This blog shows the route Kangding to Yushu in southern Qinghai to be pretty spectalular..

http://www.thelandofsnows.com/tibet-...ding-to-yushu/

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Next year though now as temperatures in winter are minus degrees with 5000m + mountain passes.

I'm looking at tents for the journey. Choice so far is the two person four season Allak from Hilleberg. Top dollar (7-8 k yuan in China) but extremely rugged.

http://us.hilleberg.com/EN/tent/red-label-tents/allak/

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