Where to go in Yunnan
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Zhongdian, high in the borderlands between Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet, is the last major town before the Himalayas.
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Picturesque Lijiang is the spiritual capital of the Naxi Kingdom, a minority descended from Tibetan nomads who live in Yunnan and Sichuan.
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A stunning mountain road leads to the partially forested home of the Mosuo peoples, beside Lake Lagu on the border with Sichuan province.
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It is well worth venturing out from Dali to Shaxi, a former Silk Route trading post where Tibetan merchants sold their sturdy horses in return for tea.