Tiger Leaping Gorge Trek and Baishuitai


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May 23rd 2012
Published: May 23rd 2012
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I spent a total of 3 nights in Lijiang and for most of that time I just hung around the guesthouse talking to some of the other Chinese guests and enjoyed walking around the old town in the evening. The best bit for me was the range of food on offer which I made the most of and even had KFC a couple of times. The downside was the amount of tourists, by far the most I have seen in China, and how ja... Read Full Entry



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25th May 2012

EXHILERATING
Wonderful to read your adventures in Lijiang & environs...Tiger Leaping Gorge...Baisha...Baishutai...stunning pics of one of my favourite environs...yet you do not mention the legendry Dr Ho at Baisha. I've stayed in Lijiang twice. The difference due to progress in the old town between visits was staggering...the Jade Corridor of restaurants was not there on my first trip, but was built to look as if they had been there for yonks...and the walls around the town on my first visit were gone by my second...the price of progress. Do you know if the damming of Tiger Leaping Gorge is still proceeding???
29th May 2012

Hi Dave
I remember reading about Dr Ho but it slipped my mind when visiting Baisha. The old town? of Lijiang was quite disappointing for me, especially in the evening when the streets were full of tourists and every shop is like a chain store. They might even have to expand the old town even more with the growing number of Chinese tourists.
29th May 2012

Hi Dave
Sorry but I didn't hear anything about whether the gorge will be damned or not in the future

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