The highest on earth is the Himalayas, known as the "third pole" of the earth. The north and south poles are too far away to be reached. Only the "third pole" seems to have a chance. We were fortunate enough to make a trip across the Himalayas during the Spring Festival this year.

The China-Nepal Highway leads you to travel through Lhasa to Kathmandu overland, passes through Zhangmu Port, ends at the city of historical sites with an altitude of 1324m. There is a tourist distribution center in Kathmandu. Tourists usually gather here to live, shop, and various travel agencies, hiking, mountaineering clubs, etc. This distribution center is called "Tamil".

The urban pattern is centered on the "Qiaoke". The so-called "Qiaoke" is an intersection (more than five forks). There are intersections with eight or even ten forks. Each of them has religious buildings. It is convenient for local people to engage in religious activities. The streets of Gaddu are small and messy, and they are connected one by one. If you are dating someone, you just need to tell him where he is.

Nepal’s state religion is Hinduism, and its people account for more than 90% of the total population. The rests are Buddhism and other religions. There are towering and magnificent temples in Kadu, as well as countless small temples. It is said that there are many temples in Kadu with more than 3,000 temples. It can be said that the sky in Kadu is full of gods!

Swayambhunath is located on a hill west of Kathmandu, Nepal. Because there are many monkeys living here all year round, travelers prefer to call it "Monkey Temple". There are about 150 monks living in the Monkey Temple. As for the number of monkeys, No one knows how much it is, but it is definitely much higher than the number of monks.

At the foot of the Nepalese temple, you need to climb a long ladder to reach the Monkey Temple. This is the territory of the monkeys. Of course, they are not afraid of humans at all but boldly walk beside you. There are several "monkey soldiers" guarding every few steps, but they are not content with their posts, but jump around and are agile. Looking at the panting humans, they may still be a little bit unseen.

Monkey Temple is the oldest Buddhist temple in Nepal, with a history of more than 2500 years. It is said that the Buddha once visited here. The earthquake in Nepal a few years ago also caused some damage to the Monkey Temple, but fortunately, it was not serious. Every year on the Buddha's birthday, a grand ceremony will be held here, and devotees will come one after another, and the scene is quite lively.

Nepal is known as the country with the most festivals in the world. At any time of the year, you can meet colorful festivals when you go to Nepal. According to incomplete statistics, there are more than 300 large and small Nepalese holidays each year, which are generally related to religion.

January to February (Magh)

People use bathing to celebrate the coldest month of winter, that is, the end of Magh month in Nepal. Tribeni Mela rallies will be held everywhere, and a large number of people will bathe in the Narayani River. There will also be celebrations at the Lidi market and the confluence of the Kaligandaki and Lidi rivers.

The Tibetan New Year (Losar) is one of the main celebrated Nepal holidays by Tibetans in Nepal, and the Sherpa also celebrates this festival. It starts in February and ends in the month of Magh or Falgun.

February-March (Falgun)

Shiva Festival (Maha Shivaratri) People celebrate Shiva’s birthday in all Shiva temples. The most important place of celebration is the Pashupatinath Temple. Thousands of ascetics gather here. There are ascetic monks in India. Later in Nepal, people will bathe in the holy water of the Bagmati River. The scene is magnificent.

Holi is one of the most famous festivals in Nepal. Just like Songkran in Thailand, people splash water to remind the cool season to come. The difference is that Holi in Nepal also splashes colorful paint on each other. So it is also called the Festival of Colors.