Today we took a trip to Big Goose Pagoda. It’s a beautiful place over a thousand years old and was saved from distruction during the ‘Cultural Revolution’ by the resident monk who set himself on fire to scare the red guards and save the building.

After the Pagoda we made our way to the airport to catch our flight to Jiuzhaigou. This is were we say goodbye to half our group. We’ve got quick close in the past few days and it’s a shame to say goodbye, but they now head off on thier river cruise and us on our adventure.

For dinner we had Yak meat (surprisingly nice) and Chicken’s feet (unsurprisingly not nice) along with the usual rice and veg. After dinner we took in a show (I know! Three times in one week!). This was a Tibetan song and dance show, some of which we didn’t get, but was good and interesting no the less. The music is very different from Chinese and much more rhythmical. Now an early night after a long day.