North-west Yunnan Province – An unknown place of barbarians, kingdoms, and exiles
Located in south-western China, Yunnan Province offers mountain scenery as spectacular as Nepal and an interesting mix of a dozen ethnic minorities. We travel to the north-western part of the province to explore the Tibetan borderlands and high mountains.
Words by Keith Lyons & Photography by Peter Steyn — North-west Yunnan is one of the relatively “undiscovered” parts of the world offering similar spectacular mountain scenery to Nepal, with an interesting mix of a dozen ethnic minorities, a diverse range of food, and some little paradises that will transport adventurous travellers to another realm.
This rugged, harsh region of south-western China was once viewed as an unknown place of barbarians, kingdoms, and exile. In 2003, however, the Tibetan borderlands of the high mountain ranges and deep river gorges that form the Three Parallel Rivers area were granted UNESCO World Heritage status.
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Black Dragon Pool, Lijiang, Yunnan, CHINA
Black Dragon Pool, Lijiang, Yunnan, CHINA
Streets of Lijiang, Yunnan, CHINA
Giant Wooden Water Wheels (also called Kongming Wheels), Lijiang, Yunnan, CHINA
Village of Lijiang, Yunnan, CHINA
View of Lijiang from Lion Hill, Lijiang, Yunnan, CHINA
Naxi orchestra in Dayan Naxi concert hall, Lijiang, Yunnan, CHINA
Naxi orchestra in Dayan Naxi concert hall, Lijiang, Yunnan, CHINA
Naxi orchestra in Dayan Naxi concert hall, Lijiang, Yunnan, CHINA
Lijiang, Yunnan, China
Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (Yulong Mountain), Yunnan, CHINA
Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (Yulong Mountain), Yunnan, CHINA
Lijiang Impressions Show at the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (Yulong Mountain), Yunnan, CHINA
Impressions Show at the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (Yulong Mountain), Yunnan, CHINA
Impressions Show at the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (Yulong Mountain), Yunnan, CHINA
Lijiang Impressions Show at the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (Yulong Mountain), Yunnan, CHINA
Tiger Leaping Gorge, Yunnan, CHINA
Tiger Leaping Gorge, Yunnan, CHINA
Tiger Leaping Gorge north of Lijiang, Yunnan, CHINA
Tiger Leaping Gorge, Yunnan, CHINA
Yangtze River, Tiger Leaping Gorge north of Lijiang, Yunnan, CHINA
Guishan Temple, Shangri-La (Zhongdian), Yunnan, CHINA
Guishan Temple, Shangri-La (Zhongdian), Yunnan, CHINA
Old Guishan Temple, Shangri-La (Zhongdian), Yunnan, CHINA
Songzhanlin Monastery (Ganden Sumtseling Monastery) and area, Shangrila, Yunnan, CHINA
Songzhanlin Monastery (Ganden Sumtseling Monastery) and area, Shangrila, Yunnan, CHINA
Songzhanlin Monastery (Ganden Sumtseling Monastery) and area, Shangrila, Yunnan, CHINA
Songzhanlin Monastery and area, Shangrila, Yunnan, CHINA
Songzhanlin Monastery (Ganden Sumtseling Monastery) and area, Shangri-La (Zhongdian), Yunnan, CHINA
Shangrila, Yunnan, CHINA
Shangrila, Yunnan, CHINA
Shangrila, Yunnan, CHINA
Shangrila, Yunnan, CHINA
Shangrila, Yunnan, CHINA
Shangrila, Yunnan, CHINA
Hiking from Xidang Hotsprings to Yubeng Village, Yunnan, CHINA
Hiking from Xidang Hotsprings to Yubeng Village, Yunnan, CHINA
Yubeng Village, Yunnan, CHINA
Yubeng Village, Yunnan, CHINA
Yubeng Village, Yunnan, CHINA
Yubeng Village, Yunnan, CHINA
Yubeng Village, Yunnan, CHINA
Yubeng Village, Yunnan, CHINA
Yubeng Village, Yunnan, CHINA
Yubeng Village, Yunnan, CHINA
Yubeng Village, Yunnan, CHINA
Yubeng Village, Yunnan, CHINA
Yubeng Village, Yunnan, CHINA
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