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Ancient Art & Haunted Houses

November 5th 2012
Geo: 27.5156, 89.36In the morning unfortunately we had to head back to Paro. But we stopped in Timphu one more time to visit the art school in which Bhutanese students are taught the country's unique style in painting, sculpting and clothing. After that we went to see a paper factory, where workers create beautiful pieces of paper with ancient techniques. Pretty cool!In the afternoon we rea ... read more
Asia » Bhutan

Bhutanese Flag In 1865, Britain and Bhutan signed the Treaty of Sinchulu, under which Bhutan would receive an annual subsidy in exchange for ceding some border land. Under British influence, a monarchy was set up in 1907; three years later, a treaty was signed wher... ... read more
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