7 Secrets of Xiahe's Stunning Natural Landscapes Revealed

Xiahe is part of the China Tour. Please find the summary on YouTube:    • China Tour   Xiahe 14 - 16 October 2016 Xiahe was the fourth location of our China Tour. After Beijing and Xi’an it is really a small village located in the foothills of the Himalaya. Xiahe was a part of Tibet for a long time. The population of Xiahe is mostly Tibetan. Most of the people are still dressed traditional. The purpose of our visit to Xiahe is off course the famous Labrang Tibetan Buddhist Monastery. The Labrang Monastery is one the biggest and the most important Buddhist monastery outside the Tibet Autonomous Region. The Labrang Monastery is important for the people of Xiahe and of all the Buddhists in the region. However the monastery is popular for pilgrims as well. There are about 1400 monks in the monastery. That is more than what is allowed in a monastery in Lhasa, the former capitol of Tibet, and still the most important place of the Tibetan Buddhism. We arrived in Xiahe in the afternoon. We had still some time to walk the Kora. The Kora is a meditative practice of the Tibetan Buddhists. They walk rounds around a sacred object or place. In the Labrang Monastery the walk around the monastery is 3km and counts 1174 prayer wheels. Usually they walk the Kora 3 times. Beside the 3km Kora, the Tibetan Buddhists walk Koras around a lot of other holy objects in the monastery. You also see some Buddhist prostrating. Some people are prostrating on one place. However you see them also prostrating the Kora of 3 km. The next day we visited the inside of the Labrang Monastery and made a nice hike in the mountains near Xiahe. The Labrang Monastery is of the Gelug school, also named Yellow caps. The next day we visited a monastery near Zuohaicun, north of Xiahe. The monks over there are called Black caps. But they were yellow caps as well. Maybe it is better to keep the Tibetan name: Karmapa. The black caps are walking the Kora as well. However they walk counterclockwise instead of clockwise. At last we visited the town of Ka'ernangcun. The town has a 2200 years old city wall. Ka'ernangcun is situated in the Grasslands north of Xiahe. We drunk some hot Yak milk and eat some Tsampa. Music Dhaka van Kevin MacLeod is gelicentieerd onder een Creative Commons Attribution-licentie (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Bron: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... Artiest: http://incompetech.com/ The Voyage van Audionautix is gelicentieerd onder een Creative Commons Attribution-licentie (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Artiest: http://audionautix.com/ Xiahe is part of the China Tour 2016. Please find the summary on YouTube:    • China Tour   In the same China tour you can find: City trip Beijing, China:    • What Makes Beijing So Special? #travel #be...   The Great Wall of China (The Chinese Wall):    • Hiking The Great Wall of China   Terracotta Army and City Wall of Xian, China:    • Terracotta Army and City Wall of Xian, China   Xiahe and the Labrang Tibetan Buddhist Monastery:    • 7 Secrets of Xiahe's Stunning Natural Land...   From Xiahe to Langmusi:    • From Xiahe to Langmusi, China   The Kurte Tibetan Monastery and the Langmusi gorge hike:    • The Kurte Tibetan Monastery and the Langmu...   Huanglong near Songpan:    • Huanglong near Songpan   Chengdu and the Chengdu Panda Reserve:    • Chengdu and the Chengdu Panda Reserve   Shangri-la:    • Join us on a breathtaking travel journey t...   Hiking the Tiger Leaping Gorge Trek, China:    • Hiking the Tiger Leaping Gorge Trek, China   Lijiang, China:    • Exploring the Magic of Lijiang in One Day   The 3 famous Pagodas in Dali, China:    • The 3 famous Pagodas in Dali, China   Yangshou in the Karst landscape, Guilin, China:    • Yangshou in the Karst landscape, Guilin, C...   City trip Shanghai, China    • Walking Through Old and New Shanghai!   All the videos of the China Tour are together in the following playlist:    • China   Please find the blog of the tour on: http://ekpictures.reislogger.nl DO NOT forget to LIKE, SHARE and SUBSCRIBE to my channel:    / ekapictures   Xiahe | Xiahe China | Xiahe Labrang | Labrang Monastery | Buddhism | Tibetan Buddhism | Tibetan | Tibetan monks | Sawadee | Sawadee Reizen Explore the captivating beauty of *Xiahe* in this *china travel* video! Wander through the streets, visit the serene *temple**, and immerse yourself in the culture of **gansu**. Join me on this **china vlog* as we discover the charm of *china* and its travel destinations.