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Yunnan Travel Guide

Yunnan in southwest of China owns an expansive geography that simultaneously borders the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau as well as sub-tropical Burma, Laos, and Vietnam, and thus represents China's most varied ecosystem within a single province. It is a kaleidoscope of intoxicating scenery and intriguing minorities

It is also home to a diverse range of natural habitats, including the dense Xishuangbanna subtropical rainforests, snowy alpine vistas of “Shangri-La”, vast river valleys formed by a network of parallel rivers such as Nujiang Gorge, and Tiger Leaping Gorge, one of the deepest gorges in the world.

Ethnic minorities in Yunnan are also as diverse as its terrain. These include tribes like the Bai with their distinct white homes in Dali, Hani with their glittering rice terraces, the matriarchal Mosuo, and the Thai-influenced Dai. All these groups still retain much of its individual identity, including customs, dialect, and a way of dress that is as fascinating as it is colorful.

Yunnan is also well known for various historic villages, including Dali, Zhongdian (Shangri-La), and the World Heritage Site of Lijiang.

All Excursions in Yunnan


		7 Days Yunnan: Dali, Lijiang & Shangri-La Tour Type: Ethnic Minority Cultural Explorations Dreamland Yunnan is famed for its beautiful landscapes and colourful and diverse ethnic cultures. Enjoy the famous ancient town Dali and Lijiang, UNESCO's World Heritage Site, its surronding Jade Dragon Snow Mountains, then tour Tibetan inhabited Sha


		6 Days Yunnan: Xishuangbanna & Lijiang Tour Type: Ethnic Minority Cultural Explorations The 6-day Yunnan tour will explore the subtropical Xishuangbanna (known for various ethnic minority peoples and villages) in the south of Yunnan and Lijiang Ancient Town in the north, and its surrounding Jade Snow Mountain & Tiger Leaping Gorge


		Subtropical Xishuangbanna Tour Type: Ethnic Minority Cultural Explorations This will be 4-day trip to check out the tropical Xishuangbanna (known for various minority villages) at the south end of Yunnan.


		5-day Yunnan Trip (Lijiang & Lugu Lake) Tour Type: Ethnic Minority Cultural Explorations Stroll through the small streets of a UNESCO listed world heritage site, the old town of Lijiang and experience the matriarchal society of the Mosuo people.


		Yunnan's Yuanyang (Hani Rice Terrace), Jianshui & Luoping Tour Type: Off the beaten paths Yuanyang, southeast of Yunnan, is renowned for its rice terraces crafted out by bare hands by the Hani people since one thousand years ago and even today, the world largest nature wonder. Luoping is famous for its blossoming of rapeseed flowers.


		Nujiang Gorge in Northwest Yunnan Tour Type: Adventure Tours Nujiang is one of the rivers within the Three River Natural Reserve (a world heritage site). It has carved canyons through the rugged mountain ranges east of the Himalayas, and flows into Myanmar. Nu, Lisu and Tibetans are main inhabitants


		Western Yunnan's Tengchong - Volcanoes & Hot Springs Tour Type: Off the beaten paths Tucked in the western corner of Yunnan, Tengchong has a stunning volcanic landscape that includes natural volcanoes, hot springs and volcanic lakes. Tengchong has the best preserved volcano groups from the Cenozoic Era in China.


		Shangri-La, Deqin & Meili Snow Mt. in Northwest Yunnan Tour Type: Adventure Tours Visit the place in Yunnan which is described as the “sun and moon in heart”. Enjoy its impressing landscape and the Tibetan customs and lifestyle.

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		David Hometown: Qujing, Yunnan, China Ethnicity: Half Naxi David is a graduate of Yunnan University and majored in tourism management and the english language. As a local tour guide in Yunnan for over 8 years, he loves his job as a local tour guide! Yunnan is a remote place, but has a deep history with many famous stories and places: Shangri-la, the South Silk Road, Flying Tigers, and the matriarchal Mosuo people. Yunnan is a real life version of the Encyclopedia of Discovery. So there is so much to study and enjoy. David is very happy to become your tour guide and to show you his hometown. He enjoys sharing his world with clients from all over the world. Just like words of the local Naxi people's holy book, Donba Scripture in Lijiang, “Work as ants, live as a butterfly."