Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Ladak-Aksai Chin: The White Stone Desert

Kashmir is really a good destination for travelers, for adventurers, and for sightseers.

Wow! The place is breathtaking. The panoramic views are well suited for magazines and travel guide books.

Much as I want to stay one more day, my mind is raring for another travel. I have to go. The weather is fine and just right for trekking.

Where to? My schedule really was to go to Agra, India, to see the Taj Mahal. The place is farther south while I am nearer the North-East frontier. Maybe I'll just change my itinerary and go dream hunting in Ladakh. The memories of Ashton is still alive with me. I am still within the boundaries of my Far Pavilions, in the foothills of the Himalayas.

In the east is the region of Ladakh, where many of the people are of Tibetan ethnic stock and Buddhists. The 1962 Chinese invasion of India resulted in the Chinese takeover of a northern, uninhabited section of Ladak-Aksai Chin (see pictures below).




Ladak-Aksai Chin in the snow
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