Advanced Everest Base Camp Trek, take the north face of Mount Everest Camp III. Heading along the Tibetan Plateau with an average altitude of 3,500 meters, Tibet is often described as the roof of the world.
On this trip we will be the path of friendship with some of the most beautiful landscapes and picturesque follow on earth.
We pass small Tibetan villages, nomadic herdsmen wandering across the vast dry plains and majestic mountains. Equally fascinating is the wealth of cultural interest and we will be many opportunities this side of Tibet to explore Lhasa, while the other cities that passed through our journey in Kathmandu.
We spent three nights in Lhasa, staying in the old town. This enables a lot of time for acclimatization and easy access to major attractions – the Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple. Departure from Lhasa in our Toyota Land Cruiser four-wheel drive, we drive through this wonderful country. In the cities of Gyantse and Shigatse fully explore the Buddhist monasteries and immerse yourself in the culture. Undoubtedly, a highlight of the trip a visit to Everest Base Camp, and believe to a hike to Camp 3 at 6340m. Where to see the simple majesty of the north face of Mount Everest.
This walk takes you as close as any mountaineer can not all the way to Camp 3 and the base of the North Col of Everest Rongbuk Glacier East.
Archive for June, 2010
Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) urged its departments concerned and local people to guard against disasters brought about by flood and drought in summer, according to a meeting held on June 23 in its capital city Lhasa.
Pema Wangdu, deputy director of Tibet Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters, required people involved to sign a responsibility pledge for flood control and drought relief, keeping a close eye on changes in major reservoirs, dikes, lakes with potential risks and projects under construction round the clock.
According to Tibet Meteorologic Bureau, areas in the vicinity of the Yarlung Zangbo River will expect much precipitation between June and September while other areas are likely to be hit by slight drought.
During the flood season, heavy floods will possibly break out in southeastern areas of Tibet at any time while rainstorms may trigger mountain torrents in some areas.
Moreover, people living along the Yarlung Zangbo River will go through a period with high temperatures and little rainfall.
Seven reservoirs in Tibet now being reinforced while another 23 in poor conditions have been strengthened to ensure safety in the high water season. But it is not certain whether they can withstand the flood.
In addition, emergency measures for improving flood-resistant capability of water conservation projects, reservoirs in all sizes, areas in danger of mountain torrents, and transferring people to safer areas were further optimized to guarantee the safety of local Tibetans and their properties.
Departments concerned warned people to enhance their vigilance during the flood season.
Source: China Tibet Information Center
The city of Lhasa in mid-December, the total sky as a heavy snow in the brewing, occasionally cloud covered the sun, the wind swept the same as the ghost from colorless, blown had narrowed the sub once Doje eyes, he looked at micro-Yang Zhuotou to the direction of the wind, eyes flashing light tough. He was received as similar to “apprentice” of the two disciples, 18-year-old Pubuduoji and 30-year-old class code sitting beside him busy for a long time to form a roll of the natural harmony Figure grandchild Elegance .
Times once Dorje, class code so busy for a long time and Pubuduoji skill level of the age gradient and, autonomous regions and Tibetan Opera Troupe (hereinafter referred to as Tibetan Opera Troupe) Zhao Yong, deputy head of the pier that this is by far the Tibetan Opera Troupe of the most perfect combination of heritage: Pub Dorje Tibet University in 2008, graduated from the Art Institute of Tibetan classes, systematically studied the theoretical system of Tibetan performing arts. The class code wang long, said he had known in Tibet, this is not an exaggeration: there’s a take a taxi, the car radio is singing opera and did not realize that a taxi driver told reporters that this is not Class Code busy for a long time to sing, not sound.
Course Code wang long in the possession of Theatre for almost 20 years, the performance of his current form is not vocal and acting immature, on the contrary, he showed in this regard is not consistent with his age, talent and accomplishments. Even the times I once Dorje, the reporter mentioned to him some well-known Tibetan opera actor, he just shook his head, currently the best singer or the class code wang long. He was satisfied regiment specially selected for his apprentice.
