夏河县

夏河可以从兰州坐长途客车过来，大概4-6个小时，县城不大，就一条大路。县城的边上就是著名的拉扑楞寺，夏河就是为了拉扑楞寺存在的。县城里很多的旅店，也有不少吃饭的地方，味道一般。

You can take your time and go any place You want. Head up to the mountains to enjoy a great view of Labrang and picnic on the sun with no crowds!

在夏河县的草原上 遍地是牛粑粑 一望无际的黄草感觉我们像是被放养的牛和羊

站在晒佛台的上坡上面看这片神奇的土地，夕阳落下的时候，余晖洒在寺庙和城市的上空，反射出寺庙屋顶的金黄，真想留在这一刻

夏河市还算繁华但是经济水平比较低，没有大企业和大商业机构。政府部门倒是门类齐全。街上行人较少。高海拔比较寒冷。日用品供应尚好。

My husband and I were introduced to the Tibetan Plateau around Xiahe by Clary, a Dutch guide who runs Nomad Travel with her Tibetan husband. It was an amazing experience. She was well informed, and managed to tailor the ideal tour for us. We will always remember it. The streets of Xiahe and Langmasi are fascinating places, and the drive between them is spectacular. Don't expect 5 star. But parking lots for the tour buses are being built now and much of the charm will be lost soon. So sad. We were so lucky to see it when we did!

A cidade inteira é um charme, cheia de cultura, é o melhor lugar que eu já estive. Me senti energizada todo o tempo.

夏河县在甘肃南部，是个以高山草原为主的以畜牧业为主的县，大片的草原，水草丰美，风景非常漂亮。县城很小，就在草原上，人口不多，著名的拉卜楞寺就在县城外1公里的地方。这里处于高海拔地区，又是西北的腹地，交通不太便利，到兰州要五个小时车程。

夏河县是甘南北部第一个县与青海的国家历史文化名城同仁县交界，也该算历史文化名城的。进入夏河须从213国道向西岔出30多公里；而继续南下合作市必须返回来。来时黑夜回时昼，一路风景看不够。在去合作的路上天有些阴沉时而小雨滴滴答答。拍的照有些暗。但只要天一晴那风景当更美。

Labrang Tashi Kyi is one of the 6 great Buddhist monasteries in Tibet. It is located in Gansu Province. There are nearly 2000 monks live in this monastery today, it has 6 different colleges. when you visit this monastery, it is unlike other monasteries in Tibet. you have to go with a group that always leads by a monk (Eng speaking guide). Better to go there before 9am since the first group enters around 9am. After visiting all the temples with your monk guide, if you still have more time, you can explore the surroundings on your own, you can not reenter the temples with your ticket. but you can walk around the monastery freely. Doing kora with pilgrims is one of the best thing to do. you can do inner kora, then outer kora and you can even do top kora. it is quite tough to do since you have to climb up to the hill, but you will get the best view of the monastery from the top kora.