Arrival in Shangrila

Cycling to Songzanlin Monastery in the morning, after lunch, ride around Naphai Lake and the grassland. Visit Dukezong Ancient Town and the largest prayer whell on the top of Guishan Hill. Enjoy the Tibetan Family with Tibetan dance and music at night.

One day cycling to Qiaotou Town or Tiger Leaping Gorge Town. You will start the long riding to the Yi Ethnic Village where you will have a panoramic view of Haba Snow Mountain (5396M), it is about 60KM riding along the high plateau and you can visit the Little Zhongdian Grassland with Tibetan villages. After the Yi Village, ill you ride easily down to Tiger Leaping Gorge Town.

Today will be very relax day in middle Tiger Leaping Gorge. You will spend your half day trekking and half day free in the gorge. After breakfast, trek from Tina’s Guesthouse up to Bendiwan Village, you will visit Guanyin Waterfalls, Bamboo Forest, Guanyin Temple, Wuzhishan (Five Fingers) Mountain, Dashengou Waterfalls, Sheshen Cliffs, Qianyan Stone House.
 
You will have lunch in Halfway Guesthouse in Bendiwan Village. Halfway Guesthouse is the best position to enjoy the Tiger Leaping Gorge and the thirteen peaks of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. After lunch, trek about one hour down to the road and your driver will pick you up and transfer back to Tina’s Guesthouse. You will be free in the afternoon and explore the Middle Tiger Leaping Gorge by yourself.
 
--the middle Tiger Leaping Gorge
The most perilous section is the Middle Tiger Leaping Gorge, which features a huge drop in water level. Six km away from the upper gorge is a waterfall where the river crashes down over 100 meters hitting the rocks in the river bed and creating violent currents.
 
In one 100-meter section are numerous reefs, and the current is torrential. The gorge is rarely traversed by humans, but on the slope between the Middle and Lower Tiger Leaping Gorge there is a small village -- Hetaoyuan Village, which has little contact with the outside, and where villagers lead a simple and natural life, dwelling in stone-plate houses

In the morning, you rill trek down to the Middle Rapids of Jinsha River, you will witness the narrowest part of the Tiger Leaping Gorge. Trek through the Yixiantian(Tiny Sky ) which is considered a very dangerous section of a few dozen meters long. You will trek to the Walnut Grove Garden (Hetaoyuan in Chinese) and drive back to Tina’s for your lunch, after lunch, ride to the lower part of the Tiger Leaping Gorge. You will arrive at HaLong Meng Guesthouse and have a panoramic view of Daju Town in Xincun Village before cross the Daju Ferry. Take the bike down to Jinsha River and take the boat to Daju Town.
 
--Daju Town:
Daju town is a Naxi ancient town lying in the north of Yulong Autonomous County. In the southern part of the town, there is a square-shape Square, which leads you to the famous bazaar - Sifang Street. In the bazaar, you will have the chance to perceive the "Square Bazaar" characteristic of the Naxi minority for its unique styles of bazaar and architecture.
  
With a forest coverage rate of 51.8%, Daju town is bound to be the destination for those tourists who are fascinated with greenery, those who enjoy crisp air, and those in love with nature. For those who are fond of exploring, this out-of-the-way town can also be the right place. No wonder Daju town is the very place which will make domestic tourists enjoy at ease, and foreign guests feel like home.
 
--the lower Tiger Leaping Gorge
The most important sight in the lower gorge is the Feixing Rapids, from which people can look down on the unconstrained Jinshajiang River. A 32 km long road from the Haba Mountain to Jiangbian Village has been opened to traffic, but traveling on foot is much more interesting.
 
From Wlanut Grove to Haba, via Jiangbian, it is seven to eight hours. From here to the Yi village of Sanba is about the same, following trails. You could just follow the road and hitch with the occasional truck or tracker but this way is longer and less scenic. Some hardy mountain bikers have followed the trails but this is really only fun from north to south, elevations being what they are. The best way would be to hire a guide.
 
Walnut Garden is a small and tranquil village between the middle and lower reaches of Tiger Leaping Gorge. Previously there were lots of walnut trees in this area, thus getting its name Walnut Garden. At night, when staying in Walnut Garden, you could merely hear the beautiful and intangible sound of river surges. Along with the invisible snow-covered mountains and the stars in a line up above, you may dream of a stormy wonderland. When wake up in the morning, you open the door, in front of you stands the ultramarine mountains. What a mysterious world!

