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Langmusi

Langmusi

Langmusi, known in Tibetan as Taktsang Lhamo སྟག་ཚང་ལྷ་མོ་, or just Lhamo, is a small village straddling the border of Gansu and Sichuan in the Amdo Region of the Tibetan Plateau. Sitting at 3325m, Langmusi lies in a beautiful valley surrounded by alpine forests and...
Ladakh Travel Information

Ladakh Travel Information

Ladakh Travel Information: Ladakh, or Little Tibet, is located in far northern India. It is the far western extent of the Tibetan Plateau and is one of the most beautiful regions of the Himalaya. For information on a reputable travel agency to use in Ladakh, India...
Overland from Kangding to Yushu

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

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...
Labrang Monastery

Labrang Monastery

Labrang Monastery: Labrang is the largest and most famous Buddhist monastery in the Amdo region. Read this post for more information about this fascinating place. info@thelandofsnows.com Labrang Monastery བླ་བྲང་བཀྲ་དགོན་པ་ is the largest monastery in the traditional...