Yubeng Village
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Joe
Bangkok, Thailand4,955 contributions
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Jan 2023 • Friends
Another well frequented sport by China expats, this is a gorgeous and peaceful village in the Yunnan mountains. There are two villages (Upper and Lower) with most people staying at the upper village. Its quite a challenging hike to get here but absolutely worth it

The primary reason for these villages is to act as a camp of sorts for the various hiking trails that are nearby, including Glacier Lake ans Sacred Waterfall. The trails are well signposted and easy to follow. But are extremely difficult.

The village has some charm and character as well as having a couple of restaurants and cafes. It's all basic accommodation but it does the job nicely.

A wonderful, beautiful place that I was privileged to visit. The weather is very changeable here so be prepared
Written 24 January 2023
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Kerenandguy
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5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2013 • Couples
This place is great - dont miss it!! Here some useful details: To get there you need to take a bus from Shangri-la to Deqin (6 hours, 67 yuan pp). From Deqin it's recomended to go to Felaisi (10 min bus, 5 yuan pp). Spend the night in this lovely place. In the morning take a 7 sits minivan to "hot spring" (2 hours, 20 yuan pp). On the way the driver will stop at the entrance to the reserve and you will have to buy tickets (235 yuan pp). When you get to hot spring you start climbing for about 4 hours and then decent for another 1.5 hours until you get to Yubeng. We stayed at a great place called "yak butter inn" (25 yuan pp). The owner is great and made us great dinner!! Now you need to deside how long you want to stay in Yubeng because there about 3-5 options for day walks. We went to the waterfall. It' takes around 3-4 hours to get there and 2-3 hours to get back. In the last day (3rd) we stars walking to Ninong (around 5.5 hours). From there you can find minivan to 3 destination: Felaisi, deqin or shangri-la. We took a 7 sits minivan to shangri-la and paid 100 yuan pp (7 hours). That's it...:) Enjoy Yubeng!!! Great place...
Written 5 November 2013
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Connie7787
Waihi Beach, New Zealand6 contributions
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Jun 2014 • Couples
If you are considering doing this trip don't consider just do it, this place is just stunning. My boyfriend and I spent 4 nights total there, 2 nights in Lower Yubeng Village and 2 nights Upper Yubeng Village. We did 3 of the hikes: Sacred Waterfall, Ice Lake and Secret/Holy Lake, with both the lakes being our favourite. It was incredibly peaceful and everyone was very friendly and welcoming. It is worth waking up at 6am to watch the sun rise over the mountains.
If you are short on time we would recommend the Ice Lake from Upper Yubeng. It is not as strenuous as the Holy Lake but just as beautiful. We stayed at Yak Butter Inn. It has good facilities, good food and Zoro who runs it at the moment is really helpful (he also does guided tours to Holy Lake) to find Yak Butter Inn, just keep walking straight through the village and you will come across a bright yellow building on your left with the colourful flags hanging up outside & the sign Yak Butter Inn (sounds stupid but unless you know it's not easy to find)
If you are thinking of staying in Lower Yubeng we would recommend staying at Sacred Waterfall Guesthouse, it is right at the end of the village on your left, can't miss it. Or if no luck there Snow Lotus Hotel, it has good facilities, rooms are clean, however no one speaks English, but they are very friendly and will try there best.
All in all we would recommend anybody to visit this little hidden place, it is beautiful and we thoroughly enjoyed our time there.
Written 17 June 2014
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hobopoh
Singapore, Singapore67 contributions
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Apr 2013 • Solo
Yubeng is the place you have to go if you are in Shangrila/Deqin! Most people will head to Deqin/Feilaisi for the views of Meili Snow mountain, but do take the 2-3 days to hike to Yubeng! The hike to yubeng is interesting and even though we didn't have enough time to do the day hikes from yubeng to the sacred lake, sacred waterfall etc but we heard raving reviews from hikers who did the day hikes.There is not much information regarding Yubeng online but we did manage to find out more about Yubeng at our hostel in Feilaisi and Shangrila.

How to get to Yubeng: There are 2 routes you can take to reach Yubeng - from NiNong or XiDang (more common). You can carpool with other hikers who usually stay at feilaisi the night before - 150rmb/minvan and it takes approx 1.5 hours from Feilaisi - XiDang/NiNong. The entrance fee is 230rmb/pax but students get 50% off. We took approx 5hours for the hike up (NiNong - Lower Yubeng) and took approx 3 hours for the hike down (Upper Yubeng - XiDang). The views via Ninong route were much better than the views via Xidang. However, it would be safer to descend via Xidang route if it starts snowing.

