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Sky Burial, Litang

Posted on 20. Nov, 2009 by yoyo.

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Sky Burial is maybe the most eccentric Tibetan ceremony you’ll have a good chance to witness when travelling in Tibetan areas. having very little firewood, and very hard, usually frozen ground, the Tibetans had to find a good way to dispose of dead bodies. believing that vultures are holy animals, because they do not kill [...]

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Southern Sichuan: Kangding-Litang-Yading-Zhongdian

Posted on 20. Nov, 2009 by yoyo.

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Or: The Way Down South
Recieving an email from Tal and Einat (friends from Israel) that they were going to stay in Litang for a couple of days, and having planned to meet them, I got myself a bus ticket to Litang. 86RMB 8-10hours, 6:00AM. all in all, Kangding is a nice peacefull town, and it’s [...]

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Manigango-Dege-Baiyu-Ganzi-Kangding

Posted on 12. Nov, 2009 by yoyo.

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Manigango is two streets, that’s all. spending the night we caught a morning minivan for Dege. generally the drivers ask 50RMB, we said the bus was 40, so we went for 40. regular leaving time is around 10:00AM. the ride to Dege is beautiful, and very different from other rides we had. previous rides had very beautiful [...]

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Sleeping

Posted on 12. Nov, 2009 by yoyo.

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Manigango: from the intersection take the road leading towards Dege (left if you’re facing the fork). it’s on the second floor of the first building, the one with the big balcony. beds 10-15RMB in 3 person rooms. the toilet is actually over the yard.
Dege: From the bus station intersection walk towards Manigango (up the river), [...]