Our Man in China

[Ally]

Well the guy has landed, he's living it up already !!

25.04139, 101.54521







Ally

 

[2wheels]

Let's hope there's no more of those open toilet shots!
Looking forward to your report and pics Phil. Enjoy!

 

[Ally]

55km east of Dali. Phil (A man of few words)

 

[Ally]

Its the bridge on the lake in dali

 

[2wheels]

Would be lovely up in those hills amongst the clouds.

 

[Ally]

I'm in shaxi NW of Dali. Phil








Shaxi, Jianchuan County

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Shaxi (沙溪) is a historical market town in Jianchuan County, Dali Prefecture, Yunnan province, China.
The town is located roughly in between Dali and Lijiang. The Sideng market square of the town of Shaxi was added to the World Monuments Watch List of 100 Most Endangered Sites in 2001.
Shaxi started as a trading point for tea and horses during the Tang Dynasty (618 – 907). The prosperity of the town was at its height during the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368–1912).
It is probably the most intact horse caravan town on the Ancient tea route leading from Yunnan in to Burma and Tibet and is now being preserved through a cooperation between the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich (ETH) and the People’s Government of Jianchuan County.[SUP][1][/SUP]
Nearby Shibao mountain contains Buddhist rock carvings and temples of over 1300 years old with, amongst others, images of the bodhisattva Guanyin.
The two main ethnic groups of Shaxi are the Bai and Yi people.

 

[KTMphil]

Just had a horrendous off road trail ride NW over the mountain to shaxi in the rain...but was
worth it. ...shaxi is beautiful...will do a report
when I'm back.....headed to the Tibet border... will prob lv the bike up.there and fly back to kunming

 

[Ally]

In shaxi ....NW of Dali. Beautiful old city

 

[Ally]

Tiger leaping gorge

 

[Lone Rider]

Not sure if Our Man in China (OMIC) is on his way to Tiger Leaping Gorge (he asked me yesterday for the waypoint for it - for info see: Tiger Leaping Gorge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) but this is the approximate route he has taken during the last 4 days from Kunming to Lijang.

 

[Ally]

South of deqin near the Tibet border...bike running rough at altitude

 

[Lone Rider]

Approximate route OMIC has taken during the last 5 days from Kunming to Shangri-La. Now on his way to Deqin and the border with Tibet.

 

[KTMphil]

Now in Deqin Auke....about 40km south of the Tibet border
Checkpoint......the bike is harder to start at these altitudes, lots of truck traffic up here and its cold...snow on the mountain

 

[Ally]

South of deqin



Getting very much like Tibet now



Deqin Market

 

[KTMphil]

Today headed to the Tibet border checkpoint.

They police and military at the checkpoint have been known to arrest foreigners
Here without Tibet visa s so need to be a bit careful.

 

[Ally]

Near mount mile.....with the yankze river

 

[Ally]

Not looking so bad after the rain

 

[Ally]

Back south from Tibet border




Back in deqin 60km south of the Tibet border

 

[2wheels]

It's looking wonderful Phil.
Looking fwd to your stories.

 

[Ally]

A cooking pot production line in the main street

 

[Lone Rider]

Here is an update of the route taken by OMIC including the trip today (1n green) from the small village of Yun Ling Xian where he spent the night (not sure about the name as I can't figure out the meanings of the Pinyin English used in the GPS map) to Wei Li where he is planning to stay this evening.

 

[2wheels]

There's no secrets in GPS-land Phil!!

 

[2wheels]

Hope you have access to local weather reports Phil.
I hear there's some very stormy weather heading your way.



@11:12 GMT 23 Jul