Where to go in Yunnan

Zhongdian

Zhongdian, high in the borderlands between Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet, is the last major town before the Himalayas.

Lijiang

Picturesque Lijiang is the spiritual capital of the Naxi Kingdom, a minority descended from Tibetan nomads who live in Yunnan and Sichuan.

Lake Lagu

A stunning mountain road leads to the partially forested home of the Mosuo peoples, beside Lake Lagu on the border with Sichuan province.

Shaxi

It is well worth venturing out from Dali to Shaxi, a former Silk Route trading post where Tibetan merchants sold their sturdy horses in return for tea.

Dali

Picturesque Dali draws many visitors, attracted to an old town surrounded by Ming-era city walls and full of cobbled lane and stone houses.

Kunming

Attractive Kunming, the capital of Yunnan, rests peacefully in the heart of the fertile Yunnan plateau at 2,000m above sea level.