Shangri-La

It is a Tibetan town in Shangri-la County, that was first constructed in the 7th century as a stopping point on the Tea Horse Road and a station for Han-Tibetan trade.

Yak meat is one of the rarest kinds of high-grade meat in the international market. In Yunnan you can get it at its source.

It's a lean breed of pig indigenous to the Tibetan plateau, where it is also a favorite culinary specialty.

Many people are drawn to witness the sunrise as it hits the mountain range in the morning and lights up the snowy peaks in gold sunlight, starting with Kawagebo and then spreading to the other peaks.

Ganden Sumtseling Monastery is the largest monastery in Yunnan and is considered the most important monastery in all of southwest China.