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Deqin County, located in the northwest of Shangrila of Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. 80% of its 55,000 inhabitants are Tibetan. Due to the geographic position and population composition, it is full of tourism resources, including natural sceneries, minority culture and Tibetan culture. While because of the complicated topography and high altitude, transportation of Deqin is not that convenient. It is 183 kilometers away from Shangrila city.

How to Get to Deqin County from Shangri-La City?

By Bus

Bus is the main means of transportation for locals and tourists to get around in Shangrila. There are 5 regular buses running from Shangri-La to Deqin County every day with the fare of 68 CNY and duration of 5 hours, which departs at 8:20, 9:20, 10:30, 12:30 and 14:30.

By Charted Car

Renting a car is suitable to gain a flexible and comfortable travel. If there are enough people in your group to share the expenses, it is better for you to rent a car with an experienced drive and a tour guide. If you want to have more fun on the way, renting a car is highly recommended. On the way, there are famous attractions like Nixi Village, Benzilan, Great Bend of Jinsha River, Baima Snow Mountain, Dongzhulin Monastery, Feilai Temple, etc. the driver of chartering car can stop for you to enjoy the scenery and take photos. But a tourist bus will not stop on the way. Yunnan Exploration Travel can provide car-rental service, please contact us. Email: contact@YunnanExploration.com Tel: +86-871-63511469.

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This article introduces the way to get to Cizhong Village from Deqin County. Cizhong Village is an administrative village in Yanmen Township, Deqin County, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province. It is about 80km from Deqin County of Diqing prefecture. If you are from some big cities, such as Beijing and Guangzhou, it is recommended to fly to Shangri-La and then transfer from Shangri-La to Deqin. Here we introduce you the transportation from Deqin County to Cizhong Village.

How to Get to Cizhong Village from Deqin County?

By Bus

It is convenient to go to Cizhong from Deqin County. Every day, there are many shuttle buses to Cizhong from Deqin County. The last bus from Deqin to Cizhong is 3 p.m. It takes less than 2 hours from Deqin to Cizhong. Tourists can take the bus from Deqin to Badong, Cizhong Bridge or Weixin(via Yanmen). Except the buses from Deqin to Badong, you shall take another 20 minutes to get to Cizhong by walking.

By Chartered Car

Renting a car is suitable for a flexible and comfortable way. It is better for you to rent a car with an experienced driver and a tour guide if you are foreign travelers. The driver of chartering car can stop for you to enjoy the scenery and take photos. Yunnan Exploration Travel can provide car-rental service, please contact us. Email: contact@YunnanExploration.com; Tel: +86-871-63511469.

By Cycling

For those who like cycling, Deqin is a better place to cycle. The route from Deqin to Cizhong is suitable for cycling with good road condition and short time of about 4.5 hours.

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Bingzhongluo, which is called ‘A Heaven of Peace and Happiness’, is the most beautiful place in Nujiang Grand Canyon. It is located in the north of Gongshan Derung and Nu Autonomous County of Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, which is the core area of ‘three parallel river(Nujiang river, Lancang river and Jinsha river)’. Cizhong Village, located in a gentle slope on both sides of the Lancang River Gorge. It borders Gongshan County of Nujiang Prefecture in the east. These two destinations are connected by De(Deqin)-Gong(Gongshan) highway and the distance is about 150 km.

How to Get to Bingzhongluo from Cizhong Village?

By Car-rental

Due to no shuttle bus serving the two place, car-rental is the best way of traveling. It will take about six and a half hour’s driving. It is better for you to rent a car with an experienced driver and a tour guide if you are foreign travelers. If you want to have more fun on the way, renting a car is highly recommended. The driver of chartering car can stop for you to enjoy the scenery and take photos. But a shuttle bus will not stop on the way. Yunnan Exploration Travel can provide car-rental service, please contact us. Email: contact@YunnanExploration.com; Tel: +86-871-63511469.

By Walking

For some hikers, they’d like to trek from Cizhong village to Bingzhongluo. Usually it will take two days and will pass the Biluo Snow Mountain. One overnight in the mountain.

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How to Get to Baihualing from Tengchong County

The Three Parallel Rivers refer to the three rivers of the Jinsha River, the Lancang River and the Nujiang River, which originate from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and run more than 170 kilometers from north to south in Yunnan Province, cross the mountains between Dandang Lika Mountain, Gaoligong Mountain, Nu Mountain and other high mountains and lofty hills. There are several ways getting to Three Parallel Rivers in Yunnan.

How to Get to Three Parallel Rivers in Yunnan?

To Lijiang City:
Lijiang is easily reachable since becoming a popular tour destination at the end of the 1990s. Tourists can take flight, train or coach getting there. More info please refer to Lijiang Transportation.

To Diqing Prefecture:
With a small regional airport, Shangri-La mainly relies on its roads as the main means of transportation. Tourists can take the flight or coach getting there. More info please refer to Diqing Transportation.

To Nujiang Prefecture:
Tourists need to get to Liuku in Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture first, and then take the local bus to Fugong, Gongshan and Bingzhongluo Village. This itinerary gives visitors a chance to explore the Nu River Gorge. More info please refer to Nujiang Transportation.

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How to Get to Tengchong County from Mangshi City

Tacheng Black Snub-nosed Monkey National Park is located in Tacheng Town of Weixi County, Diqing Prefecture. Tacheng is 62 kilometers away from Weixi county, 120 kilometers away from the prefecture capital Shangri-la city, and more than 600 kilometers away from Kunming the provincial capital. The national park is located in the heart of the “three-river parallel flow” area, with an area of 334.16 square kilometers.

How to Get to Tacheng Golden Snub-nosed Monkey Park from Kunming

By Air

Tourists can take the flight to Shangrila or Lijiang and then transfer to Tacheng Black Snub-Nosed Monkey National Park by shuttle bus or car-rental. Yunnan Exploration Travel provides the car-rental service for you with the best skilled driver and vehicle.

Kunming-Shangrila Schedules

Flight Number	Airlines	Departs	Arrives
MU5931	China Eastern Airlines	08:20	09:40
MU5939	China Eastern Airlines	08:30	09:55
MU5935	China Eastern Airlines	14:25	15:45

Kunming-Lijiang Schedules

Flight Number	Airlines	Departs	Arrives
8L9801	Lucky Air	06:45	07:50
3U8817	Sichuan Airlines	06:30	07:45
MU5921	China Eastern Airlines	07:25	08:30
MU5925	China Eastern Airlines	18:20	19:20
8L9803	Lucky Air	15:55	17:00
KY8249	Kunming Airlines	20:05	21:05
CZ3451	China Southern Airlines	17:25	18:35
MU5744	China Eastern Airlines	13:10	14:10
CZ3487	China Southern Airlines	16:25	17:30
ZH3149	Shenzhen Airlines	20:05	21:05
CA5749	Air China	20:05	21:05
MU2249	China Eastern Airlines	13:10	14:10

By Coach

There are no direct long-distance buses from Kunming to Tacheng Town. For visitors who want to go to Tacheng Town, they can take the coach to Weixi County first and then transfer to Tacheng Black Snub-Nosed Monkey National Park. Two buses runs to Tacheng from Kunming West Bus Station departing at 09:00 and 19:00 with the duration about 11.5 hours to 18 hours.

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