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Tibetens believe that Yamdrok lake is holy so you cannot swim in it and boats are not allowed
Tashi Dalik

September 16th 2010
Where to begin? Tibet is everything you can imagine and more. Lhasa, Tibet's capital acts as a magnet for people from across Tibet and makes it the ideal place to just sit and people watch. Those in the know can identify which parts of Tibet people are from by their clothes, jewlery and head dresses. I have been particularly taken with the Khampa men who are the rugged Tibetan equivalent of ... read more
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Chinese Flag 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
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