Pelkor Chode and Kumbum

Day 6: Gyantse - Shigatse

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August 26th 2006
Oh! I must say that our rooms in Wu Tse Hotel in Gyantse was quite satisfactory. We're all pleasantly surprised as we expected the hotel be really basic in a small town like Gyantse. Talking about basic, Gyantse is not so basic afterall. Suki bought a Columbia jacket from a outdoor gear shop here for about S$50. Fake mebbe, you say? I dunno....but it sure does serve its purpose. Visited the [ur ... 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