The Dharma Cave, Yunnan Travel Guide
Dharma Cave or Damo Patriarch Cave (达摩祖师洞) is located on the Elephant Trunk Mountain in Qizong Village of Weixi County, Deqen Prefecture. The temple of Dharma … Read more
Cizhong Catholic Church, Yunnan Travel Guide
Cizhong Catholic Church (茨中天主教堂) is located in Cizhong Village 80 kilometers from the south of Deqin County. It is a French Catholic church, first established … Read more
Dongzhulin Monastery, Deqen county | Yunnan Guide
Dongzhulin Monastery (东竹林寺) is located in Benzilan Township, Deqin County, and 105km from the seat of Shangri-la County. It was built in 1667 and named Gedan … Read more
Lanyue Valley Scenic Region in Shangri-la
Situated where Yunnan borders Sichuan and Tibet and in the abdomen of the Three Parallel Rivers National Tourist Region. Lanyue Valley Scenic Region in Shangri-la … Read more
Meili Valley along Lancang River in Yunnan
Meili Valley (澜沧江梅里峡谷) is famous not only for its deep and long valley but the swift river current. The drop is 504 meters in the … Read more
Napahai Lake in Deqen county, Yunnan
Napahai (纳帕海) means “the forest beside the lake”, is located 8 kilometers northwest of Shangri-la County Town. It is a plateau lake on which many … Read more
Mingyong Glacier in Deqen county, Yunnan
Mingyong Glacier (明永冰川) is located halfway up Kawagebo Peak, the highest peak of Meili Snow Mountain. Mingyong Glacier is 4 kilometers long and 30-80 meters wide. … Read more
Haba Snow Mountain Nature Reserve
“Haba” means golden flower in Naxi language. Haba Snow Mountain (Haba Snow Mountain Nature Reserve 哈巴雪山自然保护区) namely Golden Flower Snow Mountain is located in the … Read more
Baimang Snow Mountain
Baimang Snow Mountain (白茫雪山) is located in Deqen County. The mountain is a National Nature Reserve. Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys, which are under Class-one state protection, inhabit … Read more
The White Water Terrace – Baishuitai aka Blue Moon Valley
Baishuitai (白水台) is one of the largest sinter terraces in China. Baishuitai of Sanba Township is 101 kilometers in the southeast of the Shangri-la county. Apart … Read more
Trip to Meili Snow Mountain
In Tibetan Buddhism, Meili Snow Mountain (梅里雪山) is the holiest among the 8 sacred mountains of the Tibetan-inhabited regions. 6,740 meters in height, Peak Kawagebo … Read more
Gedan Songzanlin Monastery
Gedan Songzanlin Monastery (噶丹·松赞林寺) is located in the north of Shangri-la County town, initially established in Ming Dynasty and extended in 1679 under Emperor Kang … Read more
Potatso National Park
Potatso National Park (香格里拉国家公园—普达措, Pudacuo National Park) is the first national park in mainland China and was inaugurated on June 21, 2007. Pudacuo National Park is … Read more
The Scenic Area of the “Three Parallel Rivers”
The Three Parallel Rivers (云南三江并流) is a national level tourist area located in Deqen (Diqing) Tourist Zone. Diqing Scenic Zone is in the northwest of … Read more