Nixi Pottery & Tibetan Culture Experience

Destination:

Nixi pottery village, Tibetan family visiting

Distance: 30 kilometers

Duration: 6 hours roughly.

Transportation:Vehicle

Remarks:

The starting and ending points of this itinerary are both in Shangrila City, so this itinerary is only suitable for guests who overnight in Shangrila City.

Nixi Pottery Village is famous for its practical black potteries, most of which are fire pans, fire pots and kettles, and the traditional pottery-making technique that has lasted for thousands of years is still employed by the locals.

Though only simple wooden tools such as wooden bats,wooden hammers and wooden separators are used in the village, the pottery-making process is rather complex. First of all, the clays are patted into sticks by the wooden bats, and then they are kneaded into various shapes by hand; at last, they are fired in a kiln after polishing and decorating.

Enzhu, a senior folk arts and crafts architect in the village, fires clay potteries at his own home, and he makes over 50 kinds of delicate potteries by controlling the fire well, including butter tea pots, highland barley flagons, fire pans, fire pots, incense burners and butter-burning lamps.

We will learn from this architect, make a pottery by your own hand.

After this, we will drive to Yila village, walk into a Tibetan house to visit their house,talk with local Tibetan people, experience the butter tea, barley powerd, and their snacks.

Quotation:

From 800RMB per person.

Based on private tour for 2 people. Price varies depending on program, travel date, number of people and car type.

Package includes:

A private air-conditioned bus，an experienced licensed driver, entrance fee to all scenic spots listed in itinerary;

a local experienced English-speaking guide and travel agencies Liability Insurance and some bottle waters.

Tibetan type lunch is includes in this tour.

What to bring: Camera, hat, sunscreen, comfortable clothing & some money to purchase any memorable items.