Zhongdian: Tsampa Dancing
This month, our favourite cyclist Edward Genochio drinks tea with Tibetans and offers some tips on culinary etiquette-plus he does not die
Zhongdian used to be the end of the road – the made-it destination for the hardcore traveller. But then came the tart-up and the tourist-friendly rebranding. Shangri-La, they call it now. Time, I think, to move on.
But not so fast: I arrived on the eve of the lunar New [ read more ]
Zhongdian: The Real Shangri-La
Since Zhongdian in Yunnan was named the official Shangri-La, hundreds of visitors have been lured to its hills. Ryan Pyle still finds himself enchanted.
Travelling through the exotic Shangri-La territory of southwest China is an exhilarating experience. And one that's beginning to be enjoyed by more and more travellers, both from China and abroad, since Zhongdian was named the official Shangri-La in 2001 by the Chinese authorities. The combination of clean, crisp mountain air, [ read more ]
