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Shangri-la!

April 11th 2007
Caught the bus out of the gorge up to Zhongdian - the inspiration for Shangri-la and now apparenty renamed that in order to attract more tourists. We cruised up through the hills and emerged on a comparatively flat brown plateau, and noticed a change in building style along the roadside - boxier, trapezoidal and wooden rather than tile shingles. Some have an 'upside down roof', draining toward ... read more
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