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Shangli again

Tuesday, March 31st, 2015

Enjoyed my time in Kanding. The place kind of grew on me with its mix of Tibetan and Chinese cultures in an uneasy balance. Actually I found the place very friendly and easy going with its mixture of monks, tibetans and chinese and couldn’t feel safer. It was the fact there is rarely a police car further than 30 metres away and enough paramilitaries to ensure perfect harmony that left me wondering. Will British towns and cities look this way in 10 years time with our [read on]

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Yading 5

Saturday, March 28th, 2015

My final hike took me to frog lake. A couple of chinese hired horses and with me walking our guides took us to a very peaceful route to another lake. Quite a lot of going up hence the horses but i enjoyed the hike and felt very fit. Next day it was the trip to Daocheng then yesterday to here Kanding. It was much prettier with more snow around but in Kanding that was rain.
The original plan was to return to my old faves of Tagong and Danba but with so much time spent in Yading something has to be missed. Always the problem with short holidays.
But overall thouroughly recomend the route. Some people on blogs rated Yading higher than Juizhaogou and Torres del Paine which had even Jeremy Clarkson grabbing the camera. Having seen those two in the full glory of autumn it is prohably unfair of me to make the comparison. I would say they are more scenic but here has the cultural mix thrown in which makes for a great all round trip. Anyway sun just come out so will check Kanding out on a quiet Sunday.

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Yading 4

Saturday, March 28th, 2015
Next day the weather turned poor with snow showers so I decided to return and get some different pics. This time I waited for the bus and having had potato soup the previous night felt much stronger and was quickly ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Yading 3

Saturday, March 28th, 2015
Now this is where it all goes wrong at least in the off season. Transport is controlled by the company that brings people in from the tourist center which effectively means Daocheng which means no bus until 10.30 am ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Yading 2

Saturday, March 28th, 2015
Left Daocheng for the 2 hour trip to Yading. You get dropped of at Shangri la where you buy your ticket then a bus takes everyone the 31 kms to Yading village and then the start point. We stopped at ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Yading 1

Saturday, March 28th, 2015
Back in the real world after arriving back in Kanding last night. Was planning on heading to Danba today but weather turned miserable and feel like a lazy day so will catch up with life and then head to ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Doacheng 3

Saturday, March 21st, 2015
Having plannned to leave this morning sickness left me staying the extra day. So Doacheng, as everyone knows is famous for having the highest altitude airport in the world!. Probably not a good idea to be flying from low altitude ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Daocheng 2

Friday, March 20th, 2015
Cont . the flip side is the Tibetans are less keen on their land becoking a Disney theme park. The batons,helmets and riot shields laid out at Litang bus station as were probably the huge convvoy of military vehicles possibly ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Doacheng

Friday, March 20th, 2015
Just been throwing my guts up after having diarhea all day. Just what I needed on a 12 hour bus journey. And the toilets at least at the bus stops are as bad as they get. Saying that there ... [Continue reading this entry]

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China beginning 2 Shangli

Thursday, March 19th, 2015
So the motorbike dropped me off at the bridge to the old town, I crossed over and went to the first building, a lovely old place and took a room with a balcony with excellent views. Unfortunately I hadn't ... [Continue reading this entry]

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