In my last post, I mentioned that it shouldn't be too difficult to get to Xiahe, even though it is still officially closed to tourism by foreigners.Well, that is no longer the case. Within the last week, a new checkpoint has been set up on the highway between Linxia/Lanzhou and Xiahe and you will most likely be sent back to Linxia or Lanzhou if you try to take a bus to Xiahe on that route.
There are also more military and police patrolling the streets in Xiahe than there have been for the last month or so. I am not sure why the increase, but probably just as an extra 'precaution' before the Olympics begin in the next month or so.
If you want to travel in this region and see Tibetan culture, please consider visiting Qinghai Province. I have heard that there are almost no restrictions whatsoever on travel to the Tibetan areas of Qinghai.
For some artic
les and recommended places to visit in Qinghai, see my articles on Yushu, Nangqen, and Daowei posted on our website: http://www.snowymtncafe.com/Business is non-existant for us. We were hoping to be back open by now, but so far no luck.
In the meantime, I'll keep this blog updated, hopefully with some new travel articles very soon.
Cheers,
Eugene
(the pics in this post were taken near Nangqen, in Qinghai Province)
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