Photography by Jillian Mitchell » tibetan http://www.imagesbyjillian.com Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:20:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Spectacular Jiuzhaigou http://www.imagesbyjillian.com/2011/12/03/spectacular-jiuzhaigou/ http://www.imagesbyjillian.com/2011/12/03/spectacular-jiuzhaigou/#comments Sat, 03 Dec 2011 07:11:36 +0000 admin http://www.imagesbyjillian.com/?p=1093 Jiuzhaigou National Park Jiuzhaigou National Park Jiuzhaigou National Park Jiuzhaigou National Park Jiuzhaigou National Park Jiuzhaigou National Park Jiuzhaigou National Park Jiuzhaigou National Park Jiuzhaigou National Park Jiuzhaigou National Park Jiuzhaigou National Park Jiuzhaigou National Park Jiuzhaigou National Park Jiuzhaigou National Park Jiuzhaigou National Park Jiuzhaigou National Park Jiuzhaigou National Park Jiuzhaigou National Park Jiuzhaigou National Park

Jiuzhaigou is spectacular Chinese alpine scenery, a world heritage site and world biosphere protected area in mountainous northern Sichuan, peppered with brilliantly coloured lakes and waterfalls ensconced amongst dense forest.

I was totally blown away by this place when I first visited in 1997.   It was early October and the magnificence of fall was in full swing. The trees were all shades of crimson, orange and yellow contrasting beautifully against the jewel coloured lakes.

The images you see here were taken when I visited at the end of May 2002 and were shot using the gorgeous Fuji Velvia slide film -the impossibly green forests and brilliantly coloured, sparkling water that you see in the images is in my mind exactly how it looked – simply stunning!!!

 

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The last gallery I posted contained a series of black and white images from the main very muddy street of Langmusi, China, taken back in 2001.

This inspired me to seek out some colour photos of Langmusi from my massive collection of film archives – this is what i found!   Taken on the 1st June 2002 on International Children’s Day, this festival attracted nomads from all over the grasslands for a day of singing, dancing, horse racing, boulder throwing and yak riding.

I was incredibly fortunate to experience this event with one of my groups and it was definitely worth arriving after 2am in the morning for.  We had broken down on the grasslands in the middle of Sichuan the previous day and had an 8 hour or so wait while the parts for the mini-vans were driven in.   I was tour leading at the time and my group handled the whole experience fantastically, especially since it was at my urging that we continued on into the night across the grassland as I had heard that the festival may be a possibility.   The road was terrible and it was a long slow trip but without a doubt it was all worth it in the end!

The vibrant colours in these images are due purely to the beautiful Fuiji Velvia slide film I was using in those days and gee, it really did produce amazing images.

Enjoy!

]]> http://www.imagesbyjillian.com/2011/12/02/langmusi-nomad-festival/feed/ 0 On the Street of Langmusi, China http://www.imagesbyjillian.com/2011/12/02/on-the-street-of-langmusi-china/ http://www.imagesbyjillian.com/2011/12/02/on-the-street-of-langmusi-china/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:01:09 +0000 admin http://www.imagesbyjillian.com/?p=1052 In the village of Langmusi, China in 2001. In the village of Langmusi, China in 2001. In the village of Langmusi, China in 2001. In the village of Langmusi, China in 2001. In the village of Langmusi, China in 2001. In the village of Langmusi, China in 2001. In the village of Langmusi, China in 2001. In the village of Langmusi, China in 2001. In the village of Langmusi, China in 2001. In the village of Langmusi, China in 2001. In the village of Langmusi, China in 2001. In the village of Langmusi, China in 2001. In the village of Langmusi, China in 2001. In the village of Langmusi, China in 2001. In the village of Langmusi, China in 2001.

Another set of images dragged out of the archive.

Langmusi was a simply fascinating destination to photograph.  With a predominantly Tibetan population nestled in a fabulous location on the grasslands of the Tibetan plateau almost ringed by dramatic mountains.

From the first time I visited here in 1997 it has had a special place in my heart as a destination that was intensely raw and incredibly genuine.

These images were taken during a visit in 2001.   This gallery is called ‘On the Street of Langmusi’, because there really was only one 50 metre stretch of dirt road, which was considered the main part of town, and represents the traffic on this muddy stretch one afternoon.

To read more about this wonderful, remote outpost click here to read my thoughts over at ‘TheLazyTravelwriter.com’.

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