Yubeng, the Tibetan village locates at the foot of the Meili Snow Mountain, and it has been hailed as the real Shangri-La.

  From antient time, Meili Snow Mountain has been popular for Tibetan people to pay pilgrimage to, as the mountain is considered to be the incarnation of one of thier Gods. Every year before winter comes, the Tibetan people either travel with their families members, or monks with their fellows, pay homage to the Holy Ice Lake and the Holy Waterfall at the foot of the mountain. And Yubeng village is the only place they can stay overnight.

  Surrounded by mountains, Yubeng Village is sparsely populated because of its unique geographical situation. Since ancient times, there has only been one path that leads Yubeng Village to the outside world; therefore, only around 20 families have settled there. Yubeng Village is divided into Upper Yubeng and Lower Yubeng. From Upper Yubeng, trekkers have access to the Sino-Japanese Base Camp in Kawakarpo of Meili Snow Mountain. From Lower Yubeng, yon can find the paths to the Sacred Waterfall.

  Yubeng Village lies at the foot of the Wuzi Peak under the Niancimu Peak of Meilii Snow Mountain. With beautiful scenery and simple and honest people, Yubeng Village is a land of idyllic beauty, which attracts lots of trekkers rushing to this little village, from May to November, despite the long streneous trek people have to cover by foot, or by horses.

From Shangrila there are daily buses going to Deqin County town, and from the bus station, people have to hire minivan to Xidan village, where people can start hiking, 219 kms later, you're there.

The White Water Terraces (Baishui Tableland) is located in the foothills of the Haba Snow Mountains, 101 kilometers (about 62 miles) southeast of the Shangri-la County. It is known as one of the most attractive destinations in mysterious Shangri-La and is an ancient Chinese landform with a history of 200,000 to 300,000 years.

The variegated landform of the tableland is a continual deposition of calcium carbonate that is contained in the spring water. Every year, the surface of the land is covered by the deposition and finally transformed into the terraced structure you see today. Today, the White Water Terraces cover an area of three square kilometers (about 741 acres).

The spring water runs down along the slope of the mountain, leaving an impression of a large white jade carving among the green mountain. The tableland lies layer by layer giving the appearance of a terraced field, so the local people call it 'a field left by fairies'. To the left of the tableland, there is a pool and a moon-shaped platform that is said to be the dresser of the fairies. During the autumn, the mountains around the White Water Terraces will be covered by various bright-colored flowers and leaves. Amid the mountains, the White Water Terraces will form a spectacular white contrast.

stream up the karst terraces
Emerald upper reaches of the stream
Besides being a beautifully scenic spot, the White Water Terraces is also the birthplace of Dongba culture of the Naxi Minority Group. According to legend, the first saint of the Dongba Religion was attracted by the fascinating scenery of this place on his way back from Tibet. He then stopped to missionize here. Later, the White Water Terraces became known as the Holy Land of the Dongba Religion. When the second saint of the Dongba Religion came here, he created the Dongba pictograph. Each year, on the eighth day of the second lunar month, the Naxi people will gather here to celebrate their traditional festival by singing and dancing all day and night.

Admission Fee:  CNY 30
Recommended
Time for a Visit:  Two hours

Tibetan family visitting is a high light in the trip to shangrila, It's a good chance for tourist to learn the life and culture of Tibetan .  when you visit a Tibetan family, here is some instruction might be useful for you.

1.Don't take photo of their living buddha, statue, in the shrine inside of the house.

2.Make sure that you do not step on threshold when you enter a house

3.Tibetan people don't eat horse, donkey and dog meat and in some areas fish, too. So, please respect their dietary habit

4.Eagles are the sacred birds of Tibetan people. You should not drive them away or injure them.

5.When somebody presents you something, you should accept it by both hands. While presenting gift to others, hold the gift by both hands higher than your head.

Itinerary:
Day1:
08:00 pick up from your hotel;
08:30 Transfer to Qiaotou Town;
10:30 Start the Tiger Leaping Gorge trekking tour from Qiatou Elementary School;
12:30 Lunch at Naxi Family Hostel（纳西雅阁）;
13:30 Trek to 28-Bend Trail;
15:30 Trek to Tea Horse Hostel;
17:30 Arrive in Tea Horse Hostel;
18:00 Dinner by your own.

Day2:Tea Horse Hostel-Middle Tiger Leaping Gorge-Lijiang
08:30 Trek to Halfway Hostel in Bendiwan Village;
09:30 Trek to Tina's Hostel in the middle part of Tiger Leaping Gorge;
12:00 Lunch at Tina's Hostel（中峡客栈）;
13:00 Trek down to the Middle Rapids of Tiger Leaping Gorge;
14:30 Trek to Walnut Grove Garden(Hetaoyuan);
16:00 Transfer to visit the upper part of Tiger Leaping Gorge;
17:00 Transfer back to Lijiang City;

Niru village in located in Luoji township of Shangrila city ,Yunnan Province.  With Daocheng county of Sichuan Province in the North, and Muli county of Sichuan Province in the east.

The history of Niru can be dated back to 7th century, Ancestors of Tibetan migrated from Tibet, Qinghai province in the north all the way to south then settled down along Riru river.   Till now, people living in Niru are Tibetan and they still living a traditional way of life-  farming and herding.  they believe in the primitive "Bon" religion (old belief of old Tibet).

108 Tibetan family living in Niru, Niru had the most most beautiful and primitive natural scenery in China.  It is known as a mysterious land in Shangrila and No.1 Village around the globe !   famous attractions around Niru are : Nanbao alpine pasture,  Diji pasture, The coloerfull waterfall and Primitive Tibetan villages.   

Niru is known as one of the best 7 trekking destionations in Shangrila.  The other 6 trekking destionation are: Yubeng village on the foot of Meili mountain,  Haba mountain trekking,  Tiger leaping gorge, Baima snow mountain ,  Balagezong grand canyon and Thousands -lakes mountain (千湖山) !

  Shika Snow Mountain is the incarnation of Fortune God in Tibetan People's Region. It's elevation is above 4500 meters high. There are two levels of cable car going up there. During a clear day, we can see 6 holy snow mountains from afar. The top is covered by show during winter and spring time. The most beautiful time is from April to October, with thousand of wild flowers covering the plain. It is a very peaceful and  fair land easily accessible to human being.