When we got off the bus from Jiuzhaigou, we were met by Emma - a Chinese entrepeneur who makes tourists feel welcome while directing business to hotels and also her own restaurant. Songpan gave us another chance to see more Tibetian culture, plus Heather and Olivia went on a day long horse trek.
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Songpan from hillside |
Our hotel |
View from hotel |
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Old house on the distant hillside |
Emperor statue |
Approaching inner city |
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Approaching inner city |
Entrance to walled city |
The wall |
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Pagoda on the wall |
Wall view towards hotel |
Wall view through old city |
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Entrance to walled city |
Bridge to walled city |
Main Street |
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Political protest |
Political protest |
Sandy and Emma |
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Local horseman |
Market Place |
Monk at market |
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Old bridge with temple behind |
Bridge |
Playing game at tea house |
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At the tea house |
Hiiside near end of wall |
Hiking towards monastery |
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Hiking towards monastery |
Outhouse |
Entryway to monastery |
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Graveyard and monastery |
Monastery |
Horse trekkers |
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Trekking crew |
Mountain view |
Olivia and Heather |
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Heather |
Mountain view |
Yak |
Olivia |
From Songpan we bussed to the airport and then flew back to Chengdu. After Chengdu, a couple days later we flew again, this time to Shanghai.