China 2015 (part XII): Tagong
Tagong, Sichuan: Our next destination after our days in Litang was the tiny village of Tagong (click here for a map). This sleepy, little settlement is quite popular with backpackers […]
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China 2015 (part XI): Litang
Litang, Sichuan: Situated at an altitude of more than 4,000 m, Litang is one of the highest settlements of the world. In contrast to our previous stop Ganzi, the town […]
Video: Bus journey from Ganzi to Xinlong (China 2015)
After our days in and around Ganzi, we took the minibus to Litang. The journey followed a narrow river gorge towards the south (for a map of the trip click […]
Brown-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus)
The Brown-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus) is a small gull breeding at high-altitude (~3-4,500 m) lakes of Central Asia (e.g., Tajikistan, Tibet), while spending the winter months in tropical South and […]
China 2015 (part IX): Yushu
Yushu, Qinghai: Since we knew that our bus from Xining would arrive in Yushu in the middle of the night, we had already booked a hotel in advance. Although information […]
Video: Bus journey from Xining to Yushu (China 2015)
In the last post, I have written about our 14-hour bus journey from Xining to Yushu. This trip brought us to altitudes exceeding 4,800 m and let us experience the […]
China 2015 (part VIII): Xining-Yushu
Xining-Yushu, Qinghai: Because our first experience with the high Tibetan altitudes at Qinghai Lake led to a pounding headache, I was expecting worse during our bus journey from Xining to […]
China 2015 (part VII): Qinghai Lake
Qinghai Lake: The morning following our visit to Kumbum Monastery, saw us on the road to Qinghai Lake. The bus journey took around 3 hours one way and led us […]
Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica cyanus)
The Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica cyanus) is a medium-sized bird native to much of eastern Asia including most of China, Korea, Japan, Mongolia, and southern Siberia. The birds inhabit woodlands (e.g., […]
China 2015 (part VI): Kumbum Monastery
Kumbum Monastery near Xining, Qinghai: On the day following our arrival in Xining, we took the bus to nearby Kumbum Monastery. This complex of ancient and modern temples constitutes one […]
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