having biked the area extensively and always on the lookout for traffic free areas, I can recommend the following:
Diqin (I assume you mean Shangri-la): head out east on the East Ring road, over Baishuitai, Haba and the east end of the Tiger Leaping Gorge. Go to the west end. Do the trek back to the east. Hop in a ferry or take the new bridge over to Daju. Get transport or hike or ride towards Lijiang on this old road. It has a couple inevitable touristy spots, though. From Lijiang, if you are walking, there's a beautiful hike over Shigu (at the first bend of the Yangtze) on an old horse trail towards Jianchuan. If you can't hike, you're stuck to a fairly tourist-laden road to Jianchuan.
At Jianchuan head out to Shaxi, do Shibaoshan etc. Continue down the valley over Yangbi, or head out to Yunlong if that's not too far out of your way, go into Dali. From Dali take the old road over Chuxiong to Kunming.
Of course, if you can meander more, I suggest you approach Kunming from the north.
Kunming to offer visa-free transit stays
发布者If it's a transit visa, could you, say, fly in from HK, stay three days and fly back to HK? Or does your destination have to be different?
Kunming to offer visa-free transit stays
发布者Perfect for all those jet-setting foreigners using Kunming as an international flight hub. To, say, er.. Nepal and err..
Airport temper tantrum lands Yunnan official in prison
发布者At double speed, that recording is so entertaining to watch. Funny that there's no security officer to take him away. It's an airport after all.
Photos of flash flooding in Yunnan's capital
发布者I wonder about the quality of food and possible contamination. In a city that doesn't seem to have very high regard for hygiene anyway, I'd stay clear for anything from markets for a while, given the amount of faeces floating around and undoubtedly tainting foodstuff. Also, restaurants (usually on the 1st floor) with flooded kitchens may not be the best place to go eat for some time to come.
Recipe: Dai-style lime chicken
发布者Sawtooth herb: 刺芹
Fish mint: 鱼腥草
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