Visiting Tibet sites in Western Sichuan? | China - Lonely Planet Forum

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Thu, 20 Jul 2017 00:13:55 +0000

Hi everyone,

I'm planning to visit Sichuan soon and was excited to read that there are Tibetan communities near the border with Tibet. I would really like to visit them. However, the lonely planet China says that access to them by foreigners can be denied at any time. I have a short amount of time and cannot go all the way to the west only to be denied access. Are there Tibetan towns that are rarely closed to outsiders? Is there a site that can tell me what is closed or not? Is there any tours that visit Western Sichuan?

Thanks in advance

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Thu, 20 Jul 2017 01:00:46 +0000

Not all the places are closed, West Sichuan.
Yarchen Monastery and Sertar Larung Gar ,,,Foreigners can't go.The answer from the local government,Building fire fighting facilities.
I suggest your route,chengdu -kangding-litang temple - daocheng-yading park-dege-ganzi-kangding,,,,.

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Thu, 20 Jul 2017 02:14:08 +0000

The best web site for info is "The Land of Snows" run by an amazing guy who used to be a regular poster here. Be wary of agents posting who have their own agendas.

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Mon, 24 Jul 2017 15:36:38 +0000

Most of Western Sichuan is open, relatively few places are closed to foreigners. Ngawa (Aba town) is....but the rest of Aba Prefecture is open. Yarchen Gar and Sertar/Larung Gar as mentioned above are currently closed. But plenty of routes and towns that don't go through those areas. #1 has a good basic route to start with.

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Wed, 25 Jul 2018 01:00:22 +0000

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