Wednesday, January 2, 2013

0度以下的香格里拉 Shangri-la @ China

Date: 23/12/2007
Location: Shangri-la, China
Remarks: Our routes

我是12月去香格里拉,是冬天的時候。這不是一年最佳的旅遊時間。一個字來形容12月香格里拉的天氣,就是冷,0至-10度左右的冷,加上平均海拔超過3000米的香格里拉,冷天氣和可能的高原反應,如頭痛,胸悶,可以使您的旅程開始得很慘。

香格里拉位於西藏,雲南,四川的交叉點。該地區居住著許多不同的民族,其中藏族人口佔多數。壯觀景色和豐富的文化使香格里拉這土地非常有魅力。

除了0度以下的冷天氣外,12月的天氣其實是蠻不錯的。乾燥,而且沒有什麼雨水。天空是明亮和清澈的藍色,景色蔚為壯觀。而且冬天去香格里拉的好處就是沒有什麼遊客。所有的地方(對的,是所有的地方)都只會發現了一兩個遊客,就是這樣。只要你想留,你可以留在你喜歡的地方多久就多久,可以盡情享受不受旅客打擾的香格里拉。而且在這個淡季的時候東西也便宜得多,食物,租車,酒店,紀念品,什麼都便宜多。

我們坐了從香港飛往昆明機場,在昆明住了一晚,並第二天早上坐飛機昆明至香格里拉。香格里拉的機場很小,我們的飛機是機場裡唯一的飛機。我們的飛機停在跑道上,我們走出飛機就像主席一樣,哈哈。走出機場後也完全不必擔心如何從機場去酒店,十多個司機在機場外向我們招手。所以,你可以隨便挑一個一輛價格合理的車,應該只用花幾塊錢。 (但要注意,我這經歷的時間是在冬季。不知道旺季期間是什麼樣子的)。

昆明的天氣並不冷,穿薄外套已經足夠了,感覺就像1X度左右。但是,香格里拉是冷得多。在走出機場之前,我們把我們所有的衣服都穿了上身。機場裡有一個溫度計,是 -8度!我們每次說話的時候都有白煙從口裡冒出來!!

PS。人們通常從南到北,從昆明開始,然後向北走去香格里拉,但我們採取了相反的路線。反而,我們先去香格里拉,再往南走回昆明。

I was in Shangri-la in December, winter time. It's not really the best time of visit in the year. It was cold, around -10 degree, and together with the average altitude of over 3,000 meters of Shangri-la, the coldness and the possible altitude sickness with symptoms like headache, chest distress and so on could make your trip started miserably.

Shangri-la county located at where Tibet, Yunnan and Sichuan met. The land was very attractive and charming  with the spectacular scenery and the fascinating ethnic cultures. The region was inhabited by many different ethnic groups, with Tibetans took up the majority of the population.

The weather in December was indeed quite nice. It was dry with little rain. The sky was bright blue and crystal clear. The scenery was spectacular. And there were good thing going Shangri-la during winter time as well. All the places we went were not packed with tourists. You could only found a couples and that's it. You could stay wherever you like, stay as long as you like, indulge yourself into Shangri-la without being disturbed by the travellers. And things were much cheaper over there during this slack season too. The food, the rented car, the hotel, the souvenir, everything.

We took a flight from Hong Kong to Kunming Airport in Yunnan, stayed in Kunming for one night, and got on the flight from Kunming to Shangri-la directly the morning next day. The Shangri-la was much smaller, there was only one plane, our plane in the airport. We walked out of the aircraft like Mr President, haha. And we need not to worry about how to get from the Airport to your hotel. When we walked out the Airport after putting all the clothes we had on us, there were dozens of drivers coming to you. So, just pick the one with a nice car and reasonable price. Should only cost a few bucks. (But beware, that's what I experienced in winter time. Not sure what it's like during peak season.)

The weather wasn't cold in the Kunming. A thin jacket was already enough. It felt like around 1x degrees. But Shangri-la was much much colder. There was a thermometer in the Airport, and it was -8 degrees!! There was white smoke coming out from your mouth every time you speak.

PS. People usually go from the south to north, started from Kunming, to Lijian and then Shangri-la, but we took the opposite route. We indeed went to Shangri-la right away, and travelled downwards back to Kunming.
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