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Once an important caravan town on the Tea Horse Road between Yunnan and Tibet, Shaxi Ancient Town (Shaxizhen) ranks among the most beautiful village squares in China and offers a rare glimpse at what one of these ancient trading hubs might have looked like in its heyday. Many of the wooden facades surrounding the Sideng Village’s old trading market and caravansary have been painstakingly restored. And while Tibetan horses are no longer being traded for Chinese tea, visitors will find old-style cafes, traditional restaurants, shops and a few locals selling horse rides for a small fee.
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Eat Your Way Through Yunnan's Tea & Horse Road, from Dali to Lijiang, 8-day Trip
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Eat and explore your way through Yunnan’s Tea & Horse Caravan Road, from Dali to Lijiang, plus a unique overnight stay in Tiger Leaping Gorge. Plentiful local meals, cooking classes, market tours, and hot pots galore – the perfect way to explore Yunnan’s diverse culture is through their equally diverse cuisine.
Highlights Include:
- Visit ancient old-towns and fairytale villages as you discover boutique cafes and the best local cuisine you'll only find with us.
- All meals are included, plentiful, and include beer! Enjoy cured meats, fried cheese, hotpots, and dozens of plates every day.
- Cycle through Shaxi and the surrounding countryside, stopping at a hidden-away hillside cafe and a unique book store tucked away in an ancient village.
- Spend the night in Tiger Leaping Gorge, in your own private villa, with incredible balcony and poolside views.
- Explore Lijiang's oldest market before preparing lunch in a private cooking studio with a local Naxi family.
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The "Lost Horizon, "in Shangri-la of James Milton's. It attract a lot hiking lovers to discover this area if you like outdoor sports you cannot miss this tour. Yunnan has a vast territory, magnificent mountains and rivers, and abundant natural resources. It is a very magical land. Welcome to open the adventure tour of Yunnan with us.
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Essential High Light · Due West
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Let's get through tow ethnic minorities which are Bai and Naxi people in this time. Enjoying their local delicious, going to biggest ancient town in south west of China, discovering the history of a strong but short existed ancient kingdom which was called Nanzhao in Shibao mountain, walking through the ancient trading market which is called Shaxi on the old tea horse road, or just bathing in the sunshine at the foot of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.
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All Inclusive Private Day Tour to Shaxi Ancient Town from Lijiang
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2-Days Self-Guided tour from Lijiang to Dali and overnight in Shaxi old town
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4-Day Private Tour from Lijiang to Dali and overnight in Shaxi
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4-Day Private Tour from Dali to Lijiang and overnight in Shaxi
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26-Day Private Tour from Chengdu to Guangzhou with the Driver
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7-Days Tour from Shangri-La to Kunming and overnight in Tiger Leaping Gorge
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8 Days Yunnan Shangri-La Deep Searching Private Tour
Yunnan Province is highly likely the most valuable and popular tour destination in China. It has amazing and various natural landscape, attractive scenary, pleasent and joyful climate, uncontaminated enviroment, friendly natives, millions of travelers would put Yunnan on their vacation priority list.
It's also the most ethnicaly diversified area in China, different religion and culture have been mixed up for over thousand years. Travelers may learn history and culture together with beautiful wild nature, that could only hanppen in Yunnan.
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Eight Nights Nine Days Indepth Private Tour to Yunnan
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