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Before we get started today, I just wanted to announce that we are on the back stretch of this series! Hey, maybe that means that sometime soon I will post something about somewhere other than China. For those of you who have missed any of the parts in the series you can go HERE to check them all out. Now, back to your regularly scheduled programming. --------- After what felt like a lifetime we finally said goodbye to Langmusi. Our next destination was Xiahe in Gansu Provinc

After a good night's sleep, much needed after the excitement of the day before, we woke up and prepared to head back to "civilization." Our host had to go round up the horses so in the meantime Tali, Jana and I hiked up to the top of the ridge near the tent. The view was spectacular but for some reason I chose not to bring my camera on this one so you all will just have to take my word for it (note to everyone: Never don't take your camera with you!). As we were coming back d

When we last left off our heroes were hopping a flight from Beijing to Chengdu. For those of you who aren't super familiar with Chinese geography, Chengdu is the capital of Sichuan province (if you're from the States you've probably eaten food that claims to be Sichuan or Sechuan but trust me it's not even close). Map courtesy of Ice climbing in Shuangqiao Valley, Sichuan, China Sichuan province is famous for a few things. For one, the food! Of all of the cuisines I tried liv