China travel stories: Langmusi, Shangri-La, Tagong Grassland, and more. Scenic photos, Buddhist wisdom, and personal reflections from Sichuan to Yunnan.
As coming back to Sichuan has been my plan for quite a long time, I decided that I would look for travel partners because my friends and sister didn’t like this kind of traveling. After looking in vain on Instagram, I decided to find on Facebook groups for other Vietnamese travelers. On 27 Feb, I … Read more
💉💄🖥️ “Four Asian witches” refers to transsexual surgery in Thailand, cosmetic surgery in South Korea, makeup skill in Japan and Photoshop technique in China. // “亚洲四大邪术”是指泰国的变性术、韩国的整容术、日本的化妆术、中国的PS术。 “Yàzhōu sì dà xié shù” shì zhǐ tàiguó de biànxìng shù, hánguó de zhěngróng shù, rìběn de huàzhuāng shù, zhōngguó de PS shù. // “Á châu tứ đại tà … Read more
The Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture is very prominent with the sutras fluttering on the majestic mountain peaks, or the chanting machines revolving and the prayers resounding everywhere, but there is also one kind of beautiful flower with the meaning of happiness: ge sang hua (cosmos flower). P.s.: Picture taken in Ganzi (Garzê or Kandze), Garzê … Read more
My company organized a 2-day trip to trek Ta Nang for managers. Despite advice to practice before the trip, I didn’t think it would be as hard a the hikes/treks I did in Kangding, Danba, or Garzê (all in Sichuan province of China) in 2009. Turned out I was wrong somehow. The day before the … Read more
⚡🌌🛣️ I am not your rolling wheels – I am the highway. I am not your carpet ride – I am the sky. I am not your blowing wind – I am the lightning. I am not your autumn moon – I am the night. P.s.: Picture taken in Danba, Sichuan, China in 2009.
🌄🌊🗺️ Mountains high, waters pure—none heed their call, Oceans wide, horizons far—no friend at all. // 高山流水无人识， 海角天涯何处寻？ Gāoshānliúshuǐ wú rén shí, Hǎi jiǎo tiānyá hé chù xún? // Cao sơn lưu thuỷ vô nhân thức, Hải giác thiên nhai hà xứ tầm? // Non cao nước chảy không người hiểu, Chân trời góc bể … Read more
I didn’t have a good night sleep so I felt a lil bit tired after waking up. Alex said that he didn’t wanna miss breakfast. Alex looked forward to a Western breakfast, but they served a Chinese one. Ha ha! But I liked this kind of a light breakfast. We rent a bike next door, … Read more
We got up very early, packed up very fast. We shared a cab with an Asian guy, costing 3 yuans each. We were early for the bus so I had a light breakfast. The drive to Chengdu got us stuck in 2 traffic jams, one of which was caused by our bus driver. He hit … Read more
Last night I had the longest sleep ever. I didn’t wanna go out, but then to please Alex’s desire to walk more, we got out of the hotel at 9 AM and walked along the road out of town until we found a track. We met a Tibetan woman, later she gave Alex two oranges. … Read more