Nov 2, 2009 - Disney world at Lijiang

Dear all Well after a long day flying, first to kunming and then to Lijiang we are here in northern Yunnan province. ... The naxi are the minority group around this area though there are lots of Han Chinese too.Dear all Well after a long day flying, first to kunming and then to Lijiang we are here in northern Yunnan province. ... The naxi are the minority group around this area though there are lots of Han Chinese too....

Oct 12, 2009 - Lijiang

MS and I were joining another tour starting in Kunming – the main purpose of this tour was to hike Tiger Leaping Gorge. First stop on the tour was Lijiang which was a nine hour bus ride from Kunming. ... We arrived in Lijiang in time for a quick walk around the Old Town which was where our guest house was located. ... It is a beautiful area which had the snow-capped Jade Dragon Mountain as the perfect backdrop.MS and I were joining another tour starting in Kunming – the main purpose of this tour was to hike Tiger Leaping Gorge. First stop on the tour was Lijiang which was a nine hour bus ride from Kunming. ... We arrived in Lijiang in time for a quick walk around the Old Town which was where our guest house was located. ... It is a beautiful area which had the snow-capped Jade Dragon Mountain as the perfect backdrop....

Jul 7, 2009 - Lijiang - Not as expected

Only three hours north sits Lijiang. ... Lijiang is the jumping off point for many famous hikes, most notably the Tiger Leaping Gorge, where a tiger supposedly escaped a hunter by making a desperate leap to a stone in the middle of the river, then across. ... Any image search of Lijiang will also produce the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, which sits mostly above 4000 meters. ... Unfortunately, Lijiang turned out to be the description of Dali. ... I happily booked two bus tickets with them for the next mountain out of Lijiang, and on to Lugu Lake. ...

Jul 3, 2009 - Shangri-la

Whats up you'll Here are some pictures from the yunnan province. I went to some glaciers outside lijiang and it was hilarious the chinese treated it like everest, they rented these big jackets and all bought bottled oxygen, they are pretty goofy. ... Right now I'm in Shangri-la and it is the start of the tibetian culture in western china, I've been drinking yak butter tea and yogurht all week.Whats up you'll Here are some pictures from the yunnan province. I went to some glaciers outside lijiang and it was hilarious the chinese treated it like everest, they rented these big jackets and all bought bottled oxygen, they are pretty goofy. ... Right now I'm in Shangri-la and it is the start of the tibetian culture in western china, I've been drinking yak butter tea and yogurht all week....

May 3, 2009 - back in Lijiang.....

03/05/09 - 05/05/09 Bus ride back to Lijiang was painless. ... we asked a few of the Chinese back in Lijiang why he would have done that but no one knew. ... ?????? The rest of our time in Lijiang was catch up time. ... Our visits to Kunming, Dali, Lijiang and Tiger Leaping were wonderful. ...

Apr 27, 2009 - Tiger Leaping Gorge

27/04/09 The bus trip from Lijiang took about 2 hours. ... Jack and Jay (from our GH in Lijiang) were with us. ... At this point, we really could have taken the late bus and gone back to Lijiang but we hadn't made reservations and we decided to stay at Tina's GH. ... We made reservations on the 11am (instead of the 4pm) bus and headed back to Lijiang. ...

Apr 23, 2009 - Lijiang, Yunnan Provence

24/04/09 - 27/04/09 We took the bus to Lijiang (Lee-john) from Dali. ... see next entry - Tiger Leaping Gorge Off to the Tiger Leaping Gorge hike on the 27th (3 nights) and then returned to Lijiang on the 30th for a quick one day turn around - then up to Zhongdian (aka Shangri-la). ...

Mar 4, 2009 - Lijiang and Tiger Leaping Gorge

Not the best sleeper bus (I think we are forever fated with them) meant a rubbish nights sleep and an earlier than realised arrival in Lijiang at 6am, but you are allowed to sleep on the bus til 7am. ... Back to Lijiang for a sleeper bus ...

Jan 23, 2009 - Farewell to the village - Yunnan, China

After 5 months living in the village, it was time for us to leave.After 5 months living in the village, it was time for us to leave....

Jan 2, 2009 - Lu Gu Lake - the home of the Mosuo tribe

In the greater Lijiang City, there is a famous lake, Lu Gu Lake, known for its high altitude crystal lake (2700m) as well as the home of the famous Mosuo tribe. ... Since we are currently living within Llijiang City in Yongsheng county, we thought the cost is not so high that it is worth checking it out. ... So we went with not so high an expectation.In the greater Lijiang City, there is a famous lake, Lu Gu Lake, known for its high altitude crystal lake (2700m) as well as the home of the famous Mosuo tribe. ... Since we are currently living within Llijiang City in Yongsheng county, we thought the cost is not so high that it is worth checking it out. ... So we went with not so high an expectation....

Dec 13, 2008 - Annual festival - Yunnan, China

Unlike the city, in the rural area there is little entertainment or special activities.Unlike the city, in the rural area there is little entertainment or special activities....

Dec 1, 2008 - Jon's parents' visit - Yunnan, China

She flew to Kunming and then to Lijiang. ... Our whole family, except for Nathan because he was punished for bad behavior, went from the village to the county then after a 3 hour ride, arrived in Lijiang to pick up Jon's mom. ... EATING AT KFC! Because it was late, we stayed a night in Lijiang to enjoy the Old City of Lijiang, the most famous tourist town in Yunnan. ... At night we took in the night scenery of the Lijiang Old City and even sat in a tea store drinking Pu'er tea for more than an hour learning more about the finer aspects of drinking Pu'er tea, the most famous tea in Yunnan. ...