Even a native of Yunnan, when talking about Shangri-La, will be exclaimed: that is a mysterious, beautiful and distant "paradise". Shangri-La is located in northwestern Yunnan, on a plateau, with a long history and culture, and gorgeous natural scenery, including Pudacuo National Park, Dokuzong Ancient City, Kardan-Songtsam Forest Monastery, Tiger Leaping Gorge, and Meili Snow Mountain.
It is the residence of ethnic minorities, among which Tibetans are the most numerous, and around the attractions, you can see Tibetan-style buildings, streamers, chains, Tibetan-style houses and so on everywhere. While enjoying the natural scenery and folk culture, you can also taste the Tibetan cuisine, with yak meat hot pot, ghee tea, barley wine, toast feast and other delicacies.
If you can't go to Tibet, you can go to Shangri-La. 2 days, I will create the best tour program for you in Shangri-La, and you can feel the unique Tibetan style and heavenly beauty.
Climate wet and dry seasons, June-October rainy weather, rain accounted for 10-80% of the annual precipitation, the formation of the wet season. 11-May sunny days, enough light, evaporation, rain accounted for 10-20% of the annual precipitation, the formation of the dry season. Dry season.
TransportationThe best way to get to Shangri-La is from Lijiang, which is 175 kilometers away and only 4-4.5 hours by car.
Buses There are direct buses from Lijiang to Shangri-La, departing from Lijiang Bus Terminal, and costing 62-68 RMB, depending on the model of the bus. There are many departures, from 7:30am-17:00pm, basically one in half an hour to one hour. The total **** journey is about 4 hours or so.
Chartered Bus The local chartered bus price is around 800-1000 RMB, which needs to be set according to the model and size. Shangri-La's altitude is relatively high, plateau reaction is serious friends are not recommended to self-drive play .
The price of a tour generally includes the price of a round-trip chartered car, as well as recommended routes to attractions and play all the way to Shangri-La, where you can participate in the hot-pot feast and song-and-dance party activities, and is not too familiar with Shangri-La, and does not know where to start playing the friends, recommended tour with a group.
day1： Lijiang - Yangtze River First Bay Observation Deck - Tiger Leaping Gorge - Pudacuo National Park - Tibetan Tusi Banquet;
day2:
Shangri-La - Shambhala Wheel of Time Altar Cultural Expo Center - Dokuzong Ancient City - Lijiang;On the first day of the trip, you will depart from Lijiang in the morning and take a bus to Shangri-La, and unlike the traditional way of touring, there is no need to make a mad dash to
On the first day of the trip, you will leave Lijiang in the morning and take a bus to Shangri-La. Unlike the traditional way of traveling, there is no need to run to Shangri-La in the process, but rather walk and play, not miss the interesting scenery along the way, play all the way to Shangri-La, enjoying the relaxing journey.
After arriving at Shangri-La, you will first visit the First Bay of Yangtze River, Tiger Leaping Gorge, Pudacuo National Park and other attractions, and during the journey, you can also enjoy the Tibetan feast and yak meat hot pot and other food.
Visiting the First Bay of Yangtze River
Many people who are not familiar with Lijiang will miss this attraction. But those who have come here will be shocked, without exception. The first bay of the Yangtze River is located in Lijiang City, Shigu Town and Shangri-La County, the southern part of the Shasongbi Village, the Yangtze River in the town of Shigu was blocked by the Hailo cliffs, turned sharply into a large V-shaped bend, folded to the northeast flow, forming the first bay of the Yangtze River in Wanli.
Windy and sunny season, the river was turquoise, sunny days, is the best time to watch the three rivers flow wonders, magnificent scenery, bright colors hit the eye, this is a visual feast. From a high place overlooking the earth, the eye of vision is broad, the mountains and rivers into the heart of the chest, open and clear.
Canyon Encounter - Tiger Leaping Gorge
Tiger Leaping Gorge is definitely an attraction you can't miss on your way to Shangri-La from Lijiang.
