Tiger Leaping Gorge & Zhongdian aka Shangra-La, China
Terry Hodgkinson aka wandering ninja hikes Tiger Leaping Gorge and wanders through Zhongdian (Shangra-La) the third of Yunnan's northwestern unique cities.
Tiger Leaping Gorge was amazing to see. An increidlbe hike down but the hike up was 10 times harder! It was worth it to see the rushing water at it's base. Zhongdian was nice however due to heavy rain it was hard to get out into the country side and see so many of the great scenery. I did manage to get a few video clips of the city though - Terry
Background Info:
Tiger Leaping Gorge
Around 15 km in length, the gorge is located where the river passes between 5,596 metre Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and 5,396 m Haba Snow Mountain in a series of rapids under steep 2000 metre cliffs. Legend says that in order to escape from a hunter, a tiger jumped across the river at the narrowest point (still 25 metres wide), hence the name.
Tiger Leaping Gorge is a contender for the world's deepest river canyon, depending on the exact definition used. The inhabitants of the gorge are primarily the indigenous Naxi people, who live in a handful of small hamlets. The gorge is not considered navigable. In the early 1980s, four rafters attempted to go down the gorge and were never seen again. In 1986, the first known successful attempt to sail through the gorge was made by the first expedition to float down the entire length of the Yangtze, starting at the river's high source at the Gelandandong glacier lake.
Zhongdian
Shangri-La County is a primarily Tibetan county in northwestern Yunnan province, Southwest China. Zhongdian was renamed Shangrila for marketing reasons. Signs in bus stations still use Zhongdian. The original Shangrila, from James Hilton's novel The Lost Horizon, was a (fictional) hidden paradise whose inhabitants lived for centuries. Hilton (who never went to China) located his Shangri-La in the Kunlun mountains. However, elements of his story were apparently inspired by National Geographic articles about various places in eastern Tibet, including Zhongdian; hence China's rationale for claiming the name.The local Tibetan population refers to it by the name Gyalthang, which is the Tibetan name for Jiantang Town, the county seat.
Shangrila and Deqing and Meili snow mountian by TMT
Sonzhanglin temple and Feilai temple (Meili snow mountian)
Zhongdian (TY26-01,02,03,04) Yunnan China
Visite de Zhongdian, capitale du Shangri La au Yunnan. Visite de la vieille ville de Zhongdian, de la Lamaserie de Songzanlin, le plus grand monastère tibétain hors du Tibet, et diner dans une maison tibétaine.
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Tiger Leaping Gorge and on road to Shangri-La China
In the morning August the 10th, 2006, I went to see the Tiger Leaping Gorge (虎跳峡 ; Hǔtiào Xiá) which is a canyon on the Yangtze River -- locally called the Golden Sands River (金沙江; Jīnshā Jiāng) You can see it better if you visit my video at
-- located 60 km north of Lijiang City, Yunnan in southwestern China.Around 15 km in length, the gorge is located where the river passes between 5,596 metre Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (玉龙山; Yùlóng Shān) and 5,396 m Haba Xueshan (哈巴山; Hābā Shān) in a series of rapids under steep 2000 metre cliffs. Legend says that in order to escape from a hunter, a tiger jumped across the river at the narrowest point (still 25 metres wide), hence the name.Tiger Leaping Gorge is a contender for the world's deepest river canyon, depending on the exact definition used.[citation needed] The inhabitants of the gorge are primarily the indigenous Naxi people, who live in a handful of small hamlets. Their primary subsistence comes from grain production and foreign hikers. The gorge is not considered navigable. In the early 1980s, four rafters attempted to go down the gorge and were never seen again. In 1986, the first known successful attempt to sail through the gorge was made by the first expedition to float down the entire length of the Yangtze, starting at the river's high source at the Gelandandong glacier lake.
After having seen this we went to Zhongdian which is now called SHANGRI-LA but we stop to see Tibetan people.
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Episode 006 | Tiger Leaping Gorge near Lijiang, Yunnan. Traveling to one of China's craziest and beautiful places. The Tiger Leaping Gorge. One of the finest trekking treks in Yunnan. One of the worlds deepest gorges bordering the Yulong Xueshan with 5596 metres above sea level - Jade Dragon Snow Mountain - and Haba Snow Mountain. Home of the Yangtze River and its wild waters. An amazing place to visit near the ancient town of Lijiang in Yunnan, China. UNESCO World Heritage place and one of the most amazing traditional chinese citys in China's wild west.....
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DEQIN trip Pom669_PIXs
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Haba TLG Walk
Haba - Tiger Leaping Gorge winter walk
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A Chinese Muslim lady reciting Al Quran in a mosque near Lijiang Town, Yunnan.
香格里拉(中甸)獨克宗古城龜山公園前月光廣場 Shangri-la Zhongdian, Yunnan (China)
獨克宗古城依山勢而建,它是按照佛經中的香巴拉理想國建成的,有“建在石頭上的城堡”和“月光城”兩層含義.古城的路面起伏不平,由一些歲月久遠的舊石頭就著自然地勢鋪就而成.至今石板路上還留著深深的馬蹄印,那是當年的馬幫給時間留下的信物.
