Trekking Trip to Mt. Minya Konka(6)

grass land
Grassland full of wild flowers

wild flowers

A closer look at the wild flower on the grassland

valley

The valley we passed through

mani stone

A pass we need to cross over

valley

The valley over the pass and we stayed overnight in the valley

woo,we see the rainbow

Rainbow is very common on the plateau

tibetan dog

Marmots are very common in these area and Tibetan people near Kangding are very friendly to these animal and some time you can even see marmots plays around children and it is better not to touch this little thing as it may have plague. However, in the area of Rilong the local people hunt this animal for its oil in order to cure chilblain and it is said the oil can even penetrate the palm of an adult’s hand.

trekking path

Yaks dot on the grassland

trekking path

Tents of Tibetan herdsmen

Alpine meadow

We saw a road that land cruisers can go on.

wild flower

Radix Gentianae

flowers

Alpine plants

the road connects villages

This road goes to Kangding

river

It is a nice weather

highland flowers

Radix Euphorbiae Lantu

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Two Tibetan children

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Road connects to the Tibetan village we are supposed to stay

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It is very hot during the daylight when the sun comes out and it would become very cold suddenly when cloud falls.

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Tibetan village

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the Pagoda

These pictures shows the countryside scenery in Sichuan Tibetan Area, which we call Kham Tibet, if you like them, you may plan a trek tour to Minya Konka in Sichuan. Tibettravel.Org offers some tours in Kham Tibet, see Trip to Kham