Drepung Monastry, the biggest in Tibet

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The potala, drunken chineses and a poultry market

July 23rd 2005
Another day, another temple. Yesterday the most sacred one, this time the biggest one in the country (well, the Autonomous Region of Tibet). We head off early to Drepung Monastery, a very large complex about 10kms out of the city. It is an impressive sight: it looks like a very large village, all built in the same style and clearly designed to impress. The inside is impressive but slightly repe ... 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

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