back from Lijiang and Shangri-La, my travel journal!

back from Lijiang and Shangri-La, my travel journal!
Oct 9, 2007 09:43
VIVEN Points: Join Date: Apr 11, 2005 Status: offline	10.1 fly from Beijing to Yunan at night by air, ￥1490 (75% discount) 10.2 arrive at Kunming, take taxi to bus station to buy tickets to Lijiang, ￥196(with ￥2 and ￥4 insurance to choose). About 8.5 hours from Kunming to Lijiang. Lived in Suhe Village, ￥180 for accommodation. Tips: if living in the old village, or Lijiang old city, remember to ask for the receipt of accommodation, which proves that you have paid for the environment fees included in the accommodation. When you go to other scenic spots, such as the Yulong Snow Mountain, you don’t need to pay for the environment fees. 10.3 Take a minivan from Suhe village to Lijiang, 2 yuan. Rent a van to Yulong Snow Mountain, 100 yuan. Horse riding, 300 yuan. Tips: 1. the minivan runs between Lijiang and Suhe, 2 yuan for each, they usually stopp at the village mouth and move after all seats taken. But if you take it as a taxi, 20 yuan each. 2. The cable ticket for Yulong Snow Mountain must be bought in advance during the peak season. When we got there, all tickets sold out. We have to choose to ride horses, but we came across heavy rain and returned immediately. So we did not see the snow mountain. Pity. About Yulong Snow Mountain: I heard from the van driver, that long years ago, Lijiang is a sea, a Yulong (Jade Dragon) feels that it is a pity that human being could not live this great place, so it transforms himself into a snow mountain to block the Jin Sha Jiang river, thus Lijiang becomes the habitat of human beings. 10.4 Rent a van to Tiger Jumping gorge, ticket 50 yuan. In the afternoon, we get to Shangri-la, visit Song Zan Lin temple, ticket 30 yuan. It is the largest Buddhist temple in Yunnan province. People call it “small Potala Palace”. Living in Shangri-la, 50 yuan. 10.5 Pudacuo National Park, ticket 190 yuan (worthwhile, very beautiful). Return to Lijing. For these two days of van rental fee, 700 yuan. Take a night long-distance bus to Kunming, 142 yuan. 10.6 Stone Forest park, ticket 140 yuan. 10.7 Take plane from Kunming to Beijing, 1940 yuan (full price).

Oct 9, 2007 09:43

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Join Date: Apr 11, 2005
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10.1 fly from Beijing to Yunan at night by air, ￥1490 (75% discount)

10.2 arrive at Kunming, take taxi to bus station to buy tickets to Lijiang, ￥196(with ￥2 and ￥4 insurance to choose). About 8.5 hours from Kunming to Lijiang. Lived in Suhe Village, ￥180 for accommodation.

Tips: if living in the old village, or Lijiang old city, remember to ask for the receipt of accommodation, which proves that you have paid for the environment fees included in the accommodation. When you go to other scenic spots, such as the Yulong Snow Mountain, you don’t need to pay for the environment fees.

10.3
Take a minivan from Suhe village to Lijiang, 2 yuan. Rent a van to Yulong Snow Mountain, 100 yuan. Horse riding, 300 yuan.

Tips: 1. the minivan runs between Lijiang and Suhe, 2 yuan for each, they usually stopp at the village mouth and move after all seats taken. But if you take it as a taxi, 20 yuan each.
2. The cable ticket for Yulong Snow Mountain must be bought in advance during the peak season. When we got there, all tickets sold out. We have to choose to ride horses, but we came across heavy rain and returned immediately. So we did not see the snow mountain. Pity.

About Yulong Snow Mountain: I heard from the van driver, that long years ago, Lijiang is a sea, a Yulong (Jade Dragon) feels that it is a pity that human being could not live this great place, so it transforms himself into a snow mountain to block the Jin Sha Jiang river, thus Lijiang becomes the habitat of human beings.

10.4
Rent a van to Tiger Jumping gorge, ticket 50 yuan. In the afternoon, we get to Shangri-la, visit Song Zan Lin temple, ticket 30 yuan. It is the largest Buddhist temple in Yunnan province. People call it “small Potala Palace”. Living in Shangri-la, 50 yuan.

10.5
Pudacuo National Park, ticket 190 yuan (worthwhile, very beautiful). Return to Lijing. For these two days of van rental fee, 700 yuan. Take a night long-distance bus to Kunming, 142 yuan.

10.6
Stone Forest park, ticket 140 yuan.

10.7
Take plane from Kunming to Beijing, 1940 yuan (full price).

Jun 9, 2010 04:22	#1
GUEST84198	do u mean ur air ticket from beijing is 七五折? in that case, u should say 25% dicount not 75%...

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