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http://www.fenghuang.axooh.ch Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:48:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.fenghuang.axooh.ch/archives/81 Came back last night from two days of hiking in the Yading Reserve close (3 hours by minivan) to Daocheng. Quite tiring given altitudes from 4000m upwards. The reserve is a paradise of nature surrounded by 6000m peaks. Unfortunately the peaks were mostly covered by clouds. It was still beautiful. ... http://www.fenghuang.axooh.ch/archives/79 As I ran out of English options I have to use Chinese. Bu neng shuo hua. Spechless. Again. I now this starts to get boring but it is the truth. I was preveliged to have the chance to attend a Tibean Sky Burial this morning. An absolutely incredible experience. Maybe the most extreme ... http://www.fenghuang.axooh.ch/archives/78 Went out to climb the hills beyond the monasteries to see the stars. At this altitude and this remote of a location really beautiful. Unfortunately got chased away by one of the rowdy dogs that linger around here. Scary moment. Still have not eaten lunch or dinner. What a day! http://www.fenghuang.axooh.ch/archives/76 Speachless. Again. Did my laundry this morning. In the well, of course. Then started wandering through Litang, especially the Tibetan part of town and the monasteries. I do not know where to begin. People are beautiful. Character. Their faces tell life stories. Tibetan families (up to four people) cruise the streets on ... http://www.fenghuang.axooh.ch/archives/75 Strolled through the monasteries today. And climbed a small mountain. Tomorrow early morning off out west to Litang. . - “Surrounded by snow-capped peaks and resting on open grassland at an altitude of 4014m, Litang will leave ou breathless in more ways than one. Tibetan culture abounds here.” I am very ... http://www.fenghuang.axooh.ch/archives/74 Went to Tagong today. Seven hours on bumpy roads. This is Tibet. A completely different world. I saw maybe 10 Chinese people on the way. Tourists in their own country. There is one word, 8 letters to describe today. P A R A D I S E . No time and no words to ... http://www.fenghuang.axooh.ch/archives/73 In Kangding now. Got here after an amazing bus ride through green, fertile plains and deep cut valleys, trough tunnels and over high passes, most the time along a gorgeous, wild river. It is such a different thing to see the countryside. The villages. Nature. A very very different China. Again ... http://www.fenghuang.axooh.ch/archives/72 Managed to get some pictures online. Pingyao - street scene. Pingyao - view from the city wall. Xian - train station ticket counters. No comment. Xian - lotos lake park. Leshan - street scene with rickshaws. Leshan - yep. That is him. Leshan - scenic beauty and pure humidity. Leshan - Great Buddha. View from the ... http://www.fenghuang.axooh.ch/archives/71 Came back to Chengdu last night. Stayed in a fantastic hostel. An oasis in the middle of this typical huge and gray Chinese city. An old warehouse transformed into a super modern, stylish and cozy place. Chengdu is tropical. Palm trees and lots and lots of humidity. It kills. Did I ... http://www.fenghuang.axooh.ch/archives/70 Just a really quick update to let you know where I am. Now at Leshan, some 2 hours south of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province. I spent the last night stuck in Xi’an. All trains and buses out of there were booked out for days. Crazy. Well I completely changed ... http://www.fenghuang.axooh.ch/archives/69