Ranking 1st among the 10 most dangerous highways in China, the Sichuan-Tibet Highway is also the longest highway as present. On this highway it is common to spot disfigured self-help drivers with tanned skins. Their cars are covered with dust, mud and scratches of all sized. Yet they share the same target of dashing all…

It seems that a clear and melodious ringing sound is coming from beyond the horizon, attracting the traveler to feel like returning to the past. Is it the sound of bronze horse bells on the old Tang-Tibet road back in the Tang Dynasty, or the tinkles of Repa dancers’ anklets? The Sichuan-Tibet road will allow…

Snow leopard, an endangered species, is a flagship that guides mountain biodiversity, a notable symbol of the highest altitude of the world, an environment envoy that promotes establishment of transnational park and natural reserves, and indicator of healthy mountain ecosystem. It is not only a representative species of Asian plateau regions especially Tibetan Plateau, but…

The king and queen of Guge kingdom were pious Catholics. They, together with other residents of the city, suddenly vanished overnight. Nobody knows the reasons for this oddity. The Guge’s disappearance is world mystery, just like Pompeii. In addition, the frescoes of Guge kingdom is beyond words and of great importance even in modern times.

Tibetan antelopes live a gregarious life in alpine highlands, alpine meadows, high frigid deserts, surrounding lakes and swamps of 3,250 to 5,500 meters above the sea level. They go out and forage every dawn and dusk. In winter and spring, as the food is scant, they are often found to be busy with food hunting.…

The major colors used in the frescoes in Guge and Tholing Monastery are red, orange and yellow, together with big areas of rock black and rock green colors. The aesthetic effect is close to that of the Dunhuang frescoes: sublimity mixed with elegance, symmetry with harmony, feminity with masculinity, melancholy with heroism, and sublimity with…

The legend of snowman is told mainly in the south area of Himalayas, meanwhile it also circulates east to Indo-Myanmar border, west to Karakorum, and north to the vast region of Tibet and Pamir. In this area, the legend of snowman that has great stature and aggressive temperament has existed for hundreds of years. There…

After a night of rest and reorganization, the survived demoiselle cranes set out even earlier than yesterday and arrived at the peak again. The snowstorm seemed died down a little. A new day being a new opportunity, the birds stayed closer to each other, but their calls were obviously not as loud as yesterday. Several…

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…

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…