Pevah Lake festival in Nepal is still a universal religious country, so many activities and religion have become associated with a national holiday. There are many national holidays in Nepal, Nepal travel agencies for publication based on the information that its up to the country more than 300 festivals each year. That is, any time, as long as you go to Nepal, you will be able to witness all kinds of colorful festivals. As a universal religion of Nepal is a country and religion so many activities related to become a national holiday. In addition some special festivals such as: Mother's Day: This festival is usually in late April or early May, it is the people of the world's greatest maternal grateful day. On this day, both men and women are busy to celebrate with. Children out of their pocket money to buy a small gift for the mother, married sons and daughters will come home with gifts and mothers. Everywhere are brimming with a rich family. Oxen Festival (gaijatra): Calendar of Nepal in August or September, there is a sacred cow festival, which is the most famous festivals in Nepal. The festival originated in ancient times, but in the development process combines the Spirit. According to Nepalese tradition, each of the following year the family was dead cattle in the streets that day to be leading the march, no cattle families can let the boy dressed as a cow instead. In Nepal the cow is very sacred, and he will help the late Valentine's early paradise. Tai Shan Festival (dashain): Big Shan Festival, most of Nepal, the longest and most festive holiday, a large festival to commemorate the Du Jia Shan goddess of victory over sin God mahisasur, he was disguised as the scourge of the people of Buffalo. Time of the end of September each year in early October. This festival is a festival of people of all nationalities together, so it can be said that Nepal's celebration. The festival lasted from new moon to full moon 15 days, national holidays in Nepal. During the festival, people dressed in Technicolor Dreamcoat after another, toward Baidu Jia goddess statues to the temple before the ritual of sacrifice birds. Pevah Lake best time to travel each year in October to November is the beginning of the dry season, in many ways is the best time of year: mild climate, clean air, high visibility, but also the peak season for local tourism and mountaineering. February to April is the end of the dry season, is second only to the best season: Because more dust in the air, so the visibility is not very high, but the weather is warm, many wild flowers are blooming out. December to next January, the climate and visibility are good, but it is rather cold: If there are no heating facilities, cheap hotels, then the night will be particularly tough. For hikers, the adequate preparation to do well, because this season will always be the snow day Apart from the above description, the year the rest of the time are not suitable for travel: May and early June is too hot, and air pollution; June to mid-September monsoon clouds obscured the peaks are, the road is full of mud. Pevah Lake reminded recommendations: ready to go backpacking in Nepal in Kathmandu operation with the Shanghai Youth Hostel ALICE Dayong contact, get local information, you can also ask him to arrange the trip in Nepal. 1, a visa: Embassy in Beijing and Shanghai, Lhasa, passport, visa by the Consulate. Nepal is now free of charge visas for Chinese tourists, as long as 30 yuan to pay the fee on it. Nepal Embassy in Beijing Tel :010 -65321795. Tourist Visa: Required to submit materials: more than half of the original valid passport, 2-inch color photo of an individual table. Working days required: 5 days. Visa Validity: 6 months. The number of days can stay: 2 months. 2 Currency: Nepal's official currency is the rupee, 1 U.S. dollar = 70 rupees or so. Foreign exchange through banks or official shall be authorized foreign exchange business, exchange transactions in the exchange rate should obtain and retain receipts. If the direct use of the RMB exchange, civil exchange rate was about 1:8.5, but the streets looking for money changers (moneychange) only 1:8.4. 3, clothing: September to March, Nepal, cool morning and evening, wearing a thick sweater or jacket coat, but the daytime temperature will rise to 25 degrees; April to June the weather was hot, the evening often showers; from June to September is the rainy season, and rainfall amazing, it went to Nepal during this period, and should bring a good waterproof breathable windbreaker. Whether hiking, a pair of hiking shoes should also be prepared. The hiking supplies in Kathmandu or Pokhara can rent or buy, the supplies most of the items left climbers, practical but not necessarily cheap. 4, medicine and health: Nepal customs entry quarantine of passengers are loose, but for their own safety, it is best to accept a full range of dysentery, typhoid, cholera and tetanus vaccinations. Nepali pop called "Kathmandu dysentery" enteritis, so not to drink unboiled water is not boiled, but also try to avoid raw vegetables, salad and fruit. Malaria-infested areas in the subcontinent, although not the affected areas in Nepal, but in the forest zone, such as Chitwan (chitwan) of the National Animal Park area, or preferably two weeks ago to start taking malaria pills, until the departure of six weeks to make it stop. Hot weather season to bring mosquito repellent, the rainy season, but also to guard against the blood fluke. In addition, individuals should be included in the medicine cabinet and use a wide range of antibiotics, aspirin, sore throat medicine, sunscreen, disinfectant and gauze bandages. 