The Yufeng temple (Lijiang - Yunnan - China)
(EN) One of the seven largest monasteries in Lijiang, Yufeng Temple is renowned for the giant Camellia Tree that stands in the grounds, and is known as the Ten-thousand-flower Camellia. Yufeng Temple, located at the southern foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, is 9 kilometers from the county seat of Lijiang. Yufeng Temple is called Kalashicongfeilin in Tibetan language. It lies on the east slope of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain with ancient forests clustering around. There is a small pool in front of the lamasery embraced by big pine trees.
The Lamasery has three courtyards and the famous Great Camellia is in the northern one. It is said this tree was planted between 1465 and 1487 during the Ming Dynasty before the temple was built. So the tree is more than 500 years old. Its blossoming period lasts more than 100 days a year, and produces more than 20,000 flowers in 20 groups, each group over 1,000 flowers. One blossom is about 17 cm in diameter. The scene is magnificent.
The camellia tree is three meters high and the diameter of its stem is 40 centimeters, a size and span rarely seen in the world. Actually it is a combination of two different breeds of camellia. They were engrafted in one tree and now have grown into a huge tree with the crown shading the whole courtyard.
In the eyes of the Naxi, the Great Camellia is the symbol of true love. Naxi young lovers that want to die for their love in Yunshanpin of Jade Dragons snow Mountain will come to Yufeng Temple to take a look at the Great Camellia. This tree is believed to have a magical power to persuade the young lovers to cherish their lives and enjoy happy life in real world
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Jade Dragon Snow mountain
Jade Dragon Snow mountain, Lijiang
Jade dragon Snow Mountain - 5000M Snow Mountain In China - hard breathing. 玉龍雪山.????????????
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Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (simplified Chinese: 玉龙雪山; traditional Chinese: 玉龍雪山; pinyin: Yùlóng Xuěshān) is a mountain massif or small mountain range in Yulong Naxi Autonomous County, Lijiang, inYunnan province, China. Its highest peak is named Shanzidou (扇子陡) and is 5,596 m (18,360 ft) above sea level.
玉龍雪山: 位於雲南省麗江市玉龍納西族自治縣，是中國最南的雪山,也是橫斷山脈的沙魯裏山南段的名山。雪山山腰雲騰霧繞，遠望像一條銀白色的巨龍，因此得名。為納西族的神山和聚居地之一；納西族人稱雪山爲「波石歐魯」，意爲白沙的銀色山岩。雪山南北長35公里，東西寬13公里，共有十三峰，主峰扇子陡海拔5596米。
On the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain(玉龙雪山), Lijiang, Yunnan, China
It's on the way to the top of Jade Dragon Snow Moutain(玉龙雪山). Oxygen is low because of the high altitude. So, the sound of my breathing is rough.
China is dancing. Lijiang and Shuhe, prov. Yunnan.
Heel China danst!!
Lijiang en Shuhe, provincie Yunnan, China
Lijiang is een oude stad en stadsprefectuur in het noordwesten van de zuidwestelijke provincie Yunnan, Volksrepubliek China. De stad staat bekend om zijn unieke Naxi-cultuur. De Naxi stammen af van Tibetaanse nomaden. Ze hebben een matriarchale familietraditie en een eigen schrift dat meer dan 1000 jaar oud is. De vrouwelijke klederdracht heeft zeven knopen op de rug geborduurd, symbool voor het Zevengesternte (onze Grote Beer).
Door zijn systeem van waterwegen en bruggen wordt Lijiang ook wel het Venetië van het Oosten genoemd. Het is een UNESCO Werelderfgoed sinds 1997. Op alle pleinen en open ruimtes in de parken danst iedereen - arm en rijk, jong en oud, hip en traditioneel - gebroederlijk met iedereen, de hele dag door. Alle dansen met vaste patronen.
ENGLISH: All China is dancing. Everybody is dancing everywhere, like overhere in the central square in Lijiang province of Yunnan, South Western China, near the Tibetan mountains. The Baisha Old Town was the political, commercial and cultural center for the local Naxi people and other ethnic groups for 400 years from the year 658 AD to 1107 AD. The Dabaoji Palace of the Baisha Fresco, very close to the Baisha Naxi Hand-made Embroidery Institute, was built in the year 658 AD in the Tang Dynasty (618 AD to 960 AD).
In ancient times, the Baisha Old Town used to be the center of silk embroidery in the southwest of China and the most important place of the Ancient Southern Silk Road, also called the Ancient Tea and Horse Road or Ancient tea route. The Ancient Southern Silk Road started from Burma, crossed Lijiang, Shangri-La County, Tibet, journeyed through Iran, the Fertile Crescent, and ultimately to the Mediterranean Sea.
