Top Things to Do in Southwest China

Guilin Half Day Tour including Li River, Reed Flute Cave and Elephant Hill

Jin Dian (Golden Temple)

The centerpiece of this gorgeous Daoist temple complex, located 10km (6 miles) northeast of town, is...

Potala Palace (Budala Gong)

Commissioned by Dalai Lama V (17th c.), the Potala was built around the fortress of King Songtsen Gampo,...

Heilong Tan Gongyuan (Black Dragon Pool Park)

About 1.5km (1 mile) north of the old town, this park, which contains the source of much of the old town's...

Jinyang Stone Valley (Jinyang Shi Lin)

About 30 minutes west of the town center on the no. 29 bus, nestled among the mushrooming construction,...

San Ta Si Gongyuan (Three Pagodas Park)

About 2km (1 1/4 miles) northwest of town at the foot of the Cang Shan Mountains, Dali's most famous...

Gyantse Dzong (Jiangzi Zong Shan)

Towering above the settlement, this awesome fortress (ca. 13th c.) immediately catches your eye as you...

Yin Tan (Silver Beach)

Beihai's premier attraction, located 10km (6 miles) south of downtown, offers a 24km (16-mile) stretch...

Sakya Monastery (Sajia Si)

The massive 35m (115-ft.) windowless gray walls of Lhakhang Chenmo tower above the village and fields...

Tashilhunpo Monastery (Zhashilunbu Si)

This vast monastery of the Geluk School was established by the first Dalai Lama in 1447. The monastery...