http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Tibet/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , China , Tibet en-us Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:27:25 BST Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:27:25 BST On our way from Lhasa to Everest we stopped at many small monasteries and villages. The monasteries were all amazing but after a few hundred Buddhas it all blends together. We passed many villages that we home to Tibetan farmers. We stopped at one place where the made the local food called sampa. Which is barley ground into a flour and mixed with tea. I was lucky enough to be invited to try so http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Tibet/blog-312291.html due to sensitive times this blog had been amended in order to not put any of its subjects in danger. I will update the story at a more appropriate timeAlso Everest was deserving enough of its own entry so this is broken up into to parts...before and after Everest.ohhhhh Tibet...where do i begin Well at about midnight the night before we left Chengdu we were told that we had to get on the r http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Tibet/blog-311732.html So what do I say about spending time at the highest point on earth First as a disclaimer I must say that I am not sure I can quite put it into words...We began our drive to Everest Base Camp at 1030am not quite sure how long it would take. The road itself had amazing scenery that was constantly changing from green hills to lakes to desert like conditions to dirt roads. Due to all the new reg http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Tibet/Everest/blog-311109.html Everest deserves a blog entry of it's ownI've had this obsession with Mount Everest for as long as I can remember. There's just something about it that mesmorises me. So naturally when we were this close I had no problem shelling out the money to travel to Everest Base Camp. We were going to be in Tibet for 10 days and scheduled 2 nights at Everest Base Camp in hopes of seeing the beast. From tal http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Tibet/Everest/blog-311108.html OK so after many many email messages and reviews and explanations I am set for my trip to Tibet. Apparently I have to go as a member of an official tour group. But I will be a group of one. I think this is a peculiarity that the Chinese insist on. I will have a guide with me when I visit Lhasa Gyantse and Shigatse. From my other readings some of these guides are completely useless and nothi http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Tibet/Lhasa/blog-311044.html After almost a year of study and preparation I have finally reached my destination. I am IN CHINA not to view the marvelous Olympics but to head East to TB which is my abbreviation here on out for Tibet. After a 23 hour flight including a 5 hour layover in Atlanta I arrived in the magnificient Shanghai Podang International Airport which is truly a showpiece. After NOT finding my name on a p http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Tibet/blog-310289.html Getting everthing set up for our journey into Tibet wasn't the easiest of tasks and that was evident up to our plane taking off. We were initally scheduled to leave our hostel at 5 am for our 750 flight from Chengdu to Lhasa which was pretty damn early but nothing too major. We were getting ready for bed around 11 pm when there was a soft banging on our door. I opened it to find one of the travel http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Tibet/blog-309293.html Sorry everyone this is going to be a long one. Tibet is amazing and there is a lot to say Be warned...Getting to Tibet was quite the journey in itself. We were supposed to leave the hostel in Chengdu at 5am for the airport but at 1130pm the night before as we were getting into bed the poeple who worked at the hostel ran into our room saying we had to leave at 330am instead. The Olympic torch http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Tibet/Lhasa/blog-309289.html more click we have got a good news that China has cancelled all the restriction on foreign tourists to go to Tibet from August 7th.2008.travelers numbergroup size is not restricted.Places to visit are not restricedtravelers in one group can come from different contriestravelers can stay in Lhasa by themselvesIt is easy to obtain a Tibet Permit if you have necessary ducumentsfor example http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Tibet/Lhasa/blog-309229.html more click For more than 700 years the central government of China has continuously exercised sovereignty over Tibet and Tibet has never been an independent state. Now millions of files in both Chinese and Tibetan recording historical facts over more than seven centuries are being kept in the archives of Beijing Nanjing and Lhasa. No government of any country in the world has ever recognized http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Tibet/Lhasa/blog-305446.html more click How Does the Dalai Clique Carry Out His Separatist ActivitiesStarting from the point of maintaining the unification of the motherland and national unity the central government adopted an attitude of patient waiting towards the Dalai Lama after he fled abroad. His position as a vicechairman of the NPC Standing Committee was preserved until 1964. However surrounded by foreign anti http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Tibet/Lhasa/blog-305443.html more click Tibetan is the language chiefly used in Tibet. Linguists hold different opinions on its origin but most believe that it was created according to