At the end of April I will be flying to Chengdu and making my way back to this isolated village on the edge of the Yalong river canyon, south of Kangding. It is a tiny settlement of Pumi people on the eastern side of the Yalong, near the mounatin Maidi Gangga. Situated at about 4000m, when Joseph Rock passed through in 1927 he called it a "dreary hamlet". This is the village (Buddhist) temple.
Friday, March 17, 2006
Mundon: Yalong valley dawn
This is where I hope to be next month. Mundon, on the edge of the Yalong river canyon, in Sichuan.
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Muli: return trip in April
I'll be returning to Muli in late April this year. The plan is to take the bus to Jiulong from Kangding and walk along the Yangwe Kong valley down to Sanyanlong, visit the holy mountain of Maidi Gangga (via Mundon) and then continue down into the Yalong river canyon and over to Muli monastery. I'm allowing myself three weeks. No tent this time - staying with local all the way. My only problem is trying to decide which cameras to take with me (or rather, which ones to leave at home).
Friday, February 10, 2006
Gongga Shan from Tsemi Pass
The next few pictures were NOT taken by me - they are from a Chinese hiker's website. I've reproduced them here to give some idea of the trek from Kangding to Gongga Shan ( you can see my own pictures in the archive).
Tsemi village, Near Gongga Shan
This village is cut off - between the Yulongsi valley and the Konka Gompa (Gongga Si monastery) beneath Minya Konka
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