The Jinsha River reflecting the sunlight in the Tiger Leaping Gorge
Tiger Leaping Gorge
Lots of water at the bottom of the gorge
Narrow valley, a real gorge
Lots and lots of water in great amounts
Heaven’s Ladder: one way out of the gorge, not for the faint hearted
Golden Horse Memorial Archway
Eastern and Western Pagodas in Kunming
Kunming City Gate
The not-so reflecting pool
The traditional roofs of Lijiang
Lijiang is very well renovated
Favorite activity in beautiful places: pictures!
Lijiang lights up as night falls
Bird shop in Baisha village near Lijiang
Colorful horse carriage in Baisha village near Lijiang
Shangri La street impression
Shangri La by night
Tibetan prayer flags indicate the cultural region
Main hall of the Sumtseling Monastery
Colorful inside of the main hall of the Sumtseling Monastery
Gold decoration as usual for Tibetan architecture
Beautifully decorated stupa in Shangri La
Rice fields cover the mountains like a yellow carpet in Yuanyang
Following our excursion to the Guizhou province, a less visited province in China, we headed back to the more common tourist trails in the south-western province Yunnan. While our day in Kunming mainly served administrative purposes, we quickly headed on to the mountains in the southeast of the province. Besides the world-famous rice-terraces, Yuanyang offers many minorities in a very small space. We completed our visit with a monster bus tour through the mountains and small villages.