Sanskrit in the early 7 th century under the rule of Songtsen Gampo a king of Tibet who married a princess of the Tang Dynasty 618907 and introduced Buddhism into Tibet. In China the number of papers and documents recorded in Tibetan i http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Tibet/Lhasa/blog-305437.html more click As the rapid development of Tibet Toursim Industry every year there is high resing number of traveler go in to Tibet espical after the train running. So that till now 2007 there is much more new hotel built. Our staff of tibettravel.org make more than 1 month get most of the hotel information via city Old New Stander and Budget try to give all the Tibet travel lovers the most use http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Tibet/Lhasa/blog-305436.html more click Influenced by weather conditions it is not always suitable to visit Tibet throughout the year. Generally speaking the golden season is autumn. During this time the weather is fine and pleasant and the density of oxygen is according to scientific statistics the highest. In addition several Tibetan traditional folk festivals are also celebrated in this season such as the Shoton http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Tibet/Lhasa/blog-305433.html more click If you take the package tour to the place like Lhasa Gyantse Xigaze etc. with the altitude of 3000m you don't need to provide the special equipment only the daily commodity required. Please find out the below list as the daily commodity which is required to be prepared for your Tibet tourSun cream with the protection index of 60 sunglasses or dark glasses with a sun protection http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Tibet/Lhasa/blog-305429.html more click . Bank Accounts Foreigners can indeed open bank accounts in China Both RMB and US dollar accounts the latter only at special foreign exchange banks. You do not need to have resident status a tourist visa is sufficient. . Carrying MoneyA money belt or pocket sewn inside your clothes is the safest way to carry money. Velcro tabs sewn to seal your pockets shut will also help thwart http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Tibet/Lhasa/blog-305427.html more click Acute Mountain SicknessAMS is common at high altitudes and depends on the elevation the rate of ascent and individual susceptibility. Most visitors to Tibet will suffer from at least some symptoms that will generally disappear through acclimatization in several hours to several days.Symptoms tend to be worse at night and include headache dizziness lethargy loss of appetite na http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Tibet/Lhasa/blog-305424.html more click There are two main routes through Sichuan to Lhasa a northern route and a southern route. Both routes take an superlative scenery. The northern route offers a range of scenery from forested alpine country to the high plateau of the Changtang and passes many large monasteries the southern route is lower wilder and more alpine passing fewer towns and monasteries and stunning lakes. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Tibet/Lhasa/blog-305423.html more click Get Chinese Visa before coming to TibetChinese Visa Firstly please be noted that Chinese visa and Tibet permit is two things totally different. To enter Tibet or any part of China excepting Hong Kong and Macao Visitors to Hong Kong holding passports from the some countries DO NOT need a visa when staying for a specified free period a Chinese visa is necessary. It may be be http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Tibet/Lhasa/blog-305413.html more click The QinghaiTibet Railway attact lots of overseas tourists entering Tibet by train. I talked about my journey of Tibet at Xining Train Station on July 10. I join a tour group with everthing was well arranged. The facilities and sanitation condition on board are very good. we can communicate with crew members in English. That's so good. I got to know Tibet from TV thousand http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Tibet/Lhasa/blog-305411.html more click In June the 27th the Chinese government has open Tibet to the world but 3 monasteries are still close2404 They are Drepung Monastery Samyee Monastery and Ganden Monastery. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Tibet/Lhasa/blog-305395.html more click All of the world knows what happened in Tibet in 2008the Exile goverment of Dalai Lama wants to separate Tibet from ChinaChina is every strong and Tibet belongs to China for more than 1000 years.How could Daila Lama do itThe only way is to take advantages of Olympic Games.Exile govermnet made riot on Mar.14.2008 in Lhasa and they expect that China would fight against thembut they http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Tibet/Lhasa/blog-305388.html It's a go I received word a few days ago that the Chinese government has lifted travel restrictions for foreigners into Tibet. Onward and upward literallyI hope to see Lhasa and some monasteries and maybe get out in some more rural areas. I have no idea what to expect. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Tibet/Lhatse/blog-303226.html Indescribable TibetHow to describe Tibet I have heard it called ldquoShangri Lardquo and I have heard it called ldquoThe Rooftop of the Worldrdquo but there is really no accurate way to describe this amazing and mysterious place in a few simple words or even paragraphs. It is an absolutely amazing place that time seems to have forgotten. It features some of the most breathtaking man http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Tibet/blog-276786.html