Shangri-La (Zhongdian) Cultural Immersion Vacations

Cultural Immersion Trip Blogs

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  A dusty old town with hidden opportunities | Dec 10 06'

  by EdgeWise Magazine a real traveler from Indiana, on vacation in Shangri-La (Zhongdian)

  "We never would have thought that we would have the opportunity to not only meet the monks of this famous monastery, but also drink tea with them."

  We originally planned to go to Zhongdian (Xianggelila, or Shangri-la) because we wanted to see Tibet without actually going to Tibet (since its qui... Continue reading »

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  Pseudo Tibet Once Again | May 03 06'

  by Thing 1 and Thing 2 a 34 year old female traveling as a couple from Ann Arbor, on vacation in Shangri-La (Zhongdian)

  "people with extremely bright clothing and a huge penchant for yak meat"

  AM sezAs you gathered from Ron’s last entry, our first city stops in China impressed us with their consumer-frenzied streets full of neon lights,... Continue reading »

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  Zhongdian (Shangri-La) | Jun 13 06'

  by MattHartzell a 26 year old male from State College, on vacation in Shangri-La (Zhongdian)

  Zhongdian has been officially renamed "Shangri-La" by the Chinese government, but I feel kind of silly saying that, so I'm just going to call it by... Continue reading »

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  Waiting for Zhongdian. | Jul 20 06'

  by claire and ryan a 23 year old female traveling as a couple from Melbourne, on vacation in Shangri-La (Zhongdian)

  "The bus trip from Lijiang is quite scary, even more so when the driver spends the whole trip on the edge of what appeared to be a stroke."

  CLAIRE.We became far more intimate with Zhongdian than we ever intended. Travelling on a hunch that access to Tibet overland was now possible (thou... Continue reading »

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  Golden week in Shangri-La | Apr 30 06'

  by Niamh and Cathal a 34 year old traveling as a couple from London, on vacation in Shangri-La (Zhongdian)

  "It's full of winding alleys with wooden buildings piled higgledy-piggeldy along the cobbled streets"

  We arrived on May day in Zhongdian which the Chinese Government have renamed Shangri-La to encourage tourism. It's certainly worked because we bagg... Continue reading »