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An Undiscovered Back Road to Tibet
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Around Bingzhongluo
Back Road to Tibet
Related Trek(s):
Trek with the horse caravan into Tibet.
Back Road to Tibet
Trek from Cawarong to Zayul
Travel Guide Updated
On: 2005-10-14
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Travel Date: 2005-05-04
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Cawarong - 察瓦龙


Cawarong (Tsawarong), Tibet's south easternmost town, can only be accessed several months in a year by modern vehicles via a perilous dirt road winding through the spectacular Nujiang Gorge from Bingzhongluo in Yunnan. Transport still relies mostly on the traditional mode ?horse caravans, delivering provisions to local farmers and ship their products out to Yunnan. The region offers great trekking possibilities to discover sacred Tibetan mountains, beautiful Tibetan villages and its unique culture and religion.

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Trekking and adventure guides around Cawarong:

⇒ Trek with the horse caravan into Tibet.
The road from Bingzhongluo into Tibet is part of the route known as "Tea Horse Route". In the old days, Tibetans routinely operated mule and horse caravans on arduous long journeys from here to Lhasa, and beyond, to Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim and India. Tea was the main commodity carried on such caravans. These caravan routes became vital arteries for cultural, economic and religious exchange between Tibet and South Asia as the tea trade flourish; just as the Silk Road was, connecting China and Europe.   More
⇒ Back Road to Tibet
The whole journey from Cawarong to Bitu/Diba is about 90 km. From Diba it is possible to catch a truck to Zogong. Most of this trek follows a tributary of Nujiang, the Yu-Chu. There are a few very pretty Tibetan villages along the route. The route is undulating, traversing at least three mountains in all. Some parts of the trek are quite tiring, up and down mountain trails. There were great views of villages with terrace fields, splendid autumn-like colors, extremely deep river gorges, and snowy peaks.   More
⇒ Trek from Cawarong to Zayul
I have followed your road book 2 weeks ago, about the nujiang gorge and the back road to Tibet. Thank you for all the informations you have provided in the road book. From Tsavarong (Cawarong), we walked to Zayul with 2 horses and 1 guide.   More

More Articles on Cawarong, Tibet:

  ♣ The Bingzhongluo - Cawarong - Bitu trek.


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  ♠ The Road to Tibet via Cawarong

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