A TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow of a travel blog to Zhongdian, China by TravelPod blogger Jkirby titled "Shangri La" Jkirby's travel blog entry: "China. Take the United States, eliminate the Democratic Party, quadruple the number of people, and run all government agencies through the Department of Motor Vehicles. Now, like a Sim City game, put China on pause and let the new US model go for 20 years. I think the two would be remarkably similar. Or, conversely, take China, somehow reduce the population by 50%, and let Hong Kong run the place. Let this Sim City model run for 20 years and, again, I think the outcome would be remarkably to the US Maybe I'm crazy. Zhongdian. Take Santa Maria apart, ship it to Colorado, and rebuild it on the outskirts of Telluride. Zhongdian has an incredibly beautiful setting: Tibetan peaks to the west, western Sichuan peaks to the north, lakes snuggled amongst smaller mountains just outside of town, ancient, authentic Tibetan Buddhist monasteries at each end of town, sitting at 3400 meters (11000 feet). The old town luckily lacks the Disneyland perfection like Lijiang and lacks the massive crowds of tourists and retains the intricately carved wood building facades and friendly shopkeepers. The only real down side is the massive generic Chinese urban sprawl outside the city. Overall I find it my favorite city I have visited so far. Yesterday with my Croatian friend I explored the peaceful monastery north of town called Ganden Sumtseling Gompa ...
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