Dira Phuk Monastery

Mt Kailash Kora/Parikarma to Saga.

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July 2nd 2010
Mt Kailash Kora/Parikarma to Saga Day 11 - Darchen to Dira Phuk (5050m) Dhondup woke early to secure yet another permit we required to walk around the mountain. Heading off a little nervous (so was Dhondup) we met our two porters. 2 young and serverely underdressed Tibetans from Shigatse. Talking to a few guides we learnt that there have been 7 deaths on the mountain thi ... read more

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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