Tibetan Food-Bala cake

On Tibet Tour, Do forget to try Bala Cake~!

Tibetan Food- Buttered Tea

Buttered Tea
Enjoy Tibet Tour

Tibet Food-Barely Wine

Barely Wine
Be called the Tibetan Bear, the barely wine is an essential drink for the Tibetan as well as a special treat for the guests. The barely win looks yellowish and tastes sweet.

According to the Tibetan customs, the householder will respectfully offer the barely wine (bowlful) to the guests for three times, and the guests can drink as you likes for the former two while the third time you have to drink it up to show your respect. Enjoy Tibet Tour

Tibet Food-Naizha Cake

Naizha Cake

Naizha cake is a particular Tibetan snack, in which the naizha is a kind of cheese. It is simple to make this snack. Prepare the ingredients (zanba, naizha, butter and brown sugar) and make the ingredients pasty by mixing them up. Then chock a square box mould up with the pasty stuff. Several minutes later, you can take the accomplished cake out from the box. Enjoy Tibet Tour

Tibet Food---Tsampa

Tibet Food---Tsampa

Travelling in Tibet, enjoying local food is a necessary way to appreciate culture of Tibet.Tsampa, as the most famous food in Tibet, I think everyone wants to know what is tasting .

Lakes ~ on Tibetan Plateau

On the  Tibetan Plateau, there are thousands of lakes . Most geologists believe that the plateau was covered by the ocean in the past. When the ocean retreated, it left innumerable lakes behind.  And that is why some of the lakes are salt water lakes. Lake on the highest plateau of the world is so different in my imagination of other lakes in the mainland China. There are origin, pure and tranquil, which makes me can't wait to travel to Tibet. 

Mt. Everest!

What amazing ! Mt. Everest! The Highest Mountain in the world, which is the must see attraction for a Tibet tour.


Age of Everest:
Everest was formed about 60 million years ago
Elevation:
29,035 (8850m)-found to be 6' higher in 1999
Name in Nepal:
Sagarmatha (means: goddess of the sky)
In Tibet:
Chomolungma: (means: mother goddess of the universe)
Named after:
Sir George Everest in 1865 ,the British surveyor-general of India. Once known as Peak 15
Location:
Latitude 27� 59' N.....Longitude 86� 56' E It's summit ridge seperates Nepal and Tibet
First Ascent:
May 29,1953 by Sir Edmund Hillary, NZ and Tenzing Norgay, NP, via the South Col Route
First Solo Ascent:
Aug. 20,1980, Reinhold Messner, IT, via the NE Ridge to North Face
First winter Ascent:
Feb. 17,1980 -L.Cichy and K. Wielicki, POL
First Ascent by an American:
May 1,1963, James Whittaker, via the South-Col
Mt. Everest rises a few milimeters each year due to geological forces
Everest Name:
Sir George Everest was the first person to record the height and location of Mt. Everest, this is where Mt."Everest" got its name from(In american language)
First Ascent by a Woman:
May 16,1975, Junko Tabei, JAP, via the South-Col
First Ascent by an American Woman:
Sep.29,1988, Stacey Allison, Portland, OR via the South-East Ridge
First Oxygenless Ascent:
May 8, 1978- Reinhold Messner, IT, and Peter Habeler, AUT, via the South-East Ridge
First woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest from both north & south sides:
Cathy O'Dowd (S.A.) South May 25,1996/North '99
Fastest Ascent from South:
Babu Chhiri Sherpa 34, NP-16 hours and 56 minutes (5-21-2000)
Fastest Ascent (north side):
Hans Kammerlander (IT) May,24,1996, via the standard North Col Ridge Route, 16 hours 45 minutes from base camp
Youngest person:
Temba Tsheri (NP) 15 on May,22,2001
Oldest Person:
Sherman Bull May,25,2001 -64 yrs
First Legally Blind Person:
Erik Weihenmeyer May,25,2001
Most Ascents:
Eleven, 24th May 2000 Appa Sherpa became the first person to climb Everest 11 times-Ten, Ang Rita Sherpa, Babu Chiri Sherpa all ascents were oxygen-less.
Best and Worst Years on Everest:
1993, 129 summitted and eight died (a ratio of 16:1); in 1996, 98 summitted and 15 died (a ratio of 6�:1)
Highest cause cause of death:
Avalanches-about a (2:1) ratio over falls
Country with most deaths on mountain:
Nepal-46
Most dangerous area on mountain:
Khumbu Ice Fall-19 deaths
First ski descent:
Davo Karnicar (Slovenia) 10-7-2000
Last year without ascent:
1974
Last year without ascent:
1977
Corpses remaining on Everest:
about 120
Longest stay on top:
Babu Chiri Sherpa stayed at the summit full 21 hours and a half
Largest team:
In 1975, China tackled Everest with a 410-member team.
Fastest descent:
In 1988, Jean-Marc Boivin of France descended from the top in just 11 minutes, paragliding.
Only climber to climb all 4 sides of Everest:
Kushang Sherpa, now an instructor with Himlayan Mountaineering Institute
First person to hike from sea level to summit, no oxygen.:
11th May 1990,Tim Macartney-Snape, Australian
Largest number to reach the top in one day:
40, on May 10, 1993
First person to summit Everest twice:
Nawang Gombu-Nepal(once with Whitaker in '63,and again two years later in '65)Gombu now works for the Himalayan mountaineering institute
The oldest woman to summit
Anna Czerwinska May 22, 2000.

Go to Tibet by Train~ good Choice

Some one told me, one can not imagine the real beauty of Tibet, the pure plateau. I would like to go for a Tibet tour by train to experience the scenery along the way. 

Potala Place, A Dreaming Palace for me

It's hard not to look at the Potala while in Lhasa. It is an amazing building that draws your attention unlike anything else. I have been to Lhasa more times than I can count, have taken countless photos of the Potala and still stare in awe of it everytime I see it. The entrance fee to the Potala is Y100 ($15). During the summer time, getting tickets to the Potala can be difficult as there are only 2300 tickets sold each day. This sounds like a lot, but tickets can sell out within an hour or two during peak season. While the inside of the Potala is also quite amazing (only a handful of the 1000 rooms are open to the public), it does not compare with the amazing architecture of the outside of the building. If you do go inside, be sure to go all the way to the top. The view of Lhasa is well worth the extra fee.

Above is some information from other's blog, I really want to go to Lhasa, and walk in to the ancient palace. Some times people like dreaming, but one day my Tibet tour dream will come true~ 

A fantastic trip to Brahmaputra in Tibet

My trip along the Brahmaputra (or Yarlung Zangbo River), in Tibet, was very interesting. We passed countless mountains and experienced our vibrant trip. The peaceful scene brought out light soul of joy in our minds and hearts.

The Brahmaputra was so amazing. This stream has developed the whole country of Tibet. The water of the stream like the music of lifestyle, highs and lows, deduced a lifestyle full of interest. Sound of water got through cycle of hills part upon part and areas of woodlands, but still was obvious.

At the stream part, the pastoral happiness, together with the discharge, told another kind of enhanced to us.

We saw the wide water slightly, which looked like a smooth cotton jewelry sailing between the riverbeds. The smooth water just didn't have any distinct sides. No matter where it sailed to, it was still obvious, even in the fine sand hills.

The most landscapes that I wanted to see and take a photo was the confluence of the motorcade. It is really a wonderful Tibet tour~