Deqin: Mingyong Glacier
Frozen ice plain high on Kawa Karpo, Deqin, China
Mingyong Glacier
Mingyong Glacier north of Deqin,Yunnan province China.
Driving route Shangrila-Deqin
drive far away from Thailand to Shangrila-Deqin
more than 4,000 km in China
Route Shangrila-Deqin
drive far away from Bangkok for more 3,000 km.
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Nyainqên Kawagarbo, Deqen, Yunnan Province, China – 神 山 卡 瓦 格
Deqen County 德 欽 縣, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪 慶 藏 族 自 治 州 in Yunnan Province 雲 南 省
Diqing is in the northwest of Yunnan and overseas the prefecture-city of Shangri La City 香 格 里 拉 市, or called Zhongdian 中 甸, and 2 counties; namely, Weixi Lisu Autonomous County 维 西 傈 僳 族 自 治 縣, and Deqen or Deqin County.
Deqen has a heritage from the southern Kham 喀 木 or 康 區.
Feilai Si 飛 來 寺 in Deqen County 德 欽 縣
Feilai Si, Naka Zhashi or Trashi Gompa in Tibetan, is 10 km further from Deqen on the National Highway 214. In China, some places are named after their temples and Feilai Si is one of them.
Feilai Si is where we shall see the majestic Kawagarbo 卡 瓦 格 博, which lies between Deqen, and Zogang 左 貢 and Zayu 察 隅 in the Tibet Autonomous Region 西 藏 自 治 區 to the west.
Getting There and Away
The gateway to Feilai Si 飛 來 寺 in Deqen County 德 欽 縣 is Shangri La City 香 格 里 拉 市 or called Zhongdian 中 甸.
The bus trip is a memorable one and reaches the highest point at 4292 m above sea level. I would include this ride with others in a later video to showcase the scenic routes along the Three Parallel Rivers 三 江 併 流 in Yunnan Province 雲 南 省.
Kawagarbo 卡 瓦 格 博, the Sacred Mountain of Tibetan Buddhism
Kawagarbo, Khawa Karpo or Kawagebo, is also known as Meili Snowy Mountain 梅 里 雪 山, a small ridge of the extensive Hengduan Mountain Range 横 斷 山 脉, which runs north-south skirting the eastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau.
Peak at 6740 m, Kawagarbo is said to be second only to Mount Kailash or Kang Rinpoche 岡 仁 波 齊 峰 in the western Tibet Autonomous Region 西 藏 自 治 區, as the most Sacred Mountain of Tibetan Buddhism.
Summit at 6638 m, Mount Kailash is the venerated mountain of 4 religions, namely Bon 苯 教, Buddhism 佛 教, Hinduism 印 度 教, and Jainism 耆 那 教.
The impassable Kawagarbo divides the upper reaches of Nujiang 怒 江 or the Salween River 薩 爾 溫 江 in Burma 緬 甸 or Myanmar, and Lancang Jiang 瀾 滄 江 or the Mekong River 湄 公 河 in Vietnam.
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Kawagarbo 卡 瓦 格 博 or Taizi 13 Peaks 太 子 十 三 峰
Kawagarbo is commonly known as Taizi 13 Peaks, where Taizi means Prince. The 13 peaks from south to north are :
1 … Mianzimu Peak 缅 茨 姆 峰 – 6054 m *
2 … Jiawaren-an Peak 吉 娃 仁 安 峰 – 5471 m *
3 … Baowuduji Peak 包 烏 杜 吉 峰 – no record of height
4 … Bujiong Songjie Wuxue Peak 布 迥 松 階 吾 學 峰 – 6000 m *
5 … Wugedong Peak 烏 格 冬 峰 – 6000m
6 … Pabanidingjiuzhao Peak 帕 巴 尼 頂 九 焯 峰 – 5880 m
7 … Badui Peak 八 堆 頂 峰 – 5157 m
8 … Kawagarbo Summit 卡 瓦 格 博 峰 – 6740 m *
9 … Shuolazanguimianbu Peak 說 拉 赞 歸 面 布 峰 – 5295 m
10 ... Zhandiwuxiu Peak 沾 迪 吾 修 峰 – 6365 m
11 … Nairidingka Peak 奶 日 頂 卡 峰 – 6379 m *
12 … Cuguilaka 粗 歸 腊 卡 – 5993 m
13 … Mangkuanglaka 芒 框 腊 卡 – 6400 m
* denotes those peaks that can be clearly identified in the video
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Mingyong Glacier 明 永 冰 川 – the lowest Glacier in China
From the summit of Kawagarbo 卡 瓦 格 博 at 6740 m, the Glacier runs a 12 km course down to below 2000 m and is exposed to monsoon weather with unstable snow condition that makes climbing almost impossible.
