|
ChangPingGou
(Long Terrace Valley)
|
6th
February 2004
|
|
|
|
||||
|
||||
| long terrace | ||||
| entry point to the Long Terrace Valley... a rip-off... visitors must pay an entrance fee of 35 yuan! | ||||
|
||||
| walking the valley | ||||
| walking through the back lanes to avoid using the main road... a good loophole to sneak into the valley without paying the ridiculous entrance fee | ||||
|
||||
| sheeps or rocks? | ||||
| sheeps climbing the steep slopes on their return back to the village | ||||
|
||||
| haystick | ||||
| the homesteads are of typical Tibetan architecture, characterised by a flat roof and painted windows | ||||
|
||||
| s-curve | ||||
| a villager walking his sheeps home | ||||
|
||||
| view to the sisters | ||||
| all the four sisters could be appreciated from the valley | ||||
|
||||
| riverflow | ||||
| frozen at sections, a beautiful river flows the length of the valley | ||||
|
||||
| trail up | ||||
| leaving the main trunk road, we took a walking trail that climbs up from the valley floor towards the Lama Temple ruins | ||||
|
||||
| mahjong | ||||
| outdoor mahjong... owners of horses passing time while awaiting to take paying tourist on rides further into the valley | ||||
|
||||
| topless 4th sister | ||||
| a beautiful homestead with a backdrop of the sisters | ||||
|
||||
| windows 2004 | ||||
| of typical Tibetan design, homestead here are well decorated despite being a poor community | ||||
|
||||
| valley below | ||||
| the valley floor far below as we follow the main road to the Lama Temple ruins | ||||
|
||||
| lama temple | ||||
| ruins of the old Lama Temple... the main trunk road ends here | ||||
|
||||
| broadwalk | ||||
| beyond the road is a wooden broadwalk that leads back down to the valley floor | ||||
|
||||
| horses | ||||
| horses was the main means of transportation in the valleys and mountains, but more for tourist use these days | ||||
|
||||
| crossing the valley | ||||
| bridging the river, this rickety wooden bridge was the furthest point we ventured to in this valley | ||||
|
||||
| manure | ||||
| collecting yak and horse manure for fertilizer and fuel purposes | ||||
|
||||
| kiddo | ||||
| a young boy carrying an oversized basket in a village nearby | ||||
|
||||
| buying vege | ||||
| fresh vegetables are imported from afar as the cold winters here does not favour fresh greens to grow | ||||
|
||||
| village | ||||
| walking through the village is the best way to appreciate the rural life and to mingle with the locals | ||||
|
|
||||
|
