Sunday, November 21, 2010

五彩云南

What an eventful trip! If not for the flight delay which led us to the hellish one night stay at the run-down shack in Kunming that China Eastern put us through, it would have been an impeccable anniversary trip. Banyan Tree Lijiang: Perfect! From its gorgeous surroundings to excellent staff, our Garden Villa (free upgrade) stay was truly divine. Lijiang is truly beautiful, with the Jade Dragon Snow mountain set as its backdrop, and there are loads of side trips that can be made from there: trekking at Tiger Leaping Gorge, Tibetan Culture at Shangrila etc. etc. For Mandarin speakers, this is a wonderful trip that can easily be made and at a pretty low cost. Our rough itinerary as follow:

Day 1: Dayan Ancient Town
Day 2: (Shangrila 2D1N trip) Tiger Leaping Gorge, Shangrila
Day 3: (Shangrila 2D1N trip) Pudacuo National Park, Yangtze first bend
Day 4: Jade Dragon mountain - Yunshanping, Baishuihe/Blue Moon Valley
Day 5: Shuhe Ancient Town, Black Dragon Pool
Day 6: Kunming stone forest

丽江大研古镇

美丽的玉龙雪山

黑龙潭公园

大研古镇夜景

虎跳峡

小中甸牧场

香格里拉

藏族小村落

蓝月谷

白水河

玉龙雪山

云杉坪

张艺谋 印象丽江

丽江悦榕庄

束河古镇

昆明石林

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