Zhongdian

Zhōngdiàn (also known as Shangri-la) is a primarily Tibetan county in the Yunnan province of China and is the seat of the Dêqên Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. By far one of the highlight of my journey so far, speaking with the Monks at the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple practicing there meditative rituals. They gave me a little something, not sure what it was, but it helped me into my meditative state.
China  Zhongdian. On our way down the backside of the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. : Asia, China, Mountains, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. Inside the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. Wood work from temple. : Asia, China, Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. Inside the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. : Asia, China, Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple, Zhongdian China  View of Zhongdian from inside the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. : Asia, China, Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple, Zhongdian
China  Zhongdian. Inside the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. : Asia, China, Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. Inside the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. : Asia, China, Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple, Zhongdian China  View of Zhongdian from inside the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. : Asia, China, Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple, Zhongdian China  View of Zhongdian from inside the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. Found a higher spot. : Asia, China, Zhongdian
China : Asia, China, Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. Inside the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. Wood work from temple. : Asia, China, Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple, Zhongdian China  View of Zhongdian from inside the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. : Asia, China, Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple, Zhongdian China  View of Zhongdian from inside the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. : Asia, China, Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple, Zhongdian
China  View of Zhongdian from inside the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. : Asia, China, Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. Inside the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. Wood work from temple. : Asia, China, Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. Inside the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. Cool locking device on the door. : Asia, China, Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. Inside the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. : Asia, China, Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple, Zhongdian
China  View of Zhongdian from inside the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. : Asia, China, Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. Inside the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. Wood work from temple. : Asia, China, Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. Inside the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. Wood work from temple. : Asia, China, Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. Inside the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. : Asia, China, Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple, Zhongdian
China  Zhongdian. Inside the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. Huge sounding drum on the rooftop. : Asia, China, Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple, Zhongdian China  View of Zhongdian from inside the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. : Asia, China, Zhongdian China  View of Zhongdian from inside the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. : Asia, China, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. Inside the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. : Asia, China, Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple, Zhongdian
China  Zhongdian. Inside the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. : Asia, China, Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. Inside the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. : Asia, China, Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. Inside the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. : Asia, China, Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. Inside the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. : Asia, China, Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple, Zhongdian
China  Zhongdian. Inside the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. Drying out some blankets. : Asia, China, Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. Inside the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. : Asia, China, Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. Inside the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. Wood work from temple. : Asia, China, Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. Inside the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. Wood work from temple. : Asia, China, Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple, Zhongdian
China  Zhongdian. Inside the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. : Asia, China, Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. Inside the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. : Asia, China, Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple, Zhongdian China  View of Zhongdian from inside the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. : Asia, China, Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. Inside the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. : Asia, China, Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple, Zhongdian
China  Zhongdian. Inside the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. : Asia, China, Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. Inside the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. Wood work from temple. : Asia, China, Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. Inside the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. Wood work from temple. : Asia, China, Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. Inside the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. Wood work from temple. : Asia, China, Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple, Zhongdian
China  Zhongdian. Inside the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. Wood work from temple. : Asia, China, Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. Abandoned houses near the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. : Asia, China, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. View of the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple on our climb up. : Asia, China, Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. : Asia, China, Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple, Zhongdian
