Yunnan|Shangri-La|The place closest to heaven
|Shangri-La|The place closest to heaven. Shangri-La is a mysterious and beautiful place, located in the Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the northwest of Yunnan Province, China. This place is known to the world for its unique natural scenery and rich Tibetan Buddhist culture. The name Shangri-La comes from the novel 'Lost Horizon' by British writer James Hilton, which depicts a distant and tranquil paradise, that is, Shangri-La.
Shangri-La's natural landscape is very magnificent. There are majestic snow-capped mountains, the most famous of which is the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. This snow mountain with an altitude of over 5000 meters, with its peaks and ridges, and the snow on the top of the mountain all year round, gives people a sense of grandeur and magnificence. In addition, Shangri-La also has beautiful lakes, such as Napahai and Bitahai, with clear and transparent lake water.
In addition to natural landscapes, Shangri-La also retains a rich Tibetan culture. There are many Tibetan Buddhist temples, such as Songzanlin Temple and Bai Nationality Daguan Temple, which are important places for Tibetan Buddhists. In these temples, you can see the scene of monks chanting and chanting, and feel the solemnity and tranquility of religion.
🌈Attractions
1. Dukezong Ancient City
Go to the ancient city to see the Moonlight City of Shambhala
2. Turtle Mountain Park
Inside the edge of Dukezong Ancient City, it is within walking distance. There is the world's largest prayer wheel. The lights are better at night. It is quite spectacular. Songzanlin Temple
Known as the Little Potala Palace, wearing Tibetan clothes to take pictures there is quite out of the picture. You can buy tickets offline directly for 55r.
3. Napahai
It is recommended to come to Napahai from June to August. At that time, the grass has grown. The grassland looks good when the weather is clear. The grass may not have grown in other months. Pudacuo Park Forest, wetland grassland, lake scenery, it is the same as Napahai to see the season, the scenery will be better when the grass grows from June to October. Scenic area ticket price: 168 yuan
4. Pudacuo Scenic Area
Ticket: 68 yuan
5. Pudacuo Scenic Area
Sightseeing car ticket: 70 yuan Round-trip direct bus ticket from the ancient city: 30 yuan Meili Snow Mountain See the sunrise, very spectacular Tiger Leaping Gorge The flood season in summer is more spectacular, you can go from Lijiang, or you can go to Shangri-La and then take a car
🍱Food
1. Mom's butter tea
You can try butter tea in the Tibetan area. This one is in the ancient city. The taste feels okay. Highland barley biscuits
2. Highland barley cake
It is also a local specialty,
3. Hot pot
You can try yak hot pot. Of course, you have to try yak hot pot when you come here. It's spicy, cheap and large portions of beef. Yogurt can be a yogurt here, but some of the yogurt sold near the ancient city is very sour
4. Shangri-La Yak Cheese
Their yak cheese is quite famous but you need to order it in the store in advance, but many people recommend it online
🏠About accommodation
We live in a homestay called Tibetan House Courtyard. There are two floors. The first floor is a place to drink and the second floor is accommodation. The boss is Taiwanese, gentle and kind.
🌈About altitude sickness
Don't wash your hair or take a bath on the day you arrive in Shangri-La, and don't walk fast or run or do vigorous exercise, otherwise you will easily lack oxygen and cause altitude sickness. Although I did not have altitude sickness, I also prepared a bottle (25/bottle) of oxygen just in case~
❤️Warm reminder
Shangri-La in December is really cold, you can persuade one is one! You must bring down jackets! Shangri-La in December is very cold, minus four or five degrees, you must bring more warm clothes! Don't bring summer skirts, you can't wear them, autumn clothes can be used as a base
🚗🚙Transportation: Bus/Chartered
Bus: Lijiang Bus Station - Shangri-La Bus Station, the earliest bus is 8:00 when you go, and you can arrive in two and a half hours~; the latest bus when you come back is 7:30 in the evening, all are high-speed, the scenery is average, always in the tunnel, so it is a dark piece Chartered/self-driving, usually take the 214 National Road, the scenery is more beautiful, you will see Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Tiger Leaping Gorge, Haba Snow Mountain.
👉Geographical location: Located in the Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan Province, China, near the border between China, Myanmar and Bhutan.
My son Gao Reverse, my husband took my son to the gate, and went in alone. I was moved by the spirit of Sna Dingzhu, the blue lake, the card bend, and the car was only 3 of us, and the car also departed. Meet a girl from Shanghai for 79 years and her husband of 92 years. happy.
Overall, I like the tour because it is quite convenient to book online and they offer a round trip bus from Shangri-La old town to Balagezong national park. The bus leaves about 9 in the morning and leaves the he national park about 5:30 pm. I enjoyed the spectacular view in the national park and if you wanna go to Shambhala Stupa to see the highest snow capped mountain there you will need to pay 75 yuan extra. I think it worths it because I can enjoy the snow there. It is very beautiful there.
It is worth seeing, feeling the human geography, the 18 bends of the mountain road, the driver who drives the transfer car is good, and the waiting time is long. I didn't go to the pagoda to see the snow, and I will go to see it later. Although the tickets are not cheap.
The Shambhala Buddha must go to the snow-capped mountains. The scenery of the sightseeing bus along the way is very good. There is a thousand-year-old bodhi tree at the door to go to see it. Personally, it is better to stay in the hotel inside. It takes two days to play to finish all.
Yunnan Yidiqing | Bala Village has been a place that no map in the world can find. It is known as the "secret land that has disappeared". It is deep in the Shangri-La Grand Canyon, with natural wonders and more human history. The mountains here are like eight petals of lotus flowers, and Bala Village is surrounded by snowy mountains. Built on a hillside, you can experience canyon rafting in the Shangri-La Grand Canyon, and you can challenge on the cliff glass plank road.
It's so shocking, it's worth a visit, the Grand Canyon, the glass bridge, the snow-capped mountains, from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, the altitude is from more than 2,000 to more than 4,000, the real experience is what a mountain sees the four seasons!
第一站在观光车上播放斯那定珠的故事,太容易共情了。下车之后是一个佛堂的地方,我们没有进去。第二站有个天空之镜非常出片,但是风实在是太大了,帽子和人都要被带跑。第三站是一条长长的栈道,来回两公里。再后面一站是峡谷,我们已经没有力气再逛了,直接回程。去佛塔还要另外出七十,这一点实在令人费解,为何不直接含在观光车费里呢。走马观花也要花上四个多小时,可能在巴拉村里面住上一晚体验感会更好一些。