P feeling very brave

July 11th 2015
One of the reasons we visited Lijiang was to do the 'gruelling' 2 day trek to Tiger Leaping Gorge. The legend tells the story of a tiger that leapt from a rock across the raging gorge to the other side. One thing we now know for certain though - There are definately no tigers on the trek. Getting up extra early so we could grab our regular order of baba & bao zi for breakfast we then followed ... read more

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Hi we're Chris and P. We have quit our jobs and sold our house to follow our dream of travelling around the world for 12 months!!! Let’s jump back about 2 years - We're driving to P's friend’s house for an evening meal when she turns and says "I've been thinking..." And what a thought that was indeed. That thought turned into buying a dilapidated property and spending a total of 2 years 'doing it up' ourselves coupled with a new job and a wedding thrown into the mix for good measure. We even questioned ourselves at times on whether travelling would actually become a reality or be j... full info

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17th September 2015

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

TIGER LEAPING GORGE
Definitely a big tick for this one C & P...fabulous blog. Your verve, vision, bravery and persistence is truly admirable. To get among the mountains of south west China is a must in my book be it Yunnan or Sichuan...the eastern Himalayas have an aura that will remain with you always. The last time I was in Lijiang there were a lot of plans to dam the river before Tiger Leaping Gorge which would reduce the raging torrent somewhat. Any word on whether that has happened or is still happening?

19th September 2015

mikesrtw
CrispyLife

Tiger leaping Gorge
We agree the scenery was stunning all around here. Would gave done more trekking in Shangri-la if we had the time. Maybe next time. There was talk that they were building the dam when we were there also. This apparently explained why the gorge was a murky brown and not a vibrant blue like some pictures hung around a resturaunt we saw. Just checked online and it appears the proposals were scrapped in 2007 although a few have been built just outside the area.

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