Lan Jin

Lan Jin

We’re pioneers and specialists in creating original itineraries and wide range of adventure tours in Western China including Tibet.

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The Fall to Lost Shangri-La in Sichuan - Gantse Tibetan Autonomous Region

I had just come back from a great trip with 7 friends to Sichuan. People keep asking me where I went and when I say Dao Cheng, Ya Ding, it all drew a blank on their faces. Only when I say it's one of the sites reputed to be Shangri La then they say "OHHHHH!!!". One of my friends commented that it's sad that they had to promote this place to tourists using this name which is being published in a Western book instead of using their Chinese name. I guess they felt that this was a faster way to promote this remote and beautiful place to the outside world. I'm really glad I came now instead of it being commercialised in the future.

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