The Great Himalayas of South Asia separates the Tibetan Plateau from Indo-Gangetic Plain. We know that it has the nine out of ten world’s highest peaks, including the top Mount Everest. The High Himalaya is also home to the the hundreds of lakes. Most lakes are at height of less than 16000 ft and very …
What mega cities of Beijing and Shanghai are to eastern seaboard of China, Chengdu and Chongqing are their counterparts to the west and southwest of China. The sheer size of these cities is mind boggling. Chengdu city limits has a population over 7 million, while its metropolitan area exceeds 14 million. Similarly, urban population of …
Chengdu and Chongqing: Gateways to Western and Southwestern China Read More »
The key stop on the Yangtze River cruises is at Mt. Minshan to marvel at the legendary Fengdu Ghost City. The name instantly evokes scary images and indeed the legend has it that the temples and statues atop the mountain have been meant to inspire just that, a glimpse into passage the dead must navigate en …
Amusing commemorative plaques at Fengdu Ghost City on the Yangtze Read More »
Though some of the local folks in the villages along the trail have been known to shake the tourists for cash, inventing fees for private trails, viewpoints and selling overpriced drinks, fruit and sweets, they can be largely ignored. If you can keep in your mind that the hike is doable in one and half …
Made and baked entirely on the street right in front of you, they are more a flat disk-shaped bread than a pancake but they are delicious. Made of dough, from an unleavened wheat flour, they are stuffed with shredded pork and minced green onions, rolled up, brushed with butter and baked in a simple fire pit …
Day 1：Arrive in Chengdu Arrive in Chengdu and transfer to hotel to check in. Day 2: Chengdu/Rilong-B, L, D After breakfast, depart Chengdu and travel to Rilong. At Yingxiu Town, witness ravages of earthquake. Then continue to Siguniangshan National Park, lit. meaning Four Girls National Park. Visit Shuangqiao Valley, the most accessible valley with vistas …
Being some 210 feet tall, the Grand Buddha of Leshan is the hailed as the biggest Buddha in the world. Starting in AD 713 it took nearly 100 years to carve out of the cliff face at the confluence of Dadu and Min rivers in a town of Leshan in Sichan Province, western China. Many …
By Hardie Karges It really was a simple enough idea: a month-long trip to meet up with my wife and her family in Thailand for 10-12 days, then continue on solo to Beijing, to use that as a base to explore the surrounding countryside—including Mongolia and North Korea—and the city itself, of course. And it …
Thailand, China, Mongolia, and North Korea: A Simple Plan Read More »
Skiing has always been historically linked to Scandinavia, and particularly the country of Norway. Nordic skiing has long been regarded as the earliest type of skiing recognised, and there is lots of historical evidence to back this up. But now this widely held belief is being questioned by the father of Skiing in China, Mr. …
Travel in Yunnan is always a rewarding experience. Visiting Zhongdian, principally a Tibetan town with a mixture of Han, Bai and Naxi, constitutes a great sample of Tibet if you don’t have time to travel on to Tibet proper. The Old Tibetan Town plus Songzanlin Monastery are a must see places when in Zhongdian. Songzanlin …
Charmed at Songzanlin Monastery, Zhongdian, Yunnan Read More »
