Wild Party in Shoton Festival

  In Shoton Festival, not only Tibetan men, but also women are born warriors. Horse-racing, tug of war, yak-race, rock-lifting… It is this festival that provides a chance to express everyone’s pride and make such a hot day. Let’s go to join the festival and have a wild party!

December 5, 2013 BY Kunga

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The Mystery of Temple of Lord Guan Yu in Lhasa

  Red-faced Guan Yu in the Temple of Lord Guan Yu on Mopan Mountain in Lhasa has turned from a brace warrior into “Garan Buddha”. He is guarding Tibet in the temple with good combination of both Han and Tibetan elements. I wonder why Lord Guan Yu in the central China has moved to Tibet.…

December 4, 2013 BY Kunga

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Go to Tibet for A Wild Play

When you come to Lhasa, your 5 senses will be completely conquered. Your eyes can see the magnificent Potala Palace glittering under the blue sky and white clouds; your nose can smell the fresh fragrance of the land soaked with barley aroma; your taste buds can taste the sweet and delicious butter tea; your ears…

December 4, 2013 BY Kunga

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Zhari Namco’s Lightening Peninsula

  To many people who have traveled to Ali, the magnificence and vastness of Zhari Namco, its mountain and its posture will leave an unforgettable impression. Yet, the peninsula extending into the lake is just like a lightening hitting the lake. How is it formed? What are the stories about it? I can not wait…

December 3, 2013 BY Kunga

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Rawok Lake-Home at the Heart of the Lake

  The vast and magnificent Tibetan Plateau boasts the largest number of lakes in China. Where there is a lake, there are islands. What are the special landscapes on the plateau islands? The first lake with islands we have encountered after entering Tibet from the Sichuan-Tibet road is Rawok Lake. Let us take a closer…

December 3, 2013 BY Kunga

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Shooting Xinduqiao

  All travelers, whether the ones who drive vehicles, or the tough guys who love trekking or cycling outdoors, would praise highly Xinduqiao on the Sichuan-Tibet road. No matter when, where or what kind of scenery you encounter, it is recognized as the “photographic paradise”. Be careful, otherwise you camera memory card will be ran…

December 2, 2013 BY Kunga

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Vicissitudes in Qinwadazi

  Where are you, the broken city walls, the thick weeds, the big tombs, the eroded stone carvings, the history and the promises? Time flies like an arrow and brings drastic changes in an instant Qinwadazi. What kind of past has been buried by the years?

December 2, 2013 BY Kunga

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Traveling to Ali-So Far and So Near

  Driving from the bustling Lhasa, you are infinitely fascinated by the unexplored land. Passing by a mountain, you’ll find that someone had drawn a lot of ladders on the cliff leading upward. He is saying in your ear that the ladders are the gateway to heaven. You suddenly feel in your heart that the…

November 29, 2013 BY Kunga

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The Grand Feast of Walking on the Pure Land

  The sun rises from the mountaintop every day and illuminates us with the most extravagant sunlight in the world. Marching on shoulder by shoulder with a group of pilgrims and walking around the lake Namtso, we feel agitated, wondering whether it is a kind of pilgrimage to the sacred or a kind of prayer.…

November 29, 2013 BY Kunga

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The Age-Old Precious Garden–Norbulinka

  The precious trees here were planted 300 years ago. The place is luxuriantly green all the year round, with birds of varied kinds perching the branches and exotic and strangely scented flowers blooming. Here is Dalai Lama’s special summer botanical garden, the most beautiful aristocrat botanical garden in history. In every Shoton Festival, the…

November 28, 2013 BY Kunga

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