Plays Dan Dorje home a Tibetan style wall mask flavor, it is Tibetan “Blue Mask” series of masks, Tibetan Opera Troupe of inheritance from the original feel of wood Long Tibetan Lhasa team, class Code wang long time and again stressed: Tibetan Opera Troupe is the authentic feel of wood Long tradition, plays Dan Dorje is the real feel of wood Long faction spokesmen, and they, plays Dan Dorje’s disciple who really continues the feel of wood in the Long Pine Heritage.
Plays once Dorje was selected as the age of 72 state-level intangible cultural heritage Tibetan heritage feel of wood Long faction who feel their parents are old wooden Long Tibetan Lhasa team actor, from small monasteries, he came into contact with Tibetan 8 years old . Fifties and sixties of last century, Cox Team Mu-lung Tibetan Autonomous Region Tibetan opera was adapted for the first team, then integrated into the regional Tibetan Opera Troupe, plays Dan Dorje Tibetan Opera Troupe has naturally become the actor. So far, time once Dorje is the only one able to Tibetan in the world’s eight classic plays by the old traditional way of performing artists shown integrity, he is the most important of the Tibetan heritage and also the most delicate part.
Fortunately, the now 73-year-old still plays once Doje health, high spirits, on weekdays in addition to directing theater in his possession of those “disciples”, he needs to travel frequently in tan hot amateur art troupe and other rural folk a few a non-governmental Tibetan team, as advisers to the Tibetan team. In recent years, civil Tibetan team suddenly “boom up”, although to some extent a product of birth of market economy, but this is gradually beginning to understand the Tibetan traditional art, began to look forward to return to the classic traditional art performance. Because the nation is the world. Tibetan native good as a pure culture, the beautiful singing, the complex plot and performances, colorful costumes and masks, can be excellent as Tibetan culture show to the world.
In the Tibetan selected as the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage of mankind the end of 2009, meeting once Doje, class Code wang long Pubuduoji, there Niang thermal head of rural folk art troupe of Jemima, who, they all look forward to in Tibetan as the industry more.
How Long Pine Wood Tibetan feel superior? Theatre Tibetan autonomous region tell you the answer to everyone: In “Blue Mask” faction of the four Tibetan, all factions have their own repertoire the most good: in the traditional eight plays, Jiang garkung best at school, “Los Mulberry Prince “, the Hong Palestinian faction chief item is” Princess Wen Cheng “and” Zhimei more Teng “, circumventing Palestinian faction,” Dayton month Toinzhub “Let the other factions can not be exceeded, and feel of wood in Long Pine, there are three in eight Tibetan good repertoire: “Indzhova Sangmo”, “Sujinima” and “white Ma Wen Pakistan.” Since the fifth Dalai Lama has been maintained during the Sour Milk Drinking Festival Tibetan Opera Festival, the feel of wood than other factions Long School 11, felt wooden performance artist Takashi always be arranged for “Blue Mask” series hold the line position, its performing repertoire than any other team to one or two more Tibetan.
The remote area of Mdog in Tibet is becoming an increasingly popular site for hikers, with a highway set to open the area in 2012, many intrepid travelers are taking the opportunity to visit China’s last county without paved roads before it is linked to modern civilization.
Located in the southeastern part of Tibet, on the region’s Indian boarder, the only way to reach Mdog is to climb over the 4,800-meter-high Galongla or 4,300-meter-high Duoxiongla snow mountains.
Nestled among the high traverses, Mdog boasts picturesque views and is home to the Mengba ethnic people. Mdog means secret lotus in Tibetan language and is regarded as a holy land by Tibetan Buddhists.
“Cliffs, waterfalls, nature – experiencing four seasons in one day and indulging in nature in the most simple way, all these add to the charm of Mdog,” said Jin Qiao, secretary general of China Volkssport Association (CVA), a walking and hiking group.
