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Impression Lijiang

 

  "You can not leave Lijiang without seeing it." So do people say about the Show set at the foot of the Jade Dragon Snow Mt., called Impression Lijiang. With the beautiful sky  and the Snow Mountain.as natural backgroud, the show sets outdoor, and it goes on eve...

 

  "You can not leave Lijiang without seeing it." So do people say about the Show set at the foot of the Jade Dragon Snow Mt., called Impression Lijiang. With the beautiful sky  and the Snow Mountain.as natural backgroud, the show sets outdoor, and it goes on everyday  whether it snows or rains.

  To many people, it's probably not due to the big name of the director, who also directed the Opening Ceremony of Olypic Games in 2008. The stars in this show though, are the actors and actresses, who acts with thier souls and hearts.  Non of them are proffessional. They are all local boys and girls picked by Zhnagyimou from the villages around.  The show mainly tells about the drinking, marriage culture among the moutain tribes, and the hard stories along  the Tea Horse Caravan Trail which  was mainly for bringing Pu'er tea from the southern Yunnan up to Tibet.

 No electric light, not much color. All is very simple and natural, yet so powful and impressive. This is the charm of the people, and this is the real Yunnan.

 

From the chairman Mao Square, take bus No. 7, to the final destination on the Snow Mt..

Luoping Nine-dragon Waterfalls

It's amazing that about 10 falls take shaped within 4 kilometers.

Xiaozhongdian flower sea

June to october is a nice season to see wild flower in xiaozhongdian, shangrila.   You can also see Tibetan village, Yaks and other animals. xiaozhongdian is on the way to shangrila from Lijiang.  if you are traveling by road in this season, you will not miss it.

Nu River first Bend

Nujiang  through Yunnan Gongshan the County Bingzhongluo Township Dan village near due to the the Wang Qing large cliff cliffs barrier, the river flows from north to south, out of more than 300 meters from east to west instead was Danlamountains blocking the path, had to once again turn arou...

Nujiang  through Yunnan Gongshan the County Bingzhongluo Township Dan village near due to the the Wang Qing large cliff cliffs barrier, the river flows from north to south, out of more than 300 meters from east to west instead was Danlamountains blocking the path, had to once again turn around Sharp from west to east, formed a semicircle in Grand Bay, Nujiang first Beach. Bay Centre, a village called Hom barrels village river altitude of 1710 meters, magnificent, Bay Nujiang platform is flat and wide, 500 meters above the Nu River, constitute a peninsula surrounded by water like small plains.Small plain surrounded by scenery and pleasant, and every slack season or the holidays, people will be here boating slip, Duige dance, Hom called barrel Village, Canyon Taoyuan, everywhere rural scenery·

Napa Lake Nature Reserve Area

Napa Lake is a seasonal lake. in raining season(from Jun-Sep) streams from snow mountain around made it a beautiful lake.and in dry season it becoming a wetland. paradise for the Local animals and wild birds. Nice farmland and Tibetan villages around made it more charming.
Under a bl...

Napa Lake is a seasonal lake. in raining season(from Jun-Sep) streams from snow mountain around made it a beautiful lake.and in dry season it becoming a wetland. paradise for the Local animals and wild birds. Nice farmland and Tibetan villages around made it more charming.
Under a blue Tibetan sky ,Snow mountains and villages around the lake, Yaks are grazing at grassland close to the lake with bell on their necks ringing from time to time and the wild birds seems cooperating with the sound and dancing......

shuhe old town

Lijiang Shuhe old town

Shuhe old town is one of three old town in lijiang, they are baisha old town, shuhe old town and dayan old town, the three old town consist the old town of lijiang,  old town of lijiang is 800 years old, it was put into the world cultural heritage list 1997 by ...

Lijiang Shuhe old town

Shuhe old town is one of three old town in lijiang, they are baisha old town, shuhe old town and dayan old town, the three old town consist the old town of lijiang,  old town of lijiang is 800 years old, it was put into the world cultural heritage list 1997 by UNESCO. shu he has the most beautiful canal in lijiang,  you will made to know why  water is the spirit of old town when you are walking around here.

