Tag Archives: Amne Machin
Golok – The Journey To….
Before anything happens on our expedition, one has to actually get one’s body to the site– and this journey is often an adventure in itself. Michael will be following me a day later in Golok while I organize, coordinate and … Continue reading
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Tagged Amdo, Amne Machin, ancient trade route, caterpillar fungus, Expedition, Golog, Golok, Himalayas, Jeff Fuchs, Maqen, nomadic, nomadic salt road, Nomads, Qinghai, Tibetan, tibetan trade route, Tibetan-Qinghai Plateau, Xining
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Tsalam – The Ancient Salt Route
The Route of White Gold When: May, 2011 Who: Jeff Fuchs, Michael Kleinwort Where: Southern Qinghai (Amdo) One of the ancient world’s great and unheralded trade routes was the eastern Himalayas’ Tsalam, or Salt Road. Known to many Tibetans as … Continue reading
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Tagged Amdo, Amne Machin, Amye Maqen, Honkor, Jeff Fuchs, Maqen, Maqu, Michael Kleinwort, Nomad, nomadic, Qinghai, Salt, Salt Road, Salt Route, Tea Horse Road, Trade, Tsa, Tsalam
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