"The women from the Bamu Guesthouse meet you at the bus with signs in English and friendly smiles. It's quite welcoming, as the road between Litang and Zhongdian is long between Yunnan and Sichuan and it's good to know there's somewhere you can stay when you pull up in Xian Cheng for the night (the bus ride is two days). If the women aren't there to meet you it's a short walk to the guesthouse. Walk up the steps from the bus station -- a rather glorified term for a little office and tiny pullup bay -- then through the door and along a little... more »