A splendid view of the Minya Konka

Trekking in Mt. Minya Konka, Sichuan

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August 12th 2014
Mt. Gongga or Minya Konka is located in Luding, Kangding and Jiulong County, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province. In Tibetan language, "Gong" means permanent snow cover, while "Ga" means white, so Gongga means white snow cover. It is located in the Miya Raogang area, a traditional Tibetan Buddhist administrative division. Local people also call it Miya Gongga. M ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more