Compared with lijiang dayan old town, shu he is less crowded and it is  the right place for  people who are looking for queit and relaxation atmostphere. here you can easily find a nice bar near the canal.

 

Luoping Duoyi River

Duoyihe River is located in the southeast of Luoping County. She is called as the mother river of Buyi people.

Yuanyang Rice Terraces

Yuanyang County (yuán yáng xiàn 元阳县) is located in Honghe Prefecture (hóng hé zhōu 红河州), Yunnan province (yún nán shěng 云南省), China. It is well known for its spectacular rice-paddy terracing. It covers an area of 2200 square kilometres and has a population of approximately 365,000 (2002), of whic...

Yuanyang County (yuán yáng xiàn 元阳县) is located in Honghe Prefecture (hóng hé zhōu 红河州), Yunnan province (yún nán shěng 云南省), China. It is well known for its spectacular rice-paddy terracing. It covers an area of 2200 square kilometres and has a population of approximately 365,000 (2002), of which 88% belong to ethnic minorities and 95% is associated with agriculture.

Geography
Yuanyang county lies at an altitude ranging from 140 along the Red River up to nearly 3000 metres above sea level in the Ailao mountains (āi láo shān 哀牢山) and is situated about 50 km north of the border with Vietnam.

The climate of Yuanyang county is mainly central sub-tropical monsoon with wet summers and dry winters. Average temperatures range from 26 Celsius down in the Red river valley to 4 Celsius in the upper reaches of the mountains.

Due to recent highway construction, Old Yuanyang can now be reached in about 7 hours by direct bus from Yunnan's capital Kunming (kūn míng 昆明), situated 300 km to the north of the county, a trip which only a few years ago, would take 10 hours or more. Buses also connect Yuanyang with the town of Hekou (hé kǒu 河口) and the border crossing with Vietnam (6 hours).

Vertical distribution of the various ethnic minority groups

The Hani (hā nízú 哈尼族) and Yi (yí zú 彝族), the creators of the monumental rice terraced mountains which have made Yuanyang famous, are the original inhabitants of these regions. Both their languages belong to the Tibeto-Burman group. Their villages can mainly be found between 1300 to 1600 metres above sea level.

The Dai (dǎi zú 傣族) moved here 700 years ago. The Zhuang (zhuàng zú 壮族) 400 years ago. Both their languages belong to the Kradai language group. Their villages are situated in the warmer areas below 700 metres elevation, near and along the rivers. Their main crop is rice grow in paddy fields.

The Miao (miáo zú 苗族) and Yao (yáo zú 瑶族) (of the Hmong-Mien language group) are fairly recent arrivals to the region, only settling here 200 and 270 years ago. Their villages are in the cooler and drier upland areas, between 1600 and 1800 metres above sea level, where they grow maize.

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Yuanyang County (yuán yáng xiàn 元阳县) is located in Honghe Prefecture (hóng hé zhōu 红河州), Yunnan province (yún nán shěng 云南省), China. It is well known for its spectacular rice-paddy terracing. It covers an area of 2200 square kilometres and has a population of approximately 365,000 (2002), of which 88% belong to ethnic minorities and 95% is associated with agriculture.

Geography
Yuanyang county lies at an altitude ranging from 140 along the Red River up to nearly 3000 metres above sea level in the Ailao mountains (āi láo shān 哀牢山) and is situated about 50 km north of the border with Vietnam.

The climate of Yuanyang county is mainly central sub-tropical monsoon with wet summers and dry winters. Average temperatures range from 26 Celsius down in the Red river valley to 4 Celsius in the upper reaches of the mountains.

