We get up at 5:30 and take the van to Xiancheng at 6. The driver tries to sneak us into a countryman who was very big (almost two meters tall) and almost couldn't fit in the van, we told him no.
Road to Shangri La
Road to Shangri La
The landscape is again indescribable, steep mountains, impressive rivers, ravines, ports ... that if the whole road is unpaved.
Road to Shangri La
We arrived in Yunnan province.
Road to Shangri La
Once in Xiancheng we changed van in direction Zhongdian known as Shangri La.
We had a small mishap and the driver dropped the water bottle under the pedals and when trying to catch it we hit the fence of the road (already paved), nothing happened really just a blow of the plate, the bad feeling threw the bottle out of the car. It's a pity that they don't realize that they can't fill the gutters with plastic, with the rain they go down to the rivers and from there to the sea. With how spectacular this area is...
Small mishap with the van
We arrived at Shangri La and looked for lodging, after seeing a couple of them we decided on the Emma Inn. It is a hostel of a Tibetan family with a huge courtyard.
Emma Inn
Shangri La
Zhongdian known as Shangri La due to the novel by James Hilton Lost Horizons, suffered a fire that destroyed more than two hundred historic buildings, this happened in 2014, and is currently reconstructed respecting the style of traditional buildings.
Shangri La
There are still old houses, although its streets have been converted into a large open-air shopping centre and boutique hotels. The Chinese population is not welcome in the Tibetan area due to problems with the Chinese government so this city is a tourist attraction to know the Tibetan culture, it is impressive the amount of local tourism.
Street food in Shangri La
Shangri La
We take a walk through the old city to the main square, again people dancing and dressing up in traditional costumes to take pictures.
Shangri La
Shangri La views from the Main Square
Accommodation: Emma Inn for 75 ¥ double room with bathroom.
Dinner: 224 ¥ 4 pax. We ate yak and black chicken stew and Tibetan pumpkin bread.
We bought water 4¥, beer 5¥, yogurt 5¥.
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