http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Gansu/Xiahe/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , China , Gansu , Xiahe en-us Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:20:58 BST Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:20:58 BST www.diariodeunviaje.com todo en nuestra pagina webA unos 300 km de Lanzhou es un pueblo tibetano a 3.000m de altura. El tren llego a Lanzhou a las 630 y directamente cogimos un taxi a la estacion de autobuses 30 para coger el bus de las 730h a Xiahe 45p. Llegamos a las 1130h antes de lo que pensabamos 270km 4h. La estacion de autobuses esta en la calle principal asi que fuimos a http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Gansu/Xiahe/blog-267948.html herzliche weihnachtsgruesse aus xiahe in tibetnun ist es wiedermal einige tage her dass wir uns gemeldet haben. inzwischen ist mal wieder einiges passiert.sind von lanzhou aus wo wir heidi und jutta am 22.12. getroffen haben am 23. mit dem bus nach sueden richtung tibet gefahren. zu weihnachten in buddhistischer umgabung viel schnee und hohen bergen haben wir uns so gedacht.aber wie immer http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Gansu/Xiahe/blog-230239.html A relaxing day in XiaheOkay so last night the Pierre sorry if I spelt it incorrectly and myself headed to a Tibetan bardisco that we had been to the night before but I forgot to write about and this is a proper Tibetan bardisco. There was no sign above the door just a flashing neon light and a whole group of Tibetan men entering and exiting. So we entered and I was immediately struck by the http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Gansu/Xiahe/blog-226480.html A day full of surprisesOkay so when I got up and looked out the window something didn't look quite right so I opened the door and stepped outside into the snow. Yeah it snowed over night its kind of cold here.Anyway after the excitement of the snow wore off it was off to the monastery with a French guy I met the night before we were to take a tour of the monastery with a monk who spoke Englis http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Gansu/Xiahe/blog-226262.html Friends through silenceSo yesterday I caught a bus very early from Xining to Xiahe. I woke up at 6am and was out of the hotel heading to the bus station by 6.30 it was freezing cold. Some how I managed to navigate my way to the right bus and stood around waiting for the driver to come and load our stuff onto the bus. Once all the gear was loaded and we started getting on the bus an argument broke http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Gansu/Xiahe/blog-226246.html Dag allemaalNa Langmusi zijn we naar Xiahe getrokken. Om zeven uur 's morgens in de vrieskou een overvolle bus genomen naar Xiahe. Er waren geen zitplaatsen meer dus moesten Yves en ik met andere Tibetanen en Chinezen in het gangpad zitten verstopt voor eventuele wegcontroles onderweg. Hoewel de rit maar drie uur duurde was het een van de minst aangename die we al gedaan hebben. Ik had weer ee http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Gansu/Xiahe/blog-214944.html after way too much time on trains with disgustingly loud snoring men rousing homicidal feelings in both kt and i one hour in lanzhou my only opinion was big grey city yuck and then another cramped busride we're finally in the first place that i really liked upon arrival. when i told kt this place seems nice she nearly fell out of the openair taxi we were catching to our hostel. she i http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Gansu/Xiahe/blog-211121.html Xiahe...a long way from Jiayuguan 10 hours of snoring men and screaming children some meaty vegetarian dumplings in Lanzhou and a 6 hour busride to 3000m above sea level the Tibetan Plateau and we're in Xiahe.It feels like a different country. The bus station is in the East of the town and one long road of shops and houses stretches west until it arrives at Labulang Lamasery the largest Tib http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Gansu/Xiahe/blog-211112.html Ok Segunda parte de mi tour8092007Fuimos a Leshan a 30 km de Emeishan.En la montaa Leshan encuentras el Gran Buda adems de templos es el buda ms grande del mundo Leshan DaFo construdo para que la gente lo viera y asi evitar naufragios. El Gran Buda mide 71 m de altura y 28 de ancho en l hay un ingenioso sistema de desage que ha evitado su erosin.Si quieres fotografiar al buda enter http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Gansu/Xiahe/blog-208458.html Bueno pues este sera mi blog de viaje xDAhora mismo estoy en Xiahe China es una ciudad tibetana en Gansu provincia china situada en el noroeste. La llaman el segundo tibet.Y como he llegado aqui estoy haciendo un pequenio tour en China parti de Shanghai y fui a Chengdu Sichuan visite zonas de Sichuan como Jiuzhaigou Huanglong y montanias como Emeishan y Leshan.Seguidamente me dirigi de C http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Gansu/Xiahe/blog-200711.html Helloooo peeeeps .. hope you are all well and good to see that you are enjoying the pictures. So I am in a Tibetan town called Xiahe Sheeaha on the 282930 and 31st July in the Gansu province at an altitude of 3kilometers above sea level. It's my favourite place so far bueatiful lpace friendly Tibetan people nice hostel. Though it breaks my heart to leave this place I take the 740 bus http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Gansu/Xiahe/blog-189803.html Noone seemed to know if the daily direct bus to Xiahe would be running so we took the less risky option of first going to Hezuo where reputedly there were several onward connections. We'd both noticed the scent of vomit in the air and several minutes later when we'd both started to feel dampness in our trousers investigations revealed that someone must have been sick in both our seats but had http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Gansu/Xiahe/blog-172503.html Leldeit's actually not that hard to find your way around in the country where nobody speaks English we have managed to purchase tickets and to find the right buses and trains so far without much troubles well Steven has dealt with these issues bless himso we are in a little town called Xiahe. We arrived yesturday afternoon. Its very nice here mountains and a lot of monks around. The http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Gansu/Xiahe/blog-170471.html This is as far as Tibetan culture I will experience on this trip lots of Tibetan monks and their monasteries in the Gansu province but still not exactly Tibet yet I feel the Tibetan vibe here monks walking all over town in taxis in pedicabs and as we found out also oggling at scantily clad women at an impromptu verietymodel show at one cul de sac