5, the difference: Nepal Time GMT 5 hours and 45 minutes faster than 2 hours and 15 minutes slower Beijing. 6, supply voltage: Voltage of 240 volts. Kathmandu hotel two or three phase plug is the British flat head, National Park and Pokhara plugs are the round two-phase, preferably with a universal plug, you can also visit plus all the time to buy one, about 50 rupees. 7, Communications: Nepal, the rapid development of mobile communications, now has roaming services, but only the mobile communications there. Many Internet cafes in Kathmandu, telephone and email are very convenient, prices are generally at 30 rupees to 50 rupees. 8 tips: Foreign visitors to the hotels and restaurants has become a trend tips, most of the hostels, hotels and restaurants levy a 10% service charge, hotel waiter or concierge general tips about 5 to 10 rupees, not necessarily to give taxi drivers, but if particularly attentive service, give some of it anyway. 9, folk taboos: Face of the diverse ethnic culture, deeply rooted cultural traditions, foreign travelers should pay attention to a number of contacts with local people taboo issues: * Greeting in Nepal is "that Master (namaste)", the corresponding action is hands clasped together; * Into the temple of Nepal, home to take off your shoes before; * Careful not to use their used knives, forks, spoons, or a hand to touch other people's food or utensils; • Do not touch the Nepalese items with their feet, which is considered an offensive act is not serious; • Focus on clothing, especially women tourists not to wear exposure; * Be sure to enter the consent before the Hindu temple, because the temple is not open to non-believers; * Fur into the temple within the prohibited items; * Walking around the temple or pagoda should be clockwise direction; * Photo (either human or items) shall be subject to be licensed before; * Public intimacy between men and women is not to be like; Remember: in many cases, consent is Nepalis shook his head, but this is not our usual sense of shaking his head from side to side on, but right under the left began to swing, so it can not be considered shaking his head. Pevah Lake Food Nepal itself has not developed their own special style of cooking, India, Nepal, local cooking dishes just change it, which also includes some changes in China's Tibet from the diet. Rice is the staple food of Nepalese, the staple food of mountain people are mainly maize, millet and buckwheat. Four meals a day rich people, ordinary people two meals a day, and relatively simple meals. In most cases, the standard Nepali meal meal includes a bowl of unknown contents of soup, rice and curry, vegetables and meat tastes strong. Nepalese like to eat pizza, potatoes, vegetables and meat, drink milk and tea. Dinner, each a plate, the staple food and vegetables in full bloom, holding hands to eat. In Kathmandu, it is recommended to live in the tourist enclave of Thailand and the United States children (thamel), there are many small hotels, facilities, simple, large room, but most of all with bathroom, priced at 4,5 U.S. dollars. Stay tight during the peak season, and housing prices. Off-season in many hotels empty place, and some the whole building only one or two occupants, then do not live in a room with a bathroom, because public toilets are clean, about half the price for the season. Note bargain accommodation without additional tax should be indicated, otherwise there would be a 10% tax. In Pokhara, accommodation in two large areas, one lake (lakeside), the other is the dam (damside). Lakeside scenery better, but the so-called living close to the lake shore not live in the edge of the lake and the hotel separated by a road. Other town guesthouse is cheap, the price will fluctuate due to season or low season. Recommended reading rooms to rent, because many hotels are no private bathrooms, passengers had to use public bathrooms. Pevah Lake shopping that Nepal is a shopping paradise is no exaggeration. Array of souvenirs on sale in Nepal, bizarre, mainly China Tibetan Buddhist and Hindu musical instruments and accessories, and of course the local handicrafts of Nepal. Kathmandu is a windfall that shoppers often have a place, the children sell Gurkha knives, belts, copper. A place where tourists have to sell your arts and crafts vendors, traders were waiting on the temple steps, cheap goods, antique objects, souvenirs everywhere. Look at each store, and they go, satisfied to buy, do not like to walk away, store, or smiley face and got up and see a visitor. Religious articles: Hindu or Buddhist religious articles that there are many statues, prayer wheels, Buddhist painting, meditation, character, charm boxes, amulets, Scripture on canvas, Scripture stones, tea bowls and other wooden Tibet silver inlay. Most of these articles Bonafota nearby, in addition to the street vendors and merchants Durbar Square is also for sale. Nepal-style arts and crafts: Many types of handicrafts in Nepal, low cost, quality varies, there are inlaid jewelry boxes, wood carvings, embroidered t-shirt Foyan, "Sha Ling Ji" ukulele, Nepal caps. Antiques: In the streets of Thamel area there are many Buddhist statues and painted books, there are antiques from Tibet to China, but the real antiques are