Drepung Monastery

Day 323 - Monday Morning Fever

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May 21st 2007
An easy blog entry for Ed today because he spent the day in bed with a fever and 38.5C temperature. The cause? Perhaps, as Gemma’s Dad suggested, it’s because he can’t cool down properly with his new beard. While Ed was in bed, Gemma went with Pasang to two more monasteries today. The first was Drepung Monastery, which stands in the shadow of a tall mountain west of Lhasa. It was once Tibe ... 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