Shangri-la..

..or Zhongdian, was a bit disappointing at first. Lonely Planet pretty much glossed over the city, but the Chinese guidebooks raved about it. If China decided to name this city Shangri-la after looking at all its cities, this can't be it.

I soon realized though, it's not the city that should be named Shangri-la, it should be the area, it should be the Shangri-la prefecture. It's the areas I pass through between waking and sleeping, an area that is best seen hiking (I'll make an effort at this later) that is the real Shangri-la.






The lesson of the day, you'll look for the beauty when any place has a name like Shangri-la.