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Published: August 27th 2018
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Shangri La
I begin this great journey from the town of Zhongdian, also known as "Shangri La", even though the name sounds evocative, the town, nowadays, has lost its magical ambiance that it used to have a long time ago.
This is my second experience in the Tibetan world, after the "Labrang monastery" in Xiahe, Gansu province.
Zhongdian is a good place to hang around for some day...
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Bob Carlsen
You certainly have avoided tourist off the beaten path...
and you were quite brave to get smuggled into areas where foreigners are banned as you could easily have been spotted by the police.