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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 »
Shangri-La ......... I Think Not | Nov 02 06'

by Taisteal a 97 year old male from Dublin, on vacation in Shangri-La (Zhongdian)

Shangri-La??Zhongdian is a town that locally is now just known as Shangri-La, the mythical place surrounded by heavenly snow capped peaks... Continue reading »
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 »
The first signs of Tibet. | Jul 17 07'

by Sounds like Craig a 29 year old male from Auckland, on vacation in Shangri-La (Zhongdian)

Zhongdian aka Shangra-la As we travelled to Zhongdian the landscape slowly changed and what was ricefields slowly gave way to a sort of brown pastu... Continue reading »
Taming the Void | Nov 19 07'

by MickyS a male from Sydney, on vacation in Shangri-La (Zhongdian)

"...a funny saying that seems to help me solve pretty much all of my problems: “don’t just do something, sit there!”"

Long holidays are inevitable lessons in how to live life. Travelling on the road for six months, a year, or even longer, we learn to recreate our... Continue reading »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Frustrated in Shangri-La | Aug 16 06'

by Laus and James a female traveling as a couple, on vacation in Shangri-La (Zhongdian)

"This was a pretty boring place, not much you can talk about really."

The 5 days spent in Shangri-La were purely to find a cheap way overland into Tibet. We found this wasn't possible. We thought maybe we... Continue reading »
Dizzy & Dancing | Sep 03 07'

by gavngailstrail a 38 year old male traveling as a couple from Manchester, on vacation in Shangri-La (Zhongdian)

After an early morning start and a very scary 40 minute drive along the low road at 'Tiger Leaping Gorge' we caught a 4x4 with a couple we met on t... Continue reading »