Where to stay: The accommodations are basic. We stayed at Upper Yubeng where the conditions are supposedly better as compared to Lower Yubeng. Electric blanket was provided! Dorm bed costs approx 20-30 rmb.

We did the hike without a guide but having a Mandarin speaker will definitely help! Bring a small daypack for the trip and leave your huge bags behind in Feilaisi or Shangrila. Warm clothes, camera, water and some chocs are definitely needed for the hike!
Written 14 April 2013
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Windy L
Guangzhou, China25 contributions
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Aug 2013 • Friends
2nd, Aug., 2013
We took minibus to Xidang village which is the nearest place to Yubeng village. It will take you 6-7 hours to trek uphill 12km and then downhill 8km from Xidang to Yubeng. You will see 104 telegraph poles along the way. But if rent mules, it just needs 4 hours, about 550rmb. The mule man helped us book beds. His name is Ti Bu, a very nice man.The place we booked is "Yuan fang de jia", 25rmb per person a day. Inn boss is a young man, called Ni Ma, an easy-going person. Dishes are at fair price. At nights, if not rainning, you can see the milky way in the sky. We stayed in Yubeng for 3 days to hike to Glacier Lake and Sacred Waterfall, 12km to each from Upper Yubeng. But the path to waterfall is much better then those to Glacier Lake, and the GREEN TRASH BINs are the signs to every scenic spot. On day4 we trekked out from Yubeng via Ninong. Though the pathway toward Ninong is a bit dangerous, the magnificent view will make it worthy.

Detail information:
1. If you are not sure for the direction, roads covered with horse or cow dung are the better choices.
2. The trip from Upper Yubeng to Glacier Lake will take about 4 hours. When seeing the White temple, remember to keep to the right, hiking at an incline of 10 degrees. GREEN TRASH BINs are the guideposts. Between GL and Yubeng there is a relic of Sino-Japanese mountaineering team's the last climb mount Kawagarbo. After the relic, you will need an hour to GL. (Our set out time: 10:30 a.m., time arrived inn: 5:30 p.m..)
3. Sacred Waterfall is in Lower Yubeng. It will take 1 hour from Upper to Lower Yubeng. Also, in Lower Yubeng, keep to the right when seeing the white temple. (Our set out time: 9:00 a.m., time arrived inn: 5:30 p.m..)
4. Way out to Ninong. Go to Lower Yubeng, turn left when seeing the white temple. And then all paths lead to Ninong, no matter how many sideways you can see. It seems that about 27km are all downhill. So I recommend get in from Xidang and go out via Ninong.

Tips: 1. good quality trekking shoes is necessary, hiking sticks also
2. cash only
3. dry rations needed when trekking in mountains
4. fee for getting into Yubeng is 235rmb, including some other spots along Lijiang to Feilaisi. And at the entrance of Yubeng, you also have to pay 5rmb per person, but this will return back by the inn boss when you check in. Just show him the voucher, that's it.
5. Things seldom have locks.
6. The Tibetans there is friendly and simple. Learn to say "Za Xi De Le" can help a lot, which means God bless you.

