China and Tibet, 2006

old Xianyang friends

Robert with old friends during his recent visit Xianyang (l to r) - Liu Daoxuan, He Guo Hua and Lin Mei.

In the first week of November, 2006 a nine person delegation from the City of Moreland visited its Sister City, Xianyang, in Shaanxi Province, China. The Delegation was led by Moreland Mayor, Cr Anthony Helou and immediate past mayor, Cr Mark Higginbotham. The Delegation was composed of the two councillors, educators, business people and community representatives. Robert Dorning participated as Convenor of the Moreland-Xianyang Promotion Committee as he had been instrumental in establishing and maintaining the relationship between the two cities.

This group of web pages is about Robert's participation in the Moreland Delegation and then his private trip to far western China and to Lhasa by the new train across the Tibetan High Plateau (29 hours, 2200 km at altitudes of 4000 to 5000 metres!). The web pages are broken into the various sections of Robert's trip as follows:

The Moreland Delegation to Xianyang, Shaanxi Province.
Robert's private tour to:

Dunhuang and Lanzhou, Gansu Province.
the Tibetan High Plateau on the new train to Lhasa.
Lhasa, Capital of Tibet.