Tiger Leaping Gorge is the first large canyon of the 10,000-mile Yangtze River, with roaring water and rocks under 3900 meters and a short drop of 216 meters, it is famous for its high mountains and deep valleys, and its majesty and steepness.
Tiger Leaping Gorge is not only dangerous, but also strange. When you are in the valley, look up at the canyon, you can only see a piece of the sky, around the jagged rocks, the canyon is deep and long, and the river through the stone block, such as the dragon leap, such as the tiger roar, this time is really the top of the wall, the feet of the torrent, the heart trembling; you watch from the upper Tiger Leaping Gorge, and feel that walking to the cliffs, in the waterfalls below; each section of the road to see the Tiger Leaping Gorge have a different feeling, it's worth a visit.
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Primitive forest - Pudacuo National Park
Many travelers friends will Pudacuo Park as the first stop on the trip to Shangri-La, for the simple reason. Here real, beautiful.
Pudacuo National Park is a plateau tectonic lake with beautiful scenery. The attractions are all pristine, without too many traces of artificial transformation, which contains snowy mountains, wetlands, forests, lakes and other natural beauty, the scenic area of the Pitta Sea and the genus of the lake is known as the Pearl of the Plateau, which, the genus of the lake has become the CCTV outside the best place to shoot.
In the face of primitive beauty, hiking is the best choice. Throughout the process, you can enjoy the fresh air, crisp birdsong, natural lakes and grasslands and towering green forests, where slow is the most comfortable rhythm.
Food and Carnival - Tibetan Tusi Banquet
No matter where you come from, as long as you are in Shangri-La, you must try the Tibetan Tusi Banquet.
Tusi Banquet is a traditional feast of Tibetan people, including yak hot pot, barley wine, ghee tea, barley flour, cheese and other Tibetan food, and at the beginning of the feast, there will be Tibetan people performing songs and dances, and the whole process is very lively.
On the second day of the trip, slow down as much as possible and go inside Shangri-La to explore its unique history and culture. Walk through the Old City, the Wheel of Time Altar City, view the exquisite architecture, experience the ethnic culture, and even join forces to turn the world's largest Buddhist scripture wheel to get a deeper sense of the city's charm.
Tibetan cultural treasures library - Shambhala Wheel of Time Altar City Cultural Expo Center
Shambhala Wheel of Time Altar City is the world's largest and most sophisticated three-dimensional craft altar, is the current Tibetan region to introduce the Tibetan culture and Tibetan Buddhist culture is more comprehensive place. The main building center building *** 11 floors, about 60 meters high, display content varies.
The third floor has a full height of 21 meters of the Wheel of Time Vajra statue, was certified by the Shanghai Guinness as the country's largest indoor Wheel of Time Vajra through;
The fourth floor of the items out of about 2,000 pieces of collectibles, of which, the national level of cultural relics, 6 pieces;
Fifth floor of the display of 1,699 thangkas, breaking the world's Guinness record of the largest number of thangkas displayed in a single session, which is a 600-year old thangka called the "Thangka of the World. There is a thangka with a history of more than 600 years named "Atisha", which is a lost style of Nyingma painting ......
Here, you will see the past and present life of Tibetan culture.
Dokuzong Ancient City
Dokuzong Ancient City, also known as the Moonlight City, was built in accordance with the Shambhala Ideal Land in the Buddhist scriptures, and the liveliest place in the ancient city is the Dokuzong Flower Alley, located at the north gate of Dokuzong Ancient City, which is dominated by the Tibetan cultural experience.
Dokuzong Moonlight Ancient City has the world's largest transept, symbolizing blessings, good life, many people who come to Dokuzong Ancient City, will come here to pray for the blessings of loved ones and friends. It takes the combined efforts of several people to rotate the Bible tube.
After the tour of the ancient city, once again taste the Tibetan cuisine, the afternoon ride back to Lijiang. The two-day trip to Shangri-La is over.