Xiahe and the Labrang Monastery བླ་བྲང་བཀྲ་ཤིས་འཁྱིལ་

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June 5th 2013

Published: June 5th 2013

Bonjour à tous! Comme vous pourrez le constater, j’ai écrit un (trop) long email en anglais donc je vais essayer de faire plus court en français. Je suppose que vous avez bien d’autres choses à faire que de lire mes péripéties sur les routes de campagne de Chine et puis, de mon coté à Pékin le temps est super ensoleillé et j’aimerais bien en profiter au plus vite ! Je suis rentr... Read Full Entry

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I am a 36-year old language teacher, currently working in Beijing. I was born in France but China has been my home for many years. I taught French and English in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, for 6 years. I never thought I would stay in China for such a long time but it’s been an amazing experience! Professionally speaking, teaching Chinese students is extremely rewarding. They are so hard-working and eager to learn new things. And then China… there aren’t enough words to describe this intricate (hence fascinating) country. “China is not to be liked or disliked: i... full info

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getting lost in this maze of mud and brick houses

old gate

Above Xiahe

Xiahe is divided in 4 parts

modern apartments built by the Han Chinese, the Hui neighborhood (Muslim), the monastery and the Tibetan town

Hui minority

above the Hui minority neighborhood

going home

Beggars in Xiahe

I happened to be in Xiahe on an important day when Tibetans celebrate the re-birth of the Buddha. People must be generous. So farmers and elderly people come to the monastery because they know people will distribute money and food