Dali and Tiger Leaping Gorge

[Randy W]

I see I don't have many pictures from this leg of our trip up yet (back in 2012) - I'll have to work on that.

This is in China Pictorial - not a very good write-up, and only 1 good picture, but you may be interested. We watched these guys from the OTHER side of the river. We didn't have so far to walk, but it was all steps - five hundred of them (yes, I counted). About 20 too many for me ( I felt it for months afterward - I had hit a wall only 20 steps from the top, and decided I could make it anyway, to my regret).

Dali and Tiger Leaping Gorge: The Amazing Trip Continues

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We left Yuanyang and headed for Dali and Tiger Leaping Gorge. I had traveled on an overnight train in China before. However, while I found it uncomfortable and tiring those first times, the more time I spend on the slow train, the more I enjoy the whole experience.
I could define the experience of going through the canyon as exhausting, tough or difficult, but that would be unfair. Hiking the Tiger Leaping Gorge exceeds all expectations.

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[Randy W]

This is where the gorge begins - and the trail leads to for the people on the other side

a little further along is where the 'tiger leaps'

I think it's down there by the last platform

The rock that usually produces the 'leaping tiger' made a brief appearance, but on this day was usually inundated with all the waterflow

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[Randy W]

For us, the bus went on to Xianggelila, since we had originated at Lijiang. The trip to Dali was a separate trip.

This is a valley where our bus had to stop to refill its brake water (they spray the brakes with water so the driver can brake for every curve or incline)

 

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[Randy W]

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Being the largest Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Yunnan, Songzanlin Monastery, also known as Guihua Monastery, is one of the famous monasteries in the Kang region. It is located near Shangri -La County, at the foot of Foping Mountain.

Construction of the monastery began in 1679 and was completed two years later. The monastery seems like a group of ancient castles and is composed of two lamaseries, Zhacang and Jikang

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[Allon]

Good pictures. They make me aware of the curiosity I have for China, its history, culture, and its real nature. And that despite all the pollution, bad driving, and corruption, China is a very interesting and colorful country.

[amberjack1234]

Wonderful shots Randy.

[Randy W]

Tiger Leaping Gorge, Hiking the Extraordinary (Yunnan: The China You Never Knew, episode 10)

Tiger Leaping Gorge: Hiking the Extraordinary

Destination China

Published on Jul 18, 2019

 

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Spectacular. Wild. Breathtaking. These are some of the typical superlatives associated with a trip to Yunnan's Tiger Leaping Gorge.

 

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[Randy W]

One of the must-go hiking routes in China, Tiger Leaping Gorge & Stone Village

from China Highlights on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/ChinaHighlights/posts/10159510282457964

 

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[Randy W]

Ganlu Temple,  it is said that there are 101 steps from the foot to its top, which means even though you achieve a hundred, you still have to pay another effort in order to do better.
📍Taining County, Sanming, Fujian province

from China Highlights on Facebook 
https://www.facebook.com/ChinaHighlights/posts/pfbid0RxKTVAGc4ETXcFDK7AVpf8Fh1dH7QCAVWhNXP669uZkx85DY9wby1bYaYWf14b41l

 

 

 

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