Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow

The morning of our departure from Yubeng Village the manager of our hostel handed Spring a sack. It was full of hard boiled eggs. "It's for the children" he told her, knowing that we would be stopping back by the Puli School in Deqin. It was an unbelievably generous gesture and saying "thank you" seemed almost insufficient, but what else could we say? "Chez chez! Chez chez!" we hollered and waived as we followed our young guide out of Yubeng Village and began our seventeen mile trek through the mountains.

Unrest in Tibet and China

This is a picture of troops marching down the streets of Shangri-la a few days ago. When we were in China, the thought that the government would show a military presence in such a devout and peaceful place never crossed my mind. I was so blind.

A friend of mine, who is very familiar with the China/Tibet conflict, has created a fabulous blog to provide insight into the situation. I could never hope to write about it with the clarity that she can, so please visit her blog at the link below.

http://singingwithskylark.blogspot.com/2008/03/conflict-between-china-and-tibet.html