A flock of migratory birds fly over Napahai. a lake by forest in Tibetan. in Shangri-La county of Southwest China`s Yunnan province November 5. 2008. Tens of thousands of wild birds wing their way to the Napahai to shy away from northern c
Karst landforms develop at small. intermediate. and large scales. Karren is the general name given to small-scale forms-varieties of dissolutional pits. grooves. and runnels. Individuals are rarely greater than 10 meters (30 feet) in lengt
Chang`an (today`s Xi`an City of Shaanxi Province) was the capital of China in the Han Dynasty (206BC-220AD). and was constructed and expanded on the basis of the Xingle Palace of the Qin Dynasty (221-206BC). The northern rampart was close
Ever since the autumn wind arrived. I`ve been planning a trip to see the red leaves. Fragrant Hill in western Beijing is too famous and crowded; the Hongluo Temple in Huairou district too far away. So I chose Jiufeng. a national forest par
Only 60 km away from China`s huge capital Beijing there is this lovely little village called Chuandixia. This village is known for its well preserved 689 Ming and Qing dynasty-style houses owned by 76 families. These houses are built on th
Moving from Ongen to Shiquanhe through vast expanse of deserts and grasslands. we found oursevelves in Northern Tibet. It joins northwestern Qamdo. Yushu and Golog of Qinghai. and Shiqu. Serda and Hongyuan in Aba of Garze Prefecture of Sic
Tibetan ``Half of the words are read by implication.`` -- Tibetan saying Tibetan is spoken in Tibet. Bhutan. Nepal. and in parts of northern India (including Sikkim). It is classified by linguists as a member of the Tibeto-Burman subgroup
Presenting Hada Present hada is a common practice among the Tibetan people to express their best wishes on many occasions. such as wedding ceremonies. festivals. visiting the elders and the betters. and entertaining guests. The white hada.
Tibet lies on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau of the southwest border of China. The average height of the whole region is more than 4.000 meters above sea level. for which Tibet is known as ``Roof of the World``. The highest peak of Tibet. also
Sichuan Province. located in southwest China. is one of the largest and most inaccessible provinces in the nation. This province covers an area of 485.000 kilometers (187.000 miles) and boasts the largest population in China. with 87 milli
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