Temple building at Dengsatil GompaThursday, February 3, 2011
Winter in Lhasa
This winter (January 2010) I did my first trip to Tibet proper. Though intensive traveling through Amdo and Kham, this was a completely new experience, not only because of the required Tibet entry permit and the related hassle.
Temple building at Dengsatil Gompa
Temple building at Dengsatil GompaBirds in Lhasa, Winter 2010
The Lhasa River and the Yarlung Tsangpo host thousands of ducks in winter. Most common were
Bar-headed Geese and...
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Winter habitat of Black-necked Crane
In the beginning of December 2009 I was with Meggie and Sid on a birding trip to the North of Yunnan Province. Our aim was a high altitude wetland where a big part of the Black-necked Crane population is spending winter.
On the way off Chengdu we found this pair of Common Kingfishers, obviously having a quarrel...
On the way off Chengdu we found this pair of Common Kingfishers, obviously having a quarrel...Two Solar Eclipses in Sichuan
Since the Chinese government closed down blogspot.com, it is hard for me to post any new reports and pictures on my Blog. Abroad it is much easier to find a way to get around this censorship and eventually I am able to begin to work my journeys all up.
In 22.July 2009 and 15.January 2010 there were two nice solar eclipses over Sichuan which I could manage to observe with my own eyes. The first was on Tsemet Pass (4550m) with the marvellous west face of Minya Konka (7556m) in the front.
waiting for the great moment
In 22.July 2009 and 15.January 2010 there were two nice solar eclipses over Sichuan which I could manage to observe with my own eyes. The first was on Tsemet Pass (4550m) with the marvellous west face of Minya Konka (7556m) in the front.
waiting for the great momentSaturday, August 22, 2009
Mt. Zhara Lhatse
This post shall give a short introduction of one of the most sovereign mountains of the area between Gyarong and Kham: Mt. Zhara Lhatse (5820m)
(in Chinese: Yala Shenshan)
He pops out behind the rolling hills of the Tagong Grassland and the eastern part of the Tibetan High Plateau. But actually he still belongs to
(in Chinese: Yala Shenshan)
He pops out behind the rolling hills of the Tagong Grassland and the eastern part of the Tibetan High Plateau. But actually he still belongs to BIRD WATCHING in SICHUAN
Birding trip in Sichuan, May 18th - June 14th 2009
This trip was an extensive birding experience through the main bird habitats of Sichuan. Although May and June usually are the best months to go bird watching in Sichuan - in terms of birds and weather, this year we had to fight with really untypical weather for this season:
This trip was an extensive birding experience through the main bird habitats of Sichuan. Although May and June usually are the best months to go bird watching in Sichuan - in terms of birds and weather, this year we had to fight with really untypical weather for this season:
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Minya Konka (chin. Gongga Shan) and the Konka Gompa
Minya Konka is Tibetan and means “Snow Mountain of the Minyak Region”. He is the sacred mountain of Minyak which, in ancient times, was a huge and powerful kingdom.
The Minya Konka Range is a division line between the hilly grassland of the Tibetan High Plateau and
The Minya Konka Range is a division line between the hilly grassland of the Tibetan High Plateau and
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