China  Zhongdian. Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. : Asia, China, Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. Abandoned houses near the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. : Asia, China, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. Newly built houses near the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. : Asia, China, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. Abandoned houses near the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. The one building is being held up by the logs. As you can see there is no side on the house. : Asia, China, Zhongdian
China  Zhongdian. Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. : Asia, China, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. : Asia, China, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. View of the mountains from the base of the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. : Asia, China, Mountains, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. View of the mountains from the base of the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. : Asia, China, Mountains, Zhongdian
China  Zhongdian. View of the mountains from the base of the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. : Asia, China, Mountains, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple entryway with ornate wood work. : Asia, China, Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. You can see a monk on the second floor. : Asia, China, Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple entryway with ornate wood work. : Asia, China, Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple, Zhongdian
China  Zhongdian. Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple entryway with ornate wood work. : Asia, China, Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. : Asia, China, Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. Inside the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. : Asia, China, Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. View of a nearby mountain from our hostel rooftop. : Asia, China, Zhongdian
China  Zhongdian. View of the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple from our hostel rooftop. : Asia, China, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. View of a nearby mountain from our hostel rooftop. : Asia, China, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. View of the town which is also under major construction from our hostel rooftop. : Asia, China, Mountains, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. View of a nearby mountain from our hostel rooftop. : Asia, China, Mountains, Zhongdian
China  Zhongdian. View of the town which is also under major construction from our hostel rooftop. : Asia, China, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. View of a nearby home from our hostel rooftop. : Asia, China, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. View of a nearby mountain from our hostel rooftop. : Asia, China, Mountains, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. View of the town outskirts. : Asia, China, Mountains, Zhongdian
China  Zhongdian. On our way up to the Temple. : Asia, China, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. On our way up to the Temple. Views of the city. : Asia, China, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. On our way up to the Temple. Views of the city. : Asia, China, Mountains, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. View of the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple on our climb up. : Asia, China, Mountains, Zhongdian
China  Zhongdian. View of the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple on our climb up. : Asia, China, Mountains, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. View of the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple on our climb up. : Asia, China, Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple, Mountains, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. Abandoned houses near the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. : Asia, China, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. View of the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple on our climb up. Almost there! : Asia, China, Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple, Zhongdian
China  Pitstop. Next stop Zhongdian. What a view! : Asia, China, Mountains, Zhongdian China  Pitstop. Next stop Zhongdian. What a view! : Asia, China, Mountains, Zhongdian China  Pitstop. Next stop Zhongdian. What a view! : Asia, China, Mountains, Zhongdian China  Pitstop. Next stop Zhongdian. What a view! : Asia, China, Mountains, Zhongdian
China  Pitstop. Next stop Zhongdian. What a view! : Asia, China, Mountains, Zhongdian China  Pitstop. Next stop Zhongdian. What a view! : Asia, China, Mountains, Zhongdian China  Unexpected Pitstop. Landslide. Next stop Zhongdian. Still beautiful country. : Asia, China, Mountains, Zhongdian China  Unexpected Pitstop. Landslide. Next stop Zhongdian. Still beautiful country. : Asia, China, Mountains, Zhongdian
China  Unexpected Pitstop. Landslide. Next stop Zhongdian. Still beautiful country. Homes on the mountainside. : Asia, China, Zhongdian China  Unexpected Pitstop. Landslide. Next stop Zhongdian. Good thing the bulldozer had cleared most of the road by the time we arrived. : Asia, China, Zhongdian China  Unexpected Pitstop. Landslide. Next stop Zhongdian. Good thing the bulldozer had cleared most of the road by the time we arrived. : Asia, China, Zhongdian China  Unexpected Pitstop. Landslide. Next stop Zhongdian. Good thing the bulldozer had cleared most of the road by the time we arrived. : Asia, China, Zhongdian
China  Zhongdian. View of the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple from our hostel. : Asia, China, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. View of a nearby mountain from our hostel rooftop. : Asia, China, Zhongdian China  Next stop Zhongdian. : Asia, China, Mountains, Zhongdian China  Pitstop. Next stop Zhongdian. What a view! : Asia, China, Mountains, Zhongdian
China  Zhongdian. Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple entryway. : Asia, China, Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple, Sign, Zhongdian China  Pitstop. Next stop Zhongdian. Our Mini-Van which also doubles as a police car. Siren included! : Asia, Car, China, Mountains, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. Inside the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. Rick and I are hanging out and talking with some of the monks. : Asia, China, Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple, Monks, Zhongdian China  Zhongdian. Inside the Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple. One of the monks are using my camera to take these pictures. They love new technology. : Asia, China, Gan Deng Shang Pi Temple, Monks, Zhongdian