Divaricate Strophanthus Seed is also called Gelsemium elegans Benth. It has red or yellow flowers and hyper toxic roots. Tseren’s family maintains frequent contacts with Divaricate Strophanthus Seed. Tseren’s family is the only family that makes Tibetan paper at present. They pick Divaricate Strophanthus Seeds, cut off their flowers, leaves and stems, and take the…

This is absolutely a journey of challenges. Lhaze County is located at 5053 highway mileage column of the 318 national highways. From there, there are several kilometers of gentle slopes and 25 kilometers of steep slopes before 5083 highway mileage column. Gyatso La Mountain Pass at an elevation of 5248 meters is close to this…

When shouldering the parachute canopy without backup parachutes once again and standing on top of the mountain, I tried not to think and feel, as if nothing existed except the hiss of the intercom phone resounding in my ears. “Take off!” “Go, and run towards the right!” I followed mu company’s direction. The moment I…

I climbed up along the rope and cautiously chose the position of my hands and feet. After climbing half-way up, I looked back to Lhasa. Sunlight sprinkled on the city. Sometimes white clouds drifted across the blue sky. The whole city lifted up its head behind me and we gazed upon each other. Gradually, I…

We saw the Lagarie Palace even before we entered Qusum County. According to historical records, the square of the palace was paved with white and blue gravels of good quality. The central part formed the pattern of Buddhist swastika, lotus and 8 auspicious symbols. The patterns were quite original and delicate. However, much of its…

For Tibetan people, burning incense is a daily activity to pray for good fortune. In fact, Tibetan incense is also very popular among tourists from home and abroad. The Tibetan incense is brought in from India 1,300 years ago. These years, Tibetan incense producing becomes popular with the development of tourism. The incense made in…

Many travelers to Lhasa may only focus on the grand Potala Palace, the holy Jokhang Temple, the busy Barkhor Street or the heavenly Lake Namtso. In fact, there are also many other interesting places. They may be known by few tourists, but they are no less awe-inspiring. Take a small village called Caina for example.…

In the long course of history, Lhokha was acknoledged as “the cradle of Tibetan culture” for a number of “First Places” it had won: the 1st dynasty of Tibetan history–the Tubo Dynasty; the 1st king of Tibet Nyatri Tsenpo; the 1st palace Yongbu Lakang;the 1st Buddhist chapel Trundruk Monastery; the 1st farmland Suodang; the 1st…

In Gega Village, you will have a good view of Mount Namjagbarwa. Located at the Nyingchi area in the southeastern part of China’s Tibet, Namjiagbarwa with an altitude of 25,531 feet (7,782m) ranks as world’s 15th highest peak and 1st in China’s ten most attractive mountains selected in the 2005 Chinese National Geography. It is also…

Our trip to Nanyigou Valley had s misty color because of the foggy weather. 5 km outside Mainling Zong County, we saw a road sign pointing that Nanyigou was ahead. Shortly after that a village of Monba ethnic group came into our sight. It was a stockade village on a green mountain. In between yards…