Deqin

From World travel guide

A town in Yunnan, high up (3550m) in the Hengduanshan Mountains. 80% of its 55,000 inhabitants are Tibetan. If you can deal with the altitude it makes a great place to hike from. If you can't then just hanging out in town is also very rewarding; a small piece of Tibet, accessible without expensive permits.

Contents 1 Get in 2 Get around 3 See 4 Do 5 Buy 6 Eat 7 Drink 8 Sleep 9 Get out

Get in

There are 3 buses (leaving in the morning) from Zhongdian. The journey takes about 5 hours and is through spectacular mountain scenery (this does mean it's scary). However the awful music videos and the freezing cold can make the journey a bit unpleasant.

The bus drops people throughout the town, ending at the bus station next to a T junction.

Get around

The town has one through road; winding down from the North side

See

Do

Buy

Eat

Drink

Sleep

• Dexin Tibetan Hotel, 86 Nanping Jie Left out of the bus station about 30m. Nice family run hotel that is able to have foreign tourists. 80 Yuan for a double ensuite room (Winter 2005).

Get out

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