This morning was our last in Lijiang. We visited the beautiful Black Dragon Pool Park and the Dongba culture research centre in the park. The latter focuses on the culture of the Naxi ethnic minority, and in particular the UNESCO-listed ancient Dongba script developed and once used widely by the Naxi.
We said our goodbyes to our hosts, and thanks for their magnificent hospitality, then boarded the minibus that would take us on the four hour journey north to Zhongdian. I was hoping we could detour on the way to see Tiger Leaping Gorge, the deepest in China, but unfortunately landslides had closed the road to the Gorge. We arrived in Zhongdian late in the afternoon and checked into a hotel near the centre of town.
It is fascinating to read Hotel visitor information guides, and the different issues they focus on. This one included the intriguing directive that guests were not to bring dynamite into the room. As we had no dynamite on us at the time, this caused me no particular concern, but I did have a brief unsettling thought as to why, of all the directives management could issue to guests, they included that one.
We said our goodbyes to our hosts, and thanks for their magnificent hospitality, then boarded the minibus that would take us on the four hour journey north to Zhongdian. I was hoping we could detour on the way to see Tiger Leaping Gorge, the deepest in China, but unfortunately landslides had closed the road to the Gorge. We arrived in Zhongdian late in the afternoon and checked into a hotel near the centre of town.
It is fascinating to read Hotel visitor information guides, and the different issues they focus on. This one included the intriguing directive that guests were not to bring dynamite into the room. As we had no dynamite on us at the time, this caused me no particular concern, but I did have a brief unsettling thought as to why, of all the directives management could issue to guests, they included that one.
