Experience two of China’s most remote and challenging flights as I travel from Tibet to Xinjiang in the wild West. Starting ...
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has closed Tibet to foreigners ahead of the 90th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party on July 1, travel agents said on Thursday of a restive region where many ethnic ...
When you step off the plane in Lhasa and they welcome you with a white silk katak, don’t say 谢谢 (sye-sye)—Mandarin for “thank you.” Use the Tibetan phrase ཐུགས་རྗེ་ཆེ། (tuchi che) instead. The map ...
Eastern Nepal has seen clear skies since Sunday, with sunlight glinting off the Himalayan peaks and paddy ripening in the ...
Beijing has hit back with reciprocal visa restrictions on US personnel for acting “egregiously” on Tibet-related issues after it denounced American travel curbs on Chinese officials. The tit-for-tat ...
“We cater to travelers who have been everywhere and are looking for soft adventure, spiritual immersion and cultural experiences in Tibet and Yunnan,” says Songtsam spokesperson Florence Li.
Last summer, Liu Yang and Song Yuancheng of China made the first ascent of Karjan I, the fourth highest unclimbed peak on Earth. The feat prompted the climbing community to wonder when -- if ever -- ...