Traffic at night in Tongren
Beautiful mountains surrounding Tongren with stupas every now and then
Tongren, a small town nestled in between the mountains of Qinghai province
Hall of the Longwu Monastery in Tongren
Stupas at Wutong Temple near Tongren
The halls of Wutong Temple near Tongren
After days on the traditional silk road it was time for a short deviation. This time the deviation led to Xining the capital of the Qinghai province in central China. Even though Xining also is part of the silk road network, the reason to visit the city was the multicultural society and the possibility to get a first grasp on Tibet. Thus far the idea…