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Ting Ri
Mount Qomolangma, 8848.13 meters above sea level, the  No.
1 highest mountain on earth, is situated in the county of Ting
Ri in the middle sector of the Himalayas. Within the area of 5,000
square meters around Ting Ri, there are 4 mountains 8,000 meters
above sea level and 38 mountains 7,000 meters above sea level.
Thus making Ding Ri the most active climbing camping site. Distance
between Ding Ri and Flannelette Temple is only 70 km, but it takes
more than 3 hours to pass through the rough land. Entry to Flannelette
Temple costs USD$2.63. Vehicles need to pay "cleaning fee" while
passing through Mount Qomolangma nature reserve. Smaller vehicles
need to pay USD$52.63 while larger vehicles needs to pay USD$78.95.
Flannelette
Temple: 5,100 meters above sea level. Built in 1899. It
is the temple which is situated at the highest hillside in the
world and there are 8 small subsidiary temples.
Accommodation : Zhu Feng Guesthouse
Address :New
Ting Ri, with no telephone or fax machines but posting letters
is available here. If you like to see the morning and night scenes
of Mount Qomolangma, you are suggested living in Flannelette Temple.
Transport : Rent a 4wd jeep. Very
unlikely to hitch a hike.
Zhangmu
Zhangmu is 810 km apart from Lhasa. The capital
of Nepal
is only 90 km away from Zhangmu. Therefore many out-of-town tourists
consider this the gate to Tibet. The distance between Ding Ri
and Se La Mu is 200 km. Travelers can enjoy mountain scenes along
the road. It is only 30 km to travel from Se La Mu to Zhangmu.
While passing through the highway, you can feel an acute difference.
Thirty minutes before you see grassland first and later forest.
The temperature also rises a lot.
Accommodation: All the corporations
are built on the slope of Zhangmu. The Zhangmu Hotel contains
good equipment. The air is clean and wet and the scenery is attractive
as the hotel is facing the green forest and a peaceful river.
Looking from the balcony in the east you can see the lorries and
crowds. And from the balcony in the west, you can see the Bridge
of Friendship in Nepal and paths between mountains.
Address : Zhang
He Cliff
Telephone : 08074-2605
Fax: 08074-2605
Out-of-border travel :Zhangmu
Hotel transacts one-day tour to Baer Bisi Town in Nepal for tourists.
The charge is USD$32.89 per person.
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