Lanzhou muzuem - histories about Silk road
Horse - Symbols of the Lanzhou City town which we can view from Lanzhou airport too.
Group photo in front of Lanzhou Muzuem
Mother of Huanghe River, Lanzhou
Water Wheels
Sheep Skins Rafts
Melody become my model
Mosque ala "Chinese' style on the way to Xiahe, "Tang He"
Iman from the Mosque
The modern and big mosque, "Xi Chuan" mosque and non muslim is not allow to enter, so took photo from the entrance gate
Labrang Monastery, Xiahe
Tibet ladies, Xiahe (after 6 hours + drive from Lanzhou)
The monk inform the praying time by knocking the drum on top of the roof
little monks
Tibetan walking along the praying wheel
Local market at Xiahe
Local village, Xiahe
All the gentleman photo with the Tibetan restaurant "tauke sor"
Milarepa Foge Temple, "He Zhou' on the way to Langmusi
On the way to Langmusi
Reached Langmusi after 5 hours+ drive and having our lunch at Leisha Restaurant with full of backpackers small notes on paper or T-shirt
Never expected Langmusi is such a nice village
Langmusi is border of Gansu and Sichuan Province with beautfil rock and snow capped mountain surroundings.
Easy trek up to view nearer snow capped mountain, passing clear stream, grassland. Nice walk
Along the trek..........
2 local young man was lyind down on the grassland, listening radio and relaxing.........
We were so happy to see so called the "little Swizerland" (Langmusi)
Water praying wheel running by the river
Walking around the village
Yellow sact monk so friendly to allow us to take his photo.
Monks was get ready to somewhere.....?!
Very interesting "Debate' among the monks outside the monastery
The head of monk walking around with 'rotan' and monitor the students
One should answer the question correctly, if not...see the "Guru" (head of monk) holding the 'rotan' at behind...
all the shoes leave behind after all in the monastery
we taking studio photo...ha..ha..:-)
Antique lock more than 100 years old.
Walk up to the hill to visit Ganshu monastery, on the way.....we were stunned by the view, the snow capped mountain so near to us.....
turning the praying bells....
We have pan cake, coffee, yogurt (very nice) after the morning walk and before we leave to Ruo Er Gai (Zoige). Another nice "Ah Li" restaurant.
We will come again, Langmusi!!!
On the way to Zoige, we stopped at "Flower Lake" (Hua Hu).
Wind was so strong and chilly cool along the walk to view the lake and birds.......
Birds flying when we move nearer
thousand birds flying.........
Stopped at "Huanghe Di Yi Wan" (1st Bend of Huanghe River), we walked around the local village before uphill.
colourful praying flag
We start walking uphill more than 1000 steps to have better view on First bend of Huanghe River....let's start!!!
wind was strong and cold on the way up.......it remind me on walkup on the Flamming Mt, Turpan (1308 step staircase) which need overcome the hot not cold.
the 9 curves.......
We reached Zoige town about 5.30pm after Flower lake and Huanghe Di Yi wan
Watching Culture show at Zhangza town, nearby Jiuzhaigou town
This man height more than 7 feets.
1st stop at Jiuzhaigou, Grass Lake.
We walk to the Swan Lake from Grass Lake.
Swan Lake, Jiuzhagou
Autumn Leaves
Five Flower Lake
pretty photographer
Our packed lunch and suprisingly with nice word on top. We started our park viewing from 7am+ till 6pm, tried to cover as much as possible as the entrance fees is getting higher now if spend 2 days.
Bride taking wedding photo album.....we also take on her.
on the way to Huanglong (3000-4000 meter)
View from the walk path when we get down from cable car
The Five colour pool which is located on top of the Huanglong
Snow was covered on some part of the grassland on the way back to Lanzhou
A lorry with full load of vegetables knocked down.
Traffic was stopped by Yak cross.
Horseman around the grassland.
Beautiful scenery
The grassland is endless.....