Due to recent highway construction, Old Yuanyang can now be reached in about 7 hours by direct bus from Yunnan's capital Kunming (kūn míng 昆明), situated 300 km to the north of the county, a trip which only a few years ago, would take 10 hours or more. Buses also connect Yuanyang with the town of Hekou (hé kǒu 河口) and the border crossing with Vietnam (6 hours).

Vertical distribution of the various ethnic minority groups
The Hani (hā nízú 哈尼族) and Yi (yí zú 彝族), the creators of the monumental rice terraced mountains which have made Yuanyang famous, are the original inhabitants of these regions. Both their languages belong to the Tibeto-Burman group. Their villages can mainly be found between 1300 to 1600 metres above sea level.

The Dai (dǎi zú 傣族) moved here 700 years ago. The Zhuang (zhuàng zú 壮族) 400 years ago. Both their languages belong to the Kradai language group. Their villages are situated in the warmer areas below 700 metres elevation, near and along the rivers. Their main crop is rice grow in paddy fields.

The Miao (miáo zú 苗族) and Yao (yáo zú 瑶族) (of the Hmong-Mien language group) are fairly recent arrivals to the region, only settling here 200 and 270 years ago. Their villages are in the cooler and drier upland areas, between 1600 and 1800 metres above sea level, where they grow maize.

 

Photographers and Chinese tourists flock here in droves to watch sunrises and sunsets turn the terraces into pools of gold, red and silver. Even in poor weather they can be breathtaking. Fog rolling into the terraced valleys leaves hill-top villages the only things visible, and the effect can be dramatic, like islands floating in the clouds.

There are three buses daily from Kunming to Yuanyang (Y90, 6½hrs, 10.40am, 7.30pm, 8pm). Other destinations include Hekou (Y37, four hours) and Gejiu (gè jiù 个旧) (Y22, one hour).

Getting there & away
Buses from Xinjie (xīn jiē 新街) back to Kunming leave at 10.12am, 5pm and 9pm. Or, you can forge on to Xishuangbanna (xī shuāng bǎn nà 西双版纳). At the time of research, there were no direct buses to Jinghong (jǐng hóng, 景洪). To get there, take the 7.30am bus to Luchun (lǜ chūn 绿春) (Y25, four hours), there you’ll have wait to get the Jiangcheng (jiāng chéng 江城) bus at 4pm (Y31, five hours). By the time you arrive, there’ll be now more buses but you can stay at the hotel attached to the bus station which has cheap rooms (dm/d Y10/60). Buses to Jǐnghóng (Y50, 8½ hours) start running at 6am.

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Top Yunnan Province Tours

$300 Per Day

13days-kunming-dali-street-meili-snow-mountain-then-back-lijiang

Day 1 - pick up from airport in Kunming - overnight Kunming
Day 2 - Dongchuan Red Lands - overnight Dongchuan
Day 3 - Dongchuan back to Kunming -  overnight Kunming
Day 4 - Kunming to Dali - overnight Dali
Day 5 - Dali - overnight Dali
Day 6 - Dali to Lijang - overnight Lijang
Day 7-  Lijang to Tiger Leaping Gorge - overnight Tea Horse GH, sister overnight middle gorge
Day 8 - middle gorge - overnight middle gorge
Day 9-  Middle gorge to Shangrila -overnight Shangrila
Day 10 - Shangrila to Feilaishi - overnight Feilaishi
Day 11 - Drive to Mingyong - overnight Feilaishi
Day 12 - Feilaishi to Shangrila - overnight Shangrila
Day 13 - Flight back to Kunming.

$469 Per Day

4 days Individual Lijiang Tour Including Lijiang,Tiger leaping gorge,First bend of yangtze river &Liming

 

Day 1: land in lijiang airport-Lijiang old town-local vegetable maket


Pick up in lijiang interantional airport, and drop you in the hotel of lijiang .in the afternoon, meet you in the hotel, take you to visit a Local naxi vegetable market , visit the squre market, walking around oldtown of lijiang, you can see many old building, beautiful canals, and ancient stone briage  You will understand why lijiang is called “venice in the east” Then you may find a nice cafe near the canal, enjoying the cosy living situation in lijiang. Then climb to the top lion hill enjoyed bird view of old town.