In the morning, the driver will pick you to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, and take the chairlift up to Yak Meadow (3700m) which is the best location to enjoy the nice view of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. You will pay a visit the Lama monastery and walk around the Yak Meadow.
 
Take the chairlift back to the Bus Station and continue the cycling to Ganhaizi Meadow for your lunch in Dongbala Restaurant. In the afternoon, ride down to Baisha Village and visit Baisha Murals. Ride 10Km more to Lijiang Old Town, finish your cycling and visit the night view of Lijiang Old Town.
 
--Yak Meadow:
Yak Meadow, an important component of Yulong Snow Mountain Scenic Area, lies at the northern tip of Yulong Snow Mountain. Main residents in this scenic area are the Yi minority nationality and Tibetans.With customs of primitive simplicity, and strong minority nationality’s culture, the villagers mainly live on husbandry.
 
Major scenic spots in the Yak Meadow are as follows: the Yak Snowfields, the Yak Snow Valley, the Black-river Secluded Valley, the Ice Bridge of Black-river Waterfalls, the Lake of Snow-flakes, the Jasper Lake, the Yak Brook, the beautiful grassland, the romantic mountain flowers, Lijiang hemlock firs , Chinese larches, the yellow oaks, spotted ethnic villages and Tibetan folk customs.
 
--Jade Dragon Snow Mountain:
Yulong (Jade Dragon) Snow Mountain, located 15 kilometers north of the county seat of Lijiang, is a national-level scenic area. Yulong Mountain is the southern section of the Hengduan Mountains. It has 13 peaks, stretching 35 kilometers from north to south. Shanzidou, the main peak, is 5,596 meters above sea level.

Around 9 o’clock in the morning, you will drive 30 minutes to the entrance of the Lashihai Lake. Then start biking around the lake for 23 hours and visit some Naxi villages, Zhiyun Monastery, the different crops in the farmland. Lashi Lake is a Nature Reserve and is a haven for migratory birds. More than 70 species of birds come to nest in this area during the winter. At noon you will ride to have some delicious local food for your lunch at a friendly Naxi family.
 
After lunch, you will ride down to Shuhe Old Town which is the important town of the Tea Horse Trade Caravan from the upper Mekong River to Tibet and India. You will visit the Tea Horse Trade Caravan Museum in Shuhe Old Town.
 
After Shuhe, you will ride about 4Km to Black Dragon Pool which is the main headwater of the Yushui River which goes through the Old Town. It is just like the bright eyes of the town, shining with the wisdom. Pay a visit to the Dongba Ethnic Museum and learn the Naxi Dongba culture. Ride back to Lijiang Old Town and free by your own.
 
--Lashihai Lake:
Lashi Lake is in the basin in Hengduan Mountain Range, 10 kilometers away from the Old Town of Lijiang. The grassy marshland on the bank often gathers lots of water. It is the best place for plants, fishes, shellfish and river snails.
 
The grassy marshland and swamp provide a nice home for wetland animals and plants. In early winter, lots of wild birds will come here from cold northern places. They rest in the grass and look for food in streams.
 
--Zhiyun Monastery:
Zhiyun Monastery is situated in the west of Lashi Basin. It was built in 1727 and was made up of thirteen different structures. However during the Cultural Revolution many structures were badly destroyed with only six structures remaining intact.
In the courtyard of this temple, there are five different kinds of big trees. These are the Cherry tree, Plum tree, Ginkgo tree, Mulberry tree and the Chinese Scholar tree. All of which are more than 200 years old .This monastery is unique in design, it differs from the traditional Tibetan architecture as all the carvings and structural designs were taken from the Naxi, Han and Bai people. From this lamasery, all tourists can view the beautiful Lashi Lake which is just at the bottom of the temple.

Transfer to Lijiang International Airport for returning.
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--Black Dragon Pool:
The Black Dragon Pool is like an ancient architecture museum. Some of the famous buildings were established suburbs have under protection actually collected from other places. People moved the traditional buildings that almost had been ruined here and let them be protected. Among them, the most famous buildings are the Villa Jietuolin of the King Mu and the Five Phoenixes Tower combines the typical Lamaism plane pattern and exquisite wooden structure of the Naxi architecture. Both the frame and the technology are unprecedented. The buildings can rarely be found even in the world of Chinese architecture.