After visiting the world’s longest Mani-stone wall temple, I have been planning to visit this place for a very long time. I checked my current location on the map and noticed that I was not far from my most anticipated destination. It is known as Dzogchen township, about a 2-hour ride from Sexu County. I...Read More

Last week I was told that the world’s longest mani-stone scripture wall is in Kham Zachuka. It is about a 2–3-hour drive from Yushu city. When I heard that, I wondered, why didn’t know about that earlier? I was excited about that because I planned to go for a solo motorcycle ride from Yushu to...Read More

After spending a peaceful night at Raza Dzonggo Gon, I started riding further to the end of Qinghai Province. I heard a lot about this place known as Tana, which means horse’s ear. It is almost two hours ride from Raza Dzonggo monastery. So, I kept riding on bumpy roads for nearly an hour, and...Read More

Last summer, I went to Cheknyiseb township, located at the far end of Qinghai Province. It is under the jurisdiction of Nangchen County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. The locals are nomadic and move from place to place, depending on the season. This was my first solo motorbike trip to Kham Nangchen, and I was excited. So,...Read More