We left Kangding this morning on the 9.00am bus bound for Litang, the second highest town in China after Wenquan in Qinghai Province. Thankfully, there was no mad rush at the bus station. All night, I stayed awake in case of any violent aftershocks. The local news reported 129 minor aftershocks at Tagong County where […]
It’s -9 deg C here in Kangding, a city with a strong Tibetan flavour, not so obvious in the lyrics of Kangding Love Song. And all the romance of this city in the mountains gets a strong jolt when you contemplate the long and arduous bus ride up here. We got up early and managed […]
We landed safely at 2215 this evening. Chengdu’s airport is so big. The plane had to taxi for 10mins at a relatively high speed before we arrived at the correct part of the terminal building. Immigration clearance and baggage collection was fast, but we had a brief introduction to Sichuan “hospitality” when two young ladies […]
As expected, it’s going to be cloudy at Chengdu. No issue there as we’ll be moving out the next day. Snow showers likely to end before we arrive at Kangding on 21st Nov. Looks like we’re going to see some nice pics. Will post forecast for Litang and Daocheng closer to departure date. Check Out […]
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