Overland from Kangding to Yushu
The 850 kilometer overland journey from Kangding (Dartsedo) to Yushu (Jyekundo) is one of my favorite routes to travel in the Kham region of eastern Tibet. The landscape along the way has just about everything you could ask for: grasslands, snow-capped peaks, alpine...
Sertar and Larung Gar
Sertar and Larung Gar: Larung Gar is the largest Buddhist Institute on the planet and is located in the Kham region of the Tibetan Plateau. Larung Gar Travel Restriction In June 2016, local government officials announced that the Larung Gar Buddhist Institute would be...
Gyarong Region of Tibet
Gyarong Region of Tibet: If you are familiar with Tibet and the Tibetan people, you have probably heard about the different regions of their land. c is located in the far west region of Tibet. U-Tsang དབུས་གཙང་ is located in the central region while Kham ཁམས་ is...
Why not Amdo and Kham?
Why note Amdo and Kham? It is important to remember that Tibet consists of far more than just the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR). The TAR only has about 50% of the Tibetan Plateau’s land mass and around 40% of the total Tibetan population within China. The...
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