Monastery door in the Tibetan village.

Xiahe

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June 18th 2007
/Lelde/ it's actually not that hard to find your way around in the country where nobody speaks English, we have managed to purchase tickets and to find the right buses and trains so far without much troubles, well, Steven has dealt with these issues - bless him!!!😊 so we are in a little town called Xiahe. We arrived yesturday afternoon. Its very nice here - mountains and a lot of monks aro ... read more

Asia » China » Gansu » Xiahe

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more