Due to its unique geographical position, beauty and isolation, Mdog has long been attractive to those who love the great outdoors. Only mountain paths connect local villages and towns, with residents mainly relying on horses and mules for transportation.
A popular trekking route is from Bom county to Bayi county, with Mdog in the middle and has been voted as one of China’s top hiking journeys on many travel websites.
A recent group from Beijing saw 24 hikers take on the 300-kilometer journey. Arriving in Tibet by train, then taking a bus to Bom, the group covered an average 30 kilometers a day.
Hit by altitude sickness, snowblindness and leeches, most of the group agreed that the trip was worth it due to the amazing views, dramatic climactic changes and enchantment of the forests.
Taking on the famous snow mountains in Tibet. Photos: Pan Hao
One hiker, 33-year-old Pan Hao, who was part of the Beijing group, said he is concerned that the new road will change the people and the area irrevocably.
“Their words and smiles always come to my mind during my daily life back in Beijing. Their life is peaceful and simple. For us in a metropolitan city, we have too much desire,” Pan told the Global Times.
Pan said that a local man told him that while the road may alter their peaceful lives, it will also allow the delivery of goods and services, with residents no longer needing to lug heavy backpacks of food and daily necessities over the mountains any more.
A tunnel passing through Galongla will also be built when the 118-kilometer-long highway is finished with Pan saying that locals he met along the way told him Mdog would be turned into a commercially-managed scenic area, a prospect that many of the hikers said could ruin the natural beauty of the area.
Hikers enjoying a break at a refreshing river spot.
Business people from all over the world are welcome to invest in Tibet, Qiangba Puncog, chairman of the Standing Committee of the Tibet Autonomous Regional People’s Congress, said on Sunday.
Qiangba Puncog made this remark at a press conference for domestic and foreign journalists at the Third Session of the 11th National People Congress (NPC).
He said that Tibet has improved its infrastructure substantially and has opened wider to the outside world since the democratic reform was launched in 1959, especially since the reform and opening up drive was initiated in 1979.
The unique natural environment, high altitude and abundant natural resources have made the region attractive to overseas Chinese and business people from Hong Kong and Macao.
Moreover, Tibet enjoys more and better preferential policies on investment introduction than any other areas in China.
Lhasa City Mayor Dorji Tsedrup said that Lhasa is the “cleanest and most beautiful place” in the world, and that more overseas Chinese have invested in the city in the last two years.
Lhasa will offer the best services and preferential treatment to tourists and business people around the world, he added.
1.Thangka picture
Thangka, a kind of religionary scroll painting framed in cloth or silk with various religious functions, is regarded as a masterpiece of Tibetan culture. As one of the forms of Regong art, it is widely used in palaces, monasteries and temples in Tibet, bearing the features of Tibetan religion, folk custom and culture. Nowadays, Thangka has become a hot cultural as well as religionary collection around the world!
Thangka is considered gem of th world painting art. The yellow, blue, red and green are the most often used colours in these paintings. Each of them has abstruse meanings, strong decorative effect and local flavour. Thangka covered a wide range of topics, including the stories of how a Buddha was born and the transformation of gods, construction process of a monastery, history and legend depicting Tibet’s exchanges with inland area, production scenes such as hunting and farming, folk customs, entertainment, and portraits of revered monks, living buddhas and emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties…
Thangka is a transliteration from a Tibetan word, it refers to the picture scroll mounted on colourful satin. It is a unique kind of painting in Tibet. It is usually vertically long, with no certain size. The picture is first drawn on a white cloth, then it will be stretched with a frame, pasted, polished, sketched with threads and painted. After that, the picture will be edged with colour satins and mounted on a cotton or silken cloth. In the front, two pieces of yellow silk bands and two ribbons will be added to be curtain and streamers. Hard wood scrolls are then added to the top and low ends of the picture, a Thangka is finished.
