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Tiger Leaping Gorge


     Tiger Leaping Gorge Roundup:

     Tiger Leaping Gorge from the Lijiang Naxi Autonomous County of the county town 60 kilometers, this canyon in the upper reaches of the Jinsha River, 18 km in length, the tiger jumped on, the tiger jumped, the tiger jumped three, Yu Jiong road 25 kilometers east of the Yulong Snow-capped mountains, west of the Diqing h snow-capped mountains, valleys 3,790 meters of vertical elevation difference, is the world's one of the deepest canyons. Jiang Liu narrowest, only about 30 metres down the mountain Tigers Legend has it that Jiang on the reef in just kicked will be vacated over, it said Tiger Leaping Gorge. Gap reef in the forest, there are 21 dangerous shoals, to as high as 10 metres or Hom 7, Falls 10.

     Tiger Leaping Gorge in Lijiang in entering, should be the Lijiang County, a large rural access, here is actually the Tiger Leaping Gorge under the tiger jumped lots. The jump in the tiger, the tiger jumped Dadi Gyeongju on the Qiaotou town, to a large rural outbound tours Tiger Leaping Gorge, Lijiang Prefecture Bus Terminal ticketing, fares about 25 yuan. Tiger Leaping Gorge tickets for 50 yuan.



     Tiger Leaping Gorge tourism

     Tiger Leaping Gorge in Lijiang and Zhongdian at the junction of the Jinsha River, the Tiger Leaping Gorge height difference over 3,900 meters above sea level, is the world's largest gap between the Grand Canyon, the singular danger to the world known for magnificent.

From the administrative divisions to points, Tiger Leaping Gorge under the Diqing, but tourists are generally chosen from Lijiang to the Tiger Leaping Gorge. The river was Yulong, h kidnapped by two snow-capped mountains, jumped into the tiger, the tiger jumped, the tiger jumped 3, a total of 18 dangerous shoals.

Tiger Leaping Gorge on the tiger jumped from the town nine kilometers, the whole valley in the narrowest section of river has a 13-metre-high boulder - the tiger jumped stone. Tiger Leaping Gorge town from the river-h-Shun's snow-capped mountains and foothills, to enter the canyon.

Transport: a day in Lijiang, Zhongdian before noon or 4-5 classes are sent to the town of Tiger Leaping Gorge, from here on the tiger jumped nine kilometers, the majority of tourists to visit most of the Tiger Leaping Gorge is on the tiger jumped, four were from the charter About 60 yuan, half a day is enough.



To visit the Tiger Leaping Gorge, Lijiang from the start, the ancient road in the Bay hotel-bound take a big car, about 90 kilometers, the two crossings with new and old, the new crossing closer to the tiger jumped, the proposed travel From here the river, the ferry costs 15 yuan / person; old local ferry crossings are generally used, cheaper, as long as five yuan / person, the shore is the Naxi people of the village and cards.

If starting from Zhongdian, can charter directly to the mouth of Tiger Leaping Gorge, to be 600-700 yuan, the taxi companies about 5.5 hours, a total of 179 km. Detailed itinerary of Tiger Leaping Gorge on foot.

Admission: 50 yuan tickets for Tiger Leaping Gorge

Reminder: 1. Tiger Leaping Gorge on foot to act within our capability, high daytime temperatures in the valley can be put on shorts, T-shirts. Walk because of greater physical exertion, which can carry a number of high-calorie foods, such as chocolate, Mai Rujing, beef jerky, and so on. 2. Is the most should be very careful in Hetaoyuan Formation and Middle Gap hostels big deep ditch between the waterfalls, both are rock-drop Qingyu, very dangerous, after the danger to the Middle Gap on the hotel. 3. Hetaoyuan Formation from the bridge by car to be chartered Changan Minibus ,120-150 yuan a mere 6; hotels such as x-Bailian vans, 10 to 15 yuan per person.

     Hiking Tiger Leaping Gorge has been very common in foreign tourists, but in recent years an increasing number of domestic tourists is also open to pop. Following is hiking the Tiger Leaping Gorge specific itinerary details for the reference of interest to a friend.

     Tiger Leaping Gorge hiking trip

     The first thing to do is one thing to OldMarketInn MaMaFu restaurants and asked to foot some of the recent news, in particular those relating to the traffic. For from the beginning of a major bridge or take from it difficult to make recommendations, although the end of the bridge on foot back to Lijiang, the traffic will be more convenient, but you must take into account even in a large, such as 12 days to ride back to Lijiang, will be compared In some other places to stay 12 days is better.



     Smoothly, within two days to be completed on foot, of course, there are also some tourists fascinated by the walnut-lam trip over one week. China hotel from the bridge (that is, you sit Lijiang cars to get off the Tiger Leaping Gorge, if you are sitting at 1.45 pm in the car have to spend the night here) go north, off the bridge right, you The Tiger Leaping Gorge on the road to the. 6-8 hour walk away after the small town of Walnut Lin. The rainy season in July and August to take this section may be very terror, a mountain landslide, blocking your Pangtuo Falls blocked. To the best of local residents inquire about the situation.

     Walnut Lin probably on the tour in the mid-point, the forest has two hotels, guesthouses SpringGuesthouse SeansCafe the spring evening more activities, while another ChateaudeWoody is relatively quiet choice. Hotels have two low-priced beds. Food and beer supply, and occasionally will provide bottled water, but it is good to put on their own.

     The next day some of the slightly shorter trip, about 4-6 hours. Take 2-3 hours after you will see a large and almost on a relatively high ground,. Road here divided into two, we must take note steep, the trail leading to the clause in a village, the village has a road leading to a crossing.

     Ferry from the south to large areas of that section of a relatively straightforward journey. Tiger Leaping Gorge Hotel is a major priority of the tourists home, in the south you go when it's in your left hand side, about 600 meters away from department stores. There are delicious meals, deserves to be here at least one day. Snow near the hotel also has relatively clean room.

     If you choose the opposite direction, toward a bridge on foot, then you will be headed north through town at the foot of the mountain Baita will be your goal.

     Note: Many tourists walking in Tiger Leaping Gorge in sick. The best proposal put their own bottled water, eating more careful.

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