Pumi，Han Minorities。They live together。And they are kindly and friendly。
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