The starting price of Shangri-La taxis is 7 yuan, and there is generally no meter in the county seat. About 10- 15 yuan if you go to Songzanlin Temple, and about 20-30 yuan if you go to the airport.
There are some small buses in Shangri-La County, which mainly go to some towns around Shangri-La. During the tourist season, some extra routes will be added, mainly to some surrounding tourist attractions, specially prepared for tourists. You can go to the local area to ask in detail. 1 bus can go to the bus station (fare 1 yuan), and bus No.3 can go to Songzanlin Temple.
Car rental/car driving Some places in Shangri-La offer car rental or car rental services. Car rental generally requires tourists to provide driving license and ID card, and pay a certain deposit. It is more convenient to go to many scenic spots in Shangri-La by chartered bus than by shuttle bus. It is safer to choose a reliable driver and find a regular travel agency. Another way is to take part in a local pure carpool tour, which is more economical and worry-free, and you don't have to worry about traffic problems.
Food Raiders Shangri-La Shangri-La food on the tip of the tongue is mainly Tibetan food, and butter tea and Ciba are the main foods here. Buttered tea here is heavier than Lijiang. Yak is the main livestock of Tibetan people. Yak milk can be made into milk residue and cheese. Yak meat can be braised in brown sauce, which is very delicious. Rice enema, duck meat, old sour fish, raw broth, fried noodles with bitter vegetables, ham Baba and other foods are all representative snacks here.
Pipa meat
A meat product prepared by traditional Tibetan bacon method. According to "Southern Yunnan Newspeak", Pipa meat is "as thin as a pipa". Pipa meat can be preserved for a long time. If you don't cut it, it won't change for several years. Its meat is delicious, its color is transparent and mouth-watering, and it can be cooked and stewed. Entertaining guests is a delicacy for Tibetans.
Buttered tea and Baba
Buttered tea is a must-have drink for collectors to entertain guests. Ciba is a staple food that is often eaten three times a day. Buttered tea can eliminate the cold and supplement the calories needed by human body, and it is the best drink in Shangri-La. Tibetan families pay attention to drinking tea: paying attention to the order of young and old, the order of subject and guest, and the order of honor and inferiority. First, the elders, parents, guests and respected people, then the younger generation and masters. When a guest finishes drinking tea, the host will soon refill it, unless the guest puts his hand over the bowl to indicate that he can't drink any more. When the guests leave, they can't finish all the tea in the tea bowl, which is a respect for the host.
yogurt
A dairy product unique to Tibetan families in Shangri-La area, called Shuo in Tibetan, is made of condensed milk with ghee, which is rich in nutritional value, helps digestion, promotes fluid production and quenches thirst, and is most suitable for the elderly and children.
Tibetan pastry
Tibetan cakes in Shangri-La are crisp but not greasy, crispy and delicious. The most common ones are fried fruits with auspicious knots, longan buns, Barcelona cakes and fried "LULU LULU", which are generally used to celebrate festivals and entertain guests. Among them, fried fruit is the most famous, and it is called "Shana" in Tibetan.
In fact, Shangri-La has many Tibetan cuisines. These locals eat delicious food every day, especially buttered tea, which is well worth tasting. I heard that people who tasted it were not used to it at that time, but after drinking it several times, they would feel its mellow fragrance.