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Monlam Prayer Festival in Amdo Tibet
Written on December 29, 2014 at 12:50, by Wangden
The Monlam Prayer Festival holds in many Tibetan monasteries across Tibetan Plateau, but the Rebkong or Tongren county in Qinghai Province and Labrang or Xiahe in Gansu Proince in the Amdo region of Tibet are the two most most famous Molam Festival among all. The Monlam Chenmo, also known as The Great Prayer Festival, is More »
Tibet Entrance Ticket Prices
Written on December 25, 2014 at 15:10, by Wangden
In order to make your travel plan and budget for your Tibet trip. Here are the list of the entrance tickets. Though some travel agencies include all the entrance tickets in your Tibet Package Tour, but most travel agencies still do not include them and leave it as an optional. In case if you do More »
Xining Day Trips
Written on December 24, 2014 at 08:44, by Wangden
Xining, known as Siling in Tibetan, is the start of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway and the gateway to the Amdo region of Tibet. Just outside the city are many famous monasteries, national parks, and nomadic grasslands worth visiting. Xining is also the capital city of Qinghai province in the northwest of China. Here are some of More »
Lhasa Day Trips
Written on December 23, 2014 at 14:37, by Wangden
There are many locations near Lhasa that are worth visiting for a day or two. These sights, which include Namtso Lake, Ganden Monastery, Pabonka Hermitage, Drigung Til & Tedrom Nunnery, Samye Monastery, Yamdrok Lake, and the Drak Yerpa caves, give you a chance to experience the beauty of Tibetan land and culture outside the city. More »
Xining Airport opened its First International Flight
Written on December 23, 2014 at 05:58, by Wangden
December 5th, 2014. Xining, the capital city of Qinghai Province at the far north east of Tibetan Plateau opened its first regular direct international air route on Friday, linking the provincial capital of Xining with Bangkok, Thailand. This flight is owned by China Eastern Airline and it takes about 3 hour and 40 minutes. This More »
2014 Tour of Qinghai Lake International Cycling Race
Written on July 6, 2014 at 21:50, by Wangden
Date: July 6th – July 19th, 2014 Location: Qinghai Province, Gansu Province and Ningxia Province Stages of the tour : Stages of the Tour: Stage: 1 – 6 July : Xining Stage: 2 – 7 July : Duoba – Datong Stage: 3 – 8 July : Huzhu – Xihai Stage: 4 – 9 More »
Top 10 trekking tours in Tibetan Plateau
Written on July 5, 2014 at 17:17, by Wangden
The stunning high-altitude landscapes of Tibet offer great opportunities for trekking. Whether you are interested in climbing mountains to visit remote monasteries, riding horses across the vast grasslands, hiking through national parks, or circumambulating holy snow mountains, Tibet has something for you. No matter your skill level, if you are interested in trekking in Tibet, More »
The Eight Auspicious Symbols of Tibetan Buddhism
Written on July 4, 2014 at 19:01, by Wangden
In Tibetan it’s called Tashitakgyad, The eight auspicious symbols are the most well known group of Buddhist Symbols, and are traditionally listed in the order of : 1). White Parasol ; 2), a pair of golden fish ; 3), a treasure vast; 4). A lotus ; 5), a conch shell ; 6), Enless Knot or More »
Places you should visit on the Lhasa – Mt. Everest – Nepal border Tour
Written on May 4, 2014 at 17:52, by Wangden
Ralung Monastery Ralung monastery is about 200Km from Lhasa. On the way to Gyantse, after crossing Kora La pass, will reach Ralung monastery at 6Km east from the main road between Nagartse and Gyantse. This monastery was first founded in 1193 by Drogon Tsangpa Gyare. Ra means goat and lung means prophesy in Tibetan. Therefore, Ralung More »
Lhasa and Surrounding ལྷ་ས
Written on April 9, 2014 at 20:13, by Wangden
The town of Lhasa, straddles the banks of the Kyichu River, where the valley opens out to its fullest extent. This is a city where the sacred temples and the profane have forged an uneasy co-existence. Lhasa, The Tibetan capital, is located in U-Tsang. This central region of Tibet with an altitude of 3650m/11975ft, is More »
