Lecture: Mount Gonga and the Kham Tibetans of Western Sichuan
Date: Wednesday November 24, 7:30pm

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One of the most beautiful, wild and sparsely populated areas of China, the Kham region encompasses the rugged western half of Sichuan. Rich in biodiversity, it is a land of towering peaks, deep river valleys and rolling, high-altitude grasslands. The inhabitants of this vast land are the Khamba, one of the three major branches of the Tibetan people, who continue to practice their ancient Tibetan ways.

As yet undiscovered by foreign trekkers, the area offers pristine mountains to be explored by the more adventurous, the highlight of which is the majestic Mt. Gongga - "King of Sichuan Mountains" - soaring to a height of 7,556 meters. Dana Isherwood of the Kham Aid Foundation and Jim Stent, COO of WildChina, will jointly talk about this little-known region, about the Kham people that inhabit it, and about trekking Mt. Gongga .

Where: The Bookworm, Le Petit Gourmand French Restaurant and Bar
South Bld 10, Beisanlitun Road, Chao Yang District, 北京市朝阳区北三里屯路南十楼下 , Phone: 64167154.
Price: Free

Contact Adam at amurray@wildchina.com to RSVP. The lecture is free of charge, and food and drink is available to purchase.