Items filtered by date: September 2014

Thursday, 04 September 2014 00:00 Published in Sights in Shangri-La (Zhongdian) & Dechen

Haba Snow Mountain

Lies at the northern of Gelthang township, between the Tiger Leaping Gorge town and Sanba village.

Thursday, 04 September 2014 00:00 Published in Sights in Shangri-La (Zhongdian) & Dechen

Meili Snow Mountain

Meili Snow Mountain, the highest point of Yunnan, lies the north east of Diqing Prefecture, 184 km away from Zhongdian County.

Thursday, 04 September 2014 00:00 Published in Sights in Shangri-La (Zhongdian) & Dechen

Baimang Snow Mountain

Lies in Dechen county, on the roadside from the Ganden Sumtsanling up to Dechen, between the Jinshajiang River and the Lancangjiang River with snow-capped peaks over 5000m altitude.

Thursday, 04 September 2014 00:00 Published in Sights in Nujiang

Nujiang Canyon

Nujiang Grand Canyon, is the remotest of the Yunnan’s frontier zones, also the core of Three Parallel Rivers region. As the world’s longest canyon, it is sandwiched between the Gaoligong Mountain range and Myanmar to the west, Tibet to the north and the high Biluo Mountain to the east, sliced by the raging Mekong River, Nu River and Drung River.

Thursday, 04 September 2014 00:00 Published in Sights in Yuanyang & Jianshui

Yuanyang Terrace Field

Many ethnic groups live in the Ailao mountains in Honghe Prefecture in Yunnan province. The Hani and Yi ethnic groups live on the mountain sides.

Thursday, 04 September 2014 00:00 Published in Sights in Yuanyang & Jianshui

Jianshui Confucian Temple

Jianshui Confucian Temple is located in the western of Jianshui County. It is the biggest temple in Yunnan Province, and also the second largest one nest to the Qufu Confucius temple in Shandong Province.

Thursday, 04 September 2014 00:00 Published in Sights in Yuanyang & Jianshui

Zhu’s Garden

The private Garden of the Zhu Family lies in Jianxin Street, Jianshui County and has a total area of 20,000 square meters and a floor space of 5,000 square meters.

Thursday, 04 September 2014 00:00 Published in Sights in Xishuangbanna

Menglun Tropical Botanical Garden

Located in Menglun town of Menglai county around 80km away from Jinghong city, Menglun tropical botanical garden is the largest tropical botanical garden in China.

Thursday, 04 September 2014 00:00 Published in Sights in Xishuangbanna

Jingzhen Octagonal Pagoda

Jingzhen octagonal pagoda is located in Jingzhen village, Mengzhe, Menghai county, around 80km away from Jinghong city. Built in 1701, the pagoda is an architectural artwork of the Dai people.

Thursday, 04 September 2014 00:00 Published in Sights in Lijiang

Lijiang Ancient Town

Covers an area of 3.8 square kilometer at an elevation of 2,400 meters, the ancient town of Lijiang was built in the middle of a flatland at the foot of the Yulong Snow Mountain, is one of the four most famous and well-preserved old towns in China.