Danba, Tagong, Yading and Yubeng in November

Don't know DrChina can check this or not, but hopefully this is useful. You should post this onto the area of "China" though all the places are about the Kham in Sichuan and NW of Yunnan. We are a tour operator here in China conducted couple of tours to this area recently. The road from Chengdu to Danba goes via Ya'an, crossing over the Jiajin Mountain to Xiaojin before reaching Danba, on which, scheduled public buses are available at Chengdu's Chadianzi Bus Station, of which, the bus takes around 10hours one way to Danba, costs around CNY120?, It will be easiler get a seat in a van from Four Girls Mountain to Danba, costs around CNY60 p.p.. Jiaju and Zhonglu Tibetan villages both are near Danba Town and are nice to be. If you come to Yading and Yubeng in Yunnan, you need go crossing Tagong, it is not much interesting to sleep in Tagong in NOV, as it is getting cold, views become dull, suggest to sleep one night at Xinduqiao with much better hotels at very reasonable price. So just stop in Tagong for a visit to the Buddhist Tagong Monastery, then proceed to Xinduqiao. Yading and Yubeng hiking is fine in Nov, though it can be pretty cold and both have logistic supports preferred.

Cheers

SplendidChina