Yunnan Highlands Local Culture 11-Day Tour (CIT004) Days 9-11

Xianggelila's Pudacuo National Park
(photo by Zhengmao Hu)

Shudu and Bita Lakes
(photo by Zhengmao Hu)

Fir trees
(photo by Zhengmao Hu)

Lovely shades of green,
yellow, and brown
(photo by Zhengmao Hu)

A lonely tree
(photo by Zhengmao Hu)

A Tibetan cowboy? Giddyup
(photo by Zhengmao Hu)

Low-resolution cows graze
pixellatedly in the distance
(photo by Zhengmao Hu)

Wildflowers at Pudacuo
(photo by Zhengmao Hu)

Another wildflower
(photo by Zhengmao Hu)

A stream crosses
the valley
(photo by Zhengmao Hu)

Explore local culture at the
Xiagei Tibetan Culture Village
(photo by Bon-yu Chu*)

Tibetan "mani dui":
sacred piles of stones
(photo by Bon-yu Chu*)

Stroll contentedly through the
streets of Zhongdian Old Town
(photo by CIT)

Coffee and Internet service: the beauty
of Heaven, the convenience of home
(photo by Poppy Wu)

Dancing in the town square
(photo by Poppy Wu)

While you're in Heaven,
don't forget to buy a souvenir
(photo by CIT)

Prayer flags
cross the street
(photo by Tom Thai)

The best 'tatoes
you'll ever have
(photo by CIT)

Tibetan-style hot pot
(photo by CIT)

Close encounter with a Tibetan Buddhist
pig at Songzanlin Monastery
(video by CIT)

Bovine traffic in Xianggelila
(video by CIT)

Last stop: Yuantong Temple
(photo by "Gisling")

The entrance
to Yuantong
(photo by "Alpha")

A lion statue
at the temple
(photo by Chris Feser)

The green water: probably not a
celebration of St. Patrick's Day
(photo by Chris Feser)

A pagoda at Yuantong Temple
(photo by "Woudloper")

A procession of monks
(photo by "Quatro Sinko")

A gargoyle supervises
incense burning
(photo by "Alpha")