The postcard-like beauty of Yunnan's Shangri-La (3)

Napa Hai 1995. [(Photo/chinadaily.com.cn)

From my abode, the Tibet Hotel, I rented a heavy-framed cycle - a type previously common on China’s streets. The daily fee was amazingly inexpensive. It provided me the ability to roam into some of the enticing landscapes seen from the hill. Cycling as opposed to hiring a car and driver allowed the freedom of stopping regularly, of walking onto meadows, of being able to compose camera images and to exercise within excellent atmospheric conditions.