Tour to East Tibet Kham (Part II)

The Journey to the tribes of Khampa Tibetan — Manijiaguo – a hidden small village close to Lhagang has one such large mani pile, which can be thought to be the largest one in the eastern Tibet of Kham;  we continuly move to the next stop of Bamei, a beautiful Tibetan town, 30 km west from Lhagang,

A Khampa tractor driver is transporting wood back his home for building their new house

A group of visitor is hiking across the field to approaching the great white chorten next to Bamei county

Gatar Shangbalin monastery is also called Hui-Yuan-Si in Chinese, it located in the land with shape of lotus;

Debating is the best way and a must way for monks improving their knowledge on buddhism

“Watching tower” – a local special building of Jiarong branch of Tibetan in Danba, which is a small county located in a bottom of a river junction;

A group of Watching towers photoed at Suopo village, the existed watch-towers have a history of more than 200 years, and still being used by local Tibetan villager (Jiarong Branch)

The weather in Danba is mild, and when the other high plateau is still freeze in Feburary, here Peach blossom is blooming

This is a beautiful typical Tibetan building – a guesthouse runned by the owner of this house, and there is even a small “Museum”, which shows the history of this Tibetan (Jiarong) family, there are quite a lot of interesting stuff,

Kham Eastern Tibet (Part I)

The trip of Kham Eastern Tibet starts from Chengdu — A drive of 6 or 7 hours from Chengdu or 45 minutes flying from Chengdu, you will be reaching at Kangding, the gateway of going onto Tibetan plateau; the modern transportation has “shorten” the distance between the remote area and the modern cities nowadays;

our visit to one of the Tibetan Tribes begins at Kangding;

A Tibetan village is seated near the pass of Mt. Dzetuo (4350m), it is about 40km west from Kangding, nearly 2 hours driv for reaching at this pass;

By following the curved road, you will be reaching at a remote small town – called: xinduqiao, where you will be able to witness the Tibetan horse rider… you are in the Snowland area now;

Alexia, an such adorable 2 year little French girl has become the youngest visitor to Lhagang monastery, as well as the Kangding, Bamei, Danba…etc, she is now standing outside of Lhagang monastery enoying sunlight of high pleteau, and curisely observing such a fresh world, Welcome – our dear little french friend- Alexia

A tibetan wall paiting is concentrating on painting the wall

Mt. Yarla is one of the Holy mountain to the tibetan, whom live the eastern Tibet of Kham, every eyar, pilgrims from across Kham and Amdo coming for the pilgrimage cora of this holy mountain

Two families, which know each other are talking; one of the two are non the horse back, another one is on the back of motorcycle;

A ceremoney is held at one religious assembly, tibetan are proceeding one ritual “long head-knock”