Road trip to the west, my National Day holidays

[rockdog]

Shangri-la county might be the most important destination for my trip, since my original plan was Lhasa. Due to covid lockdown, Shangri-la is the only Tibetan region i would go.

Shangri-La City - Wikipedia

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Motor traveling for young people.

Feels like gate of heaven.

The city of Shangri-la take a Tibetan lama temple as center.

 

[NoobWannaLearn]

Shangri-la county might be the most important destination for my trip, since my original plan was Lhasa. Due to covid lockdown, Shangri-la is the only Tibetan region i would go.

Shangri-La City - Wikipedia

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Motor traveling for young people.

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Feels like gate of heaven.

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The city of Shangri-la take a Tibetan lama temple as center.

Damn so beautiful I have been watching and reading Chinese stuff since I was a kid especially those wuxia novels lol seeing these brings those too life looks like will have to visit someday

 

[Kumaoni]

Stayed our last nite in a hotel at the bank of Erhai lake.

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The next day, we head to the Tibetan region. As you can see, the building of services area, now swtiched into Tibetan style.

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A sliding rock destroyed a bridge, we are forced to drive on national expressway.

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Now it's 3200m high ...

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Tibet is heaven in earth. I am from a Himalayan state in India which borders tibet, called Uttarakahnd.

 

[rockdog]

The Indigo Hotel has the best view over the town. In very Chinese ancient town, the top hotel always build on best location. It robbed the me USD300 per night.

Since they robbed me $300 per night, the afternoon tea was for free.

The best view point in the town.

The Cadillac Lyriq, its 1st EV on its 1st pure EV platform, had national level of road show here in Shangri-la.
It's $USD70,000 for entry level, pretty cool, but it's too young to me.

And now Tank 300, it's everywhere in western China now, it sold around 250,000 in 2.5 yrs. $USD40,000 but 70% off road capability as Jeep wrangler.

 

[rockdog]

Ganden Sumtseling Monastery is one for four most holy temples in Tibetan Budhism, it's 5km away from Shangri-la downtown.

Ganden Sumtseling Monastery - Wikipedia

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News board for how armed police of PLA had good cooperation with the temple ^_^.
For important Tibetan temple, there always a fire department of armed police nearby; we all know that such ancient and wooden temple is easy to catch fire. Of course, if there is some other kind of fire, the army plice would also terminte it ... you know what i mean...

 

[rockdog]

Stree view in the downtown of Shangri-la, people are hanging around during the national day holidays.

 

[ym888]

Damn so beautiful I have been watching and reading Chinese stuff since I was a kid especially those wuxia novels lol seeing these brings those too life looks like will have to visit someday

It's a little surprising. What authors have you read

 

[rockdog]

The view for Ganden Sumtseling Monastery from mountain.

The local Tibetans are rich, good house and good cars.

The local Tibetan wants to sell his property with $USD 3 millions ... including a hotel and a restaurant

Local breakfeast market, China is 100% covered by e-payment. I didn't take a penny coin or physical note for the whole journey. Everywhere is powered by Alipay or WeChat pay.

World's biggest prayer wheel, made with 88 tons of copper. People have to walk hard for rolling it.

 

[rockdog]

Local Tibetan do business on tourism and selling Tibet yaks.

The Shangri-la musuem. It says different Tibaten region has different dressing style.

 

[omaebakabaka]

Ganden Sumtseling Monastery is one for four most holy temples in Tibetan Budhism, it's 5km away from Shangri-la downtown.
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Ganden Sumtseling Monastery - Wikipedia

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News board for how armed police of PLA had good cooperation with the temple ^_^.
For important Tibetan temple, there always a fire department of armed police nearby; we all know that such ancient and wooden temple is easy to catch fire. Of course, if there is some other kind of fire, the army plice would also terminte it ... you know what i mean...

This looks even better than Potala as Lhasa has somewhat lost its character due to Chinese shortsightedness in building it up. Is this in Sichuan or Qinghai? Chengdu is another place from where I met lot of Tibetan monks while in China. I forgot one other monastery I visited that was kinda big and very important to Tibetans....need to look up my pictures from that trip.

 

[omaebakabaka]

It's good to know that you alsotraveled in western China. Western is always my favourite, less people, good envrionment, splendid landscape ... Welcome to visit again!

Yes, there was a group of us planning a trip into Tibet again to do some hiking into some of the places we could not go last time but Chinese govt is not letting any foreigners into the country much less Indians. These service areas did not exist in Tibet interior and only shitting into big mountain side holes in the ground was the only option....stink was horrible but its remote so I understand. I got chased by Tibetan mastiff, its bark is something I will never forget.

 

[rockdog]

This looks even better than Potala as Lhasa has somewhat lost its character due to Chinese shortsightedness in building it up. Is this in Sichuan or Qinghai? Chengdu is another place from where I met lot of Tibetan monks while in China. I forgot one other monastery I visited that was kinda big and very important to Tibetans....need to look up my pictures from that trip.

