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Favorite thing: The best time to visit the Monastery is in the morning, where you can see little monks having their lessons. By noon, many of them will come out to the "playground" for their "recess". My camera did not have a chance to rest! In this photo, this monk is cusriously watching some art students doing their paintings of the Monastery.
Updated Oct 15, 2003
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Fondest memory: Settled down & shower, I took a short walk around ZhongDian city. It's a small city which you can finish by foot, well, with a bicycle will be definately better but too bad I don't know how to ride a bike! Although ZhongDian is belongs to Yunnan Province, but everything here is so Tibetan. At this round-about, words are written in Tibetan. I just love this Tibetan touch, as if I was in Tibet where is still on my travel wish list.
Updated Oct 14, 2003
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Favorite thing: Besides the dangerous scene, there are actually breathtaking scenery along the road... Jin Sha River, Geroges, Jungle, and here our bus driver stopped us beside a big meadow with sheeps and red & purple flowers! One word - BEAUTIFUL!!!
Written Oct 14, 2003
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Fondest memory: A normal scene when travelling in China, there are always street vendors trying to sell you food and drinks on the road. Here, fresh boiled corn from the farm, sweet and tasty, only cost ONE Yuan. You'll never get hungey on the road. I never need to open the Power Bars I brought along.
Written Oct 14, 2003
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Fondest memory: After about 2 hours drive, the road started to be bumpy. From this photo, you can see rocks fell at road side. I guess there were landslide few days ago. And there maybe possible landslide again on rainy days. Thankfully, no rain on the morning I travelled. We were stucked for 15 mins here, gave way for a small car which was trying hard to pass through the rocks. Learn a lesson: For safety reason, DO NOT hire taxi / car on this road, at least a size of Jeep / van, otherwise you'll have trouble!
Written Oct 14, 2003
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Fondest memory: 12Sep2003 (Friday), I took the 10:30am bus from Lijiang to ZhongDian, 6 hours ride, price 33 Yuan. The bus was bumpy, everybody sqeezed together, as usual when taking minibus in China, we didn't have space to stretch our legs. On this public bus were a western "tour group" going from ZhongDian to Tibet. I was shocked when I know that they actually pay about 13,000 Yuan for the 17 days tour, and they were actually taking the public bus!!! And staying in cheap guest houses!!! And these people still think that it's a GOOD DEAL!!!
Written Oct 14, 2003
Favorite thing: Zhongdian can get very cold even in April. Be sure to check the weather before your trip. I was there in April and it was still at freezing temperature!
Written Sep 15, 2007
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Fondest memory: Behind the village is a small hill, guess there must be nice view up there. The 2 security goats still following me, seems like calling me "meeeei.... meeeeei...." while walking...
Written Oct 15, 2003
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Favorite thing: Some where around the Monastery, monks are building this new buddha statue. Copper face with wooden "bone" inside.
Written Oct 15, 2003
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Favorite thing: Surprisingly there's not many Western tourists but only locals and some oversea Chinese...we comfortably sleeping on the bus enjoying our sceneries...Wheeew !!
Written Sep 6, 2002
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Surprisingly there's not many Western tourists but only locals and some oversea Chinese...we comfortably sleeping on the bus enjoying our sceneries...Wheeew !!
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Q: seems to be a must place to see and go. so how do we get here? from zhongdian or deqing?
A: Definitely from Zhongdian. I think there're 2 or 3 buses daily. If you come from Deqin you'll still need to change buses at Zhongdian.
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