Foreword:This is the continuation of the two earlier postings. Please refer to Part 1 and Part 2 first in order to grasp a better overview of the flow of my group's travel itinerary to Yunnan. Here are more photos and captions............

* Still around Lijiang side:
( The glittering silverware specimens in Xinhua Village.)
            (Boat ride in Pudacuo National Park to get a good overall view of the landscape.)
(Two scenes........environment and atmosphere exuding tranquility and serenity....captured during the boat ride.)

*FINALLLY.....FOOD!
                                  (Hot pot cuisine....or what Malaysians call "steamboat".)
(Common for restaurants to serve above 10 varieties. This was captured before a few more came out)
                                         (Roast suckling piglets sold at a pedestrian street.)
The family home in a village in Linjiang of our private guide, Luke. He invited us for lunch, specially cooked by his mother.)
                                              (Home-cooked style..........looked simple but tasty.)

(We arrived near the foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain - ready to go up by cable car.)
                            (Long queue at the cable car station just to go up in the morning.)
(View from the cable car I was in......also capturing another car descending from opposite direction)
                (Brrr, very cold with strong wind.....-8 degree....at 4,500 m. The highest base is 5,500 m.                                         Not many visitors were seen venturing up further up by foot.)
                        (Last shot of Min Tet for the album......before leaving the mountain area.)
                                     (One of the scenic spots in the park near the mountain.)
    ("Impression of Lijiang" show in the outdoor theatre with the real mountain as the backdrop)                      
                                               (An upper reach of the Yangtze River) 
                    ( Male toilet with a view. The toilet cubicles are on the right - with red curtains.)
                                  (The first bend of the Yangtze River in the upper reaches.)
(The Tiger Leaping Gorge......halfway before reaching Shangrila city. The outcrop in the centre of this snapshot (right side of the bridge) resembles the head of a roaring tiger.)
                                   (Do you see the statue of a tiger in the centre?)
              (A closer view of the gorge at lower ground.........with a "welcome" tiger statue.)
(Heavens! Walking down to the lower base of the gorge was without much sweat for senior citizens. But climbing up 500 steps to leave the base..........was really physically taxing to us. We gasped for air and had to take rest breaks a few times before reaching the top. More challenging than climbing the steps of Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur?.......I thought it was so. Bear in mind oxygen in higher altitudes is thinner, which could cause breathlessness unless one is physically fit.)
(Visitors can opt to be carried up and down by very fit human bearers.....pay a fee of course.)
                                                     (A landmark in the Jade Water Village.)
                                         
                         (It's Spring in March.......so flowers started to bloom in Jade Water Village.)
        (Tibetan Mastiff, popularly known as "lion dog" - also an attraction to me. This was the first time I saw the world's most expensive dog......said to be able to fetch as high as RMB1 million.)
                                                                (Yaks in close range.)
                             (Shuhe Ancient Town - "must see" which tourists should not miss.)
                                                           (The 500-year-old bridge.)                                    (Part of the bridge with solid cut-out stones as the pavement.)
(One for Buck Kooi's album.....this very old resident of the ancient town said she was 100 years old.)
(An old refurbished country home converted into a lodging house....with a vegetable plot attended by some local farmers. The village environment attracts tourists who like countryside charm.)

(Another two old lodging houses
among the several ones to suit the
liking of tourists.)
(The people of Yunnan seem to like pet dogs which are huge in size, like this one shown above and the one shown just below. Can you tell which pedigree or breed?)

                                          (The ancient town has scenic spots like this too.)
                                        




                                           

(Lasses in traditional colourful costumes welcoming visitors to the Minority (ethnic groups) Village.)
(Shrine of a minority tribe.)
(Model of traditional house of a tribe,) 


                                                (Traditional matrimonial bed of a tribe.)
                                                                 (Ancient writings)
(This was captured while walking around the Minority Village. The village has its scenic areas.)
                                        (Another of the several idyllic scenes in the village.)
(Kunming is sited on a plateau, on high altitude.....there is no sea. Yet migratory seagulls infested this large lake in March. Visitors strolling on the esplanade can catch a good glimpse of the birds hovering just above them. The birds would swoop down to peck food from the hands of visitors )
  ( Countless seagulls resting on the look-alike-sea Dian Lake which has waves stirred by strong winds.) 
(Strolling around the Flower Market in the heart of Kunming was refreshing to our tired bodies.)

*Lijiang side:
(We were ready to take the challenge to ride on horse back to trot for more than 2 hrs - our first experience in this activity. Bear in mind.........10 senior citizens in our group!! This was near Lashi Lake in the suburb off Lijiang city.
(Senior citizens in a row......trotting the ancient Tea Horse Passage. The passage was used in the olden past for trade - transporting goods between Tibet and Yunnan, like herbs.)
(A short rest at this base - for us and the horses - and opportunity to take some snapshots.)
(Two of the numerous colourful cultural dance and song performances in the main theatre of Lijiang)

Note: Please read Part 2 for more photos and captions...........posted immediately after this batch.