Western China
September 11 through the 25th I attended an INQUA/NSF conference in western China. This meeting brought together geomorphologists, who focus on alpine glaciation, from around the world to discuss modern techniques and results. The main conference was held in Xining and was followed by a microbus tour to Lhasa. Click on pictures for high resolution versions.
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The pass crossing into the Namtso Valley which is the in background. Elevation on the Stone is in meter (5190). |
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Tibetan child trying to get us to pay to ride his small horse. He put the horse in the stream channel in order to jump back on. |
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The Potala Palace in Lhasa. Home of the Dalai Lama when he is not in exile. |
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Spices and incense in the market in Lhasa. |
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Various food on sticks in the night market in Beijing. |
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A park in Xining. |
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Joe enjoying lunch on the bus to Lhasa. The brown thing is some sort of jerky and the white bread is dry and crumbly. |
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Glaciers on the road to Lhasa. |
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Mao over the gate to the forbidden city in front of Tiananmen Square. |
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David Fink posing with a Tibetan nomad. |
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Prayer stones along the shores of Lake Namtso. |
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More prayer stones at the foot of a shrine. Note the prayer flags on the monument. |
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The Temple at Lake Namtso. |
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The Temple at Lake Namtso. |
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Namtso Lake |