hotel near ours. We would have stayed bit lo http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Gansu/Xiahe/blog-167653.html Thursday 31st May to Tues 5th June 2007 The next place Hee and myself wanted to go to after Dege was to the Tibetan monastery town of Xiaha in Gansu province which is several days traveling from Dege with not much of interest to stop and see along the way. After discussions with people in the bus station Thankfully Hee did all the discussions as he can speak a bit of Chinese and I can't we we http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Gansu/Xiahe/blog-166927.html While in Xiahe on my first visit in May as indicated by the date on this blog I went on many walks out and around the edges of town just to explore and also get great views and a different perspective of the impressive Labrang Monastery and the locals' everyday life.In May much of the area was dry brown and dusty as the summer rains had not yet arrived. The locals were preparing the dry infe http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Gansu/Xiahe/blog-158011.html Surrounding Xiahe are vast areas of grassland used by local nomads as pastures for herds of yak dzo bull crossed with female yak Tibetan cattle sheep goats and even pigs. The more famous areas are Sanke about 13km away Ganjia about 34km away and further away still Takkar famous for its enormous rock formations.Ganjia Grasslands not a joke by the way were my first choice as they http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Gansu/Xiahe/blog-157301.html One of my favourite activities whenever I arrive anywhere new is to wander often aimlessly through back streets and up trails to get a feel for the real life experiences of the locals. It also affords me many opportunities to meet the locals and at least make an attempt at effective communicationMy wanderings in and around Xiahe provided me with innumerable opportunities such as this. In par http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Gansu/Xiahe/blog-156007.html The present residents of Xiahe consist of about 45 Tibetans 45 Han Chinese and 10 Hui Muslim providing an interesting mix. As development continues with roadwidening projects rumours of an airport the tearing down of traditional housing and the erecting of ugly bright new hotels and ever more souvenir shops it is obvious that this mix is rapidly changing. The local Tibetans and Hui are http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Gansu/Xiahe/blog-156006.html Xiahe is a small but rapidly developing town in the SW of Gansu Province near the border with Qinghai. It is nestled in a beautiful mountain valley and is the location of famous Labrang Monastery. Labrang Monastery is second in size to the Potala Palace in Lhasa so Xiahe is visited not only by increasing numbers of tourists but also by innumerable Tibetan pilgrims many of whom have travelled v http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Gansu/Xiahe/blog-156004.html monks in the snow It was very cold when we got to Xiahe. We found a nice hotel with tibetian paintings tangka in the room. This time the hot water are only in the morning 89. So in order to take a shower we walk up at 8am. Must say it was a good one except they stopped the hot water at 850 when Amir still had some shampoo on his head. we were heading to the monastary there supposed to be http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Gansu/Xiahe/blog-145025.html I went to Xiahe last summer and absolutely loved it It is really a magical place full of good humoured Tibetans. They all look so fierce but they are a so sweetI took the 07.30 direct express bus from Lanzhou South Busstation. After 3 hours the bus stops in Linxia and you can eat some noodle soup. Then another 3 hours and you have arrived in Xiahe. Tibetans call this place Labrang. I spent my f http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Gansu/Xiahe/blog-124465.html Oh.. the rigours of travelling has meant that the pie has not gone unscathed in the last few months but is still intact very much enjoying notching up miles on the piedometer... Hello all helliphellip a VERY happy new year to you.Sorry this blog entry has been a while in coming. A few of the places we have visited have limited internet capabilities and I simply did not have the patience t http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Gansu/Xiahe/blog-116647.html Bin in Xiahe irgendwann spaetnachmittags angekommen. Vollkommen erschoepft und muede aber doch rastlos. Die ganze Fahrt hierher liess mich nicht zur Ruhe kommen wuehlte mich auf. Hab dann einen langen Spaziergang gemacht und war schon wieder so ueberwaeltigt von dem was ich sah das mir die Traenen in den Augen standen. Xiahe ist eine kleine Stadt in der ueber 50 der Einwohner Tibeter sind. Die http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Gansu/Xiahe/blog-99880.html 99 After 20 sleeper bus from Xian to Lanzouh we have arrived to Lanzouh at 0600 in the morning and took another bus to Xiahe at 0730. 44.5 Y 4.5 hours.Xiahe is little Tibetan village at the Tibetan hilly region. Itrsquos a green place surrounded with grasslands and it has the largest and most important Tibetan village outside of Tibet.119 we mention the 911 events with little bicycl http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Gansu/Xiahe/blog-90348.html Sunday August 20thAnother waytoo early morning bus. We said goodbye to Fany and went outside as we heard the bus honking like crazy to warn travellers that he was about to leave in 30 minutes better hurry and wake up the whole town. Our next destination was Xiahe a town with the biggest tibetan monastery outside Lhasa. Most people who come to Langmusi went to Xiahe before so we knew somewhat http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Gansu/Xiahe/blog-85297.html Hello again my dear family and friendsAs I have said before another day in China brings many interesting stories I was just in a small town called Zhongwei which is actually quite large but the Chinese think it's a town It is situated in a very unique convergence of desert and lush agricultural land as it is next to the Yellow river and Tengger desert. The first day I arrived I stayed at a http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Gansu/Xiahe/blog-70692.html We left Xian railway station bound for Lanzhou on yet another 13 hour overnight trip the best part of which was being able to see the first class waiting room It was full of very comfortable sofas and large screen tvrsquos and quite a contrast from the usual railway waiting rooms. Nick said that Xian is the only city that automatically allows foreigners to use the first class waiting room re http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Gansu/Xiahe/blog-18028.html