Things to do today
1. visit local vegetable market
2. Have a relaxing walking in lijiang old town
3. Climb lion hill and enjoy birdview of lijiang oldtown

Day 2:Yuhu village-Baisha village-Naxi ochestra

After you had breakfast, meet you in the lobby, drive you to yuhu village,20km north of lijiang, visit the house of Dr. J.F Rock who was a former residence of American Austrian, he stay in lijiang for 27 years from 1922 to 1949, his house was the former headquaters of American national Geographic sociaty’s Yunnan expidition. Then we continue our tour to Baisha villiage, Baisha was the capital of naxi kingdom ,where you will see naxi lady dressing in their traditional costume. You can enjoy a special naxi lunch in the local resturant.  Then visit dongba cultural musem to  learn some naxi hieroglyphic . enjoy famous naxi orchestra directed by Mr xuanke at  night , when you are enjoying the 500 years old music, you will enjoy Mr xuanke’s story and humor too.

Things to do today
1. visit Dr.J.F Rock’s house in Yuhu village
2. visit the former capital of Naxi kingdom-Baisha village
3.Enjoy Naxi ochestra at night

Day 3. Lijiang-first bend of yangtze river-liming tortoise’s mountain

You will check out today from lijiang hotel, meet you in the lobby and drive to shigu,  it is called stone drum in english. visit the first bend of yangtze river, then visit the mounument of red army and the village. Drive to liming, then we will limb to the top of mountain, on the top ,we can see thousands of tortoise’s shap sand rock. You will see the most famous dangxia landform in south china.  If  the weather is good , you can see stunning sunset in the valley.

Things to do today
1. Visit first bend of yantze river&monument of red army
2. have relaxing walk in stone drum village
3. climbing tortoise’s mountain in liming


Day 4. liming valley-tiger leaping gorge—lijiang

After breakfast, we will have relaxing walk in liming valley, enjoy the masterpiece of great nature, You will be amazed at the danxia landform ,the graver of mother nature, Then drive to tigerleaping gorge, on the way to tiger leaping gorge, you can see snow caped peak of jade dragon snow mountain. Tiger leaping gorge is 3900m deep, just between jade dragon snow mountain and haba snow mountain.  it’s one of the deepest gorge in the world . a perfect place for a lesure walk for 1.5 hours. Then we drive back to lijiang

You can see lisu ethnic group go to church on Sunday dressing the traditional clothing in liming. lisu people were converted into christian by french missionary in 19 century,even nowadays, christianity is still a popular religion in the village.

Things to do today
1. visit liming valley
2. A lesure walk along tiger leaping gorge

 

Quotation include:
1. All of transfer service by private Car/Van mentioned above
2. All of tourist attractions entrance tickets mentioned above
3. All of activities and sightseeing mentioned above
4. English speaking tour guide service

Quotation exclude:
1.Arrive and Depart flight tickets
2.All of meals and Accommodation
3.Insurance fee
4.Personal spend
5.Other activities and terms not mentioned above

Note: 

Quotation is calculated  acording to the Number  of  your group,usually  the more people in the group, the less money  you will pay per person. contact me for more details.
 

 

$1800 Per Day

10 Days Photograph Tour in Yunnan

Day 1 After your arrival in Kunming Changshui International Airport, the guide and drive will pick up you there, and then drive 1 hour to vist the Stone Forest. It is a well-known World Nature Heritage in Yunnan Province, it was listed among World Nature Heritage by UNESCO. Also you can visit the Yi people's village next to it.

Day 2  Drive 5 hours to Yuanyang county and enjoy the beautiful sunset at Laohuzui Rice Terrace and taste Hani People's Food.

Yuanyang Rice Terrace is the newest World Culture Heritage in Yunnan Province, it enjoys high repution from home and abroad. It becomes a must-visit attraction for photograhpors.