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Trekking the Ancient Tea Horse Road 南27 Dec 2020 - 3 Jan 2021 NORTHERN YUNNAN ADVENTURE | WINTER 2020 2 1 INFORMATION PACK Northern 云YUNNAN Trekking the Ancient Tea Horse Road 南27 Dec 2020 - 3 Jan 2021 NORTHERN YUNNAN ADVENTURE | WINTER 2020 2 Contents 03 Introduction 04 Map & Details 05 Destinations at a Glance 06 Itinerary 云 08 Important Information 12 A Bit About Us 南 NORTHERN YUNNAN ADVENTURE | WINTER 2020 3 Introduction Yunnan is one of China’s most beautiful provinces, renowned for Northern its spectacular scenery, its cuisine, and for the many diverse ethnic Yunnan minorities within its borders. For centuries Yunnan’s proximity to Laos, Myanmar (Burma), and Vietnam, as well as the provinces of Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, and Tibet, has made it a vibrant hotbed of cultural exchange, driven by trade and migration. Lying east of the Himalayas, the province boasts of some of the world’s most stunning mountain landscapes. Its rugged terrain shielded local people from much of the turbulence of China’s past, helping to insulate and preserve the traditions of its many ethnic minority cultures. 云 Trekking the Tea Horse Road with us, you’ll tackle arduous terrain and interact with local communities along an ancient trade route which, for over a thousand years, connected the peoples of Southwest China. Get ready to experience China like never before and take home a new, unique perspective of the Middle南 Kingdom. NORTHERN YUNNAN ADVENTURE | WINTER 2020 4 Tea Horse Road DEPARTURE DATE Map & 27th December, 2020 (Sunday) Details RETURN DATE 3rd January, 2021 (Sunday) PRICE RMB 9,600 (does not include airfare) 云 SIGN-UP PROCESS To express your interest and reserve your space, please email LOCATIONS [email protected]. Our team will provide a registration 丽江 Lijiang 1 form to complete, give updated travel Wenhai Lake 2 文海湖 information, and answer any questions 南 Shaxi 3 沙溪 you may have. NORTHERN YUNNAN ADVENTURE | WINTER 2020 5 Tea Horse Road Baisha Old Town Destinations The oldest and best-preserved of the three old towns in the Lijiang valley, Baisha was once the at a Glance capital of the Naxi. The village offers a glimpse into the rich history of the Tea Horse Road and The Hutong’s Northern Yunnan the colorful culture of the Naxi people. itinerary gives travellers the chance to experience multiple areas of Wenhai Lake Northern Yunnan. We will be visiting the following locations: The beautiful Wenhai Lake is located high above the Lijiang Valley, on Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, at approximately 3,300 meters. Here we will have the opportunity to explore an authentic Naxi Village, as well as make our way further up the mountain to a Yi Minority Village, home to our good friend and Yi Beimo (Shaman), Mr. Hong. 云 Shaxi Valley Sleepy Shaxi Valley was the last outpost on the Tea Horse Road before caravans headed for Tibet and the harsh terrain ahead. Predominantly populated by the Bai people, Shaxi offers interaction with another of Yunnan’s distinctive local cultures alongside the chance to 南 take in more breathtaking natural beauty. NORTHERN YUNNAN ADVENTURE | WINTER 2020 6 DAY 2 // DAY 3 // DAY 4 // Báishā – Shùhé Yùlóng Xuěshān Wénhǎi hú – Shāxī On our second day we’ll explore Lijiang After breakfast, we’ll head into the hills On day 4, we’ll tackle yet another Valley’s rich cultural heritage and history. for a full day hike along parts of the challenging trail in the shadow of the Tea Horse Road ancient Tea Horse Road in the shadow In the morning, we’ll take a dive deep mountain. We begin by traveling back of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. We into Naxi culture and the history of the up to Wenhai Lake (3,000+ meters) will begin our hike at Lashihai Lake, an Itinerary Tea Horse Road, with a tour of Baisha and taking the trail to isolated Xuehua ecologically preserved wetland high on a Old Town and some hands-on activities. Village. An Yi minority village of around plateau of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. 30 families, this remote outpost is home DAY 1 // In the afternoon we will hike up to Puji Lìjiāng - Báishā Monastery, a 350-year-old Tibetan Hiking up and over a mountain pass, to Mr. Hong, the Yi Bimo (Shaman) Buddhist monastery. we will make our way to Wenhai Lake for the Yi people, who’ll share some of Our first stop is Baisha, former and the rural Naxi villages surrounding his stories while we rest our feet before stronghold of the Lijiang Valley, which Idyllic Shuhe old town, another former the lake. We will complete our hike by taking the trail down the mountain to sits in the shadow of Jade Dragon Snow hub of the Tea Horse Road, will host us in walking back down into the Lijiang valley, Longpan. Mountain (5,596m). the evening for dinner, along with