Zhongdian Off The Beaten Path

Pelts with heads, tails and legs hang from a wooden rack in a shop at the Old Town. As I approached the shop, the shop-keeper tells me that these were fox pelts from Russia . I begged to differ after a closer look. They were domestic dogs and I hurriedly left the shop as revulsion took over me*. Nightmares happens in Utopia apparently.

Where:Old Town, Shangri-la, Yunnan
Not Suitable for: Peta Activists and all parents of dogs and cats

I had the same reaction in Hanoi, Vietnam. I almost threw up when I saw a roasted dog on a spit.

Take a stroll in the older part of the town, you will be surprised to find it such a contrast to the downtown area. People seems to be living in very basic condition here. Definitely off the beaten path.

old town is recoveried in 2001, you can find more than 300-year-old tranditional wooden house at No.66 in the entrance of the town.

you can find the pub and guesthouse in the old town, it is nice place to stay, after talked with the host,, I found them most stayed there because they can not leave after travel around zhongdian.

Tibetian Bull, long hair bull, they are quite common with pigs. Bull ***s can be used as cement onto their house wall.The reason why I haven't visit Lhasa is just because of time limit, from ZhongDian to Lhasa take a week's time and the road are extremely adventuring according to a local driver, but I will be back next time.