According to its material and craftsmanship, Thangka is divided into three kinds: painting Thangka, textile Thangka and printed Thangka. The embroidered Thangka, brocade Thangka (jiandui), tapestry Thangka, applique Thangka and pearl Thangka are especially valuable. 
2.Tibetan carpets
Hand made Tibetan carpets is a part of the Tibetan culture.These beautiful pieces are highly valued and are passed on from generation to generation. And Tibetan Carpet already be one of the three most famous carpets in the world.
Tibetan carpet uses widely, for sitting or sleeping on, even use as floor or trational home decoration. They are divided into mats, carpets, cushions, cushions, tapestries and so on, It is the possession of the raw materials of wool to fiber length, Flex moderate, characterized by strong flexibility, drawings exquisitely designed, colorful, beautiful and generous in the world. And the mat is the main products of Tibetan carpet manufacturing industry, is it is also the daily necessities of Tibetan families.
When you buy the carpet, please be aware of the inauthentic products. Because many manufacturers claim to make “Tibetan” carpets, but some weavers dilute the expensive Tibetan wool or yak hair with inferior wool from other places. Many carpets on the market today were made with short-cuts to save time and money, and as a result they do not have the beauty and durability of traditionally manufactured rugs which will retain their value and even appreciate over time.
Other Souvenirs with Tibetan features
Tibetan Buddhist Conch Shell, Big Prayer Box, Tibetan Mask, Tibetan Singing Bowl, Malas Beads, …
4.Tibetan Medicine
On this mysterious land, it is abundant in various kinds of herbal medicine, such as Caterpillar Fungus; Saffron Crocus; Snow lotus(flower)….
(1). Caterpillar Fungus ( Cordyceps Sinesis )It is known as “Winter Insect and Summer Grass”. Just because it is an insect in winter, hibernating in the fields of the mountain at the altitude of 3500-5000 meters. And next May, at the time of local people gathering it, a grass has grown out of its head.
The “winter insect” is actually the larva of a moth, and the “Summer grass” is a parasitic fungus living in the head of the insect.
Caterpillar Fungus is good for the lungs and kidney. It is used for the treatment of cough and asthma, asthenia and the deterioration of the organs, it is one of the most precious traditional Tibetan medicine.
(2). Saffron Crocus
It is from a flower and it can enrich and active the blood, prevent cerebral hemorrhage and coronary heart disease. Especially help for the women’s problem. Like regular menstruation. It also can maintain the skin if women often use it.
(3). Snow lotus (flower)
It grows up in the high mountains covered by snow all around the years. And this kind of flower gows under the snow. It is used for women’s problem, warm the uterus and enrich the blood. At the same time, it can warm the channels and come lose the cold. It can get rid of the wet and relieve pain.
Besides herbal medicine, in Tibet, also contains animal medicine and mineral medicine, such as antelope’s horn; Pilose antler, bears gall bladder and natural pearl, agate, amber, turquoise, et.
Here we would like to mention you the patent Tibetan medicine, for easier to take, more and more Tibetan medicine is made to the pills, tablet or powder. Most of the patent medicine contains various kinds of herbal medicine and mineral medicine.
To speed up the pace of tourism development in Lhasa, Lhasa tourism information to further enhance service levels, creating a plateau, and ethnic characteristics of international tourist city, Lhasa City will Touzi more than 1500 million to build a tourist distribution center, completed, will provide them with tourist information dissemination, emergency relief, information consulting and other services received complaints from tourists.
Four functional Lhasa Tourism Services
Tourist Center is to improve the tourism industry chain core, and the realization of travelers travel to promote capital flow, information flow, the role of tourism center of the basic functions of gathering radiation carrier. It is understood that the Lhasa City Tourism distribution center is one of the national tourism infrastructure is also part of 180 projects.
