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The Red Line is the route
traveled from Xi-Ning, Qinghai to
Mount Everest base-camp in Tibet
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The Qinghai-Tibetan
Plateau With its glacier-covered mountains
seen here from the plane, it is often called
the Roof of the World due to its high altitude
(average 4,000 m or 12,000 ft.) ???????
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The recently completed railroad into
Tibet - over rough terrain
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I chose a 4 wheel drive vehicle
with a local driver ????? - ???
rougher but better experience
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Much of my trip was driven on unpaved dirt roads
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Dirt roads are dusty ????????

you may wish for rain
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which you may regret ???????
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Mountain roads are usually winding along
hillsides ???????????????
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along rocky cliffs ??????
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View while driving as if you were
flying in mid air ????
Scary if you look down ????????
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One of us has to yield ????
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Improvised traffic sign (reads blow
horn) ????????
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Where bridges are not sturdy enough for cars
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the only way to cross the river is
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Of course not every attempt was
successful ?????????
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Even paved roads can be hazardous
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You are sharing the road with everyone and
everything ????????
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including these pilgrims who
prostrate themselves all the way to their
sacred destinations ????????????
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This vast grassland called Kekexilli along
Kunlun Mountain is home to these Tibetan
antelopes almost poached to extinction for their
luxurious fur
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My close encounter with a Tibetan antelope
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Tibetan gazelle ?? (???????,?????)
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Tibetan eagle ??
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Qinghai Lake the largest lake in China
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Blossom along the shore of Qinghai Lake
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Tanggula Pass (altitude 5,200 m or 15,600
ft) at the border between Qinghai and
Tibet ????????(???????) ?????????
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This is the land of big sky, mountains and lakes
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Sometimes it is hard to tell where land ends and
sky begins
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Lake Nam Co (altitude 4,700 m or
14,100 ft) is the largest
sacred lake in Tibet ???? (???????)
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Lake Yamzho Yumco (altitude 4,440 m or 13,320
ft) is another beautiful
sacred lake ????? (???????) ??????????
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A rare opportunity for me to swim at such
altitude (Lake Yamzho Yumco)
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This part of the Himalayas looks like the rain
forest ?????????
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Nyingchi area
is particularly lush shown
here along Nyang River - a tributary of
Yarlungzangbo ????(???? -
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The mighty Yarlungzangbo River
nourishes the northern slope of the Himalayas
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Yarlungzangbo Canyon (seen here from the
plane), the deepest land canyon on earth,
remains largely inaccessible. Through this
canyon, the Yarlungzangbo River
flows south to become the
Bramaputra River in India
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Chinas mighty Yangtze River originates
from glacial melt similar to
this one in the Qinghai Tibetan Plateau
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So does Lancang River (the source of the
Mekong River) seen here
flowing by the city of Qamdo ???????.
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and Nu River (the source of the
Salween River which empties into
the Indian Ocean through Myanmar) seen here in
eastern Tibet ?? ??????.
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Snow blanketed horizon on my way to Mt. Everest
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Anxiously waiting for the heavy fog
to clear at the Everest basecamp
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Mount Everest - local name Qumolangma
Finally a clear view (summit altitude 8,848 m or
26,500 ft) ???????? (???? 8,848?)
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Just as exciting as the scenery are the
culture and life of the people living there
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Highland barley is the main crop grown here
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Beautiful barley fields in Denqen, eastern Tibet
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August is harvest time Winter starts early in
Tibet ???????
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Nomads like to live close to a river
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Nomads tent (this one woven with yak fur) and
his dog (Tibetan Mastiff ) ???
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Some go solar ????????
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Yaks are the only beasts of burden which can
tolerate the high altitude and
freezing weather ??????????, ???????????
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White yak is a symbol of luck
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Yaks are raised also for meat and milk
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milk for making the popular salty milk tea
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The sign reads tea house, in both Tibetan
(top) and Chinese (bottom)
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Yak dung is burned as fuel ????????
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Green pastures are abundant in Qinghai (the name
means green sea) Ideal
grazing ground for yaks, horses
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and sheep ????
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Typical homes of the peasants ?????
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Friendly smiles ???????
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The young ???
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Students walking to school ????????
Curious ??
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Strong ultra-violet at high altitude takes
a toll on their skin
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Tibetan Medicine traditionally relies heavily on
pulses for diagnosis
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Tibetan medicine ??
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Images of Buddha are everywhere ????????
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Religion is a very important part of
Tibetan culture Lama Buddhism (Lamaism) is the
predominant religion here
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Compared with other forms of Buddhism Lama
Buddhism has some unique practices
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The inside of each prayer wheel is lined
with printed Buddhist sutra so spinning the
wheel is equivalent to chanting the sutra
repeatedly ???????????????????
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Their way of paying homage to Buddha is called
prostrating ???????????. ???????????????
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Dagobas ??, Mani stone pile ??? and prayer
flags ?? at mountain passes give blessings to
travelers safety and luck
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Prayer flags on every house ???????
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Circling flock of vultures may
signal nearby sky burial - an old Tibetan
practice of feeding the dead (only the
privileged) to the birds to facilitate
reincarnation ???????????, ?????????
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There are several sects in Lama Buddhism
This monk belongs to the currently dominant
yellow sect (tell by the hat color)
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Monks debating Buddhist scriptures at
the Samye Monastery ?????????
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Friendly monks at Chaka salt lake offering me
white silk scarf (Khada) as blessing
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Tashilunpo Monastery in Xigaze is home
to the Panchen Lama ?????????(???????)
Jokhang Temple in Lhasa ??????
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Gaindan Monastery was built high on a mountain
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Yomgbulagan Palace built by the first
Tibetan King 2,000 years ago
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Zhandan Monastery in the hills of north east
Tibet bears resemblance to the Potala Palace in
Lhasa ??????????????
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Potala Palace in Lhasa (viewed from
Jokhang Temple) The original structure
built in 7th century no longer exists. Since
reconstruction in 17th
Century, it has been the official residence of
the Dalai Lamas ??? ???? ??????,???????????????
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Standing on top of the Potala Palace feeling
higher than the Roof of the World
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