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Finally, we went Zhongdian (now, somewhat unfortunately, renamed to Shangri-la). Ascending (it’s at 3300m) to Zhongdian felt like entering a different place – everything changed, the landscape, the people, the buildings, the farming practices. I’ve not been to Tibet but I imagine that Zhongdian feels very ‘Tibetan’. If nothing else, there were yak everywhere!
We visited SongZanLin monastery, which felt more ‘authentic’ than any other I’ve been to in China and took a trip out to Pudacuo national park which, frankly, is a real gem. Being in Zhongdian really felt like being in some wild, rarely visited place. The alititude certainly helped.
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