Shigatse Monastery

Shigatse

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October 14th 2005
On our return from EBC we spent several days in Shigatse which allowed us to tour the town and enjoy the monastery. We also spent a day in Gyantse which had a beautiful fort and chorten. ... 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