A wide variety of mail services are provided by post offices throughout the Shannan region. Mobile communications and IC card telephones are available in most counties and towns.
Before making the trip up to northern Tibet, we strongly advise you to stay in Lhasa for at least a week to get used to the abrupt changes in altitude. At 1,100 meters (3,609 ft) higher than Lhasa, Nakchu may cause further uneasiness for those who are making their first visit to the highland.
The village of Darchen, at the foot of Mt. Kailash, is where the circumambulation around Mt. Kailash starts and ends. Generally it takes 3 days to accomplish one circumambulation around Mt. Kailash, 57km (35 miles) in total. Circumambulations around Lake Manasarovar can be started from a small lakeside village, 30km (19 miles) southeast of the village of Darchen.
Branches of the Agricultural Bank of China can be found in most counties of Nyingchi. In Bayi Town, one can find China Construction Bank and Bank of China where foreign currency may be exchanged. A convenient network of China Post which covers every county in Nyingchi provides various mail services as well as postal banking services.
Chongqing, China's fourth municipality with the largest population is a well-known city with a history of more than 3000 years. It is the famous historical and cultural city in China. It is variously known as "foggy city", "mountain city", and "furnace city".The central urban area of Chongqing is wedged between the Yangtze River and the Jialingjiang River.
Chengdu is a relaxed, laid-back city, and two-thousand-year histories leave which with numerous historical places of interest. Fertile lands and a favorable climate endow the city with picturesque surrounding scenic landscapes. Chengdu is often overlooked and serves as a stopover for people traveling on to Tibet. But it has a lot to offer and makes a great addition to anyone's China itinerary.
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