some ending back at our base in Baisha Old night-time shopping and, of course, The trail offers incredible views of the Whether you fly into Lijiang or fly to Town. exploring. snow-capped mountain peaks, as well as Kunming and take a train or bus, our the tiny remote villages and terraces that team will coordinate to meet you at your cascade down the steep slopes. point of arrival and bring you to our cozy After the hike, we transfer by bus (3 accommodation in Baisha Old Town. hrs) to Shaxi where we'll check in and Baisha is the oldest of the Lijiang Valley’s reflect on our journey to this point over a three ancient Tea Horse Road hubs. The delicious Bai minority meal. town offers a glimpse into a bygone era, 云where rich traditions abound. Our team will help you check in and you’ll have a chance to explore Baisha. In the evening, we’ll kick off the trip with a delicious traditional Naxi Meal, which includes homemade tofu, Yunnan boiled dumplings, and yak meat hot pot. Our accommodation for the evening is in one of the town’s beautiful wooden courtyard 南guesthouses. 7 DAY 5 // Shāxī In Shaxi, we’ll have another chance to engage with the rich history and cultural DAY 6 // heritage so well-preserved throughout Shāxī the sleepy valley. In the morning we’ll Friday means market day in Shaxi. explore our neighborhood and Sideng The entire valley, young and old, come DAY 7 // Square, once its vital trading hub’s center to Sideng Old Town. Markets were a Shāxī – Lìjiāng common feature of trade hub towns of commerce. We’ll then venture out Our final full day is dedicated to one along the Tea Horse Road, and Shaxi’s into the terraced fields and picturesque of our most special experiences: a hike 云villages of the valley. market is one of the last remaining around the centuries-old Buddhist traditional weekly bazaars. The market grottoes and temples of Shibaoshan. In the afternoon, our local partners is a remarkable place to experience, We’ll also tuck into a local BBQ will help us stray even further from the especially in the early morning. beaten path to explore yet more remote fish lunch on the shores of an idyllic In the afternoon, we’ll take to two sights and meet with some of the valley’s mountain lake. With the help of our DAY 8 // wheels, touring more of this beautiful Depart Lìjiāng remarkable people, learning about how local guides, we’ll unlock the magic of valley’s intriguing villages and fertile life is lived here and about their past. this sacred mountain and learn about its Our Northern Yunnan journey has come fields. Not up for two wheels? No importance as a sanctuary for traveling to an end. Whether you are staying on or In the evening, we’ll say goodbye to problem! We can point you in the horsemen in days of old. In the evening, heading home, flights/trains depart out 2020 and welcome in the New Year by direction of a spectacular – and leisurely we’ll transfer back to Lijiang where, of Lijiang for Kunming, Beijing, Shanghai, joining in, if you’re brave, dancing in the – trail leading to an azure mountain in Dayan Old Town, we’ll enjoy a final or anywhere else your travel plans may old theater to the local traditional music. spring. dinner, capping the end of our journey. take you. 南 7 NORTHERN YUNNAN ADVENTURE | WINTER 2020 8 Important Information Fitness, Altitude & Difficulty You do not need to be an experienced hiker or CYCLE: SHAXI VALLEY Tour de France rider, but you will need to be able Half-day // Difficulty: 2 / 5 to take on some steep ascents. Undulating hills on parts of the trail. HIKE 1: LASHIHAI-BAISHA (VIA WENHAI LAKE) - - - - - - Full day // Difficulty: 4 out of 5 Cycling is not a mandatory activity - if you Begin at 2,500m altitude, rising to 3,200m, would prefer to not cycle, we can make before a long descent back to Baisha. suggestions on alternative activities. HIKE 2: WENHAI LAKE-LONGPAN (VIA We will do our best to accommodate participants XUEHUA VILLAGE) who would like to ride, however, please note there is limited availability of smaller type bikes, 云Full day // Difficulty: 3 / 5 with smaller children’s bikes not available. Begin at 3,200m, hiking up to 3,400 meters, - - - - - - then a long descent to Longpan. For hiking activities, a safety vehicle will be HIKE 3: SHIBAOSHAN available to support if you prefer not to exert Half-day // Difficulty: 2.5-3 / 5 yourself. Steep ascent at the start. Trail conditions vary between mostly cobble stone and dirt trail, with some mountain road as 南well. NORTHERN YUNNAN ADVENTURE | WINTER 2020 9 Serendipity People Hutong trip leaders travel regularly to destinations to develop Of China’s 56 officially recognized ethnic minorities, relationships with local contacts so we can provide the most 25 can be found in Yunnan; about one-third of the authentic cultural experiences possible.
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