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Yunnan: Tiger Leaping Gorge (云南 虎跳峡
Above pic courtesy of Conquering (?) Vertigo in Tiger Leaping Gorge
Trek in China: Tiger Leaping Gorge, Yunnan
TIGER LEAPING GORGE HIKE
TIGER LEAPING GORGE Yunnan, a photo from Yunnan, South | TrekEarth
Located 60 km north of Lijiang, Tiger Leaping Gorge is a canyon on the Yangtze River. Around 15 km in length, the gorge passes between Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (Yùlóngxuĕ Shān) (5,596 m) and Haba Xueshan (Hābā Shān) (5,396 m) through a series of rapids surrounded by steep 2000 metre cliffs.
Legend says that in order to escape from a hunter, a tiger jumped across the river at it's narrowest point (25 metres), subsequently providing the inspiration for the name.
The Gorge is a contender for the world's deepest river canyon - depending on the criteria applied.
The inhabitants of the gorge are primarily the indigenous Naxi people, who live in a handful of small hamlets. Their primary subsistence comes from grain production and foreign hikers. The gorge is not considered navigable.
Hiking the length of the gorge is possible. A challenge for most, but well worth it. While sometimes narrow, the hiking path - the high road - is well-maintained and marked. At approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) in length, the trail is longer than the lower road, but is more varied, and offers fantastic scenery — mainly mountain views. It features a surprising variety of microecosystems, waterfalls and a fair number of guesthouses for trekkers.
The guesthouses are not well heated, which combined with the unpredictable nature of high mountain weather, make this trek unadvisable during the rainy season.
Tiger Leaping Gorge (simplified Chinese: 虎跳峡; traditional Chinese: 虎跳峽; pinyin: Hǔtiào Xiá) is a scenic canyon on the Jinsha River (Golden Sands River; 金沙江; Jīnshā Jiāng), a primary tributary of the upper Yangtze River. It is located 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Lijiang City, Yunnan in southwestern China. It is part of the Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas World Heritage Site.
Tiger Leaping Gorge is a contender for the world's deepest river canyon, depending on the exact definition used.[citation needed] The inhabitants of the gorge are primarily the indigenous Naxi people, who live in a handful of small hamlets. Their primary subsistence comes from grain production and foreign hikers (as well as Chinese).
Tiger Leaping Gorge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Above pic courtesy of Conquering (?) Vertigo in Tiger Leaping Gorge
Trek in China: Tiger Leaping Gorge, Yunnan
TIGER LEAPING GORGE HIKE
TIGER LEAPING GORGE Yunnan, a photo from Yunnan, South | TrekEarth
Located 60 km north of Lijiang, Tiger Leaping Gorge is a canyon on the Yangtze River. Around 15 km in length, the gorge passes between Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (Yùlóngxuĕ Shān) (5,596 m) and Haba Xueshan (Hābā Shān) (5,396 m) through a series of rapids surrounded by steep 2000 metre cliffs.
Legend says that in order to escape from a hunter, a tiger jumped across the river at it's narrowest point (25 metres), subsequently providing the inspiration for the name.
The Gorge is a contender for the world's deepest river canyon - depending on the criteria applied.
The inhabitants of the gorge are primarily the indigenous Naxi people, who live in a handful of small hamlets. Their primary subsistence comes from grain production and foreign hikers. The gorge is not considered navigable.
Hiking the length of the gorge is possible. A challenge for most, but well worth it. While sometimes narrow, the hiking path - the high road - is well-maintained and marked. At approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) in length, the trail is longer than the lower road, but is more varied, and offers fantastic scenery — mainly mountain views. It features a surprising variety of microecosystems, waterfalls and a fair number of guesthouses for trekkers.
The guesthouses are not well heated, which combined with the unpredictable nature of high mountain weather, make this trek unadvisable during the rainy season.
Tiger Leaping Gorge (simplified Chinese: 虎跳峡; traditional Chinese: 虎跳峽; pinyin: Hǔtiào Xiá) is a scenic canyon on the Jinsha River (Golden Sands River; 金沙江; Jīnshā Jiāng), a primary tributary of the upper Yangtze River. It is located 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Lijiang City, Yunnan in southwestern China. It is part of the Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas World Heritage Site.
Tiger Leaping Gorge is a contender for the world's deepest river canyon, depending on the exact definition used.[citation needed] The inhabitants of the gorge are primarily the indigenous Naxi people, who live in a handful of small hamlets. Their primary subsistence comes from grain production and foreign hikers (as well as Chinese).
Tiger Leaping Gorge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
