Horse racing, monasteries, landscape and people of amdo region

Route:

Chengdu – Zoigê County- Zhagana- Tangke – Xiahe County-Aba(Ngawa) – Chengdu

Summary:

The photography line stretches more than 2,700 kilometers, from Sichuan to Gansu provinces. You can shoot the grasslands, the Yellow River, Flower Lake, Sanke Grassland and many other different films on the way, and then you can obtain more excellent films. Amdo Tibetans’ traditional lifestyle and economy is centred on agriculture. Depending on the region and environment they live in they are either nomads (Drog pa) or farmers (Sheng pa).

Highlights:

1. The first bend of the Yellow River.
2. Folk customs of Sanke Grassland and horse racing festival of Dajiu Beach.
3. Scenery of Aba Grassland
4. Natural stone city of Zhagana

Itinerary:

Day1: Chengdu

Chengdu arrival, transfer to hotel.
Overnight: Chengdu

Day 2: Chengdu – (480km) – Zoigê County

Activities: At 7:30, departure from Chengdu, drive to Zoigê County.
Photography: Grassland scenery of Zoigê County.
Overnight: Zoigê County

Day 3: Zoigê County – (160km) – Zhagana

Activities: Get up early to shoot the Flower Lake, and then drive to stone city of Zhagana.
Photography: Charming scenery, sunset light and shadow of Zhagana.
Overnight: Zhagana

Day 4: Zhagana – (230km) – Xiahe County (altitudes 3000m)

Activities: Get up early to shoot Gahai Lake, and then drive to Sanke Grassland to shoot.
Photography: Scenery of Sanke Grassland.
Overnight: Xiahe County

Day 5: Xiahe County

Photography: Folk customs of Sanke Grassland and horse racing festival of Dajiu Beach. .
Overnight: Xiahe County

Day 6: Xiahe County – (350km) – Tangke

Activities: Get up early to shoot in Xiahe County , and then drive to Tangke.
Photography: Grassland scenery and the first bend of the Yellow River.
Overnight: Tangke

Day 7: Tangke-(270km)- Aba(Ngawa)

Activities: Get up early to shoot the first bend of the Yellow River, and then drive to Aba(Ngawa).
Photography: Sunrise of the first bend of the Yellow River and folk customs of Aba(Ngawa).
Overnight: Aba(Ngawa)

Day 8: Aba(Ngawa)- (350km) – Chengdu

Activities: Get up early to shoot panorama of Aba(Ngawa), and then drive back to Chengdu with the end of this happy photography tour.