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 … Read more
[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 … Read more
🕒😔🌸 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.
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, … Read more
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 … Read more