Chinese Lives

Ga-gong, meaning white snow, is the name of a sister mountain to the Everest standing in the Sichuan-Tibet bordering beautiful place. The mountain peak covered by ice snow for all year, plus hot spring, endless grassland, running streams and challenging climbing route, have lured many adventurers close or far.

The general geographic altitude is above 5500 metres, while the peak is 7556 metres. You have to be cautious before entering there. In other words, you should not have heart conditions, high blood pressure, any chronological respiratory disease or just catching a flue.

Below showed to you are a colletion of pictures shoot by those been there just weeks ago. If you are interested, it is not that difficult. There are loads travel agencies in Chengdu, capital city of Sichuan Province that can take you there.

Yesterday, which is 31 December, 2007, photographers assembled at Hukou Waterfall of Yellow River, filming these incredible pictures below. According to local weather forcast, the tempeature was low to Minus Celcius 10 Degree, which froze Hukou Waterfall, one of the largest volume amd impressively precipitous waterfalls in China. Locals say from 1 Jan, 5 Kilometers water below the waterfall will remain frozen and low water until next spring in Chinese Calendar.