In 2010, a film maker/artist, Hiroshi Sunairi traveled to Xining, China, the edge of old Tibet region, called Amdo Province. Sunairi aimed to create a documentary on the town of Gyegu where the the 2010 Yushu earthquake caused a massive disaster. As Sunairi arrived at Gyegu, he grew increasingly ill with altitude sickness, thus he decides to travel else where. Sunairi struggles with having made a choice to leave too soon, possibly as a mistake and delve into a soul-search of culture, landscape and the self in the Tibetan plateau.—Anonymous
In 2010, film maker/artist, Hiroshi Sunairi traveled to Xining, China, at the edge of Amdo Province in the old Tibet. Sunairi aimed to create a documentary of the town of Gyegu where the 2010 Yushu earthquake caused a massive disaster. However, as he arrives at Gyegu, he grows increasingly ill with altitude sickness, and he decides instead to travel around the lower altitude area of Amdo. Sunairi struggles with having made a choice to leave Gyegu too soon, feels he has made a mistake and delves into a search of his true purpose. He travels around the Yellow river, meeting the Muslim population of the region as well as observing the monastic life and culture of Tibet. While he travels to sacred Tibetan sites as well as a graduate school in Tibetan literature, the spectacular landscape reveals the struggle of Yushu/Gyegu people with the earthquake and its aftermath. Sunairi finally reaches Tsongon Bu (Qinghai lake), a vast salt lake on high plateau in China. As he lingers there, affected by the healing power of nature in the spectacular setting, he comes to terms with his mistakes and accepts the transparency of being receptive. Sunairi experiences awe at the sight of nature and finally attains the letting go of his purpose and his ego.
