Sangrankute festivals in Nepal is a universal religion of the country, so many of the activities related to religion and have become a national holiday. There are many national holidays in Nepal, Nepal travel agency according to information released outside, said his country up to more than 300 festivals each year. In other words, any time, as long as you go to Nepal, you will be able to witness all kinds of colorful festivals. As Nepal is a universal religion of the country, so a lot of activities related to religion has become a national holiday. In addition, some special festivals such as: Mother's Day: The festival is usually the end of April each year or in 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 return home with gifts and mother reunited. Everywhere filled with deep affection. God beef section (gaijatra): Nepal, the 1989 calendar year, there is a sacred cow festival, which is one of Nepal's most famous festival. The festival originated in ancient times, but in the development process combines the spirit world. According to Nepalese tradition, each of the following year the family was dead cattle in the streets that day to be leading the procession, the family can not cow the boys dressed up as cows instead. In Nepal, cow is very sacred, and he will help early late lover heaven. Big Shan Festival (dashain): February to April is the end of the dry season, is second only to the best season: because the dust in the air more, so visibility is not very high, but the weather is warm, flowers are blooming out of many. December to 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 who will have to make adequate preparations, because this season will always be snow days In addition to the above description, the year in the rest of the time are not suitable for travel: May and early June is too hot, and air pollution; mid-June to September monsoon clouds obscured the peaks are, the road is full of mud. Sangrankute remind recommendations: ready to travel to Nepal with self-management in Kathmandu Youth Hostel in Shanghai Mix Dayong contact, get local information, you can ask him to arrange the trip in Nepal. 1 Visa: Embassy in Beijing and Shanghai, Lhasa consulate passport with visa. Nepal is now free of charge visas for Chinese tourists, as long as pay $ 30 fee on it. Nepal Embassy in Beijing Tel :010 -65,321,795. Tourist Visa: Required to submit materials: more than half the original valid passport, 2-inch color photo of an individual table. Days required: 5 days. Visa Validity: 6 months. Can stay the number of days: 2 months. 2 Currency: Nepal's official currency is the Rupee, U.S. $ 1 = 70 rupees. Foreign exchange through banks or official shall be authorized foreign exchange business, exchange in the exchange transaction should obtain and retain receipts. If the direct use of the RMB exchange, the exchange rate of about 1:8.5 folk, but the streets looking for money changers (moneychange) is only 1:8.4. 3, clothing: September to March, Nepal, cool morning and evening, wear 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; 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, climbing shoes should also be ready to pair. The climbers needed supplies in Kathmandu or Pokhara to rent or buy, these items are mostly climbers left behind items, practical but not necessarily cheap. 4, medicine and health: Nepal customs entry quarantine of passengers are very loose, but for their own safety, better to accept a full range of dysentery, typhoid, cholera and tetanus vaccinations. Nepali pop called "Kathmandu dysentery" and 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 epidemic in Nepal, but in the forest areas, such as Chitwan (chitwan) national animal park area, or preferably two weeks ago began taking malaria pills until after departure six weeks before stopping. Hot weather season to take anti-mosquito agent, the rainy season but also to guard against blood leech. In addition, personal medical kit should also include extensive use of antibiotics, aspirin, sore throat medicine, sunscreen, disinfectant and gauze bandages. 5, the time difference: Nepal hours ahead of 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 Forest Park and Boca plugs are two-phase round, preferably with a universal plug, you can also visit plus all the time to buy one, about 50 rupees. 7, communication: Nepal's rapid development in mobile communications, now has roaming services, but the only mobile communications have. Many Internet cafes in Kathmandu, phone calls and e-mail is very convenient, prices are generally 30 to Rs 50 crore. 8 tips: Foreign visitors to the hotel and restaurant has become a trend tips, most of the hostels, hotels and restaurants charge 10% service charge, hotel waiter or concierge general tips about 5 to 10 rupees, the taxi driver does not necessarily give, but if services, especially thorough, and give some of it anyway. 9, folk taboo: Face of the diverse culture, deeply rooted cultural traditions, foreign travelers should pay attention to some of the contacts with the local taboo issues: * Nepal's greeting is "that Master (namaste)", the corresponding action is the hands together; • Go to the temple in Nepal, home to take off shoes before; * Be careful not to use their used knife, fork, spoon or hand to touch other people's food or utensils; Do not touch the feet of Nepalese goods, which is considered a non-serious offending behavior; • Focus on clothing, especially women travelers do not wear exposed; * Be sure to enter the consent before the Hindu temple as the temple is not open to non-believers; * Fur prohibited items into the temple within; * Walking around the temple or pagoda should be clockwise direction; * Photo (either human or items) shall be obtained prior permission; * Public intimacy between men and women are not to be like; 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, relatively simple, large room, but most of all with bathroom, the price of about $ 4,5. Stay tight during the peak season, and housing prices. Off-season in many hotels empty place, and some whole building only one or two occupants, then do not live in the room with a bathroom, because public toilets are clean, about half the price for the season. Attention bargain accommodation shall be given no additional tax, otherwise they will receive