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Tibet: Lhasa Part 2, Apr 2024

While the political and religious center is the Potala Palace, the spiritual heart of Tibet lies with the 1,300-year-old Jokhang Temple on Barkhor Square.  Countless

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Tibet: Basum-Tso Lake, Apr 2024

Stopped by the alpine lake Basum-Tso (巴松棤), also called Draksum-Tso, on our way to Lhasa.  Basum-Tso is a holy lake of the Nyingma sect of

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Tibet: Ranwu Lake, Apr 2024

Ranwu Lake (然乌湖), to the east of Nyingchi, is a barrier lake formed by landslides and debris flows blocking the river channel.  It is a

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Tibet: Nyingchi Part 3, Apr 2024

From Bome, we head back to Nyingchi city making a stop at Lulang (魯朗) Lake and then Gala Peach Blossom Village (嘎拉桃花村) just outside of

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Tibet: Nyingchi Part 1, Mar 2024

My trip to Tibet finally happened!  My trip started from Nyinchi in the east and I made my way west all the way to Lhasa. 

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Tibet: Nyingchi Part 2, Apr 2024

We drove 300km from Suosong Village (索松村) to Bome (波密) along the G318 scenic national highway making numerous stops along the way.  I especially liked

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Fuzhou: Sanfang Qixiang, Oct 2023

From Xiapu, I headed back to Fuzhou to catch my flight home.  Had some time so made a short visit at Sanfang Qixiang (三坊七巷) which

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Xiapu 1: S-Bend, Huazhu, Beiqi, Oct 2023

Time for another photo tour, this time to Xiapu (霞浦), capital of kelp and laver production in northeastern Fujian Province, China.  Coined one of the

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Yunnan: Fuxian Lake & Haiyan Village, Sep 2023

From Jianshui, we head back towards Kunming stopping by Fuxian Lake and Haiyan Village.  Fuxian Lake (抚仙湖), 70km outside of Kunming, is China’s third largest freshwater

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Yunnan: Jianshui, Sep 2023

From Yuanyang, we drove for about 3 hours to arrive at Jianshui.  Jianshui (建水), previously known as Lin’an (临安), was an important historic center located

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Yunnan: Shengcun Village, Sep 2023

Shengcun Village (胜村), conveniently situated in the middle of all the scenic spots of Yuanyang Rice Terraces, is where most visitors stay.  It was market

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Yunnan: Azheke Village, Sep 2023

Not far from Aichun and Duoyishu Rice Terraces in Yuanyang is Azheke Village (阿者科古村) which translates to “Place with many Bamboos”.  It is the most

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Yunnan: Yuanyang Rice Terraces, Sep 2023

After a long 6-hour drive, we arrived at the Unesco Honghe Hani Rice Terraces with the Yuanyang Rice Terraces at its core.  These beautiful curvy

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