Qinghai Nationalities University
The front gate of my new Alma Mater. Soon I'll be singing patriotic songs of China.
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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: Old Nag on Campus
Date: November 18th 2006
Shy Schoolgirl I’ve moved again, this time stationing myself in Xining, the largest major city near Golok. These days, Tibetan winter is in full force so it is a two-day trip between here and there. Xining is flooded with nomads on their way to Lhasa for the winter. There they will go on pilgrimage, visiting and circumambulating sacred sites. Now that there is a new train to Lhasa, ... read more
Date: November 18th 2006
Shy Schoolgirl I’ve moved again, this time stationing myself in Xining, the largest major city near Golok. These days, Tibetan winter is in full force so it is a two-day trip between here and there. Xining is flooded with nomads on their way to Lhasa for the winter. There they will go on pilgrimage, visiting and circumambulating sacred sites. Now that there is a new train to Lhasa, ... read more
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I'm an American living between Golok, Tibet and Varanasi, India. I'm studying Tibetan language and translating the works of Buddhist masters of the past. I also work for a charitable non-profit called Vision Builders. Please visit us at http//www.visionbuilders.org and see what we are doing in the Himalayas!... full info
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