Sichuan archive: Langmusi, Chengdu, Huanglong, Mt. Siguniang, and Tibetan highlands. Nature, spirituality, karma, and personal travel stories.
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
⏳🌅💪 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 … 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
[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