“Travel distribution center will establish an information distribution hall, travel goods showrooms, exhibition hall and other tourism image through the physical display, electronic screen scrolling, picture display, etc. to provide services for tourists.” Lhasa City Tourism Bureau, said Wang Ping, Deputy Secretary, Travel distribution center will not only provide services for the group visitors, will feature attractions based on my area and the characteristics of self-help tourists, design history, travel, Wenhuayichan travel, non-material cultural heritage travel, leisure travel or a beautiful natural and cultural tourism among the various collocation lines, while providing personalized service, so that visitors can self-selected self-tours. Staff in the tourism sector to provide information service for visitors, while expected to be 10 to 20 travel agents stationed in Lhasa City Tourist Center and provides visitors with accommodation, travel, tour guides and other services. By then, tourists can also network, telephone and other multimedia platform for consultation.
Moreover, the Lhasa City Tourism distribution center early completion, if there needs rescue stranded tourists were injured or the situation, emergency service personnel will contact 110,120 to rescue the tourists. In the perfect center for Lhasa tourism facilities, visitor services, telephone and through travel distribution center of Lhasa City, the staff contact, staff will send a car sent people to rescue. For tourists complaints, the Lhasa City Tourism distribution center will be set up window handle problems, an effort to make the tourists satisfied.
It’s not wise to bring a very small kid to travel to Tibet. Kids are usually getting more easily tired of an endless round of monasteries. But on the other hand, children can be a great ice-breaker and generally generate a lot of interest. There are certain things you could bear in mind if you are obliged to travel with children:
Choose to stay in connected rooms which are available in most of up-class hotels in Lhasa, Shigatse and Tsedang. (see the hotel list ) .Added bed is usually not very comfortable, meanwhile most of hotel rooms in Tibet are not spacious for adding beds.
Try to stay in Lhasa or around as living conditions ( medical , accommodation, food) in remote areas of Tibet are very basic and harsh.
Get more contacts with local people may bring fun and interest of children. Kids are easily getting bored by sitting in coach. Arranging some easy walk in local village will be a sound idea.
You could visit some local school, let your children communicate with their cotemporary kids may be constructive and funny. There is a Blind School in Lhasa which is built by a German Blind lady is a good and easy place to visit.
Bring all supplies( including nappies and medicines) with you . Small spoons can be useful as most places have only chopsticks. There is plenty of boiling water to sterilize bottles etc.
The largest scale Tibet theme picture show, ‘The Spirit of Tibet— Red White and Black Series of Jing Tingyao’ opened on November 16 in China Art Gallery in Beijing, capital of China.
The show selects 60 pieces of Jing’s works created from 1995 to 2007 , which unveils Tibet’s long history, unsophisticated folk customs and spectacular holy mountains and lakes on the snowland plateau. It seems that Jing Tingyao painted all these works with his unique taste and passion. All the Tibetan features, beautiful natural landscapes and people images are well laid off.
There are two turning points in Jing’s over 40-year art career. He used to focus on figures, birds and flowers in 1980s to early 1990s. As a soldier, he entered Tibet for the first time in 1985, which changed his drawing theme and style ever since. From then on, an innovated drawing language and form have been developed and finalized as the second turning point at the beginning of the 21st century.
When you set foot on snow-covered plateau, whether walking the streets in the town, walk through the village lanes, or across the vast grasslands, as long as people smoke where there is strong tea fragrance. Enter the Tibetan people, whether distant or frequently see each other’s friends, visitors, owners Lift first fragrant tea, respectfully ask you to drink before we start the greeting procedure. Tibetan women, hardworking and intelligent, the first thing after getting up to fight fire boil tea. What am Tibetan people can not wash it all down, but can not drink tea. Even people to the station, airport and ferry bid farewell to friends and relatives to the hospital to visit patients, to relatives of the deceased to offer condolences to the park had “traditional garden”, also can not do without tea. All over the streets of tea, it is often young people enter, the elderly often come and go.
