Sally, yes, we're back in Jiaxing.  We had a wonderful time on our trip.  The weather was really bad--rainy and freezing--in Emishan, but we're still glad we went there.  The weather in Lijiang and Shangri-La was beautiful--bright and sunny--even though it was really cold when we were hiking in the mountains.Our guide, Crystal, in Chengdu, Leshan, and Emishan was OK.  Her English wasn't very good, and she didn't seem to be very experienced. Our guides in Yunnan--Andy in Lijiang and Tashi in Shangri-La, on the other hand, were excellent.  They both spoke English quite well, were very knowledgeable and experienced, and took very good care of us..  They were also very flexible and able to change plans to meet our needs and capabilities.

Best regards,

Lyle