Northwest Yunnan concentrates more of China's variety in one week's driving than most provinces manage in a lifetime: Naxi old towns under Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, a high alpine lake shared with the Mosuo people, the Yangtze cutting the Tiger Leaping Gorge, and finally the Tibetan plateau at Shangri-La. This handbook is a route, not a menu — the days are ordered so that altitude climbs in steps and long transfers never fall on departure days.
The full handbook is part of the paid series
You have read the free preview — the introduction and the route map. The complete handbook adds the day-by-day plan, tickets and transport, culture and etiquette, food, useful Chinese, and the dated source list.