06 Jul 11:Xia hé – Hézuo - Langmusi

We are on our way to Hézuo and expecting that we can get further in the rural villages. Idyllic villages on the way. We wished we could stop the bus which is full of monks all amused with our presence. One of them offered us a chewing gum.

Hezuo did not live up to our expectations. An English speaking Beijing couple convinced us to change our itinerary. We hired a taxi and are now on our way to Langmusi, deeper in the rural areas close to the Sichuan province. The woman driver is sharp, negotiated hard with us and immediately called her husband to take over the wheel.

Landscape is beautiful with a few nomad tents, now and then a Tibetan village. Each of them have a basket ball playing field where monks are enjoying a sunset game.