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Potala Palace

Vatican for cristians, Lhasa for budists.
Om mani padme hum

October 29th 2007
A bit sooner in China than planned (yes, our first early arrival!!!). The reason was to escape the cold winter in Nepal and Tibet. If we went for two months in India before Nepal and Tibet, it would be winter time by then. So India was postponed to December. It is a big loop but for sure it is worth. The Khunjerab pass mark the border between Pakistan and China. With an altitude of 4733 meters i ... read more
Asia » China » Tibet

Chinese Flag 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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