not allowed to export. Year of purchase less than a century Thangka, Buddha, etc., must apply for approval of relevant departments to Nepal to obtain documents under the age of a hundred years be taken abroad. Antiques can be bought in Kathmandu and Patan Durbar Road, near the antique shops. Natural gemstones: Nepal produced dark red crystals, topaz, aquamarine night stone, lapis lazuli and so cheap. Tibet from China, Turkey or Iran imported precious stones, coral, etc., used for decorations on. The weight of the original stone can be used to purchase pricing, and _set_ in earrings, k gold necklace or ring for sale, hand still fine, the price is certainly not cheap. Tibet Carpet: Tibet carpet and more export sales to New York from Hong Kong, well received. Old carpet is made from natural dyes, design complexity, prices are high. Many chemical dyes are now made with new products, woven by the private houses or camps, with a bright color dyes, or more detailed, more expensive traditional vegetable dyes infected with China's Tibet religious designs. When purchasing carpet, the size should be based on the length of a tatami appropriate. Length and width of carpet of different sizes, prices will vary by. Tibet carpet purchase may be in Patan near Jawahar Kerr (jawalkhel) Exhibition Center of China Tibetan refugee camps or Bonafota surrounding stores to purchase, but the bargaining space is limited. Apparel fabrics: India to Nepal or fabric sewn vest, pants, dresses, it is a folk flavor, in addition to the geometric patterns of Chinese Tibetan-style coarse line jacket, vest or backpack, but some clothes are the size of the West. Nepal, Tibet, China, the traditional coat and not sell ready-made clothes, but you can cut their own cloth, and then find the master tailor, production time as long as one or two days, wages are very cheap. Nepal Sari fabric with cotton, gauze and wool, can be bought or cut production of fashion scarves. Rate: Nepal, the official price of the currency exchange rate posted on the therisingnepal daily newspaper, daily radio broadcast will be in Nepali. The major tourist areas in Nepal have the black market exchange U.S. dollars on the black market price of the conversion price and the bank is almost the same. Although the illegal black market, but most of the travel and tourism expenditures are paid by Nepalese rupees, so the black market exchange or has a certain appeal. If you prefer you can also find guides for the exchange rate slightly higher than the bank, to leave the country can not run out of Nepal rupees into U.S. dollars. Nepalese rupee against the dollar is 72:1, and the yuan parity is 8-9:1. Pevah play boating lake Pokhara: Pokhara (pokhara) is a beautiful area, famous for lakes and snow-capped mountains, about two hundred kilometers west of Kathmandu. A good book from Kathmandu by tourist signs printed greenline bus line to arrive. In the lake, one hour with the price of 20 yuan hired a small boat, half-lying on the boat, he served as boatman swinging the boat and enjoy the lake and a quiet and secluded, the same day is really immortal. Lake is located south of Pokhara city Pevah is scenic and resorts. Large lake, you can see the mountain view from the lake. Hunan surface covered by forests, the lake has islands. Is that the tourists gathered in the Pevah northern shore of Lake Lake area. Pokhara is surrounded by mountains, Annapurna mountain snow, the beautiful peak of reflection in Pevah lake fish, exotic beauty. Lake stylish restaurants and bars in Europe and America came the latest popular music. Cutting boat in the lake Pevah waves, or rent a mountain bike to the nearby village of vehicles around. Morning, get up early, drove to a nearby Sangrankute sunrise walk or choose 潇洒走一回 3,4 days are very good choice. phewalake resort. Large lake, you can see the mountain view from the lake. Hunan surface covered by forests, the lake has islands. Is that the tourists gathered in the Pevah northern shore of Lake Lake area. Pevah Lake is the center of the area, most of the hotels and restaurants are built along the lake, but was divided into the lake (lakeside) and dam (damside). Lake boating Pevah each visitor should be a necessary trip, half lying on the boat, he served as boatman swinging the boat and enjoy the lake and a quiet and secluded, the same day is really immortal.
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Lake is located south of Pokhara city Pevah is scenic and resorts. Large lake, you can see the mountain view from the lake. Hunan surface covered by forests, the lake has islands. Is that the tourists gathered in the Pevah northern shore of Lake Lake area. Pokhara is surrounded by mountains, Annapurna mountain snow, the beautiful peak of reflection in Pevah lake fish, exotic beauty. Lake stylish restaurants and bars in Europe and America came the latest popular music. Cutting boat in the lake Pevah waves, or rent a mountain bike to the nearby village of vehicles around. Morning, get up early, drove to a nearby Sangrankute sunrise walk or choose 潇洒走一回 3,4 days are very good choice. Pevah Lake is the center of the area, most of the hotels and restaurants are built along the lake, but was divided into the lake (Lake side) and dam (Dam side). Lake boating Pevah each visitor should be a necessary trip, half lying on the boat, he served as boatman swinging the boat and enjoy the lake and a quiet and secluded, the same day is really immortal.