Luding County: Gateway to Kham on the Edge of the Tibetan Plateau Luding County (ལྕགས་ཟམ་རྫོང་) Chaksam is located in the southeastern part of Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in western Sichuan Province, positioned within a unique transition zone between the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the Sichuan Basin along the middle reaches of the Dadu River (Gyarong Ngulchu),...Read More
Kangding Overview – The Gateway Between Tibet and Sichuan City of Kangding is one of the most iconic destinations in western Sichuan, widely known as the hometown of the famous Kangding Love Song. In Tibetan called Dartsedo (དར་རྩེ་མདོ།), it has long served as a strategic gateway between the Tibetan Plateau and the Sichuan Basin, as...Read More
Yajiang (Nyagqu) – The Cliffside River Town on the G318 Perched deep within the rugged valleys of western Sichuan, Yajiang (Nyagchu) is one of the most authentic and lesser-known stops along the legendary Sichuan–Tibet Highway (G318). Its Tibetan name ཉག་ཆུ་རྫོང་། means “river mouth,” reflecting its historic position along the powerful Yalong River. A cliffside river...Read More
Litang (Lithang) – The Sky City of the Tibetan Plateau Located in southwestern Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Litang County (ལི་ཐང་རྫོང་།) sits between the Jinsha River and Yalong River in the central Hengduan Mountains. Known as the “World’s High City” and “Sky City,” Litang stands at an elevation of over 4,000 meters, offering vast grasslands, sacred...Read More
Danba (Rongzhag): the Legacy of the Gyarong Tibetans Located along the Dadu River, Danba County—known in Tibetan as Rongzhag (རོང་བྲག) is a unique cultural and geographical crossroads on the northern Sichuan–Tibet route. Flowing through this region, the Dadu River connects with three tributaries rivers, forming one of western Sichuan’s most important waterways. The county seat,...Read More
Dawu (Daofu County) – Hidden Beauty Beneath Yala Snow Mountain Dawu County (རྟའུ་རྫོང་།) is located in northwestern Sichuan Province, China, under the administration of the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. Set on a wide open plateau along the Xianshui River, Dawu stands out as one of the most culturally distinctive destinations in western Sichuan. As you...Read More
Xinlong County (Nyagrong): The Heart of the Hengduan Mountains Xinlong County, known in Tibetan as Nyagrong (ཉག་རོང་རྫོང་།), lies deep within the Hengduan Mountains and is often called the “navel of Garzê.” Nyagrong County, meaning “a river valley among forests,” lies in the central part of Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. This remote inland county is unique...Read More
Baiyu (Pelyül): Hidden Wonders in Kham Baiyu County, known in Tibetan as Pelyül (དཔལ་ཡུལ་རྫོང), is often described as a sacred land and the “heart of nuns” in eastern Tibet. Located along the Sichuan–Tibet middle route, it forms part of a deeply spiritual journey across Kham, sometimes referred to as the “Women’s Kingdom” of western Sichuan....Read More
Luhuo County, known in Tibetan as Draggo (བྲག་འགོ་རྫོང་།), is a quiet yet culturally rich destination along the northern Sichuan–Tibet route. It is under the administration of the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. Often overlooked by travelers, this highland county reveals a different side of Kham Tibet—where vast grasslands meet sacred mountains, and history lives quietly within everyday...Read More
Discover Sertar: A Land of Faith and High-Altitude Beauty Known in Tibetan as Sêrtar (གསེར་རྟ་རྫོང), Sertar County is a remarkable destination where spirituality and nature blend seamlessly. Located on the southern slopes of the Bayan Har Mountains, this remote region is famous for its vast grasslands, strong Buddhist traditions, and deep sense of devotion. At...Read More
Garzê County: Snow Mountains and Monasteries Garzê County, known in Tibetan as Kardze (དཀར་མཛེས་རྫོང་།), is one of the 18 counties in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwestern Sichuan Province, China. It is not the prefecture capital (that’s Kangding/Dartsedo), but it serves as an important northern hub and commercial center along the Sichuan-Tibet Highway. Often called a...Read More
Known in Tibetan as Derge (སྡེ་དགེ་རྫོང་།), Degé County is often called the “Northern Gateway to Kham.” It is widely recognized as a source of Tibetan scriptures and the legendary homeland of King Gesar. Traveling here is not just a journey across distance, but a step into one of the most culturally preserved regions of the...Read More
Shiqu County, (སེར་ཤུལ་རྫོང་།) known by many names such as Sêrxü, Sershul, Dzachuka, Serxu, and Shiqu, is a remote highland region located in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. Set deep within the vast Tibetan Plateau, it is one of the most isolated yet culturally rich areas in western China. Its wide-open landscapes and scattered settlements reflect a...Read More
Batang on the G318 Sichuan–Tibet Highway For travelers familiar with the G318 Sichuan–Tibet route, choosing to rest in Batang County is often a wiser and more comfortable option than staying in the higher-altitude Litang County. Nestled in a valley, Batang offers richer oxygen levels and a milder climate. In summer, it can even feel warm....Read More
