http://www.chinatravel.com/rssRSS-BoardSELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 2215) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCWed 2 Jul 2008 0:00:00 GMTlavender0108http://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/chamdo/attraction/ancient-tea-horse-road/Across the dangerous hills and rivers of Hengduan Mountain Range, in the wild lands and forests across the Rooftop of the World, a mysterious ancient road winds and wonders. It is one of the most heart quaking roads on this planet. For thousands of years, numerous caravans had been quietly traveling along it. Standing on the Road, you can still see clearly the some-70cm-deep holes in the stone plates by stamping of horse hooves. And it seems they have numerous stories to tell. The aged Mhanee al...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 2134) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCWed 2 Jul 2008 0:00:00 GMTlavender0108http://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/chamdo/attraction/chambaling-monastery/Looking down from the top of the Tamala Pass, Chambaling Monastery appears tucked in the crisscrossing mountain ranges on a knoll-composed layers of red earth formed by ancient glaciers between the Tsarchu and Ngom Qu Rivers. This monastery was founded during the Ming period by a disciple of Tsongkapa after Tsongkapa's religious reform in Tibet. According to Gelug Sect rules, the Chamdo Monastery should harbor 2,500 monks. When Tsongkapa made his journey into Tibet via Chamdo in 1373, he pre...]]>Wed 2 Jul 2008 0:00:00 GMTlavender0108http://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/chamdo/attraction/deqen-phodrang-sacred-mountains/SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 2138) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCWed 2 Jul 2008 0:00:00 GMTlavender0108http://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/chamdo/attraction/kanuo-ruins/Discovered in 1977, the Ruins were first excavated from May to August, 1978. An area of 1,800 sq. meters was unearthed. The remains found were 26 ruins of houses, together with many culture relics, mainly including stone tools, such as shovels, hoes, cutters, tossing tools, cutting and smashing tools, striking and smashing tools, scraping tools, grinding tools, axes, stone digging tools. Adornments such as loops, beads and bracelets as well as fictile, corns and animal bones were also found. ...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 2137) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCWed 2 Jul 2008 0:00:00 GMTlavender0108http://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/chamdo/attraction/rawok-lake/Ranwu Lake is the main supply of Palong Tsangpo, a branch of The Yalu Tsangpo River. The lake has an area of 22,000 square kilometers, at an altitude of 3,850 meters, with length 26 km and width 1 to 5 km. In the north, it is the famous Lagu glacier, extending to the lake. Every time the ice melts, the water flows into the river, keeping the lake water abundant. Southeast is the Gangri Garpo, Ahzhagongla glacier in the south and Boshula Mountains in the northeast. Thawed snow is the cause of the...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 2133) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCWed 2 Jul 2008 0:00:00 GMTlavender0108http://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/chamdo/attraction/yiri-hot-spring/Yiri is the most famous spring of the hot springs in Chamdo. It is surrounded by mountains, with green grass and wild flowers at the foot of the mountain, and thick forests on the mountain. The hot springs are distributed along a narrow zone of 100 meters, and six of the springs are serviceable with a water temperature 20-40℃. Because the water has an obvious curative effect on some diseases, it is greatly favored by those who suffer from rheumatic arthritis, bone fracture, semi-paralysis, calci...]]>Mon 30 Jun 2008 0:00:00 GMTJourneyhttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/chamdo/shop/chaidui-wendangang-village/Mon 30 Jun 2008 0:00:00 GMTJourneyhttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/chamdo/miscellaneous/chamdo-festivals/Tibetan New Year (Losar) It is the biggest traditional festival in Tibet. In Chamdo area, people begin to make the preparations for the New Ye...]]>Mon 30 Jun 2008 0:00:00 GMTJourneyhttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/chamdo/shop/garma-town/SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 2139) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCFri 27 Jun 2008 6:00:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/chamdo/attraction/bolojirong-canyon/Dogchu River flowing from the county town roars its way to join the Jinshajiang River. With majestic apices and stiff cliffs standing on both banks, boating along the 5-km-long gorge is a marvelous experience. In the middle of the Dochu River, there are a huge square dice, the over-bridge of Qomo, a prince of King Gesar and carved stone figures of Buddha. On the waist of the mountain, there is a cave, which is very difficult to reach and is said to be the place where King Gesar faced down the sp...]]>