Yunnan is famous for its tourism in that there are many places of great interest, such as Kunming, Dali, Lijiang City, Xishuangbanna, Lugu Lake, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, and so on.

They finally spent two years in Dali, Lijiang and Shangri-la, Yunnan province, shooting the movie.

The ancient town of Shaxi is situated on the ancient post road between Dali and Lijiang prefectures in the territory of jianchuan County, Yunnan Province.