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
From the Yangtze River to the Lancang River
Day 1 Lijiang---the First Bend of the Yangt-Ze River (Shigu town)---Liming
Night in Liming
From Lijiang drive 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 driving 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.
