Located in the Tibetan Plateau at an elevation of 3000m, it is home to one of the six major Tibetan Yellow hat monastery - Labrang Monastery. There is no direct train or flight to Xiahe, so I gotta take a 24 hour long train from Shanghai to Lanzhou, and the next morning, I took a 6 hours bus ride to Xiahe.
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On the train from Shanghai to Lanzhou
Great Folks I met in the train. (From Beijing, Lanzhou, Singapore & Zhejiang respectively)... Ok, I know I looked kinda weird!! Anyway, I have learnt a great deal from these people especially Mr Zhu, the guy on the far right, from Yiwu, Zhejiang Province. Even though he is not highly educated, this businessman possessed a wealth of management knowledge which he gained from his years of experience. He is indeed a true-bloom entrepreneur/businessman who is hardworking, smart, able to withstand stress and hardship, and most importantly, having an inquisitive mind. In fact, I am quite impressed by him. Now, I understand why some of the richest man in the world do not have a degree, as there are lotsa knowledge that are not found in books, and you need an inquisitive mind to distil knowledge from your experiences. He is a classic example of a great "distiller".
Lanzhou City's Evening...
Scenery along the way from Lanzhou to Xiahe....
New Friends who I met in the bus station, and I decided to follow them to stay one night in the Tibetan house in Sangke Grassland . - (Xiahe)
Tibetan Host, who was preparing "Chang-Ba" - Tibetan Staple food (made up of Wheat, Sugar, Barley). On the table, he also served us some yak butter tea and some dough. - (Grassland, Xiahe)
Tibetan Mud House and the grassland...
Horse-riding time!!! Felt a bit like the scene in "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon" - (Grassland, Xiahe)
Tibetan Lady Looking at the Vast land - (Grassland, Xiahe)
Sunset time.... and the Tibetan dogs have thick fur to keep them warm in the freezing nite. - (Grassland, Xiahe)
Two cute and innocent Tibetan girls - (Grassland, Xiahe)
Childhood should be this way.... full of laughter and fun!
Tibetan Lady waiting patiently for her bucket to be filled up. - (Grassland, Xiahe)
Tibetan Prayer Wheels - (Labrang Monastry, Xiahe)
Pilgrim - (Labrang, Xiahe)I saw him again 3 hours later. Still prostrating. We just smiled at each other.
Labrang Monastery
Xiahe
Pilgrims from the region. - (Labrang, Xiahe)
Old Tibetan Lady - (Labrang, Xiahe)
Cute Tibetan Boy with Panchen-Lama Pendant - (Labrang, Xiahe)
More Kids!!! =) - (Labrang, Xiahe)
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