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Zhonglin Hotel Lanzhou

No.61 Wenquan Road, Chengguan District Lanzhou, Gansu, China

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Busy time in the heart of china

A travel blog entry by suzymoldau

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... on making himself the best. We saw him break wooden poles on his body and have a thick slab put on his stomach and then smashed while he is lying on thin bits of metal. It was no acrobat show in fact its like nothing i've ever seen before but when in Beijing... After this we had just 45 mins to get ready for dinner. However my limited wardrobe limited further by what is still clean meant it wasn't a problem for me. Tour guide Jerry had arranged a Peking duck banquet for us ...

Pools and Peaks

A travel blog entry by shyoungstr

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After learning of Yading Park home of home of three sacred Tibetan mountains - Chenresig (Avalokitesvara,6032m), Jambeyang (Manjusri, 5958m), and Chanadorje (Vajrapani, 5958m), I made a point to take the extra days and take a side trip trekking the park with Kevin and Tina. However, on typical Tibetan time our 8:30AM pick up became 9:00AM with a half hour stop at some local shop to load up with boxes to transport elsewhere, but not before stopping for gas. Meanwhile, ...

Xiahe and Labrang Si Monastery

A travel blog entry by danandcarolann

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... barefoot novice monks rush in from the cold with Yak-butter tea, yoghurt and ground reddish barley. The monks pour the tea over the barley, roll it around in their bowls with their hands and then form a reddish brown roll that they eat.

Suddenly a gong sounds and with a whirl of flowing red capes all the monks dash headlong outside and sit on the steps in rows with their bright yellow rooster cowls on their heads. They chant a few prayers and at the sound of ...

Little Miss China

A travel blog entry by brianpbrady

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... altitude and did not use the oxygen, but I find it interesting that it is available for everyone on the train.

I’m aboard train number “T 177” which departs daily from Lhasa bound for the far-east city of Shanghai. My destination is the Kazakh frontier to the northwest. You may wonder why I’m on an eastbound train when my ultimate destination is to the west?

Let me explain:

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Tongli's Pearl Pagoda Garden

A travel blog entry by shangguan

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... area of the garden, but not the main feature. There are many smaller areas and walled in gardens each featuring a specific object or scene to enjoy. It is kind of hard to explain. I'll give an example. In one part of the garden is a two storey pavilion which is in a smalled walled in area. It seems too big for the space and a ...