Questions are welcome.
Written 31 August 2013
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ewandvalerie
Nelson-Tasman Region, New Zealand13 contributions
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May 2015 • Couples
We are a New Zealand couple in our 60s and we enjoyed Yubeng because it was off the beaten track, although there were still lots of Chinese tourists. We had a six hour walk in (no road), from Xidiang, having spent the night before in Feilisi, and whilst there were lots of mules for hire, it was very walkable and scenic. The purpose of our trip was to see the spring flowers and we certainly accomplished that. Most of the buildings in the village were for tourist accommodation so that meant we shopped around to find something suitable. We stayed two nights in Upper Yubeng and two in Lower Yubeng and did day trips, was a perfect length of time to be there. So we walked to Base Camp and Glacial lake one day and to the Holy Waterfall another. We left Yubeng via another route, about 4 hours this time and came out at Ninong, organised a van to Deqin and another to Shangri-la.
For the four days we alternated between 3000 and 4000m and it was hot during the day and cold at night time, but no problems with light walking boots and plenty of layers of thermal tops. Food in the village was easy to buy and was very good, our favourite eating spot was Auspicious Hotel, in lower Yubeng although in Upper Yubeng we came across a Singaporean who cooked us pancakes and Kaya (a Malaysian spread) and a Malaysian curry! There was a very strong Tibetan influence and there were plenty of locals looking after the yaks and pigs and collecting firewood.
The rhododendrons were spectacular but there were lots of meadow flowers, elderberry, Peonies and Arisaemas were special but great trees as well. What a great climax to our trip to Yunnan Province
Written 30 June 2015
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Lancao
Winnipeg, Canada107 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2012 • Solo
I signed up this trip in Lijiang. it was a 6 days trip. I liked the trekking trip the most.
We started from Xidang to yubeng village, this trek takes one day, you will pass the mountain at 3800 miters and then from the shang yubeng (upper yubeng ) to the ice lake, it is a long day hike, the highest peak is 3900 miter, the ice lake is located at 4100 miters high. After picture taking then hike back to yubeng. It is a hard and long day trek. The day three early morning about 0430, we left shang yubeng to lower yubeng and then to shengpu the (holly water fall) . Then from senghu back to upper yubeng to Xidang village in one day. That day was the hardest one.
Total three days we hiked for 96 K. The view is stunning, very different from each days, some of them just like post card view!
It was hard hike but was the best I have done in China so far.
You need find a reliable tour guide for this trip and also need good hiking boots, warm cloth sunglass and some sanck drinking water.
Written 12 April 2013
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ycmil
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia29 contributions
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Nov 2017 • Friends
definitely a worthwhile effort to go there. I went Yubeng Village in early Nov 2017 entering from Xidang. The secluded village is only accessible by foot and donkey, temperature at night could fall to 1 or 2 celsius though it yet to turn winter. All the hostels there are equipped with basic ammenities like water, electricity, wifi and electric blanket.
The path to glacier lake, though challenging for someone who has no prior trekking experience like me, was definitely worth the 4-hour (one way) leg effort. We got to see the lake sitting amid snowy mountain.
Written 9 November 2017
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mumpierrezi
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Oct 2018 • Solo
Yubeng Village is hard to get to, but the experience is totally worth it.

Day 1.- Getting to Fei Lai Si
From ShangriLa I got a bus to Deqin (approx 4 hrs); and after leaving passengers in Deqin, the bus continued to Fei Lai Si after charging an additional 5 RMB. There is no much to do in Fei Lai Si, but it does have an amazing view of the Meili Mountains (specially at sunrise if you are lucky with the weather).

Day 2.- Hike from Xidang to Upper Yubeng
In the morning I was picked up via a shuttle in my hotel in Fei Lai Si (arranged by hotel), and we went to the Xidang Hot Springs, an approx 40min ride, where the hike to Yubeng starts.
Hiking distance: 12.6km
Elevation gain: 1,113m (~3800m highest point)
Time: 4- 4.5hrs
The hiking path is well maintained and signaled with prayer flags, the first 8k are a tough climb but when reaching the top you are rewarded with an awesome view of the valley. The hike is downhill from there to Upper Yubeng, if you are going to Lower Yubeng its an additional 40 mins downhill.

Day 3.- Hike from Upper Yubeng to Glacier Lake and back
Hiking distance: 12.4km
Elevation gain: 851m (~3900 highest point)
Time: 5.5 - 6.5hrs
I only had time for one full-day hike in Yubeng, so I chose the Glacier Lake one as it seemed more scenic.

Day 4. Hike down from Upper Yubeng to Ninong
Hiking distance: 14.3 km all downhill
Time: 4hrs
There will be several shuttles waiting for hikers in Ninong, the cars start at 150RMB to go to Deqin (the ride is approx 40 min, where you can find a bus back to Shangrila, approx 4hrs and 50rmb)

Weather in Yubeng village was cold (I was there at the end of October), between 0 and 12 degrees.
Written 23 November 2018
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Valentina D
7 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2018 • Solo
Beautiful and pacific, could have stay for ever. From shangri la take a bus to deqin, the same bus might take you to fei Lai si, otherwise there are minibuses, it is about 30 min away. You can sleep in fei Lao si (recomend youth international hostel for 30 yuan, don't try to book online, the information is not accurate) from the same hostel you can hire a minivan to xidang (about 30 yuan) can also leave your backpack there for 5 yuan per day ( really recommend if you have a big one) once you get to xidang you start the trek to the beautiful yubeng!!! Stay as long as possible
Written 22 August 2018
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