China’s Muslim northwest, “Gaiwan Cha,” Mongolian “tea”, the North Han “tea”, along the southeast coast of the Han and Southeast Asia, “Kung Fu Tea”, Yunnan Wa’s “Bitter Tea” … … its unique production and drinking method known world, and the Tibetan “buttered,” “sweet tea” and “tea” held a more unique color.
Relatively simple method of making tea, dark tea, boil for a long time to revolve juice, then adding a little salt, pour one cup or drink. Associated with tea in the light of faint salty, makes Qinxin comfortable, Yue Heyue drink.
Sweet tea, also known as milk tea, the tea into the pot of boiling revolve dark brown, tea-leaf filter, pour some water dilution, to be moderate light, then add milk or milk powder, white sugar, and a little salt in the kettle hard rock, so that harmony, the place near the stove or thermos flask containing people inside, with the drink with the back, drink, add a little master. The cup of tea drank, do not want to drink, or was preparing to leave. Of course, the masters of hospitality but also repeatedly ask you to drink. Sweet and delicious sweet tea, is also widely popular, most of the street tea is sweet tea. People in the tea house, not only taste delicious sweet tea, also chatted, playing chess, playing Crown ball, enjoy enjoyed.
Making butter tea, first brick (V tea) deep making for a long time revolve juice, tea-leaf filter, adding butter and a little salt, wooden barrels in the hold system – hard whipped butter in the bucket, so butter and tea blend, and then in a pot on the fire, or the installation of the thermos bottle, the side edge down to drink. Almost the same sugar beet drinking laws, just floating in the tea drinking before the first plane side of the oil gently blown drink. Teacup also more particular about the past more than the wooden bowls and the bowl with Lid, now generally a small bowl with printing, there are still used in wooden bowls and Bowl of. Bowl male and female are different, the slightly larger male, and more rugged. Run Gan aromatic butter tea, high nutritional value, is essential Tibetan drink product. Living in the highlands Han, Hui and other nationalities are also delighted to drink butter tea.
Tibetan people that drinking habits, and plateau production of unique natural environment and way of life who are inseparable. According to experts, studies have shown that tea contains large amounts of theophylline, caffeine, vitamin B1, B2 and vitamin C and other substances. Tibetan people, living mainly in livestock, meat-based, theophylline can dissolve fat, can help to digest than the greasy, helps digestion. Relatively high altitude plains of fresh vegetables and fruits are more scarce it is difficult enough intake of vitamin needed by the body, a lot of tea, can be compensated properly. High altitude snow, cold lack of oxygen, often wind grab the skin splits open, face cracking; oxygen makes dizziness, shortness of breath, palpitation, vomiting, tea fragrance oil, caffeine can play excited the brain, promoting the body metabolism, increasing blood vessels and heart function to refresh and protect skin, supplemental oxygen, relieve altitude sickness. Some people say that drinking butter tea, sweet tea, but also to a certain extent, the medical common cold, asthma, cough and other diseases. Although there is no scientific reason how many people knows, but people in their daily lives are deeply understand the great benefits of tea, so tea drinking endless transfer of learning long, long history.
According to Tibetan folklore, the year three hundred years ago, Tibet and no tea, then drink one kind of bark Tubo residents decocted juice. To the liberation, many can not or can not afford to buy the poor tea farmers and herdsmen, still drinking the juice of this bark boil. After the war prosperity of frequent vomiting Lei, soldiers and horses have been to the Central Plains, won from the neighboring nation of tea. At first I wonder what that thing, wonder what purpose. Later, by the influence of other nations, the Tibetan upper class began to drink tea. To the seventh or eight century, Princess Wen Cheng and Jin Chenggong main Tibet have not only introduced to the Central Plains of advanced scientific and cultural knowledge, it also brings a large number of materials, Tang and expanded trade, including the tea trade. From the beginning the people of Tibet common tea, and gradually formed its own of Tea.
