Zhilam Guesthouse Kangding

©Kris and Stephanie Rubesh

This picture shows Kris and Stephanie's Zhilam Guesthouse (the little blue house to the left) mentioned in the China Daily article below. It has a stunning location high above Kangding and is now open for business. Now that the weather isn't freezing cold in Kangding anymore it's high time to pay a visit to the beautiful mountains! Zhilam means "the path of peace" in Tibetan. 

www.zhilamhostel.com

manager@zhilamhostel.com

huidaohostel@mountainmiles.info

Tel: +86 0836 2831100

Kris mobile: 158.8405.9365

Kris, Stephanie and Adalia made it into the China Daily

©Xinhua News Agency

Friends of ours here in Chengdu made it into the China Daily today! Kris and Stephanie (and little Adalia) were the first people we met here in Chengdu and they helped us get our apartment. At that time they lived in the same building as we do but since then they have moved up to Kangding and opened a guesthouse for travellers and backpackers - Zhilam Hostel. They can help with all kinds of tourist information, trekking and travelling in the Kangding area. Please visit them, they have just had their official opening. Website: www.zhilamhostel.com. Email: manager@zhilamhostel.com. Below is the article from the China Daily:

American family runs hostel in Kangding, SW China

(Xinhua) Updated: 2009-03-24 14:30

Kristopher Rubesh, 32, cleans up a room in his newly finished Tibetan-style Zhilam Hostel in Kangding, a small town in the Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan province, southwest China, March 24, 2009. Infatuated by the unique Tibetan culture and beautiful natural landscapes in Kangding, the family from Oregon of the United States chose to open a hostel in late 2007. Their dream came true in early 2009 when they became the first foreigners running a hostel in the beautiful valley town Kangding. [Xinhua]