more than 10% of the tax. In Pokhara, Accommodation in two major areas, one lake (lakeside), another is the dam (damside). Lakeside scenery is better, but not live in the so-called living lake close to the edge of the lake, the lake and the hotel separated by a road. Other town guesthouse is cheaper, the price will fluctuate due to season or low season. Recommended reading room to rent, because many hotels are no private bathrooms, passengers had to use public bathrooms. Sangrankute shopping that Nepal is a shopping paradise is no exaggeration. Array of souvenirs for sale in Nepal, strange, mainly China Tibetan Buddhist and Hindu musical instruments and accessories, of course, Nepal, local handicrafts. Kathmandu is a windfall that shoppers often where children sell Gurkha knives, belts, copper. Where there are tourists there to sell your arts and crafts vendors, traders waiting on the steps of the temple, cheap goods, antique objects, souvenirs everywhere. Look at every store they go, satisfied to buy, do not like to walk away, store, or smile sounded, got up and see a visitor. Religious articles: Hindu or Buddhist religious articles that there are many statues, prayer wheels, Buddha paintings, meditation symbol, spell boxes, amulets, text color cloth, scripture stones, wooden inlay Tibet silver bowl and so on. Most of these articles Bonafota nearby, in addition to Durbar Square, the street vendors and merchants have for sale. Nepal Crafts-style: Many types of handicrafts in Nepal, cheap, quality is uneven, there are inlaid jewelry boxes, wood carvings, embroidered Foyan t-shirt, "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 China to Tibet, but the real antiques are not allowed to export. The year of purchase less than one hundred years of Thangka, Buddha, etc., must apply for approval of relevant departments to Nepal to obtain the documents under the age of a hundred years before to carry the country. Can buy antiques to Kathmandu and Patan Durbar Road, near the antique shops. Natural stones: Nepal produced dark red crystal, topaz, navy night stone, lapis lazuli, etc., cheap. Imports from China, Tibet, Turkey or Iran gemstones, 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 on the sale of hand fairly sophisticated, the price is certainly not cheap. China Tibetan carpet: China's Tibet carpet and more export sales to New York from Hong Kong, well received. Old carpet is made from natural dyes, design complexity, the prices are high. Many chemical dyes are now made of new products, from private houses or camps weaving, dyeing with bright colors, or more detailed, more expensive vegetable dyes infected with the traditional Chinese Tibetan religious designs. When purchasing carpet, the size should be an appropriate length of the tatami. Length and width of carpet of different sizes, prices will vary of. Purchase of China's Tibet carpet in Patan near Jawaharlal Kerr (jawalkhel) China's Tibet Exhibition Center in refugee camps or Bonafota surrounding shops to buy, but the bargaining space is limited. Fabric clothing: India to Nepal or sewn cloth 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, the traditional Chinese dress shirt and do not sell ready-made, but you can cut their own cloth, and then find the master tailor, production time as long as a day or two, 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 rates are posted on the therisingnepal daily newspaper, daily radio broadcast will be in Nepali. Nepal's major tourism regions black market exchange U.S. dollars, exchange black market price is almost the same price and the bank. Although the illegal black market, but most of the travel and tourism expenditures are paid with the Nepalese rupees, so the black market exchange or has a certain appeal. If you prefer, you can find a guide for the exchange rate slightly higher than the bank, to leave the country can not run out of Nepalese rupees into dollars. Nepalese rupee against the dollar to 72:1, and the parity of the RMB 8-9:1. Sangrankute (sarangkot) located northwest of Pokhara, altitude 1592 m, here is the Boca sunrise view of the Himalayas the best place, people usually only in the Mid-Levels at sunrise, if you want to challenge their own physical and endurance, and no extra holidays can stay, but not willing to give up the mountains close to the opportunity, consider this born. Way to Sangrankute good road, good people can be physically Pokhara lakeside hiking trail and, about three or four hours to the summit. Also be the first ride to the city north bindebasinitemple, get off along the paved road up the hill to go more than an hour can be reached. Interchangeable use of these two lines, not back and forth repeatedly. More lazy people can get a taxi to get off the bottom of the ladder, then climb the ladder on to twenty minutes. This line in addition to the unique terraced landscape of Nepal, the mountain with the rotation, the joy of towering mountain Zhaxian front, waiting for you to go and experience; there the road passes in homes and encounter the local residents, honest smiles and cordial greetings, are hiking the windfall.
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Sangrankute / Sarangkot
Nepal Cities Sangrankute located northwest of Pokhara, altitude 1592 m, here is the Boca sunrise view of the Himalayas the best place, people usually only in the Mid-Levels at sunrise, if you want to challenge their own physical strength and endurance, no extra holidays can stay, but not willing to give up the mountains close to the opportunity, consider this born. Way to Sangrankute good road, good people can be physically Pokhara lakeside hiking trail and, about three or four hours to the summit. Also be the first ride to the city north Binde Basini Temple, got off to go up the hill along the asphalt road, an hour can be reached. Interchangeable use of these two lines, not back and forth repeatedly. More lazy people can get a taxi to get off the bottom of the ladder, then climb the ladder on to twenty minutes. This line in addition to the unique terraced landscape of Nepal, the mountain with the rotation, the joy of towering mountain Zhaxian front, waiting for you to go and experience; there the road passes in homes and encounter the local residents, honest smiles and cordial greetings, are hiking the windfall.