This temple belongs to Shangri-La，so it's in Yunnan province.

Did you go qinghai provice，there is Taer temple in its capital city Xining，pretty big one.

Yes, there was a group of us planning a trip into Tibet again to do some hiking into some of the places we could not go last time but Chinese govt is not letting any foreigners into the country much less Indians. These service areas did not exist in Tibet interior and only shitting into big mountain side holes in the ground was the only option....stink was horrible but its remote so I understand. I got chased by Tibetan mastiff, its bark is something I will never forget.

That's the attraction of Tibet，it is wild and original of Tibet.

The Tibetan mastiff is the wildest dog type closed to wolf，they almost only submissive to their master，they are wild enough to survive in tough Tibet.

This mastiff is for selfie，charges USD3 each time，^_^

 

[omaebakabaka]

This temple belongs to Shangri-La，so it's in Yunnan province.

Did you go qinghai provice，there is Taer temple in its capital city Xining，pretty big one.

Yes, traveled in Qinghai/Tibet and stayed in Xining. There is a huge lake there that I visited, can't remember the name anymore. Took train from Xining to Lhasa with three beautiful chinese chics lol

One of my unforgettable experiences. Also seen the tibetan mastiff's in Beijing too, I guess some people keep them as pets. Its bark is more deeper than even Tosa Inu. Keep us updated of the places you are covering, are you planning to go back the same route or loop a different route? May be getting too cold up in Tibet but if you are covering Urumqi then please post pics.

 

[Super Flanker]

Just like how they used Hunger Index to shit India (I do think India has issue on food distribution system, not getting worse but getting better); China and India might be the most mis-understood two entities by western, of course on purpose.

West has a Superiority Complex. They think of themselves as superior to everyone else in the world. For example see UK, their media once called India "Former British colony", just shows how retarded they truly are. They love to defame nations such as Russia, China, India etc. Coming to issue of hunger then yes there are issues on food distribution here but it is getting better over time.

 

[rockdog]

West has a Superiority Complex. They think of themselves as superior to everyone else in the world. For example see UK, their media once called India "Former British colony", just shows how retarded they truly are. They love to defame nations such as Russia, China, India etc. Coming to issue of hunger then yes there are issues on food distribution here but it is getting better over time.

Agree. See the election last month in UK，everyone knows Sunak is more capable than Truss，but finally those hidden racism made an uneducated white lady became PM. But i think it's good for this old empire's falling.

 

[rockdog]

Left Shangri-la and now climbing the Meili snow mountain. The Meili considered sacred for Tibetan Buddhists, pretty like Mount Kailash for Hindu.

We slept inside SUV at 3500m altitude, for viewing the sun raising on Meili snow mountain at 7:00 AM.

People are waiting for sun raise.

Since this hotel has best view, the room priciong is $200 per nite, as you can see people are standing on the balcony，for waiting to shot.

It's amazing to see how a holy peak was awaken from dark by sun raise.

A tiny Tibetan temple in Meili snow mountain area.

 

[rockdog]

Next day, we wen to potatso national park

Potatson National Park - Wikipedia

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And Tiger Leaping Gorge

Tiger Leaping Gorge - Wikipedia

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Two incredible highway bridges over the Tiger Leaping Gorge, one is in red paint one is blue.

 

[Bharatiya]

Beautiful is an understatement. This part of China is mostly hidden from the world. Those are some really scenic spots ngl.

We should really take notes from what the Chinese did and apply it in our context. Not just for the beauty of it, but for the economic dimension.

Our Govt is already developing several tourist circuits. And they're just starting out. Tourism would be a low hanging fruit with big returns. Lots of easy jobs for the locals.

Until our economy grows enough, these tourist destinations growth will be aided by international tourists and bring in $$$. Once an average Indian grows wealthy enough, we can sustain by purely domestic tourism.

We're really punching below our weight in Tourism for now. Thankfully, things are moving in the right direction and by the end of this decade, we might be taking a leap.

 

[rockdog]

After Tibetan region Shangri-La, we were back to "low altitude area". We visited a memorial park for RO.China’s southern fights with Japanses army during WWII.

The V stands for final victory.

Ro.China industry was pretty weak，bought helmets from all the nations.

The badges from cap of soldiers，collected from Myanmar，each means a lost chinese soldier.

The troop went abroad，fight along with USA and UK in Myanmar and trained in India.

 

[rockdog]

Maybe the wolrd`s top well protected battlefield of WW2. The battle of Song mount.

Battle of Mount Song - Wikipedia

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7600 causuties of Ro.Chin army for 1500 Japanese death，pretty bloody.

The troops were also trained in India by USA army. I tried to dig some history whether the Ro.China engaged with Chandra Bose`s troop in Myanmar，but the record is very limited.