HABA GAME mountains (chinese Sub)
HABA GAME mountains (chinese Sub)
The tiger leaping gorge (Yunnan - China)
(EN) Tiger Leaping Gorge is a canyon on the Yangtze River -- locally called the Golden Sands River (金沙江; Jīnshā Jiāng) -- located 60 km north of Lijiang City, Yunnan in southwestern China. It is part of the Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas World Heritage Site.
Around 15 km in length, the gorge is located where the river passes between 5,596 metre Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (玉龙雪山; Yùlóng Xuĕshān) and 5,396 m Haba Snow Mountain (哈巴雪山; Hābā Xuĕshān) in a series of rapids under steep 2000 metre cliffs. Legend says that in order to escape from a hunter, a tiger jumped across the river at the narrowest point (still 25 metres wide), hence the name.
Administratively, the river in this area forms the border between Yulong Naxi Autonomous County of Lijiang City (right bank) and Shangri-La County of Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (left bank).
Tiger Leaping Gorge is a contender for the world's deepest river canyon, depending on the exact definition used.[citation needed] The inhabitants of the gorge are primarily the indigenous Naxi people, who live in a handful of small hamlets. Their primary subsistence comes from grain production and foreign hikers. The gorge is not considered navigable. In the early 1980s, four rafters attempted to go down the gorge and were never seen again. In 1986, the first known successful attempt to sail through the gorge was made by the first expedition to float down the entire length of the Yangtze, starting at the river's high source at the Gelandandong glacier lake.
The area was officially opened to foreign tourists in 1993, but had attracted adventurous backpackers already in the 1980s. Officials plan to improve the existing trails and roads, bringing tour buses and more development. These plans arouse highly varied reactions among the local population, from strong opposition to strong support.[1]
Natural crystals are mined from areas in and surrounding the Tiger Leaping Gorge.
(F) Les gorges du Saut du tigre sont un canyon sur le fleuve Yangzi (connu dans cette région sous le nom de Jīnshā Jiāng), situé à 60 km au nord de la ville de Lijiang, dans la province chinoise du Yunnan.
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Leaping Tiger Gorge Yunnan. 25 Oct 2019 - VIDEO
Tiger Leaping Gorge (Chinese: 虎跳峡; pinyin: Hǔ tiào xiá) is a scenic canyon on the Jinsha River, a primary tributary of the upper Yangtze River. It is located 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Lijiang City, Yunnan in southwestern China. It is part of the Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas World Heritage Site.
Legend says the name comes from a hunted tiger escaping by jumping across the river at the narrowest point (still 25 metres (82 ft) wide), using the rock in the middle.[1][2][better source needed]
At a maximum depth of approximately 3,790 meters (12,434 feet) from river to mountain peak, Tiger Leaping Gorge is one of the deepest and most spectacular river canyons in the world.[3] The inhabitants of the gorge are primarily the indigenous Naxi people, who live in a handful of small hamlets. Their primary subsistence comes from grain production and hikers.
Geography
Around 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) in length, the gorge is located where the river passes between the 5,596 metres (18,360 ft) Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and the 5,396 metres (17,703 ft) Haba Snow Mountain in a series of rapids under steep 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) cliffs.
Administratively, the river in this area forms the border between Yulong Naxi Autonomous County of Lijiang City (right bank) and Shangri-La County of Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (left bank).
The gorge is not considered navigable. In the early 1980s, four rafters attempted to go down the gorge and were never seen again. In 1986, the first known successful attempt to sail through the gorge was made by the first expedition to float down the entire length of the Yangtze, starting at the river's high source at the Gelandandong glacier lake.[4]
The area was officially opened to foreign tourists in 1993,[5] but had attracted adventurous backpackers already in the 1980s. Officials plan to improve the existing trails and roads, bringing tour buses and more development. These plans arouse highly varied reactions among the local population, from strong opposition to strong support.[5]
Natural crystals are mined from areas in and surrounding the Tiger Leaping Gorge.
Haba Snow Mountain | 哈巴雪山 | October 2018
Just a couple clips that were shot randomly on our ascent of the 哈巴雪山 (5392m) in Yunnan Province, China. Unfortunately, I didn't manage to capture the view from above the snowline as exhaustion made me forget to film :D. Hope this still gives an impression of the stunning scenery up there.
201710 稻城 亞丁香格里拉之旅(巴拉格宗景區 巴拉村 巴拉格宗神山) 4
Yunnan mountains
о том, как мы не верили, что все это реально
(виды в горах Tiger Leaping George, Jade Dragon и Haba Snow mountains)
//если вам интересно узнать что-нибудь о жизни в Китае, то я пишу о своих впечатлениях здесь:
там про людей, про города и природу, про культуру, про свои ощущения от страны
Mountains near Lijiang (China)
walking in Lijiang mountains
Treeking in the Tiger Leaping Gorge (Hutiao Gorge), Yunnan, China
About 100 kilometers (62 miles) northwest of Lijiang Old Town lying between Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (Yulong Xueshan) and Haba Snow Mountain (Haba Xueshan) is Tiger Leaping Gorge (Hutiao Gorge), which is believed to be the deepest gorge in the world. From the top of the gorge you look down the steeply angled (70-90 degrees) mountain sides to the rushing Golden Sands (Jingsha) River with its 18 frothing rapids more than 200 meters (about 700 feet) below.