Yunnan-Tibet Highway, also called Dian-Zang Road (Dian is the abbreviation for Yunnan Province, Zang is the
abbreviation for Tibet), is the fourth trunk line from hinterland to Tibet. This highway is famed as charming and
graceful.

Yunan-Tibet Highway was opened to traffic in 1974. It starts from Xiaguan of Yunnan in the south; raverses
Jianchuan, Zhongdian and Deqin to Mangkang of Tibet and covers a distance of 714 km. It joins the south part
of Sichuan-Tibet Road in the north. The whole road runs through the China-Burma Basin and the Hengduan
Mountain Range with the highest point - the pass of Hongla Snow Mountain at 4,300 meters above sea level.
The road leads through spectacular landscape, with thick forests and mild and humid climate on the way. As the Hengduan Mountain Range is
cut by Lancang River and Jinsha River with many high mountains and deep valleys, and the road goes up and down in elevations through the
mountains and valleys, you can experience different kinds of climates and landscapes on the way.

This highway was built along the "Tea-Horse Ancient Road" which is a trade route connecting the fertile farmland with the remote western
frontiers.

Travel on this highway, you will pass many minority areas and enter a colorful world of ethnical nationalities, such as Bai, Miao, Naxi, and Tibetan.
You will be impressed by their typical and various culture and custom.

Yunnan-Tibet Highway Route

Kunming<397km->Xiaguan<-14km->Dali<-166km->Lijiang<-145km->Zhongdian<-152km->Deqin<-103km->Yanjing<-111km->Mangkang
<-359km->Basu<-450km->Nyingchi <-420km->Lhasa

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