An old town of the Naxi people, with cobbled lanes, wooden houses and canals, at the foot of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Black Dragon Pool park gives a famous view of the mountain.
It's busy and commercial; the nearby Shuhe and Baisha villages are quieter. Tiger Leaping Gorge, one of the deepest gorges in the world, is a classic 2-day hike. Dali, on Erhai Lake, is another lovely old town.
A deep gorge where the Jinsha River (upper Yangtze) races between the Jade Dragon and Haba snow mountains, up to 3,900 m deep.
The world's largest stone Buddha, 71 m tall, carved into a red sandstone cliff where three rivers meet, in the 8th century.
A research and breeding centre for giant pandas in a large bamboo park in Chengdu, where you can see adult pandas, cubs and red pandas.
A valley in the mountains of northern Sichuan with lakes of astonishing blue and green, waterfalls and Tibetan villages, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
A classic trek of about 80 km over 4 to 5 days, linking two of Tibet's most important monasteries.
The former winter palace of the Dalai Lamas, a huge red and white building rising up the Red Hill above Lhasa, at 3,700 m, a UNESCO World Heritage Si…
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