This study attempts to describe the impact of tourism on the Himalayan village
Manang in Western Nepal. The people of Manang have been famous for their international
trading since the 1960s and those who experienced success in international trading began to
migrate to Kathmandu and buy real estate. Manang is located along the trekking routes of the
Annapurna Circuit and has had many trekkers since the 1980s. Since Nepali democracy in 1990,
the trading business has become more competitive, so some residents decided to enter the
tourism industry in Kathmandu or Manang. Compared with the situation in Kathmandu, in the
peripheral region such like Manang they needed to put more effort into providing modern
facilities and services to meet the demands of tourists because of its remote location. Some hotel
owners introduced eco-friendly and advanced technology to provide modern facilities. However,
tourists who prefer to visit peripheral regions regret such development, and start to look for
other ‘hidden’ villages. Although tourism development is beset by these contradictions, the
people of Manang have accepted the situation and just appropriated the entrepreneurship that
have ever developed their livelihoods including international trade