Around Xiahe: grasslands, mountains, Tibetan culture.


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June 5th 2013
Published: June 5th 2013
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I enjoyed the atmosphere around the Labrang Monastery so much that I ended up spending 6 days in Xiahe. I stayed in a fun guest house held by Tibetan monks where I met some young Chinese tourists, a few foreigners (in China to teach or study), a Chinese teacher who works with orphans, Tibetan men who openly talked to me about the difficulties of being a Tibetan in 2013, and many monks who enjoyed ... Read Full Entry



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going up the pass (above 3500m)going up the pass (above 3500m)
going up the pass (above 3500m)

juste avant la pluie!
Hezuo was very noisy and dusty because of all the construction happening thereHezuo was very noisy and dusty because of all the construction happening there
Hezuo was very noisy and dusty because of all the construction happening there

but the rivers were disgusting. As I was taking this picture, I saw a woman toss her home garbage in the river bed...
weekend in Hezuoweekend in Hezuo
weekend in Hezuo

the locals get on the hills
funerals?funerals?
funerals?

un enterrement?
35 km from Xiahe. Lanzhou, here I come!35 km from Xiahe. Lanzhou, here I come!
35 km from Xiahe. Lanzhou, here I come!

Time for me to cycle back to Lanzhou: about 260km from Xiahe. I will ride back in 2 and a half days, slowly, enjoying...



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