Some of China's best itineraries for backpackers and hikers:
1) Shangrila - Follow Joseph Rock's Adventure Route
Location: Northwest Yunnan and Southwest Sichuan
Attractions: Sacred mountains, primitive forests, precious plants and animals, as well as splendid Naxi and Tibetan cultures.
Maps: Itinerary Map, Region Map
On the web: In the Footsteps of
Joseph Rock
- Option A (by public transport):
Kunming > Lijiang > Tiger Leaping Gorge > Zhongdian > Daocheng > Litang > Kangding > Chengdu
- Option B (public transport + 6-day trek):
Kunming> Lijiang >
Lugu Lake > Yading Nature Reserve > Daocheng > Litang > Chengdu.
2) Three Parallel Rivers (A World Heritage Site).
Location: Northwest Yunnan
Attractions: Three amazing rivers of Asia - the Yangtze (Jinsha), Mekong (Lanchang) and Salween (Nujiang).
On the web: Three Parallel Rivers
- Option A - the Yangtze and Mekong(public transport):
Kunming > Lijiang > Tiger Leaping Gorge > Zhongdian > Deqin - Meili Snow Mountain (return to Kunming from the same way).
- Option B - Salween (public transport):
Kunming > Fugong > Gongshan > Bingzhongluo (and back to Kunming).
- Option C- three rivers: (combining option A and B by a three-day trek from Deqin to Dimaluo.)
Kunming > Lijiang > Tiger Leaping Gorge > Zhongdian > Deqin - Meili Snow Mountain > Dimaluo > Bingzhongluo > Gongshan > Fugong > Kunming.
3) Yangshuo to Kaili for first-time travelers to China.
Location: Northeast Guangxi and Southwest Guizhou.
Attractions:
amazing limestone pinnacles, rice terrace fields, splendid minority villages and costume. Go to visit the page of Yangshuo to Kaili.
On the web: China's Hidden Southwest
4) Roads to Tibet:
- An Undiscovered Back Road to Tibet
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North Sichuan-Tibet Highway
- Road to Tibet: From the remote west - Ngari or Ali (阿里) New
5) Central China - Wuling Mountains
6) Kunming to Chengdu
7) Nujiang Gorge
8) The hidden treasures in Southeast Aba County.
9) Majestic Peaks & Alpine Lakes - A journey to discover the Alps in Sichuan
10) Travel between Pakistan and China via Karakoram Highway
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Road to Tibet: From the remote west - Ngari or Ali |
