Comfortable House in Yubeng

This house sits on the side of the mountain in upper Yubeng, and overlooks the valley to lower Yubeng. The owners have a pretty impressive view while having their morning tea.

Photo Location: Meili Snow Mountain, Yubeng, Yunnan, China
Capture Date: September 21, 2010 18:44:20
Camera: Nikon D5000 with a Nikon 18-55mm lens
Other Photo Gear Used: Slik Sprint Pro Tripod
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Meili Mountain Sacred Waterfall

This is a Sacred Buddhist waterfall （美丽雪山神瀑) near Yubeng, Yunnan, China. It is an amazing place with Tibetan prayer flags everywhere and this massive waterfall with fresh water from the snow topped Meili mountain.

Photo Location: Sacred Waterfall, Yubeng, Yunnan, China
Capture Date: October 23, 2010 13:33:12
Camera: Nikon D5000 with a Nikon 18-55mm lens
Other Photo Gear Used: Slik Sprint Pro Tripod
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Sacred Trail Head

Beyond this abandoned Tibetan style house on the path to the left leads to a sacred site for for Tibetan Buddhists. The trail follows the mountains to the left and ends at an impressive waterfall created from the melting snow from the sacred mountain of Kawagebo.

Photo Location: Meili Snow Mountain, Yubeng, Yunnan, China
Capture Date: September 21, 2010 15:57:47
Camera: Nikon D5000 with a Nikon 18-55mm lens
Other Photo Gear Used: Slik Sprint Pro Tripod
Photo Processing Software used: Adobe Lightroom; Adobe Photoshop; Photomatix; Nik Color Efex Pro; Nik Define;

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Rainbow Sun

Underneath a waterfall we  saw a rainbow around the sun.  The mist from the waterfall created a complete circle rainbow, it was quite the sight to see. 

Photo Location: Sacred Waterfall Hike, Yubeng, Yunnan, China
Capture Date: September 22, 2010 13:08:45
Camera: Nikon D5000 with a Nikon 18-55mm lens
Photo Processing Software used: Adobe Lightroom; Adobe Photoshop; Topaz Adjust;

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Yubeng Water works

The town of Yubeng is pretty simple, the water to the houses comes from a creek of melted snow.  The water from the creek is routed to the houses by troughs carved in wood and PVC tubing.  Crude but it works.

Photo Location: Meili Snow Mountain, Yubeng, Yunnan, China
Capture Date: September 21, 2010 18:40:46
Camera: Nikon D5000 with a Nikon 18-55mm lens
Other Photo Gear Used: Slik Sprint Pro Tripod
Photo Processing Software used: Adobe Lightroom; Adobe Photoshop; Topaz Adjust;

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Lower Yubeng Town Crops

Lower Yubeng consists of about ten homes of farmers but most also open their homes as hotels. They aren’t much but they drink from the clean cold water of the Meili Mountain tops and live in a beautiful valley.

Photo Location: Meili Snow Mountain, Yubeng, Yunnan, China
Capture Date: September 21, 2010 15:27:40
Camera: Nikon D5000 with a Nikon 18-55mm lens
Other Photo Gear Used: Slik Sprint Pro Tripod
Photo Processing Software used: Adobe Lightroom; Adobe Photoshop; Nik Color Efex Pro;

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Mountain view on trail

Before the point where I took this picture the trail was through a forest without any good views. However, the second half of the hike to Yubeng there were several sections where the trees broke to provide great views of the snow topped mountains. This was one of the best.

Photo Location: Trail to Yubeng, Yubeng, Yunnan, China
Capture Date: September 21, 2010 13:10:57
Camera: Nikon D5000 with a Nikon 18-55mm lens
Other Photo Gear Used: Slik Sprint Pro Tripod
Photo Processing Software used: Adobe Lightroom; Adobe Photoshop; Nik Color Efex Pro;

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Flowers Stages

These flowers were growing high in the Meili Mountain range. All same age during the short growing season but at different stages of bloom.

Photo Location: Meili Snow Mountain Base camp, Yubeng, Yunnan, China
Capture Date: September 23, 2010 11:42:48
Camera: Nikon D5000 with a Nikon 18-55mm lens
Other Photo Gear Used: Slik Sprint Pro Tripod
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Upper Yubeng

Upper Yubeng consists of these houses and a couple more behind me. The school is in the top right. Currently, it is still underdeveloped but with a major upgrade to the road to the Meili Mountain area to be finished in the summer of 2011, more tourist dollars should flow through Yubeng and it will become more developed.

Photo Location: Meili Snow Mountain, Yubeng, Yunnan, China
Capture Date: September 21, 2010 18:36:34
Camera: Nikon D5000 with a Nikon 18-55mm lens
Other Photo Gear Used: Slik Sprint Pro Tripod
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Colorful Trail

The trail to the sacred waterfall near Yubeng in the Meili Mountain range is lined with prayer flags. This is one of the most sacred places for Tibetan Buddhists and many make the pilgrimage to the waterfall each year.

Photo Location: Sacred Waterfall Hike, Yubeng, Yunnan, China
Capture Date: September 22, 2010 13:33:11
Camera: Nikon D5000 with a Nikon 18-55mm lens
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