Tibet ¦èÂà Part 2 10821 - 10828

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D01, August 12, 2010 (Thu.) : Train
Group meets at Guangzhou train station for Guangzhou „³ Lhasa train
(T264/T265, 12:57 to 19:54 + 2; 4980km 55 hrs according to available data)

D02, August 13, 2010 (Fri.) Accommodation: Train
Passing through Loess Plateau?¤g°ª­ì, Xian City, etc.

D03, August 14, 2010 (Sat.) Accommodation: Lhasa city
Arriving the Tibetan Plateau in the morning. Passing through Kunlun Mountains, the Tuotuo River, and the Tanggula Pass. Arrive Lhasa at around 20:00 pm.

D04, August 15, 2010 (Sun.) Accommodation: Lhasa city
Lhasa city, acclimatize
Jokhang Temple¤j¬L¦x
Barkhor Street¤K¹øµó
Norbulingkaù¥¬ªL¥d
Tibet Museum

D05, August 16, 2010 (Mon.) Accommodation: Bayi Town
Lhasa ¡V Nyingchi along Sichuan-Tibet National Road G318
Suspension bridge in Dagze¹F§¶¦Q¾ô
Cretaceous volcanic rocks
Eclogite at Sumdoºh½÷©¥
Impressive sceneries along Lhasa River, etc.
Mila Pass¦Ì©Ô¤s¤f
Basum Lake ¤ÚªQ±¹

D06, August 17, 2010 (Tue.) Accommodation: Bayi Town
Bayi town to Lulang, eastward along G318
Lamaling Monastery ³â¹ÀªL¦x(the most beautiful temple in Tibet) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamaling_Monastery)
Lulang Forest ¾|®ÔªL®ü
Sejila Mountain ¦â©u©Ô¤s
Namche Bawa Peak in distance«n­{¤Ú¥Ë®p

D07, August 18, 2010 (Wed.) Accommodation: Tsedang
Bayi town to Tsedang along Provincial Road S306
Mila Mountain ¦Ì©Ô¤s
Volcanic breccias
Wo Ka Spring and power station
Across Yarlung Tsangpo River

D08, August 19, 2010 (Thu.) Accommodation: Tsedang
Tsedang and surrounding areas
Ophiolite at Yarlung Tsangpo River³Dºñ©¥
Tombs of the Tibetan Kings at QonggyaiÂäý¹Ó
Yungbulakang Palace¦èÂòĤ@¦ò·µ-¹l¥¬©Ô±d
Tradruk Temple ©÷¯]¦x¼q

D09, August 20, 2010 (Fri.) Accommodation: Gyangtse
Tsedang to Gyangtse (along Yarlung Tsangpo River)
Ferry across the River
Samye Monastery ®á­C¦x
Yarlung Tsangpo Suture zone Á_¦X±a
Folded Cretaceous strataÁ·½Kºc³y
Mullion structureµ¡Ù±ºc³y
Yamdrok Lake ¦Ï¨ô¹l±¹
Jiaangsanglamu GlacierªÊ®á©Ô©i¦B¤t
Karo La Glacier ¥d¼ö©Ô¦B¤t

D10, August 21, 2010 (Sat.) Accommodation: Shigatse
Gyangtse to Shigatse
Parlkor Monastery¥Õ©~¦x
Bainang purple cherts
Pillow lava ªEª¬º²©¥
Basalt
Xialu section
Shalu Monastery®L¾|¦x

D11, August 22, 2010 (Sun.) Accommodation: Tingri
Shigatse to Tingri
Folds in Cretaceous rocks
Ultramafic rocks
Ophiolite
Cretaceous breccias
Rock of different age
Melange
Sakya MonasteryÂÄ­{¦x

D12, August 23, 2010 (Mon.) Accommodation: Tingri
Tingri to Mt. Everest direction
Pass the check point
Mt. Everest in distance ³ß°¨©Ô¶®¤s¸s®p
Rongbuk Monasteryµ³¥¬¦x
Glacier deposits

D13, August 24, 2010 (Tue.) Accommodation: Shigatse
Tingri to Shigatse
New Place of Panchen¯ZÁI·s®c
Night market

D14, August 25, 2010 (Wed.) Accommodation: Lhasa
Shigatse to Lhasa
Tashilhunpo Monastery²Ï¤°­Û¥¬¦x
Conglomerate at Yarlung Tsangpo Suture zone
Granitic rocks
Limestones
River terraces
Yarlung Tsangpo fault
Yarlung Tsangpo Canyon

D15, August 26, 2010 (Thu.) Accommodation: Lhasa
Lhasa city
Potala Palace ¥¬¹F©Ô®c
Sera Monastery ¦â©Ô¦x
Night market

D16, August 27, 2010 (Fri.) Accommodation: Lhasa
Lhasa to Namtso
Unconformity at Maxiang
Mount Nyainqentanglha etc. ©À«C­ð¥j©Ô¤s
Karst features in limestone area
Namtso Lake
Geothermal power station and hot spring - Yangbajiain

D17, August 28, 2010 (Sat.)
Flight from Lahasa back to Guangzhou (CZ3418, 13:10-18:10 tentative)