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Mount Everest closure is recently “side-news” which had caused influence on Tibet tour; Mount Everest National Nature Reserve in Tibet has been decided to ban tourists from entering core zone which is reorganized to begin from the Everest Base Camp. However, the mountain climber, whom are issued with climbing permit, are surely not be affected.

Recently, an online report about the Everest base camp was “permanently closed due to heavy ecosystem damage.” But it was denied by the local authority, and one official explanation has been made by deputy director of the EBC National Reserve’s Administration of Mr Gelsang, whom confirms that tourists are allowed to reach Rongphuk monastery or as far as the newly settled Camp Site Area which is about 2 kilometers away from the original Everest Base Camp.

Kangding was the first town for entering Tibetan plateau from Chengdu. People may not get the feel of Tibetan when arriving this rapidly developed Tibetan city; however, when continually drive to Xinduqiao town, which is 72 kilometers west from Kangding, you will get the feel of Tibetan.

The Highway from Chengdu to Kangding is almost completed, this newly built highway shall tremendously shorten the drive hours between Chengdu and Kangding from previously 8 – 9 hours to 3 -4 hours; another newly planned highway will connect Kangding and Xinduqiao town through a tunnel of Mt Dzetuo (4230m), which could shorten the drive to 1.5 hours from currently 3 hours, more than that, one train station is now being built at Xinduqiao town.

In the not far future, there will be three options for you to choose for getting onto Xinduqiao, flight, train and highway;

Litang Chode rebuilt has been just completed recently;

Litang Chode, also known as Litang Chode Ganden Tubchen Chokhorling, was built in 1580. It is the oldest and largest Gelug Pa Tibetan Buddhist monastery in the East Tibet of Kham. Nowadays, the Garze Tibetan Prefecture. It is the holy place of Gelug Pa Sect of Tibetan Buddhism, and also the key cultural relics in Sichuan Province.

In the evening of November 16^th, 2013, the main hall of Litang Chode was unfortunately destroyed due to fire disaster. In May of 2014, the rebuilding of the main hall began. After 4 years hard work, the reconstruction of the main hall has been going well, which the structural work has been completed, as well as the in-house renovations; the only left work is the three Buddha statues in the main hall, which is expected to be completed in 2019.

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2019 Katok Festival Date is confirmed to be held in the three days from 2019 August 8^th to August 10^th; August 10^nd should be the day for the traditional day of unfolding Thangka ;

Attending this festival by joining this tour…

Labrang monastery Noon Lesson begins almost at 12:00 o’clock everyday except Sunday;

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When time is approaching 11:50 am ,  two monks come to the roof top of the assembly hall and blowing Conch, the sound is a single to tell the monk students gathering together in the main hall.

The monks students are generally separated as two parts. Each part is leaded by one Teacher, all this is to proceed in the big yard of
 assembly hall, approximately 5-8 minutes all students are there, after rechecking by teachers, monk students will be guided into 
 assembly hall and be seated on the seats begin praying, while having their lunch.

When monk students walk into assembly hall, local Tibetan whom want to pray together with monks and learn usually remove their shoes and following monks entering the hall and sit  by the side of hall. 

2018 Litang festival is now begin, it is now with name of “Litang Cang Yang Dya Tso Poem Festival”. It last 4 days from August 2^nd to August 5^th. The programs are listed below:

Opening ceremony 
Time：August 2nd, 20:00  – 22:00 pm
Location: Litang Kang Nan Entertaining Center

Traditional Horse-racing
Time: The morning of August 3^rd and 4^th from 09:00 – 11:30 am
Location: Litang 8.1 Horse-racing Field

Sichuan Provincial Minority Writer Training and Poem Festival interview
Time: August 1^st to 4^th

Photography Exhibition
Time: August 2^nd to 4^th
Location: Rentang Ancient Street and Shuang Chuang Developing Area

Tibetan Merchandise Trading
Time: August 3^rd to 5^th
Location: King Gesar Plaza

Art Performance
Time: August 3^rd from 14:00pm to 16:00 pm
Location: Litang Kang Nan Entertaining Center

Art Performance – The Fan Yin
Time: August 3^rd – 4^th evening
Location: Litang Fan Yin Practice Center

Kangba New Tibetan Dress performance
Time: August 3^rd from 20:00 pm to 21:30 pm
Location: Litang Kang Nan Entertaining Center

Tibetan Traditional Dance of Guozhuang contest
Time: August 4^th from 14:00 pm to 17:30 pm
Location: Litang 8.1 Horse-racing Field

Tibetan Traditional Play
Time: August 3^rd 4^th in the evening
Location: Litang Tibetan Traditional Play Center

Qinghai Province has recently announced Qinghai Travel Ban on several national level nature reserves, including the Yellow River Source Area of Eling lake and Zha Ling Lake in Mado county; Nyempo Yurtse in Jigzhi county, Bird island and Sand island of Qinghai lake, Mt Qilian

In recent years, the rapaidly developed tourism and outdoor activities have become more popular in those region, in which visitors have poured in that results envirment damage, the left garbage and related activities of supplying has polluted local pasture and water sources. also the local wild life have been impacted by the approaching visitors.

In order to protect the local nature environment, Qinghai local authority has made the decision and activate the travel ban on those urgently protection-needed area; the reopen time is not for sure for the moment.