Xiangcheng to Litang
Sichuan Province, China
June 2018
The drive between Xiangcheng and Litang went through high mountain peaks, so despite it being summertime there was snow on the ground. We were certainly over 4,000 metres at times. There was a monk dressed in burgundy robes sitting next to me on the bus and we leaned together excitedly over the Compass app on my iphone, which has a barometer that shows elevation.