Ngawa Tibetan And Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Day 10: Barkam To Mt. Siguniang
Barkam to Aba/Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture was like Kangding to Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, meaning it was the seat of the prefecture. There was a river flowing alongside the town, too. But I felt that Barkam seemed to be much less crowded than Kangding and had no sign of international travelers. Today was […]
Keep Going
⏳🌅💪 2020 is only 6 months away. Everyone is struggling, please don’t fall. // 半年之后迎来2020年。每个人都在挣扎，请你千万别倒下。 Bànnián zhīhòu yíng lái 2020 nián. Měi gèrén dōu zài zhēngzhá, qǐng nǐ qiān wàn bié dào xià. // Bán niên chi hậu nghênh lai 2020 niên. Mỗi cá nhân đô tại tránh trát, thỉnh nhĩ thiên vạn biệt đảo […]
Ngawa Tibetan And Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Day 9: Langmusi To Barkam, Transit In Zoigê
I didn’t know that I saw the Hui mosque the day I arrived in Langmusi. It was on the right side of the monastery near the bus stop and on the way to the hill that I trekked in that evening. I found out when I saw the photos I took that day. Before getting […]
Ngawa Tibetan And Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Day 8: Langmusi And Tibetan Sky Burial Site
[Tiếng Việt ở phần dưới] Langmusi was very dusty even in the early morning because janitors in their full workwear with masks and long gloves sweeping everywhere. I could only see their eyes and their beautiful feather brooms. I started for what I thought the Sichuan side of the town, but couldn’t find the Hui […]
Remember Forever
🕒😔🌸 Life is too short to remember forever. // 人生苦短何必念念不忘。 Rénshēng kǔ duǎn hébì niànniànbùwàng. // Nhân sinh khổ đoản hà tất niệm niệm bất vong. // Cuộc đời ngắn lắm việc gì phải nhớ mãi không quên. P.s.: Picture taken in Langmusi, Sichuan and Gansu, China in 2019.
Ngawa Tibetan And Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Day 7: Zoigê To Langmusi
Really, Langmusi (Taktsang Lhamo according to Tibetans) was out of my initial plan. This was somewhere unplanned. Its name wasn’t in my last plan sheet in May. It was somehow a last minute decision. It turned out to be the best place of the journey. As we all stayed in one room with 2 beds, […]
Ngawa Tibetan And Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Day 6: Songpan To Zoigê Grassland
After one third of the journey, I discovered that I was able to buy a ticket, make a reservation, ask for directions, order food, etc. with my improving Chinese. Though the bus departed at 10:00AM, it reached Zoigê Grassland aka Ruoergai Marsh at 12:30PM. As I was at a higher place than Songpan, I saw […]
Ngawa Tibetan And Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Day 5: Huanglong
Because it was raining when we started for Huanglong, we decided to take the cable car to halfway. On the way to the top, I saw some precautions of health and oxygen, but didn’t experience any breathing problem if I walked slowly enough. The view from the top lake was astonishing. If Mounigou was all […]
Ngawa Tibetan And Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Day 4: Mounigou
I didn’t have a good night sleep with people coming in and going out. Why did they have to make so much noise at night? I envied the other 2 Hanoian girls having their own room yesterday because there weren’t enough beds in the dorm rooms. And I found out the Dien Bien girl also […]