When I did this some years ago, I recall hanging around the Baoshan bus station for some long time because onward buses to Tongcheng were not that frequent.
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jiejie
From Yading, the public transport reality is going to work something like this:
Day 1 Yading to Daocheng to Xiangcheng. (spend night in XC)
Day 2 Xiangcheng to Shangri-La. (spend night in S-L)
Day 3 Shangri-La to Jianchuan to Shaxi, afternoon and (spend night Shaxi)
Day 4 Shaxi to Jianchuan to Dali (morning) + Dali - Tengchong (afternoon).
The back way, probably no need to stop in Lanping.
Day 4 Shaxi to Jianchuan (early by private car to catch bus) + Jianchuan - Yunlong. Overnight Nuodeng (yes I think you can stay there)
Day 5 Yunlong - Baoshan (morning) + Baoshan-Tengchong (afternoon).
That's about as fast as it goes on daytime public transport, and IMO it's kind of a shame to not spend another day poking around the Shaxi area and/or the Yunlong area, after the trouble to get there. I can't recall a night bus from Shangri-La to Dali Xiaguan, but if there is one, that would shave a day of the more direct route that bypasses these interesting little village areas, but that would get you into Tengchong afternoon of Day 3.
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Thirdeye4
From Yading, the public transport reality is going to work something like this:
Day 1 Yading to Daocheng to Xiangcheng. (spend night in XC)
Day 2 Xiangcheng to Shangri-La. (spend night in S-L)
No direct bus between Daocheng and Shangri-La ?
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Thorn Tree
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