monastery rock art
Many different Buddhist symbols are painted in brillliant colours on the rocks behind the monastery complex. There is a pilgrims walk that circuits the monastery and passes by these rock wonders.
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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. ... [read more]
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. ... [read more] Blog: deconstructing notions
Date: July 19th 2005
I am in the heart of it all. But even i cannot romanticize Lhasa. In its day it must have been magic... and parts of it still are. But, as expected with 'development' and mass tourism, it is very changed from that romantic image. It extends for kilometres; kilometres of C buildings and new, expensive stores, car dealerships... and on the outskirts, more industrial buildings, a newish military ... read more
Date: July 19th 2005
I am in the heart of it all. But even i cannot romanticize Lhasa. In its day it must have been magic... and parts of it still are. But, as expected with 'development' and mass tourism, it is very changed from that romantic image. It extends for kilometres; kilometres of C buildings and new, expensive stores, car dealerships... and on the outskirts, more industrial buildings, a newish military ... read more
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This is the beginning of re-defining my travelling ways and reasons.
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