Ngawa archive: Langmusi, Huanglong, Mt. Siguniang, Ruoergai, and Tibetan highlands. Scenic beauty, spiritual wellness, and personal reflections.
🌍👀❤️ Il n’ya qu’un héroïsme au monde: c’est de voir le monde tel qu’il est et de l’aimer. // There is only one heroism in the world: to see the world as it is, and to love it. // 世界上只有一种真正的英雄主义，那就是在认清生活的真相后依然热爱生活。 Shìjiè shàng zhǐyǒu yī zhǒng zhēnzhèng de yīngxióng zhǔyì, nà jiùshì zài rèn qīng shēnghuó … Read more
🕊️☁️🏡 #backhome #wandererreturns #homesafe The bird became tired of the sky and clouds. After 3 weeks wandering, I’m finally back. I’m home safe and sound. // 鸟儿厌倦了天空和云朵，流浪了三周后，我终于回来了，平安到家。 Niǎo ér yànjuàn le tiānkōng hé yún duǒ, liúlàng le sān zhōu hòu, wǒ zhōngyú huílái le, píng’ān dàojiā. // Điểu nhi yếm quyện liễu thiên không dữ … Read more
Part 1: Chengdu to Hanoi At 8 in the morning, I went downstair to have breakfast at the hostel restaurant. But I opted for a dish of Taiwan rice instead of the buffet. I decided to stay inside for the whole morning because I’d get tired of waiting at the airport later. I checked out … Read more
Luckily for me, I could sleep well until 7AM because 2 girls checked in long before midnight yesterday. Because it was raining, I waited for a while then decided to go out shopping. It took me an hour to get to Decathlon. It was my first time at such a big sport store in any … Read more
Though there was a girl checking in the room yesterday afternoon after me, I was still woken up at midnight by 2 others. They also switched the aircon to a temperature that made me hard to sleep again. I tried the buffet breakfast. It cost me 15 yuans and was worth it. The Dien Bien … Read more
I realized that I was unlucky yesterday because it wasn’t raining any more. We went to the grocery store to find out the bus would only be here around 10 AM. So I decided to have another beef noodles. I was surprised that other companions didn’t have lunch. I sat on the last row of … Read more
Before I went on this trip, I thought Mt. Siguniang must be a place for climbers. I only liked hiking for a day of about 30,000 steps which was tiring enough. Stargazing on the snowy top of the mountain at night under the cold wind was no fun to me. I didn’t really wanna go … Read more
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 … Read more
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