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From Xiahe to Langmusi, China

From Xiahe to Langmusi, #China

17 October 2016
The journey from #Xiahe ( to #Langmusi ( should to be a boring #travel day. And you have to travel if you want to see something. However, it was a great day. Yes, we spent some hours in the bus. But the landscape was beautiful, especially because off the fresh snow form the night before. So, we really enjoyed this travel day from Xiahe to Langmusi.

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From Xiahe to Langmusi, China is part of the China #Tour 2016. Please find the summary on YouTube:

In the same China tour you can find:
City trip #Beijing, China:

The Great Wall of China (The #Chinese Wall):

Terracotta Army and City Wall of Xian, China:

Xiahe and the Labrang Tibetan Buddhist Monastery:

From Xiahe to Langmusi:

The Kurte Tibetan Monastery and the Langmusi gorge hike:

Huanglong near Songpan:

Chengdu and the Chengdu Panda Reserve:

Shangri-la:

Hiking the Tiger Leaping Gorge Trek, China:

Lijiang, China:

The 3 famous Pagodas in Dali, China:

Yangshou in the Karst landscape, Guilin, China:

#City #trip #Shanghai, China


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Tagong, China | Find.Us.Far

We head further into the mountains to a small town called Tagong in historical eastern Tibet. We visit a monastery, a creek with prayers carved into the stones, visit 16,000 feet elevation, and again try some different food.

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Panoramic view from the summit of Shika Mountain near Zhongdian (Shangri-La)

This was my best attempt at capturing the view from the summit of Shika Snow Mountain, 4450 meters above sea level.

Everywhere around us were the prayer flags so common to Tibetan terrain. According to Tibetan Buddhism they're meant to bless both countryside and more, and the different colours represent the five elements; blue (sky), green (air), red (fire), white (water), yellow (earth).

Naturally, I had to nick one as a souvenir. So the yellow prayer flag currently in my backpack means that the earth on which I trek is somewhat blessed - Tibetan style.

[Shika Snow Mountain, Yunnan Province, China, 11.05.2012)

Qilian Mountain.AVI

Qilian mountain 4500m

Langmusi in winter

LangMuSi monastery, a unique Tibetan monastery that is divided into 2 parts, 1 half in SiChuan & the other half in GanSu by the BaiLong River.

highlights along this journey includes, RuoErGai wetlands, HuaHu, Dazang Tibetan monastery.
autumn red leaves at MiYaLuo and Pear flowers blossoms at JinChuan

Winter at Qinghai Lake in 4K

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As the largest saline lake in China, Qinghai Lake, historically known as KokoNor, is situated in the northeast corner of Qinghai Province. The names “Qinghai” and “Kokonor” both reflect the vast beauty of the lake and both mean “Blue Sea” in Standard Mandarin and Mongolian respectively. Twenty-three rivers and streams empty into Qinghai Lake, most of them seasonal. Five permanent streams provide 80% of the total influx.
Situated in the Northeast of Qinghai Province and with an area of 4,489 sq.km (988 ac.), it is twice as large as the famous Tai Lake. It is a beautiful lake not only for its scenic spots, vast views, and beautiful islands and but also for the lively Tibetan culture surrounding the lake shore. Located in the northeast of 4,500-meter-high (14,764 ft.) Tibetan Plateau, Qinghai Lake can look like a bright reflective mirror calmly seated between the vast grasslands and surrounding snow mountains.

Qinghai Lake is an important place in history which has been the traditional meeting place between Mongolian and Tibetan cultures. Despite its salinity, Qinghai Lake has an abundance of fish but most of these species are illegal to catch and fish. Sadly, the lake is shrinking at a rate of 10 cm a year as there is no permanent outflow and the inflow has decreased with increased water usage.

Zhangye, Gansu: Horse's Hoof Temple: Matisi

I was really lucky to be able to recover this footage - this is a place that foreigners rarely visit, so I REALLY wanted to show you!

The Mati Temple Scenic Area, also named Horse's Hoof Temple, is a distinguished scenic spot integrating grottoes, the scenery of the Qilian Mountain, and Yugur local customs, lying in Sunan Yugur Autonomous County in Zhangye City.

Legend about the Horse's Hoof Temple goes that a Chinese Pegasus landed here, leaving a huge horseshoe imprint that can still be seen within the Mati Hall in the temple. Thus the temple got the name “Horse's Hoof Temple”.

Mati Temple boasts more than 70 caves and shrines. These grottoes are arranged in the form of a pagoda, with Buddhist halls inside and corridors outside. The total number of caves and shrines both inside and outside is up to 49, all of which are of unique designs. The surroundings of Mati Temple are very beautiful, and the verdant hills, green waters, unusual peaks and peculiar caves are the most famous things of Mati Temple.

The Mati Temple Scenic Area consists of mountains, grasslands, pine forests, and a range of temples. Around the main temple there are winding passageways, caves, and well-organized stairwells.

Besides, the Mati Temple Scenic Area is distinguished for the Yugur People, which is a unique minority group in Gansu Province, living at the foot of the snow-covered Qilian Mountain in the southern part of Zhangye for several generations. The Yugur people are fa¬mous for their folk songs, dances, tents, costumes, food and culture. Studies show that the Yugur people may be descendants of the Xiongnu people, an ancient nomadic people in China who roved about on the highland meadow at the foot of Qilian Mountain for good water resources and lush grassland.

In the Mati Temple Scenic Area, tourists can enjoy the scenery of Qilian Mountain and the vast grassland. It is also possible to stay in a Yugu minority tent, where you can drink chang (Tibetan wine, made of barley) presented by Yugur girls, sample the traditional hand eaten lamb, accept hada (a silk scarf used as a greeting gift), and appreciate folk songs to know more about nomads lifestyle. Horseriding can be tried, which makes you experience unique customs of the Yugur in Zhangye.

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Swimming at the Head of the Yellow River

The Yellow River begins in Qinghai, one of my favorite places in China. The water was really cold and refreshing after hours of driving into the mountains.