Paralight · Themed route
Southwest China · Ethnic Culture Deep Dive
Start in Enshi's canyon country, pass the mountain city of Chongqing, then hear the Dong grand songs in Dali Dong Village — drum towers and wind-rain bridges holding six hundred years; on through Dali's Erhai and Lijiang's old town for Bai and Naxi culture; end in Shangri-La under highland skies. From Tujia and Dong to Tibetan lands, most of the southwest in one line.
- 1Enshi2 suggested days
Grand canyon country and Tujia stilted houses.
- 2Chongqing2 suggested days
Staircase streets and hotpot fog in the 8D city.
- 3Dali Dong Village3 suggested days
Dong grand songs, drum towers, and a six-century wind-rain bridge.
- 4Dali Old Town4 suggested days
Erhai sunsets and Bai heritage — the southwest's most settled base.
- 5Lijiang Old Town3 suggested days
Naxi old town beneath the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.
- 6Shangri-La3 suggested days
Tibetan highlands — Songzanlin Monastery under big skies.