to White. White tile and cold water

This was a nice find this far north. It was a huge white tiled room in a double room.

Donkeys and Shrines at Night, or: from Black...

Deqin at night.

Deqin Detail - Offering

All the shrines bellow had these little set ups, arrangements, offerings, still lives set up with tiger bears straight outta "where the wild things are".

Return of the Mixer & Deqin view

[as always click for larger view]

First Bend, on the way to Deqin

Ganden (North Shangrila) Monestary

A monk was met who gave tours of his home. I missed out as I was wandering around, confounded by all these doorways on the second floor of blank walls. I was also re-introduced to my old acquaintance altitude. He likes to slow me down.

Cats and custom cigarettes

New Years Eve (Chinese New Year) we were stuck in "Shangrila". In winter there is nothing about this place. We smokes which made the cat really interesting. He was on the string all night, a rowdy one who competed for my attention along with a drunk Tibetan who showed up in a silk fur jacket and a cowboy hat and wanted to challenge everyone to a signing duel. Later in bed I awoke to the sound of a yelling duel, when I opened the door to look downstairs I found the yelling due was actually a fist duel taking place right outside my room. Ah the fun of Chinese New Year.

Going Up (North from Lijiang)

Mao Poster (a.k.a. man with the bald hat)

What we looked at in bed every night and morning in Lijiang (North Yunnan, China)

Man with the fur hat

Plus a map behind him on where we are going next.