Dr Ho in Yuhu, Lijiang, Yunnan 云南 丽江 白沙
Short visit of Dali (Yunnan - China)
(EN) Dali City is a county-level city in and the seat of the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, northwestern Yunnan province of Southwest China. Dali is the ancient capital of both the Bai kingdom Nanzhao, which flourished in the area during the 8th and 9th centuries, and the Kingdom of Dali, which reigned from 937-1253. Situated in a once significantly Muslim part of South China, Dali was also the center of the Panthay Rebellion against the reigning imperial Qing Dynasty from 1856-1863.
Dali is also famous for the many types of marble it produces, which are used primarily in construction and for decorative objects. In fact, Dali is so famous for the stone that the name of marble in Chinese is literally Dali Stone Dali is now a major tourist destination, along with Lijiang, for both domestic and international tourists. Dali and Yunnan's capital Kunming are only a 40-minute flight apart. Dali's newly finished administrative district that houses the newly opened Dali International Convention Center is in Longshan District. The Dali government's urban planning keeps its old and new districts separate, so those coming here for the first time often feel they have entered a time tunnel.
The new city is known as Xiaguan and is south of the old city. The old city was built during Ming Dynasty emperor Hongwu's reign (1368--1398). Owing to the distance between them, the old city is still peaceful and quiet. (wikipedia)
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Song Zan Lin Monastery Bus Part 1 Shangri La China December 2012
The stone forest (Shilin Yunnan China)
(EN) The Stone Forest or Shilin (Chinese: 石林; pinyin: Shílín) is a notable set of karst formations located in Shilin Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan Province, .
The Stone Forest Director: Randall P. Dark Cinematographers: Randall P. Dark, .
The Stone Forest of Shilin is an area of stunning limestone (karst) formations close to Kunming, Yunnan, China. UNESCO has inscribed the Stone Forest on the .
Walking in the Stone Forest in Shilin accompanied by local music and dance performers.
Going down on Cable car from Jade Dragon Snow Mountain
Some people just cannot help giggle in the cable car!
China-Yunnan-Biluo snow mountain trek-2011Oct
View Of Song Zan Lin Monastery Shangri La China December 2012
2013 China Yunnan, Lijiang, Dali, Shangr- la 中國 雲南, 丽江, 大理,香格里拉
2013 trip to China Yunnan, Lijiang, Dali, Shangr- la 中國 雲南, 丽江, 大理,香格里拉
China Yunnan Aerial View / Beautiful Colorful Yunnan Travel Video
This itinerary describes a popular route to some of the major tourist attractions of Yunnan. Of course, it leaves various other popular places uncovered, notably the tropical paradise Xishuangbanna and the trip west toward Ruili at the border with Myanmar.
The big attractions of this route are as follows:
The lovely old cities of Dali and Lijiang, both former capitals of small kingdoms and both major tourist towns today
Sensational trekking areas, notably Tiger Leaping Gorge near Lijiang or, going further afield, Three Parallel Rivers National Park
Mountainous areas and Tibetan peoples in Northern Yunnan, around Zhongdian and Deqin
The various places on the route feel quite different to the traveler:
Dali feels like a backpacker hangout, similar to Yangshuo; there are Western restaurants and tourists everywhere.
Lijiang is among the most beautiful cities in China and the Chinese have certainly noticed; there are tour groups everywhere.
Zhongdian (now Shangrila) feels more like a Tibetan town than a city in central China.
What they all have in common are mountainous scenery, interesting architecture, ethnic minorities and lovely handicrafts — wood, silver and especially fabric items.
Sleep under starry sky at world’s highest tent resort in #Lijiang
In northwest #Yunnan’s Lijiang City, there is a place where you may
touch the starry sky. This is the Vinetree's Geladan Tent Resort
located in Laojun Mountain National Geopark, Yulong County. 3,600
meters above the sea level, the resort became China’s first boutique
tent resort in 2013 and one of the world’s highest. Here you have
chance to experience the magnificent Danxia landform, glacial lakes,
forests, alpine meadows, each telling a story about life, rebirth and
the indescribable beauty of nature.
The camp covers an area 50 acres, surrounded by beautiful mountains.
With only seven guest rooms available high up in the wilderness, the
Vinetree tent resort is an exclusive one. Away from the hustle and
bustle, it is the place where one finds the ever-changing landscapes
with grass, blue sky, white clouds, sunshine, stars, flowers, and
streams washing away the worries of the world.
Vinetree is a Chinese ecotourism company, operating the world’s most
unique and luxurious wild tent camps, and ecological tourist trails.
It is expected that its second resort will open near the west slope of
the beautiful Gaoligong Mountains in west Yunnan in the second half of
2017. The resort is connected to current cross-country hiking and
outdoor trails, making it a perfect holiday destination for outdoor
enthusiasts and nature lovers alike.
For more information, please visit its website @vinetreetents.com
Langmusi in winter
LangMuSi monastery, a unique Tibetan monastery that is divided into 2 parts, 1 half in SiChuan & the other half in GanSu by the BaiLong River.
highlights along this journey includes, RuoErGai wetlands, HuaHu, Dazang Tibetan monastery.
autumn red leaves at MiYaLuo and Pear flowers blossoms at JinChuan