An avalanche on 3 Jan 1991 claimed 17 life of a joint-expedition by the Japanese and Chinese at an altitude of 5100 m.
No one has succeeded climbing Kawagarbo.
Today, climbing is banned.
According to traditional belief, any mortal reaching the summit would anger God, who would withdraw the blessing and disasters would come.
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Introducing of Yunnan shangri-la MingYong glacier in Meili snow mountain雲南香格里拉梅里雪山明永冰川
2017年1月10日 D7
明永冰川介紹 - 迪慶藏族自治州 德欽縣
明永冰川是梅里雪山最狀觀的冰川，也是雲南海拔最低能有冰川的地方，峰頂終年積雪，由頂部延伸最長達2600米的狀觀冰川景色，遊客可身處於海拔3800米的觀景台觀這神級冰川，成為了冰川迷一個極之值得去觀看的自然美景。
true beauty of Meili Snow Mountain
came to Yunnan three times and finally saw the true beauty of Meili Snow Mountain.
明永冰川‧雲南‧Mingyong Glacier‧Yunnan
明永冰川在梅里雪山腳。上山時，我騎的馬鈴鐺很響亮，偏我前面的那一匹就不掛鈴鐺，我問牽馬人才明白，馬兒兩匹編成一組，前面的年紀較大，領著後面年幼的，老馬也不用回過頭來，聽著鈴聲就能知道幼馬的動靜；我問幼馬多大了，他說三歲，我說怪不得牠爬得這麼吃力，便下馬走一段路，讓牠歇歇；但我走不了多遠，就氣喘了，海拔2000多米，雖不算太高，但對一個生活於低地的人來說是一個考驗，只好重新上馬，馬仔，辛苦你了。上到觀景台，經常到這裡的領隊歎息說，每次來，冰川都縮小了，有朝一日可能全融掉，永久消失了。Mingyong Glacier is located at the foot of Meri Snow Mountain. As we went uphill, the bell hung on the horse I rode jangled. I noticed the horse in front didnt hang a bell at all. I asked the horseman to realize that horses are grouped by two. The elder leads the young. And the elder doesnt have to turn its head to know the young is following by just listening to the bell. I asked how old my horse was. He said three. Oh dear. No wonder the pony looked painstaking on every step. I got down to walk for awhile to give it a break but not for long I began to gasp. After all, its more than 2000m high here. To a man who used to live on lowland this was a pretty trial. I got on the horseback again and pony, I said, I hated to. When we arrived at the sightseeing platform, our leader who frequently came here sighed because everytime he got here the glacier shrank a bit. One day, perhaps, it melts completely and gone forever.
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KAWAGEBO
Some mountain scenery recorded March 2011 on the way to Mount Kawagebo in Deqen Tibetan Autonomous Perfecture.
From Lijiang to Zhongdian, Deqen, Fe Lai Si and finally reaching Mount Kawagebo and Mingyong Glacier on the chinese border with Tibet.
At 6,740m (22,113ft) Kawagebo is one of the most sacred mountains for Tibetan Buddhism. The highest peak is still unclimbed.
Mingyong glacier descends from Kawagebo to the Mekong River.
Music: First dream called ocean by Helios
Deqin: Buddhist monk ceremony on the upper Mekong
Thic clip was taken in a Tibetan house at Yangtza, a small hamlet along the upper reaches of the Mekong (Lancang) river in NW Yunnan just south of Deqin. The monks were performing some kind of blessing with their drums, cymbals and horns. The valley also contains many people from the Lisu mminority. Taken in April 2004.
Shangri-La - Deqin - Feilaisi
Amazing race in Deqin china
Meili 100KM Ultra Endurance race Deqin 2017
Shangri La, China (消失的地平线- 香格里拉，中国)
Shangri-La is a county-level city in northwestern Yunnan province, People's Republic of China and is the location of the seat of the Dêqên Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.
Shangri-La is also a fictional place described in the 1933 novel Lost Horizon by British author James Hilton.
香格里拉為一個虛構地名，最早出現在1933年英國小說家詹姆斯·希爾頓的小說《消失的地平線》中。
香格里拉藏语意为“心中的日月”，是云南省迪庆藏族自治州下辖市及首府所在地，位于云南省西北部、青藏高原横断山区腹地，是滇、川、藏三省区交界地，也是世界自然遗产“三江并流”景区所在地。
(Source from google)
Leaving Deqin: 11 April 2015: Suzuki Caravan#14
Deqin Yunann Chine
Voyage à Deqin aux portes du Tibet, 6 heures de route dans la chaine montagneuse himalayenne.
Meili Snow Mountain viewed from the Songtsam Meili Hotel
Central Shangri La, Deqen, Tibet A R , Yunnan, China, 2017-05-20
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