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Re: Foreigner travel in western sichuan

by krubesh 07 May 2012

Apparently, the sales staff at XiNanMen Bus Station still have not received word that Ganzi Prefecture (at least most of it) is open to…
Re: Road trip Chengdu - Kangding - Danba

by krubesh 07 May 2012

Apparently, the sales staff at XiNanMen Bus Station still have not received word that Ganzi Prefecture (at least most of it) is open to…
Re: Eastern Tibet itinerary suggestion

by Losang 11 April 2012

It depends on how you define "eastern Tibet"! If you are referring to [Chamdo prefecture|http://www.thelandofsnows.com/kham/the-tar-part-of…
Re: Travelling in Western Sichuan

by sichuanstudent 12 March 2012

Hi Jintamani the road is quite good, about 7 hours from Chengdu to Kangding ( if no traffic jam or landslide...or more construction (short…
Re: Situation in SICHUAN

by luoliang 17 February 2012

haha, it is ok for you to go to the rest places which is talked about from your message, except for the west of Sichuan that you want…
Re: My National Holiday Plan

by stairclimber 17 September 2011

Great comments above. I am really surprised by the reported closing at the parkhang in May though. It seems there is a constant kora…
RE: Tibet is closed... but what about the Shangri La to Litang road ?

by Losang 25 August 2011

The bus station in Shangri La has a sign up stating that they are not selling bus tickets to foreigners going to anywhere in Ganzi Prefectur…
RE: Is Yushu open?

by erthi 23 July 2011

Yushu and Zachuka are opened. further down to Karze and other Tibetan regions in Sichuan are mostly still closed.
RE: Kangding Gongga Shan Minya Konka

by Losang 15 July 2011

I live and work in Kangding and can tell you that Kangding and the trek around Minya Konka are OPEN. However, all other regions of western…
Re: Tibetan areas of western Sichuan are officially closed until further notice

by Losang 15 July 2011

Yes....all counties of Ganzi Prefecture in western Sichuan are closed except for [Dartsendo (Kangding)|http://kekexili.typepad.com/life_on_…
Re: Plan B: Alternative to TAR due to closed borders

by Losang 15 July 2011

In addition to the TAR being closed, all Tibetan counties in far western Sichuan (Ganzi Prefecture) are also closed except for Kangding…
RE: Tibet is closed... but what about the Shangri La to Litang road ?

by Losang 15 July 2011

True....all counties of western Sichuan in Ganzi Prefecture (Kham) are closed to foreign travelers. The only exception is Kangding (Dartsend…
Tibetan areas of western Sichuan are officially closed until further notice

by bearaman 13 July 2011

I received the following message yesterday from the people running The Land of Snows Tibet Travel Community : "The police just told our…
Re: PERMIT SITUATION UPDATE

by bearaman 13 July 2011

I got a facebook update yesterday with the following information, apologies if this has already been stated. "The police just told our…
Re: Does anyone knows what is happening in west Sichuan？

by Kantse51 09 July 2011

Hi! The areas in Ganzi are closed because of sustained demonstrations in Kantse (Ganzi) township. So far 39 persons are reported as detai…
Re: Sichuan - road closed?

by chronfix 22 June 2011

Today I took a bus from Chengdu to Kangding. There is a police checkpoint in the mid of the trip, they let foreigners go to Kangding,…
Re: Xining to Chengdu via Ganzi help appreciated

by Losang 18 June 2011

Agree with #4....that is the route you should take. From [Xining|http://kekexili.typepad.com/life_on_the_tibetan_plate/2008/11/xining-.html…
Re: Will Kham and Amdo be opened on July 2011?

by chronfix 09 June 2011

That sounds bad. I should begin my Kham itinerary on June 22th (Kangding-Ganzi-Pelyul-Dege-Manigango-Sershul-Yushu-Nangchen). If they…
Re: northern and western sichuan closed or open?

by stairclimber 01 June 2011

Thanks to all those reporting on the improved conditions for foreigners to travel west and north from Chengdu into Ganzi prefecture. …
Re: Western China (W.Sich, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Tibet) Closed to Foreigners?

by Losang 23 May 2011

There is quite a bit of information on this forum regarding this. I recommend starting by reading this thread: [Travel in western China|ht…
Re: Travel restrictions in Ngaba County

by Losang 21 May 2011

The report that you read is either old or gave wrong information. All counties in Ganzi Prefecture are OPEN. This includes [Kangding…
Travel restrictions in Ngaba County

by anthony1938 20 May 2011

I have read a statement from Reuters that foreigners are not allowed into Ngaba County, Ganzi Prefecture in Sichuan and other Tibetan…
Road closed to foreigners in West China

by glouglou 25 April 2011

Hi! Riding my bike through China, I ve got some informations about west china's roads : Garze is close, due to protests in Aba monaste…
Re: Sichuan Province

by Losang 29 March 2011

Western Sichuan is a Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture known as Garnze or Ganzi in Chinese. This is an excellent area to hike and explore…
Re: PERMIT SITUATION UPDATE

by yawpingyeti 14 March 2011

Ganzi prefecture seems to be closed until May as well. My wife and I tried to travel by bus from Chengdu to Kangding today. At a police…