Chinese Ideas
Several sources agree that the town of Yangshuo located in Southeast China is an excellent place to hit. It's like this small farming community settled into a valley of intense mountains. Great day trips on hired bicycles apparently. We're farm boys (kind of), I think we'd fit in (save the language barrier and a host of other things). Also, Shigatse, Gyantse and Lhasa in Tibet (all within 50 km. of each other) are a "must-see" - whatever that means. Lots of monks, mountains, monasteries and incredible Tibetans. A couple of ideas - enjoy.