Snowfall Among Giants in Changping Valley

Changping Valley is one of three valleys bisecting the mighty Siguniang Mountains (Four Sisters Mountains) located in Aba, Sichuan, a...

LITANG: City in the Sky

At 4,050 meters (13,300 ft) high in the middle of a vast grassland lies a peculiar town of 50,000 Tibetans full of flavor, authenticity,...

THE WILD WEST: Finding Solitude Among Yaks and Monks

Before us are endless grasslands occupied by grazing yaks. In front of us are towering mountains covered with radiant snow. Above by day...

YADING: The True Shangrila

James Hilton's "Shangri-La", from the 1933 novel Lost Horizons, has captivated imaginations and spurred expeditions to discover this...

YARCHEN GAR: Culture of Mystery and Simplicity

We were cramped in a small minivan packed with 6 other Tibetans, driving higher and higher on a road becoming more frozen and dangerous...