Blogs from Western Sichuan Northern Yunnan, Sichuan, China, Asia

Hi All After a hearty lunch and a recharge of the ebike we headed south of Daocheng to visit ReWu Temple. I must admit I have been impressed by the ebike as it took 2 people up a dirt road right up to the top of the mountains. The temple has many houses around it with some derelict buildings too. The temple was undergoing restoration and we had a chat with some of the men doing the paintings for inside the main hall. A kind man did unlock one of the buildings and he told us that the building was 600 years old. The view from the temple was absolutely stunning. Looking down on the main Daocheng - Yading road and looking over the mountains made me feel that I was truly on top of the ... read more

The weather was picture perfect, the traffic volume low and alpine-esque valleys lay below me in all their glory. I had timed the ride just right. It was 1 pm, the hottest part of the day and my altimetre indicated an altitude of 4.400 metres as I headed ever upwards to Chola pass in Western Sichuan. I had spent the night in the cleanest hotel of the whole trip, showered with hot water for the first time in days and spent the morning happily clicking away at Dege printing lamasery's treasures. Now it was time to double-back and return to the north-south route that would take me up to Qinghai province and on to the New Frontier (Xinjiang). All of a sudden, as is the habit, I heard a revolving noise. Deciding to listen further before ... read more

Ka mes pagarinajm vizas Asia » China » Sichuan » Western Sichuan Northern Yunnan By Brass Monkeys July 6th 2007 Steven & Lelde Steven & Lelde Just having fun. Just having fun. tribe of local kids, Litang /Lelde/ tatad ir piekdiena un galigi neplanoti esam atpakalj Kandiga. Aizvakar agri sho vietu pametam, lai vairs neatgrieztos, bet, ka redzams, dazhreiz notikumi njem neplanotu gultni. Ka jau ieprieksh mineju, musu viza beidzas 8-ja Julija. Bijam nolemushi to pagarinat viena no nakamajm apstashanas vietam, tikai lieta tada, ka pilnigi nesasmadzenjojam, ka ir tada lieta ka nedeljas nogales, kad oficialas valsts iestades nestrada.... Viss jau butu vel izdevies ka planots, bet vakar uz autobusu, ko gribejam "panjem", lai nokljutu uz citu pilsetinu un pecak no turienes uz nakamo, kur nodarbojas ar vizu shtellem, netikam, jo visas vietas jau bija aiznjemtas:( ... read more