Tiger leaping Gorge

On the way to Shangri-la we stopped to hike Tiger Leaping Gourge and 2 day walk for us sleeping at a
great guesthouse for one night.  the hike was wonderful one of the best.
We loved the naxi bread we had for breakfast.
On the morning of our hike we went into the town of Qiagtou and they had a market of ethnic minorities well worth
the photos as you will see.  All and all it was a great time. then we took the bus up to Shangri-la.

Our routing, traveling by bus

We flew to bangkok, then to kunming, bus to Dali, bus to Lijging, bus to shangri-la
then we got on a long bus ride to panzhilian or also called Jinjiany, wanted the train but alas no seats so another
sleeping bus to Chendu. there are 3 beds across two levels.  I had the top middle, quilt, pillow and trying not to fall out going around the turns.  A long hall and i had a great massage in Chendu for $5.  We stayed at Slims guesthouse, restaurant
bar, close to shops and night dancing in the park. Bus numer one.
 Then we took a bus to Leshian to see the
giant buddah Da ju sculpted into the hills  and extend my papers for another month but they only gave me 3 weeks.  Ok i will work with it.
We then moved to the Panda Guest house and went up to Emei Shan mountain the holy mountain,for the 2 day hike.  You walk these
little little stairs up and down the mountains to the guesthouses and monastaries.  2 day walk.
Lots of monkeys which Katherine will tell you all about.  Beautiful scenery. We slept in a monastary and had
breakfast the monks prepared.
katherine finshed the 2 day hike and we returned to Chendu.
We took a side trip to Huanglongrxi.for the day.
then i took the train to Golmud and train back to Xining in Quinhai, bus to Kunbum, bus to Xiahe bus back to
Xining train to chendu in soft sleeper and back to Bangkok, plane to chaing mai, bus to Bangkok and then back to the states.

Chendu, opera, Leshan Buddha, Emei Shan sculpture of puxian, Wannian Si Xixian Chi monesary

Wenshu Yuan Temple in Chendu

Slims Guesthouse Where we stayed, close to everything, great food, quiet, and a good place to meet other
travelers.


This is a picture of Dr Ho in Baisha town. famous Herb doctor.

Chendu opera-changing faces

Leshan worlds largest Buddha 71 meters finished in 803 Da Fa sculped into th riverside cliffs

Wanfoding the highest of Emeis peaks 3099 m  with 6th century Bodhisattva Puxian hike up the holy mountain,  two day trip going down.  Sleeping in monestary.

Xixiang chi eighteenth century momestary where we spent the night

Huanglongxi a charming riverside village where all the chinese movies are filmed

Huanglongxi on our river cruze  with Katherine and the boys below is our meal of tofu, morning glory and stringbeens.  Yummy!

Qinghai tibetian plateau, Xining, yellow hat Sect and the former home of the currnet Dalai Lama, Ta er si

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Ta er Si monastery 1560 yellow hat sect whith 700 monks stuying at the 6 schools and 1000 monks living there

silk fabric wall hanging from monastary

museum in Xining of Tibetian medicine, sacred objects, tibetian costumes and tankas

English tour guide at Ta er Si monastery

grasslands in qinghai

monks at Ta er Si

Ta er Si

grasslands and below monks in debate

These are some photos of the Labran Monastery Labuleng Si, Gelupa Yellow hat sect which i went to from

Xining Quinghai province on the bus through through the grasslands where the bus stopped and we all got

off stretched our legs and lay down to look at the clouds

  with the tibetians in costume and  they were chanting all the way.

On arrival i got my guesthouse and went on a english guided tour with 8 other interesting people through the monastary which lies on the Tibetian plateau, frountier zone or Han chinese, tibetians, and Muslims.

There are 700 monks studying there and 1000 monks living there.  Pilgrims from all over come to walk the route around and pray.

This is one of the most important tibetian monastaries outside of Tibet.

shangri-la, food at market, monestary in shangri-la

Katherine is out in the hills with some Yaks.

This is the good market where we had our great meal in Shangri-la

Shangri-la in the evening. We walked he streets and had some hot chocolate at my favorate hangout ROSYS

Stupa in Shangri-la

Our food at the market in Shangri-la.  Its was one of the best!

Ganden Sumtseling Monestary with 400 monks and below view of the Ganden Sumtseling Monastery

photos of shangra-la and tigers leaping gorge

Trying out the hats at the Qiaotou market town before we hiked tiger leaping gourge. Below is Katherine buying some teas from this woman who grew them..

buying some tea

Early morning Bai market in Yousuo



Tiger Leaping Gourge

Katherine walking the gourge

Our restaurant in the guest house at the gourge and ever changing view of the mountains. it filled up with people
as they came in from the hike.  Great vegetarian food.